Month: September 2009

A SULLIVAN COUNTY GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED A GRAY TENNESSEE MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A DRAG RACING INCIDENT LAST YEAR THAT INVOLVED MULTIPLE VEHICLES. 23 YEAR OLD JOSEPH CORNELL IS…

A BULLS GAP TENNESSEE COUPLE ACCUSED OF KILLING A HAWKINS COUNTY MAN ARE BEHIND BARS. 62 YEAR OLD MICHAEL BAXTER AND 35 YEAR OLD CYNTHIA JOHNSON ARE CHARGED WITH FIRST…

FEWER VIRGINIANS ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL FOR LABOR DAY AS SCHOOLS ARE BACK IN SESSION. ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS WITH TRIPLE A MID ATLANTIC AUTO CLUB, SLIGHTLY OVER ONE MILLION VIRGINIANS…

A FLORIDA BILLIONAIRE WILL SOON BE THE NEW OWNER OF APPCO CONVENIENCE STORES. A BANKRUPTCY JUDGE APPROVED THE 6.25 MILLION DOLLAR SALE TO SUNSHINE INVESTMENTS YESTERDAY. THE MOVE WILL PRESERVE…

A FORMER JOHNSON CITY MAYOR AND REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR HAS TOSSED HIS HAT INTO THE POLITICAL RING FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE MAYOR. DON ARNOLD, A PRACTICING ATTORNEY, ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY…

THE BRISTOL TENNESSEE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A HIGHER PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE NEW RATE IS $2.19 PER $100 OF ASSESSED VALUE COMPARED TO THE OLD…

EVIDENCE WILL BE PRESENTED TO A SULLIVAN COUNTY GRAND JURY IN THE CASE OF A MAN WHO SHOT ANOTHER MAN ALLEGEDLY BURGLARIZING HIS NEIGHBOR’S HOME. 52 YEAR OLD DENNIS MCLANAHAN…

KEEP IT OR REBUILD IT, THAT’S THE QUESTION JOHNSON CITY LEADERS ARE FACING WITH MEMORIAL STADIUM. CITY LEADERS HELD A PUBLIC HEARING YESTERDAY TO DISCUSS THE FATE OF THE FACILITY.…

THE CITY OF KINGSPORT IS WORKING TO FINALIZE TWO MORE ANNEXATIONS IN THE ROCK SPRINGS COMMUNITY. THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN APPROVED THE LATEST PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS DURING IT’S MEETING…

MOUNTAIN EMPIRE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN BIG STONE GAP VIRGINIA HAS SET A RECORD ENROLLMENT. JUST OVER 25-HUNDRED STUDENTS SIGNED UP FOR THE FALL SEMESTER. THIS IS NEARLY 11 PERCENT MORE…

Three people have been charged after allegedly making false statements in connection with the death of a Greeneville man last month. 19-year-old Timothy Paul Hartman, 42-year-old Tina Cobble and 49-year-old…

SULLIVAN COUNTY AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED TWO COUNTY RESIDENTS AND SEIZED PILLS, CASH, VEHICLES, GUNS, TELEVISIONS, CELL PHONES, AND PISTOLS FOLLOWING ON ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO DRUG ACTIVITY IN THE COUNTY. 26…

A KINGSPORT MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY ADMITTING TO STEALING MONEY FROM AN ELIZABETHTON BUSINESS WHERE HE HAD BEEN WORKING. POLICE SAY 36 YEAR OLD SHANE ALLEN VAUGHN TOLD…

GOVERNOR TIM KAINE HAS ANNOUNCED MEASURES VIRGINIA IS UNDERTAKING TO PROTECT AGAINST THE H1N1 FLU VIRUS. THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS WORKING WITH THE CLINICAL COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP A VOLUNTARY,…

NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES IN ERWIN WILL BE CONDUCTING A ROUTINE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DRILL SOMETIME TODAY. NFS SPOKESWOMAN LORI TURPIN SAYS THE DRILL IS CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN WHO TOLD POLICE HE WAS SITTING ON HIS PORCH WHEN HE WAS SHOT BY AN UNKNOWN ASSAILANT LAST MONTH HAS DIED AT JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER.…

HAWKINS COUNTY RESIDENTS WON’T BE SEEING A PROPERTY TAX HIKE, AT LEAST NOT FOR NOW. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOTED AGAINST A 22 CENT INCREASE. A BUDGET SESSION IS EXPECTED TO GET…

WITH THE PUBLIC FACING A CONTROVERSIAL HEALTH CARE BILL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, U.S. SENATOR BOB CORKER IS HOLDING TOWN HALL MEETINGS AROUND THE TRI CITIES THIS WEEK. HE SAYS HE’S…

THE CARTER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY CLASS. THIS WILL BE THE SIXTH SESSION OF THE PROGRAM AND WILL ALLOW CITIZENS AGES 21…

THE BRISTOL VIRGINIA CITY COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITIES OF USING A HEAD HUNTER SERVICE TO FIND THE CITY’S NEXT CITY MANAGER. CURRENT CITY MANAGER BILL DENNISON WILL…

THE ANNUAL BATTLE OF THE BADGE HAS OFFICIALLY KICKED OFF. TRI CITIES AREA BLOOD BANKS ARE HOPING A LITTLE FRIENDLY COMPETITION WILL HELP RAISE BLOOD LEVELS DURING THIS TIME OF…