FORMER BANK EMPLOYEE SENTENCED
AN ABINGDON VIRGINIA WOMAN FOUND GUILTY OF EMBEZZLING MONEY FROM HER EMPLOYER HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO PRISON. 30 YEAR OLD AMY MICHELLE HURD WAS ORDERED TO SERVE ONE YEAR AND…
SW VA. BROADBAND PROJECT FUNDING
A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BROADBAND PROJECT IS SEEKING 30-MILLION DOLARS IN FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE LENOWISCO PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION IS APPLYING FOR THE MONEY MADE AVAILABLE BY THE AMERICAN…
KINGSPORT MAN CHARGED WITH BURGLARIES
A KINGSPORT MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY ROBBING TWO CHURCHES. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE LEAD MODEL CITY POLICE TO CHARGE 39 YEAR OLD KYLE ROBERT BALL WITH BURGLARY. BALL’S ACCUSED OF…
FALL FROM HORSE PROVES FATAL
GREENE COUNTY AUTHORITIES SAY A MAN HAS DIED AFTER FALLING FROM A HORSE. 47 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY HARTMAN TOLD A FRIEND HE FELL FROM A HORSE AND HURT HIS RIBS.…
GRAY TEEN CHARGED IN STABBING
A 15 YEAR OLD GRAY TENNESSEE TEEN CHARGED IN THE FATAL STABBING DEATH OF HIS 16 YEAR OLD BROTHER OVER THE WEEKEND HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED IN JUVENILE COURT. CALEB JAMES…
SAFETY IN SCHOOL ZONES URGED
WITH SCHOOLS BACK IN SESSION, AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE URGING CITIZENS TO DRIVE SAFELY AROUND SCHOOL ZONES. THE UNICOI COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WILL BE WATCHING FOR RECKLESS AND CARELESS…
TAZER USED TO MAKE ESCAPE
A GREENE COUNTY MAN IS BEHIND BARS FOR ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTING ANOTHER MAN AT A BULLS GAP BUSINESS USING AN UNUSUAL WEAPON. 26 YEAR OLD NATHANIAL GALLOWAY IS ACCUSED OF TRYING…
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA DOCTOR RETURNS TO PRACTICE
A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA DOCTOR WHO REMAINS ON PROBATION CAN BEGIN PRACTICING MEDICINE AGAIN ON A LIMITED BASIS. THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF MEDICINE VOTED TO REINSTATE DR. DEBORAH WEDDINGTON’S LICENCE BUT…
TRIPLE MURDER INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
THE BUCHANAN COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF’S OFFICE CONTINUES ITS INVESTIGATION INTO THE MURDERS OF THREE PEOPLE LAST WEEK IN HURLEY. FRANK THOMAS, JR. IS A SUSPECT IN THE MURDERS OF 48…
15 YEAR OLD ACCUSED IN CRIME SPREE
A 15 YEAR OLD MALE JUVENILE IS A SUSPECT IN A RASH OF CRIMES OVER THE WEEKEND IN WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA. THE BOY IS CHARGED WITH BREAKING AND ENTERING AND…
HARRIS ANNOUNCES RE-ELECTION BID
UNICOI COUNTY SHERIFF KENT HARRIS HAS MADE IT OFFICIAL. HE WILL BE RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION. HE SAID HE ENJOYS WHAT HE DOES AND IS HOPEFUL THAT HE AND HIS DEPARTMENT…
MURDER SUSPECT HAS TRIAL DATE SET
A MAN ACCUSED IN THE BRUTAL DEATH OF HIS FORMER BOSS IN BLUFF CITY TENNESSEE HAS A TRIAL DATE SET IN SULLIVAN COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT. 31 YEAR OLD ABREY WAYNE…
EXIDE BATTERIES TO BRING MORE JOBS BACK
THERE’S GOOD NEWS FOR SOME OF THE NEARLY 500 EMPLOYEES WHO LOST THEIR JOBS AT A BATTERY PLANT IN BRISTOL TENNESSEE EARLIER THIS YEAR. EXIDE IS BRINGING BACK AROUND 120…