Day: August 7, 2009

IT WILL BE LATER THIS YEAR BEFORE A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING ANOTHER MAN APPEARS BACK IN COURT. 29 YEAR OLD ANTHONY PARNELL MITCHELL IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED…

A NEW PLEA DEADLINE IS SLATED FOR AN ELIZABETHTON MAN ACCUSED OF STABBING TWO MEN TO DEATH IN FEBRUARY. 32 YEAR OLD RYAN HOWARD IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF…

THE BUCHANAN COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS RELEASED THE NAMES OF THE THREE PEOPLE FOUND MURDERED IN THE COUNTY. FRANK THOMAS, JR., HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR THE KILLINGS. HE WAS…

TRIAL FOR A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA PASTOR FACING INDECENT EXPOSURE CHARGES HAS BEEN RESET FOR LATER THIS MONTH. 65 YEAR OLD JOHN FRANKLIN MCCARROLL OF BIG STONE GAP WAS ARRESTED APRIL…

THE CARROLL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND VIRGINIA STATE POLICE ARE SEACHING FOR A WHITE MALE WHO HELP UP A HILLSVILLE BANK. THE SUSPECT WALKED INTO THE GRAYSON NATIONAL BANK AND…

THE HAWKINS COUNTY COMMISSION IS SET TO VOTE ON A PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX HIKE. THE INCREASE WOULD MEAN THE COUNTY’S TAX RATE WOULD GO FROM $2.61 TO $2.83 PER $100…

YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK TWICE IF YOU HAD PLANNED ON CARRYING A GUN IN ANY OF THE PARKS IN TENNESSEE’S OLDEST TOWN. THE JONESBORO BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMAN…

Ground has been broken for a $16 million arts center in Abingdon showcasing southwest Virginia’s cultural, musical and artisan heritage. Gov. Tim Kaine says the center, called Heartwood, will be…

DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER IS SEEKING A 200 MILLION DOLLAR STIMULUS GRANT FOR A SMART METER INITIATIVE THAT THE UTILITY SAYS WILL SAVE CUSTOMERS MORE THAN 1.2 BILLION DOLLARS OVER 15…

A THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN JOHNSON CITY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A JOHNSON CITY MAN. ACCORDING TO POLICE, AN SUV STRUCK A CAR IN THE REAR THAT WAS BEING…