Month: September 2009

KINGSPORT POLICE HAVE RELEASED THE IDENTITY OF A MAN FOUND DEAD EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING. THE BODY OF WILLIAM LYNCH III WAS FOUND IN THE PARKING LOT OF A BUSINESS ON…

A WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED A JOHNSON CITY TEENAGER ACCUSED OF BREAKING INTO A HOME AND SHOOTING ANOTHER MAN. 18 YEAR OLD DARRELL FLEMING WAS INDICTED ON…

After a former nursing home employee was charged with sexually assaulting four patients, co-workers say their complaints about him were ignored. 35 year old James Wright was indicted in Virginia…

THREE JOHNSON CITY MEN ARE FACING CHARGES AFTER POLICE SAY ONE OF THE MEN ALLEGEDLY FIRED A GUN AT A HOME WHILE DRIVING BY IT IN A VEHICLE. 19 YEAR…

NEARLY 200 PEOPLE TURNED OUT FOR A TEA PARTY RALLY IN KINGSPORT OVER THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY. THE EVENT WAS ORGANIZED BY A GROUP CALLED FREEDOM 4 ALL AND WAS…

A CARTER COUNTY EMPLOYEE IS BEHIND BARS FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING FROM THE COUNTY LANDFILL. GARY SLAGLE IS ACCUSED OF TAKING DIESEL FUEL AND GASOLINE FROM THE COUNTY LANDFILL WHERE HE…

THE CASE OF A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS LANDLORD HAS BEEN BOUND OVER TO A SULLIVAN COUNTY GRAND JURY. 38 YEAR OLD JAMES GREENWELL II IS CHARGED WITH…

THREE JOHNSON CITY MEN ARE BEHIND BARS FOLLOWING A SHOOTING INCIDENT. 19 YEAR OLD CHARLES BENNETT IS CHARGED WITH 20 COUNTS OF RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT WHILE 19 YEAR OLD JONATHAN BROYLES…

JOHNSON CITY COMMISSIONERS HAVE VOTED TO BUILD A NEW STADIUM ON THE SCIENCE HILL HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS. THE DECISION FOLLOWS MONTHS OF DEBATE. HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS VOICED THEIR OPINIONS…

A TENURED JOHNSON CITY POLICE OFFICER HAS ANNOUNCED HE PLANS TO RUN FOR THE CARTER COUNTY SHERIFF’S SEAT. FRANK PETERS ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY LAST NIGHT. HE’S SERVED 31 YEARS WITH…

MORE THAN 350 TURNED OUT FOR A TOWN HALL MEETING IN KINGSPORT. FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN PHIL ROE OUTLINED HIS POSITION ON HEALTH CARE REFORM AT THE KINGSPORT CENTER FOR HIGHER…

A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN HAWKINS COUNTY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A ROGERSVILLE TEEN. ACCORDING TO THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL, A CAR BEING DRIVEN BY 16 YEAR OLD ZACK…

A MAJORITY OF WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA RESIDENTS HAVE EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR A PROPOSED WIND ENERGY PROJECT. DURING A PUBLIC HEARING YESTERDAY, SEVERAL RESIDENTS SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED WIND…

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY IN JOHNSON CITY HAS LIFTED AN ALERT. THE ALERT WAS ISSUED AFTER A STUDENT CLAIMED SHE WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED ON THE CAMPUS. HOWEVER, ETSU OFFICIALS SAY…

KNOXVILLE POLICE SAY A YOUNG WOMAN FROM BRISTOL TENNESSEE HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD IN HER APARTMENT. 22 YEAR OLD VERONICA LYNN BELITZ WAS DISCOVERED AT WOODMEADE SOUTH APARTMENTS ON LOWWOOD…

A WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA TODDLER IS HOME RECOVERING FROM INJURIES HE SUSTAINED WHEN THE FAMILY DOG BEGAN MAULING HIM. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT A HOME ON OLD MILL ROAD IN…

THE WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIS SHERIFF’S OFFICE WILL BE WORKING WITH AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT TO GO BORDER TO BORDER FOR SAFETY THIS LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. VIRGINIA LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL PARTNER…

THE 21ST ANNUAL ARCHIE CAMPBELL LABOR DAY CELEBRATION IS SET FOR THIS WEEKEND IN BULLS GAP. ON SATURDAY, A CAR SHOW AND STREET DANCE WILL BE FEATURED. GOSEPEL MUSIC WILL…

A WOUNDED SOLDIER FROM GREENEVILLE SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN RETURNED HOME WITH A HERO’S WELCOME. SPECIALIST ROBERT ANDERSON WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MEMBERS OF THE PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS AND MADE THE TRIP…

A 10 YEAR VETERAN JOHNSON CITY POLICE OFFICER HAS BEEN FIRED. PAULA LYNN NORRIS IS ACCUSED OF FORGING MOTORISTS’ SIGNATURES ON CITATIONS. OUT OF TWENTY SEVEN CITATIONS IN QUESTION, A…

IT APPEARS AN EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT FALSIFIED A CLAIM THAT SHE WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED IN HER CAMPUS APARTMENT EARLIER THIS WEEK. SHE HAD INITIALLY CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN…

A WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA TODDLER IS LISTED IN STABLE CONDITION THIS MORNING AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY THE FAMILY DOG. THE CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH A ROTTWEILER…