Month: September 2009

A TRI CITIES SPORTS EDITOR HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF RECEIVING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY WHILE FORMERLY EMPLOYED IN MISSOULA, MONTANA. 54 YEAR OLD JIM CNOCKAERT WHO NOW IS EMPLOYED BY THE BRISTOL…

BRISTOL TENNESSEE BASED KING COLLEGE HAS SET AN ENROLLMENT RECORD. THE COLLEGE ENROLLED OVER 18-HUNDRED STUDENTS FOR THE FALL SEMESTER, MORE THAN A 6 PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE SAME PERIOD…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN FACING ASSAULT CHARGES IS SET TO APPEAR IN SESSIONS COURT LATER TODAY. JEFFREY SCALF IS ACCUSED OF ATTACKING ANOTHER MAN WITH A BASEBALL BAT EARLIER THIS…

A FALL BRANCH COUPLE ACCUSED OF BEATING AND ROBBING THEIR LANDLORD IN 2005 WILL BE IN COURT FOR A MOTION HEARING IN JONESBORO LATER THIS YEAR. 33 YEAR OLD JAMES…

A WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE BRIDGE WILL BE NAMED IN HONOR OF A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN FROM GRAY. THE BRIDGE ON BOBBY HICKS HIGHWAY IN GRAY IS BEING RENAMED IN…

A TRAFFIC STOP NEAR BOONES CREEK HAS LEAD TO THE ARREST OF A 19 YEAR OLD GRAY TENNESSEE MAN ON A DRUG CHARGE. ETHAN FORBES WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF…

Public health officials in Virginia are reporting the death of a Hampton Roads child who was diagnosed with the H1N1 influenza virus. If confirmed by additional tests, the death would…

HOLSTON MEDICAL GROUP BASED OUT OF KINGSPORT IS DEALING WITH A SHORTAGE OF THE INFLUENZA VACCINE. OFFICIALS WITH THE MEDICAL ORGANIZATION SAID THE SHORTAGE IS DUE IN PART TO HIGHER…

TENNESSEE’S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS RELEASED A LIST OF OVER 100 BRIDGES IN THE STATE THAT ARE TARGETED FOR REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR REHABILITATION. FIFTEEN BRIDGES FROM OUR REGION ARE ON…

A SUSPECTED MULTI-STATE BANK ROBBER WHO HELD UP BANKS IN MORRISTOWN AND JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE HAS BEEN CAPTURED IN MISSOURI. 37 YEAR OLD CHAD SCHAFFNER WAS ARRESTED SATURDAY…

THE TRI CITIES AND WELL AS THE UNITED STATES ARE ENDURING WHAT SOME ECONOMISTS DESCRIBED AS THE “GREAT RECESSION” DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR. IN FACT, IT’S THE…

A BRISTOL VIRGINIA WOMAN ACCUSED OF STEALING MONEY FROM AN ELDERLY WOMAN’S BANK ACCOUNT IS SET TO BE BACK IN SESSIONS COURT NEXT MONTH. 24 YEAR OLD ASHLEY BROOKS IS…

SEVERAL EVENTS ARE PLANNED TODAY TO COMMEMORATE THE 8TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 9-11 TERRORIST ATTACK ON THE UNITED STATES. A MEMORIAL CEREMONY IS SET TO BEGIN AT 6 PM IN…

A FARMING ACCIDENT IN SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA NEAR THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A SURGOINSVILLE TENNESSEE MAN. ACCORDING TO THE SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, 56 YEAR…

THE SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA SCHOOL SYSTEM IS OFFERING FLU SHOTS TO STUDENTS THIS YEAR. THE SHOTS WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY SCHOOL NURSES AND MEMBERS OF THE SCOTT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF…

A KINGSPORT PLANT IS CLOSING IT’S DOORS THIS WEEK, LEAVING NEARLY 120 WORKERS WITHOUT JOBS. PET DAIRY MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN JUNE. THE PLANT OPENED IN 1953 AND PRODUED MILK…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF THREATENING ANOTHER MAN WITH A KNIFE WILL APPEAR IN COURT TODAY. 62 YEAR OLD CARL DIXON IS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT. HE’S ACCUSED OF BRANDISHING…

MORE THAN 100 LOCAL TRI-CITIES AREA RESIDENTS PLAN TO MAKE THE JOURNEY TO WASHINGTON D.C. THIS WEEKEND TO ATTEND A NATIONAL TEA PARTY. SEVERAL BUS LOADS OF PEOPLE FROM ABINGDON…

WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED A MAN AND SEIZED SOME COCAINE AT A BUSINESS NEAR EXIT 14 OFF INTERSTATE 81. 34 YEAR OLD GEORGE LEE SIMONELLI OF BARBOURSVILLE VIRGINIA…

KUDOS TO BRISOL VIRGINIA UTILITIES ALL FIBER OPTIC NETWORK. IT’S BEEN NAMED THE 2009 COMMUNITY BROADBAND FIBER NETWORK OF THE YEAR BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS AND ADVISORS.…

THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A HAWKINS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. 16 YEAR OLD ZACHARY GATEWOOD OF ROGERSVILLE WAS KILLED IN…

TWO CASES OF E. COLI HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED AT JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER. THE VICTIMS ARE CHILDEN. THE TENNESSEE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO TRACE THE SOURCE OF THE INFECTION.…