Month: November 2008

ELIZABETHTON HAS A NEW MAYOR. CURT ALEXANDER HAS BEEN SELECTED TO GOVERN THE CITY. ALEXANDER WAS THE ONLY PERSON NOMINATED FOR THE SEAT. SEVEN PEOPLE SERVE ON THE CITY COUNCIL.…

ALTHOUGH THE CASE REMAINS OPEN, UNICOI COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY TONY CLARK SAYS NO ONE HAS BEEN INDICTED AS THE RESULT OF MORE THAN 22-THOUSAND DOLLARS MISSING FROM THE UNICOI COUNTY…

TWO INMATES AT A FEDERAL PRISON IN LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA HAVE BEEN GIVEN ADDITIONAL PRISON TIME FOR ASSAULTING ANOTHER FEDERAL INMATE. 30 YEAR OLD RONNIE VAUGHN AND 31 YEAR OLD…

While they cannot divulge how they fared, a Greeneville family has just returned from the west coast where they appeared on an episode of America’s Funniest Home Videos. Chris and…

OFFICIALS AT A SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA BUSINESS THAT CAUGHT FIRE THIS WEEK PLAN TO REOPEN THIS MORNING. THE BLAZE HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING AT A STORAGE FACILITY AT DYNO NOBLE IN…

THE JOHNSON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ARRESTED A KINGSPORT MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A CITY HOLDUP. 22 YEAR OLD TYRONE TAYLOR IS CHARGED WITH ROBBERY. THE ARREST COMES AFTER AN…

A ROGERSVILLE MAN ACCUSED OF RUNNING OVER A WOMAN’S HEAD WITH HIS PICKUP TRUCK IS BEHIND BARS. 46 YEAR OLD GERGORY LEAKE IS CHARGED WITH LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN…

A BRISTOL TENNESSEE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY HAS SIGNED A DEFINITIVE MERGER AGREEMENT. THE DEAL BETWEEN KING PHARMACEUTICALS AND ALPHARMA INCORPORATED WILL ALLOW KING TO ACQUIRE ALL OF THE OUSTANDING SHARES OF…

POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING A KINGSPORT CREDIT UNION. POLICE SAID A MAN ROBBED THE APPALACHIAN CREDIT UNION ON OCTOBER 31ST. THEY HAVE ADDED…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING ANOTHER MAN HAS A TRIAL DATE SET FOR NEXT YEAR IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT. MICHAEL COMBS IS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE…

SEVERAL TRI CITIES FAMILIES ARE RECEIVING THE BEST HOLIDAY GIFT EVER. 100 MEMBERS OF THE 776TH MAINTENANCE COMPANY WILL COME HOME BEFORE BEING SENT TO IRAQ. 50 GUARDSMEN WILL RETURN…

BRISTOL VIRGINIA AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A BANK HOLDUP IN THE TRI CITIES. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 1:30, POLICE SAY A WHITE MAN ENTERED NEW PEOPLES BANK AT 75 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE AND…

THE KINGSPORT BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMAN HAS APPROVED A PLAN TO ISSUE JUST OVER 34 MILLION DOLLARS IN BONDS FOR A SERIES OF PROJECTS. THE BMA AUTHORIZED THE BOND…

Highway construction crews will knock off at noon on Wednesday for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and won’t resume work until the early morning hours of Dec. 1. Tennessee Transportation Commissioner…

WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR TWO MASKED MEN WHO ALLEGEDLY ROBBED A JONESBORO MAN AFTER FORCING HIS VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY. ACCORDING TO SHERIFF ED GRAYBEAL, THE MAN…

A JONESBOROUGH TENNESSEE WOMAN ACCUSED OF OVERDOSING HERSELF AND HER INFANT SON HAS TURNED HERSELF INTO AUTHORITIES AND IS SET TO APPEAR IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT TODAY FOR ARRAIGNMENT. 29…

KINGSPORT POLICE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING A MISSING TEENAGER. 18 YEAR OLD SARA ELIZABETH CURRIE HAS BEEN REPORTED MISSING OR ENDANGERED BY HER MOTHER, JANET WARD,…

FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS HAVE RELEASED INFORMATION ON THE DEATH OF A BIG STONE GAP VIRGINIA COAL MINER THAT WAS KILLED EARLIER THIS YEAR. AUTHORITIES SAY AN ERROR IN BOLTING THE ROOF…

A HAWKSIN COUNTY TEENAGER IS MISSING. 15 YEAR OLD EMILY CLAGG OF SURGOINSVILLE IS CONSIDERED AN ENDANGERED RUNAWAY. SHE’S DESCRIBED AS A WHITE FEMALE, WITH BROWN HAIR WHICH MAY BE…

A FORMER HAWKINS COUNTY DOCTOR ACCUSED OF DRUG AND FRAUD CHARGES HAS PLED NOT GUILTY TO THE CRIME. 47 YEAR OLD JOHN HANCOCK IS CHARGED WITH HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND…

OFFICIALS SAY A SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA EXPLOSIVES FACILITY THAT CAUGHT FIRE THIS WEEK IS EXPECTED TO REOPEN ON WEDNESDAY. THE BLAZE HAPPENED TUESDAY MORNING AT A STORAGE FACILITY OPERATED BY…

A MAN ACCUSED OF SETTING A HOUSE FIRE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE LAST MONTH HAS HAD HIS CASE BOUND OVER TO GRAND JURY. JOSHUA GILLIAM IS CHARGED WITH ARSON CONCERNING…