Month: October 2008

A SULLIVAN COUNTY SCHOOL TEACHER, ACCUSED OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH A STUDENT, HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FROM HIS JOB WITH PAY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 34 YEAR OLD JOE SEAGROVES IS A…

THE OWNERS OF A POPULAR KINGSPORT RESTAURANT HAVE ANNOUNCED THEY PLAN TO CLOSE THEIR BUSINESS, BUT WON’T SAY WHY. COOTIE BROWN’S IS SHUTTING DOWN IT’S EAST STONE COMMONS LOCATION THIS…

TWO HAWKINS COUNTY MEN ARE BEHIND BARS FACING ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES. 28 YEAR OLD KENNETH BARE AND 29 YEAR OLD MICHAEL ROBINETTE ARE ACCUSED OF STABBING RANDALL STEWART IN THE…

A BUCHANAN COUNTY VIRGINIA GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED A COUNTY MAN ON 261 COUNTS RELATED TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. ADAM STEWART YOUNG IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION OF CHILD…

A COMPANY AND ITS EMPLOYEE HAVE ADMITTED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN BIG STONE GAP, TO VIOLATING THE FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT. ROBERT CLEAR COAL CORPORATION PLED GUILTY…

A NEW COURT DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR A SULLIVAN COUNTY COUPLE ACCUSED IN A CRASH IN WHICH A TEN YEAR OLD WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN DRIVING. RANDY LEWIS…

TWO JOHNSON CITY RESIDENTS ARE IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW FOR ALLEGEDLY BURGLARIZING A BUILDING IN THE CITY. 32 YEAR OLD LONNIE BAWGUS AND 32 YEAR OLD MICHELLE ST. PIERRE…

A SULLIVAN COUNTY GENERAL SESSIONS COURT JUDGE HAS REDUCED THE BOND FOR A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO INTIMIDATE A WITNESS. JAMES SWAFFORD JR. IS CHARGED WITH EXTORTION, RETALIATION…

A ROGERSVILLE MAN ACCUSED OF VIOLENTLY SHAKING HIS FOUR MONTH OLD DAUGHTER LAST YEAR HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF THE CRIME. IT TOOK A HAWKINS COUNTY JURY LESS THAN AN…

A HAWKINS COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF DRAGGING A MULE BEHIND HIS TRUCK IS FREE ON BOND. 28 YEAR OLD HARRY RICHMOND IS CHARGED WITH DUI FOURTH OFFENSE, DRIVING ON REVOKED…

FUNDS TO REBUILD A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA LANDMARK DESTROYED BY FIRE COULD BE ON THE HORIZON. THE LENOWISCO PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION HAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ASK THE COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION BOARD TO…

EARLY VOTING GETS UNDERWAY TODAY IN TENNESSEE. PEOPLE WILL HEAD TO THE POLLS TO ELECT A U.S. PRESIDENT, U.S. CONGRESSMAN, AND U.S. SENATOR. ALSO, STATE HOUSE AND SENATE ELECTIONS ARE…

A BODY FOUND IN AN ABANDONED HOME NEAR ABINGDON VIRGINIA EARLIER THIS WEEK COULD POSSIBILY MATCH ONE OF THREE LOCAL MISSING PERSONS. TWO DISAPPEARED LAST YEAR AND ONE WAS LAST…

FORMER VIRGINIA GOVERNOR JIM GILMORE, A CANDIDATE FOR THE VIRGINIA U.S. SENATE SEAT DISCUSSED THE RECENT BAILOUT OF WALL STREET. THE REPUBLICAN SIGNED FREEDOM WORK’S “NO EARMARK PLEDGE” AS A…

A FEDERAL JURY IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN ABINGDON HAS CONVICTED TWO MEMBERS OF A COCAINE AND CRACK COCAINE TRAFFICKING RING FOLLOWING A TWO YEAR INVESTIGATION. A JURY FOUND 46…

If you plan to vote on November 4th, be careful what you wear to the polls. The State Board of Elections on Tuesday adopted a ban on clothing, hats, buttons…

FORMER U.S.SENATE MAJORITY LEADER DR. BILL FRIST WILL BE PAYING A VISIT TO ROGERSVILLE THIS WEEK. HE’LL BE APPEARING TOMORROW NIGHT AS A SPECIAL GUEST AT A FUNDRAISER IN SUPPORT…

BRISTOL TENNESSEE BASED KING PHARMACEUTICALS HAS EXTENDED ITS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TENDER OFFER FOR ALL OUTSTANDING SHARES OF ALPHARMA INCORPORATED. THE OFFER WILL LAST THROUGH 5 P.M. ON NOVEMBER 21ST. ON…

A WELL KNOWN KINGSPORT BUSINESS HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL BE CLOSING IT’S DOORS SOON. HOLSTON BUILDERS SUPPLY HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL SHUTDOWN FOR GOOD AND LAY OFF IT’S REMAINING 16…

THE GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR A BANDIT THAT HELD UP A LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE VALERO MARKET ON HIGHWAY…

Mine operator Alpha Natural Resources has sold its stake in a lime manufacturer and a block of eastern Kentucky coal reserves. Abingdon, Va.-based Alpha said Monday the deals should result…

A LARGE SCALE DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN BROKEN UP IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE. THE ONE DAY INVESTIGATION BEGAN WITH A TRAFFIC STOP BY A COUNTY DEPUTY AFTER OBSERVING ONE…