JOHN DEERE POWER PLANT TO EXPAND
EXPANSION IN THE TRI CITIES REGION. THE JOHN DEERE POWER PRODUCTS PLANT IN GREENEVILLE IS EXPANDING. RANDY HARRELL IS PRESIDENT OF THE GREENE COUNTY PARTNERSHIP, AND HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED…
EASTMAN NOT EXPECTED TO MEET EXPECTATIONS
KINGSPORT BASED EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY EXPECTS TO MISS FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS PROJECTIONS. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CURTIS ESPELAND SAID SALES FOR THE PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO DROP GREATER THAN 20 PERCENT…
RAPE TRIAL CONTINUES IN JONESBORO
TESTIMONY WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT FOR NICHOLAS TIPTON, WHO IS ACCUSED OF VIOLENTLY RAPING HIS THEN-GIRLFRIEND WHO IS CONFINED TO A WHEELCHAIR AT A…
PAL’S FOUNDER HAS PIRATED CRUISE
A TRI CITIES BUSINESS OWNER GOT MORE THAN HE BARGAINED FOR ON A RECENT ADVENTURE AT SEA. WELL KNOWN BUSINESSMAN, PAL BARGER WHO FOUNDED PAL’S SUDDEN SERVICE WAS AMONG THE…
ABINGDON WOMAN STRUCK AND KILLED
AN ABINGDON VIRGINA WOMAN HAS BEEN KILLED AS THE RESULT OF BEING STRUCK BY A CAR WHILE SHE WAS WALKING. ACCORDING TO VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, 44 YEAR OLD MARY ELIZABETH…
WASHINGTON COUNTY ELEMENTARY LOCKDOWN
THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL TODAY AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA. THREE INTRUDERS CAME TO HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YESTERDAY REFUSING TO LEAVE WHICH SPARKED EDUCATION LEADERS…
MASON FOUND IN SULLIVAN COUNTY JAIL
A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED IN A SHOOTOUT AT A CITY APARTMENT THAT LEFT TWO PEOPLE INJURED EARLIER THIS YEAR IS BEHIND BARS. 30 YEAR OLD SHAMARKUS MASON IS CHARGED WITH…
GREENE COUNTY CONVENIENCE STORE ROBBERY
THE GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS SEARCHING FOR A BANDIT THAT HELD UP A CONVENIENCE STORE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING AT STUCKEY’S AT EXIT 30 OF INTERSTATE 81.…
FREGOSI ORDERED TO SPEND 30 DAYS IN JAIL
A FORMER JOHNSON CITY MORTGAGE BROKER AND INSURANCE SALESMAN ACCUSED OF TAKING PART IN A NIGERIAN CHECK SCAM HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SPEND TIME BEHIND BARS. 72 YEAR OLD RICHARD…
DAVIS HAS TRIAL DATE SET FOR NEXT YEAR
A FORMER JOHNSON CITY EMPLOYEE ACCUSED OF SENDING CITY JOBS TO A FAKE COMPANY HE SETUP, WILL GO TO TRIAL NEXT YEAR IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT. 55 YEAR…
CARTER COUNTY JAIL INMATE DIES
THE TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION IS PROBING THE DEATH OF A CARTER COUNTY JAIL INMATE. ROGER WALES OF LIMESTONE WAS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION, PUBLIC INTOXICATION AND RESISTING ARREST. SHERIFF…
ABINGDON HAS A NEW MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR
ABINGDON VIRGINIA HAS A NEW MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR. DURING A TOWN COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT, TOWN LEADERS SELECTED ED MORGAN TO SERVE AS MAYOR AND FRENCH MOORE TO SERVE…
BOLTON HAS COURT DATE SET NEXT YEAR
A CHUCKEY TENNESSEE WOMAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A MAN WHO HAD BEEN STAYING IN HER HOME, WILL BE BACK IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT NEXT YEAR. 39 YEAR OLD…
SPRUCE PINE PLANT FIRE UPDATE
OFFICIALS AT A SPRUCE PINE NORTH CAROLINA PLANT THAT CAUGHT FIRE OVER THE WEEKEND HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO RE-ENTER THE FACILITY DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THE UNIMIN CORPORATION QUARTZ/FELDSPAR PLANT…
SMYTH COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER IS FREE ON BOND
A SMYTH COUNTY VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING ANOTHER MAN IS FREE ON BOND. MAURICE JOHNSON OF KONNAROCK IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE OCTOBER 11TH DEATH OF…
ROGERSVILLE POLICE PROBING ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION
ROGERSVILLE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION. EVELYN BOWMAN TOLD AUTHORITIES THAT A CO-WORKER ALLEGEDLY FOLLOWED HER HOME LAST WEEK AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL HER INTO HIS VEHICLE. SHE WAS…
MANN ARRESTED ON CAPIAS
THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS ARRESTED A KINGSPORT MAN WHO WAS WANTED ON RAPE CHARGES. CHARLES RUSSELL MANN IS CHARGED WITH RAPE AND AGGRAVATED STATUTORY RAPE. HE WAS APPREHENDED…
BAILOUT MONEY COULD BE USED ON BANK WITH LOCAL TIES
THE NATIONAL BAILOUT COULD BE EXPERIENCED BY A LOCAL LENDING INSTITUTION IN OUR AREA. ACCORDING TO DOW JONES NEWS WIRES, FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL CORPORATION WHICH IS THE PARENT COMPANY OF…
KINGSPORT POLICE AND FIRE COULD GO PAPERLESS
KINGSPORT’S POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE CONSIDERING GOING TO A PAPERLESS REPORTING SYSTEM. THE MOVE COULD SAVE THE DEPARTMENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PAPER REDUCTION, WORK TIME, AND STAFFING. THE…
WALL COLLAPSE BRINGS TRAFFIC TO A HALT
A PORTION OF MAIN STREET IN GREENEVILLE IS OPEN AGAIN TODAY FOLLOWING THE COLLAPSE OF A LARGE WALL THAT FELL INTO THE ROADWAY. ACCORDING TO POLICE, A 100 FOOT SECTION…
GREENEVILLE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER RECOVERING
A Greene County Volunteer Firefighter who was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic near an accident scene, is recovering from his injuries. DeBusk Volunteer Fire Chief Regie Jones says…
GREENE COUNTY MAN HAS CASE CONTINUED
A GREENE COUNTY MAN ACCUSED IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF ANOTHER MAN LAST YEAR HAS HAD HIS CASE CONTINUED UNTIL NEXT YEAR. RONALD BIBLE IS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER…