SUBWAY ROBBERY AN INSIDE JOB
THE ROBBERY REPORTED AT A KINGSPORT EATERY EARLIER THIS WEEK HAS TURNED OUT TO BE AN INSIDE JOB WITH THE MANAGER FACING CHARGES. KINGSPORT POLICE RESPONED TO THE SUBWAY ON…
HEAD-ON COLLISION INJURES STUDENT
A HEAD-ON COLLISION ON TUESDAY MORNING BETWEEN TWO PICKUP TRUCKS IN FRONT OF WEST GREENE HIGH SCHOOL HAS CRITICALLY INJURED A WEST GREENE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND INJURED TWO OTHERS.…
MARTINSVILLE VA. MAN BEHIND BARS
A MARTINSVILLE VIRGINIA MAN IS BEHIND BARS ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES 31 YEAR OLD ADAM CARPENTER WAS ARRESTED BY POLICE WHO WERE ACTING ON INFORMATION THEY RECEIVED AND SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY…
THREE RUNAWAY JUVENILES ARRESTED
THREE RUNAWAY JUVENILES FROM FLORIDA ARE NOW IN CUSTODY IN JOHNSON CITY AND FACING CHARGES. OFFICERS FOUND A VEHICLE ON PARK AVENUE THAT WAS SUSPECTED OF BEING TAKEN FROM FLORIDA.…
MODEL CITY SUBWAY ROBBERY
KINGSPORT POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR A BANDIT THAT HELD UP A CITY SANDWICH SHOP. THE SUSPECT APPROACHED AN EMPLOYEE OUTSIDE THE RESTAURANT YESTERDAY MORNING IMPLYING HE HAD A WEAPON.…
METH LAB LOCATED IN CARTER COUNTY
A CARTER COUNTY COUPLE IS FACING CHARGES FOLLOWING THE DISCOVERY OF A METH LAB FOUND IN THEIR HOME. DANIEL SMITH AND MISTY GARDNER HAD ALLEGEDLY SETUP THE LAB INSIDE A…
NEW VETERANS MEMORIAL UNVEILED IN KINGSPORT
KINGSPORT RESIDENTS GOT THEIR FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW VETERANS MEMORIAL WHICH WAS UNVEILED DURING A CEREMONY ON VETERANS DAY. A LARGE CROWD WAS ON HAND YESTERDAY. KINGSPORT TOMORROW, A…
GUN SALES INCREASE IN THE TRI CITIES
GUN SALES ARE UP IN THE TRI-CITIES AND AROUND THE NATION. IN THE PAST WEEK, FIREARMS SALES HAVE TRIPLED AT M&M SPORTING GOODS IN KINGSPORT. ANOTHER KINGSPORT STORE, THE GUN…
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS NOW ON LINE
A TRI-CITIES ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS INITIATIVE HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED. CARESPARK MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY SAYING IT WILL INCLUDE WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM, MOUNTAIN STATES HEALTH ALLIANCE AND GENERALLY EVERY OTHER…
NFS RECEIVES DESIGNATION
AN ERWIN PLANT HAS RECEIVED A NUCLEAR HISTORY LANDMARK DESIGNATION BY THE AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY. ERWIN-BASED NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES EARNED THE PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETYS’ NUCLEAR HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION AT…
BRISTOL CONTINUES TO SEARCH FOR SCHOOLS DIRECTOR
THE SEARCH IS UNDERWAY IN BRISTOL TENNESSEE FOR A NEW DIRECTOR OF CITY SCHOOLS. CURRENT DIRECTOR, STEVE DIXON WILL BE RETIRING AT THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR. THE SEARCH…
LEE COUNTY CRASH CLAIMS ONE
A SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH IN LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A COUNTY MAN. ACCORDING TO THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, 42 YEAR OLD LAWRENCE GARRISON OF PENNINGTON GAP…
ETSU TO CLOSE ETSU CAMPUS IN BRISTOL
THE BRISTOL CAMPUS OF EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY IS RUNNING INTO BUDGET PROBLEMS. THE UNIVERSITY HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL NO LONGER USE THE BUILDING ON VOLUNTEER PARKWAY STARTING IN JANUARY.…
ETSU CARJACKING STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS HAVE RELEASED THE NAME OF THE SUSPECT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ALLEGEED CARJACKING ON CAMPUS. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHEN…
ERWIN WOMAN DENIED EARLY RELEASE
AN ERWIN WOMAN, WHO’S SERVING TIME IN PRISON IN THE DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS OF TWO YOUNG MEN, HAS LOST HER BID TO SERVE SOME OF HER TIME OUTSIDE A CELL.…
ELIZABETHTON COMPANY REDUCES WORKFORCE
AN ELIZABETHTON COMPANY IS TRIMMING ITS WORKFORCE. STAR BUILDING SYSTEMS HAS ANNOUNCED IT LAID OFF 38 WORKERS LAST WEEK. THE HOUSTON TEXAS BASED COMPANY BLAMED THE JOB CUTS ON A…
BRISTOL VIRGINIA DRUG BUST
BRISTOL VIRGINIA POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A SUSPECTED DRUG DEALER AT A LOCAL MOTEL. A SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED BY THE VICE AND PATROL DIVISIONS AT A ROOM AT THE HOWARD…
EASTMAN WORKFORCE REDUCTION
IN THE FACE OF RESTRUCTURING, EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY WILL BE CUTTING APPROXIMATELY 40 WORKERS FROM THEIR WORKFORCE IN THE MODEL CITY. EASTMAN SPOKESWOMAN BETTY PAYNE SAID THE COMPANY IS UNDER…
INMATE ATTACKS JAIL GUARD
An inmate at the Washington County Tennessee Detention Center faces an attempted murder charge after a guard was attacked at the jail in Jonesborough. Sheriff Ed Graybeal said David Lee…
CIRCUIT CITY FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY
Richmond-Virginia based Circuit City Stores filed for bankruptcy protection today, but the company says it plans to stay open for business as the holiday shopping season approaches. Circuit City filed…