Month: August 2009

THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL HAS RELEASED THE NAME OF THE VICTIM WHO DIED IN A TWO VEHICLE CAR CRASH IN WASHINGTON COUNTY LAST NIGHT. 25 YEAR OLD LARRY WHITE OF…

A TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR THREE RELATIVES OF A 6-YEAR OLD BRISTOL VIRGINIA GIRL FACING CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY TYING HER TO A BED FOR STEALING FOOD OUT OF…

NO CHARGES WILL BE FILED AGAINST THE PARENTS OF A 3-YEAR OLD GRAY TENNESSEE BOY WHO FELL OUT OF A BOAT OVER THE WEEKEND AND WAS KILLED. HUNTER JAMES MARKLAND…

THE CITY OF KINGSPORT IS SEEING THE ADVANTAGES OF GOING GREEN. ACCORDING TO A RECENT REPORT FROM JOHNSON CITY BASED ENERGY SAVINGS GROUP, THE CITY HAS SAVED 95-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN…

THE IDENTITY OF A MAN HIT BY A TRUCK IN GREENE COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND HAS BEEN RELEASED. ACCORDING TO THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL, JEFFERY COX WAS STRUCK BY A…

THE SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMISSION HAS GIVEN SCHOOL OFFICIALS THE GREEN LIGHT TO APPLY FOR 20 MILLION IN BONDS TO REPAIR AND EXPAND SEVERAL SHCOOLS. THE COUNTY WILL SEEK MONEY FROM…

THE UNICOI COUNTY HERITAGE MUSEUM IS SEEKING A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR ONE TIME DONATION FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSION TO FINISH WORK ON THE RAILROAD MUSEUM. BILL SMITH, PRESIDENT OF THE CLINCHFIELD…

SULLIVAN COUNTY SALES TAX COLLECTIONS IN JUNE WERE DOWN ACROSS MOST OF THE COUNTY. ACCORDING TO A REPORT PREPARED BY SULLIVAN COUNTY’S ACCOUNTS AND BUDGET OFFICE, SALES TAX REVENUES ARE…

THE SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL HAS ANNOUNCED ITS ENDORSEMENT OF A PAIR OF WIND ENERGY PROJECTS IN WISE AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES. DOMINION RESOURCES AND BP WIND ENERGY HAVE TEAMED UP…

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER FOR A 3-YEAR OLD GRAY BOY DIED IN A WEEKEND BOATING ACCIDENT. HUNTER JAMES MARKLAND FELL OUT A BOAT AND WAS STRUCK BY A…

A HAWKINS COUNTY MOTHER IS IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW AFTER POLICE DISCOVERED HER TWO SMALL CHILDREN WANDERING AWAY FROM HOME. 30 YEAR OLD TABITHA RENEE WILLIAMS OF ROGERSVILLE IS…

ATTORNEYS FOR A FORMER JOHNSON CITY EMPLOYEE ACCUSED OF DIVERTING CITY FUNDS ARE EXPECTED TO PRESENT CLOSING ARGUMENTS TO A JUDGE THIS AFTERNOON. DANNY DAVIS IS CHARGED WITH OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT,…

A HAWKINS COUNTY MAN IS RECOVERING FROM INJURIES HE RECEIVED IN A HOUSE FIRE OVER THE WEEKEND AT A HOME IN SURGOINSVILLE. CHAD SPEARS WAS HURT AFTER HE TRIED TO…

OFFICIALS WITH KING PHARMACEUTICALS IN BRISTOL TENNESSEE SAY JUST BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED A NEW DRUG FOR THE COMPANY DOESN’T MEAN ANY LAIDOFF WORKERS WILL BE CALLED BACK.…

A 17 YEAR OLD HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR FROM KINGSPORT IS HEADED TO HOLLYWOOD. FORREST STURGILL LEFT THIS PAST WEEKEND FOR LOS ANGELES FOR THIS WEEK’S TAPING OF THE 2009 JEOPARDY…

Archaeologists say they have discovered what they believe to be a Native American village near the site where a new bridge is being built over the Nolichucky River in Greene…

A NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIER FROM ROGERSVILLE IS ONE OF TWO FROM TENNESSEE TO RECEIVE A PURPLE HEART. SPECIALIST ROBERT FLETCHER OF ROGERSVILLE AND SPECIALIST CALEB DUTTON OF MOUNT JULIET WERE…

OFFICIALS WITH TRI CITIES REGIONAL AIRPORT ARE HOPING TO USE AN OLD FINANCIAL TOOL TO HELP BOOST FLIGHTS IN THIS DOWN ECONOMY. THE TRI IS EXPECTED TO USE A HALF-A-MILLION…

A 2.5 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE SHOOK A SECTION OF SCOTT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, THIS MORNING. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE CENTER, THE EPICENTER WAS ABOUT TWO MILES NORTHEAST OF NICKELSVILLE. THERE’S NO…

A MAN WHO ONCE WAS ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST WANTED CRIMINALS WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON FOR THE DECEMBER 2008 HOME INVASION AND MURDER OF JAMES…

A HEARING FOR A 15 YEAR OLD GRAY TENNESSEE TEENAGER CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER IN THE FATAL STABBING DEATH OF HIS 16 YEAR OLD BROTHER HAS BEEN RESET. JUDGE…

THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY HAS RELEASED THE NAME OF THE PERSON DISCOVERED NEAR A TRI CITIES LAKE. THE BODY OF 43 YEAR OLD CLIFFIE REGIS STILTNER, JR. WAS FOUND IN…