Day: August 18, 2009

WE ALL KNOW IT PAYS TO GIVE BLOOD. BUT A JONESBORO RESIDENT GOT MUCH MORE THAN JUST THANKS FOR HER DONATION. HOLLY DECKER WON TWO CRUISE TICKETS FROM THE CAROLINAS…

IT WAS A BUSY NIGHT LAST NIGHT FOR THE CARTER COUNTY RESCUE SERVICE. A UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN IN HER LATE TEENS SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER LEG AT TWISTING FALLS AS SHE…

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…