Month: August 2009

A JOHNSON CITY MAN IS FACING CHARGES RELATED TO A HEAD ON CRASH THAT SENT HIM AND TWO OTHER PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL OVER THE WEEKEND. POLICE SAY 45 YEAR…

THE BRISTOL HERALD COURIER IS REPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT IN SULLIVAN COUNTY LAST WEEK HAS A HISTORY OF MINOR SAFETY VIOLATIONS. THE PAPER SAYS STATES…

IT’S SIX DAYS OF FUN-FILLED ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AS THE 83RD ANNUAL APPALACHIAN FAIR OPENS TODAY IN GRAY. DAILY EVENTS INCLUDE CREATIVE COOKING, THE BARNYARD NURSERY, CRAFTERS, AND…

THREE MEN ACCUSED OF ROBBING A WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CONVENIENCE STORE OVER THE WEEKEND ARE BEHIND BARS. 18 YEAR OLD DANIEL HURST, 43 YEAR OLD JAY DENTON, AND 26 YEAR…

THE LARGEST CASH SEIZURE IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNICOI COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE OCCURRED OVER THE WEEKEND. SHERIFF KENT HARRIS SAID 25 YEAR OLD JASON ANDREW SCOTT OF JOHNSON CITY…

THE GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE THE DEATH OF A COUNTY WOMAN WHOSE BODY WAS RECOVERED OVER THE WEEKEND IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. 47 YEAR OLD LEONARD HILL…

THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO SEARCH FOR THE DRIVER OF A LIGHT BLUE TRUCK THAT STRUCK A 12-YEAR OLD WHO WAS RIDING A BICYCLE AND THEN FLED. DYLAN…

CITING AN ERROR WAS MADE BY A TRI CITIES JUDGE, THE TENNESSEE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS HAS ORDERED A NEW TRIAL FOR A WOMAN CONVICTED OF KILLING HER BOYFRIEND. WENDI…

THE KROGER COMPANY GROCERY CHAIN IS RECALLING A STORE BRAND BREAD BECAUSE IF COULD CONTAIN MILK INGREDIENTS NOT LISTED ON THE LABEL. THE CINCINNATI-BASED COMPANY SAYS CUSTOMERS WHO BOUGHT SUPER…

THE CASE AGAINST AN ACCUSED WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE DOUBLE MURDERER IS STILL IN LIMBO. LAST MONTH THE TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT OF APPEALS RULED HOWARD HAWK WILLIS MUST DEFEND HIMSELF. JUDGE…

TIME IS RUNNING OUT ON THE CASH FOR CLUNKERS PROGRAM. THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS ENDING THE REBATE INCENTIVE OFFER AS OF MONDAY NIGHT. THE $3 BILLION PORLGRAM HAS CREATED HEADACHES…

A TRI CITIES RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE IS FACING EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGES. PAMELA QUILLEN OF JOHNSON CITY WAS ARRESTED BY CITY POLICE. QUILLEN, AN ASSISTANT MANAGER AT SMOKEY BONES RESTAURANT IN THE CITY,…

THE HAWKINS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS ARRESTED A LOCAL MAN FOR ALLEGEDLY TEXTING NUDE PHOTOS OF HIMSELF TO A 16-YEAR OLD GIRL. 30 YEAR OLD NKOBI DUNN OF ROGERSVILLE IS…

A MANHUNT CONTINUES FOR A WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED OF ABDUCTING, RAPING, AND BEATING HIS WIFE WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA IN A VOLKSWAGEN. THE WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF’S…

NEARLY 14-HUNDRED SUPPORTERS AND OPPONENTS TURNED OUT AT THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER DURING A TOWN HALL MEETING HOSTED BY 9TH DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN RICK BOUCHER. BOUCHER TOLD THE CROWD…

A VETERAN MINER WITH 33 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN KILLED IN WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA AFTER A WALL COLLAPSED, SENDING A SECTION OF COAL TUMBLING DOWN. 58 YEAR OLD WILLIAM…

THE SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS IDENTIFIED THE REMAINS OF A BODY FOUND IN A PILE OF DEBRIS EARLIER THIS MONTH. IT’S THAT OF 47 YEAR OLD LILLIAN MABEL…

A TWO VEHICLE CRASH IN SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF ONE PERSON AND LEFT ANOTHER INJURED. ACCORDING TO VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, A CAR BEING DRIVEN BY 34…

State officials say Tennessee’s July unemployment rate dropped slightly from the previous month. Last month’s rate was 10.7 percent, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the June rate of…

YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED WITH THIS YEAR’S RACE THAT MORE TRAFFIC IS CRAWLING AROUND OUTSIDE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY. ACCORDING TO BRISTOL TENNESSEE TRAFFIC ENGINEER DAVE METZGER, FEWER PEOPLE ARE CAMPING…

A VETERAN MINER WITH 33 YEARS EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN KILLED IN WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA AFTER A MINE WALL COLLAPSES. 58 YEAR OLD WILLIAM WAYNE PARROTT OF BIG STONE GAP WILL…

The Tennessee Valley Authority board has voted to raise the basic power rate eight percent on Oct. 1. The increase in the basic rate will add $5.52 monthly to the…