Month: October 2008

A SULLIVAN COUNTY GRAND JURY HAS HANDED DOWN INDICTMENTS AGAINST A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A WOMAN AT A CITY HOMELESS SHELTER. 48 YEAR OLD ALLEN BARLOW IS…

A TRI CITIES MAN IS BEHIND BARS FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM HIS EMPLOYER. 34 YEAR OLD RICHARD MCDOUGALL OF JOHNSON CITY IS ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING OVER 15-THOUSAND…

Gov. Phil Bredesen has requested a federal agricultural disaster designation for 11 more counties suffering from drought including three in East Tennessee. The counties include Claiborne, Hawkins, and Hancock county.…

Virginians are paying an average of 30 cents less for gas than they were two weeks ago. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price is now $3.42 for a gallon of…

KINGSPORT’S BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN HAS APPROVED THE FIRST PHASE OF THE ROCK SPRINGS ANNEXATION. DURING IT’S REGULAR MEETING LAST NIGHT, THE BMA VOTED ON FINAL READING TO ANNEX…

A SULLIVAN COUNTY JUDGE HAS INCREASED THE BOND FOR A COUPLE ACCUSED IN A CRASH IN WHICH A TEN YEAR OLD WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN DRIVING. RANDY LEWIS AND…

THE TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS HAS INSTRUCTED EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY TO CUT 3.24 MILLION DOLLARS FROM IT’S BUDGET. LAYOFFS AND TUITION INCREASES ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THE TRIMMER SPENDING…

A hunting accident has claimed the life of a Johnson City man. Johnson County Sheriff Mike Reece said 62-year-old Roy Carson Emert died Saturday after a pistol he carried discharged…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF TOSSING A BRICK AT HIS GIRLFRIEND’S CAR HAS A PRELIMINARY HEARING SET FOR LATER THIS WEEK IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT. 45 YEAR OLD ROBERT…

Two National Guard units from East Tennessee and two units from Middle Tennessee will depart their hometowns on October 17th in the initial stage of a mobilization that will ultimately…

OFFICIALS AT ONE NORTHEAST TENNESSEE CAMPUS ARE CONTINUING TO TAKE STEPS TO MAKE THE FACILITY A SAFER ONE. EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY IN JOHNSON CITY IS INSTALLING NEW EMERGENCY PHONES…

HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS IN SMYTH COUNTY VIRGINIA. IN FACT, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS INCHED UPWARD BY FRACTIONS OF A PERCENTAGE POINT EACH MONTH SINCE APRIL THIS YEAR. THE RATE REMAINED…

A ROGERSVILLE MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING HIS GRANDMOTHER IS FREE ON BOND. 21 YEAR OLD JAMES JESSEE IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND WILLFUL EDLER ABUSE. THE…

FELONY CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST TWO PEOPLE FROM BRISTOL TENNESSEE FOLLOWING A CAR ACCIDENT IN SULLIVAN COUNTY. 38 YEAR OLD PAULA ELAINE EVANS AND 43 YEAR OLD RANDY LEWIS…

A FIGHT BETWEEN SEVERAL ADULTS AT A YOUTH FOOTBALL GAME IN ELIZABETHTON HAS LEFT AN ELDERLY WOMAN INJURED. 78 YEAR OLD MARY ENGLISH WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK UP THE BRAWL…

A CARTER COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING AND KILLING ANOTHER MAN HAS PLED GUILTY TO THE CRIME IN SULLIVAN COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT. 32 YEAR OLD CASEY BRITT PLED GUILTY TO…

MORE JOB CUTS ARE COMING TO BRISTOL TENNESSEE. R.H. DONNELLEY CORPORATION HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL LAY OFF 46 EMPLOYEES EFFECTIVE FRIDAY. THE COMPANY PUBLISHES YELLOW PAGES AND MAINTAINS AN ONLINE…

A FORMER NURSE AT THE VETERAN’S MEDICAL CENTER IN MOUNTAIN HOME WHO ADMITTED TO DIVERTING DRUGS FOR HER PERSONAL USE HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SERVE TIME IN PRISON. 41 YEAR…

Local police say prostitutes using the Internet to meet prospective customers is becoming a problem in Tennessee. Authorities say the problem has been occurring in cities including Knoxville, Nashville and…

ONCE AGAIN, KING COLLEGE IS COLLECTING COATS FOR THE KIDS. KING IS COLLECTING ADULT AND CHILDREN’S WINTER COATS FOR THE TENTH YEAR. COATS FOR THE KIDS DAY IS SET FOR…

FELONY CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST TWO BRISTOL TENNESEE PEOPLE FOLLOWING AN ALCOHOL-RELATED INCIDENT INVOLVING THREE CHILDREN AT A SULLIVAN COUNTY RESIDENCE. SULIVAN COUNTY DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO FLATWOODS ROAD FOLLOWING…

A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT OVER THE WEEKEND IN HAWKINS COUNTY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A CHURCH HILL MAN. ACCORDING TO THE MOUNT CARMEL POLICE DEPARTMENT, 51 YEAR OLD RONNIE MAGGARD…