Month: November 2008

A BRISTOL TENNESSEE JUVENILE COURT JUDGE HAS DECIDED NOT TO SEND TWO TEENS, WHO WERE FOUND GUILTY IN THE DEATH OF A CITY WOMAN, TO JAIL. THE 15 YEAR OLD…

A KINGSPORT WOMAN CONVICTED OF FEDERAL BANK FRAUD AND INCOME TAX CHARGES IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN KNOXVILLE HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SPEND TIME BEHIND BARS. DONNA BLESSING, FORMER OWNER…

GREENE COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING AN ACCIDENT AT A WAREHOUSE IN THE COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF ONE PERSON. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR ROBERT SAYNES SAID HIS AGENCY…

A BRISTOL TENNESSEE JUVENILE COURT JUDGE HAS ORDERED PROBATION FOR TWO JUVENILES FOUND GUILTY IN THE DEATH OF TRI CITIES WOMAN. PROBATION WAS ORDERED FOR THE 15 YEAR OLD FEMALE…

TENNESSEE IS RANKED AMONG THE TOP FOR BEST BUSINESS CLIMATE. THE EDITORS OF SITE SELECTION MAGAZINE, ONE OF THE NATION’S PREMIERE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PUBLICATIONS, SAYS TENNESSEE HAS THE SECOND BEST…

Barack Obama is the next president of the United States. Acknowledging that a litany of difficult challenges lie ahead, Obama says he’s “never been more hopeful” that the country would…

THE KINGSPORT BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN HAS AGREED TO GIVE NEARLY 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO A LOCAL ORGANIZATION. KINGSPORT TOMORROW WILL RECEIVE THE FUNDS AS A WAY TO COVER THE…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED IN A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT IS BEHIND BARS. 25 YEAR OLD JOSEPH JOYNER IS CHARGED WITH FILING A FALSE REPORT AND LEAVING THE SCENE…

THE GREENE COUNTY COMMISSION IS STUDYING OPTIONS TO RELIEVE OVERCROWDING AT THE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. COUNTY LEADERS HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 3RD TO PRESENT A PLAN TO THE TENNESEEE CORRECTIONS INSTITUTE…

BRISTOL VIRGINIA POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR AN ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA MAN FACING DRUG CHARGES WHO FLED ON FOOT DURING A TRAFFIC STOP. JOHN MCALPIN IS CHARGED WITH DISTRIBUTION OF A…

Barack Obama is the next president of the United States. Acknowledging that a litany of difficult challenges lie ahead, Obama says he’s “never been more hopeful” that the country would…

A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA FATHER HAS ADMITTED TO KILLING HIS 11 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER. 26 YEAR OLD TRAVIS RAY HESTER ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA IN SMYTH COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT TO SECOND…

REFLECTING THE COUNTRY’S ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN, A GREENEVILLE COMPANY IS TRIMMING ITS WORKFORCE. THE DONALDSON COMPANY IS PLACING 11 WORKERS ON VOLUNTARY LEAVE. THAT ACCORDING TO A COMPANY SPOKESWOMAN AT ITS…

Voters were lined up by the hundreds today as polls opened for the 2008 Presidential race between Democratic Senator Barack Obama and Republican Senator John McCain. Locally, Sullivan County voters…

A HUNTING ACCIDENT OVER THE WEEKEND IN JOHNSON COUNTY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A BUTLER MAN. 38 YEAR OLD BRIAN ALDRIDGE FELL APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM A TREE IN…

A SULLIVAN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE HAS ADDED 37 MORE YEARS TO A MAN WHO IS ALREADY SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE IN FEDERAL PRISON. JOEY GOINS WAS CONVICTED IN THE…

A KINGSPORT MAN IS FACING DRUG CHARGES FOLLOWING THE DISCOVERY OF NEARLY A HUNDRED POUNDS OF MARIJUANA IN HIS HOME. 20 YEAR OLD ISRAEL CEJA IS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF…

AN APPARENT ALTERCATION AT AN POPULAR ELIZABETHTON EATERY HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS FOR A CITY MAN. 32 YEAR OLD BRANDON BASS IS FACING NUMEROUS CHARGES AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY MADE THREATS TOWARDS…

A TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR A BRENTWOOD MAN ACCUSED IN THE OCTOBER 2007 TRAFFIC DEATH OF AN ELIZABETHTON MAN. 20 YEAR OLD GARRETTE HOLMES IS CHARGED WITH VEHICLULAR…

A BRISTOL VIRGINIA MAN CONVICTED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING FAMILY MEMBERS AND A FRIEND WILL SPEND SEVERAL YEARS BEHIND BARS. 41 YEAR OLD ROBERT TIMOTHY DUTTON WAS FOUND GUILY IN AUGUST…

Cliffs Natural Resources’ proposed $3.3 billion takeover of coal producer Alpha Natural Resources is heading to court instead of a shareholder vote. Abingdon, Va.-based Alpha is asking a Delaware court…

A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN NORTH CAROLINA HAS LEFT A JOHNSON CITY COUPLE DEAD. ACCORDING TO THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL 33 YEAR OLD STEVEN LOVE AND HIS PASSENGER, 31…