SUSPECT ARRESTED AND COCAINE SEIZED
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…
BVU OPTINET RECEIVES RECOGNITION
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.…
LOCAL TEEN DIES IN CRASH
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 REPORTED IN REGION
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.…
MAN ACCUSED OF PLANNING MURDER
A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF PLANNING TO COMMIT MURDER IS BEHIND BARS. ROY WILSON IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER, SELLING DRUGS, AND LIVING IN A HOME WHERE…
GATE CITY NATIONAL GUARD ACTIVATED
A GATE CITY VIRGINIA-BASED MILITARY UNIT WILL BE ACTIVATED NEXT YEAR. THE 1032ND TRANSPORTATION UNIT OF THE NATIONAL GUARD WILL LEAVE FOR ACTIVE DUTY IN MID-MARCH 2010. THE UNIT WILL…
NEW ER AT HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
IT’S HOPED THAT A NEW EMERGENCY ROOM AT A KINGSPORT HOSPITAL SET TO OPEN TODAY WILL SHORTEN THE WAIT TIMES FOR ITS PATIENTS. THE NEW FACILITY AT HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL…
RICHLANDS DOCTOR HEADED TO PRISON
A RICHLANDS VIRGINIA DOCTOR IS HEADED TO PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO DRUG AND TAX CHARGES. 66 YEAR OLD ROY GOMEZ WAS SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT TO EIGHT MONTH BEHIND…
SULLIVAN COUNTY FAILS TO EXTENT DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS’ CONTRACT
THE SULLIVAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS DECLIEND TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT OF THE CURRENT DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS. THE VOTE CAME AFTER A RECENT ASSESSMENT OF JACK BARNES’ PERFORMANCE WAS…
TWO ARRESTED IN STORE BEATING
SULLIVAN COUNTY AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED TWO KINGSPORT MEN FOR THE SEVERE BEATING OF A CONVENIENCE MARKET OWNER LAST MONTH. 29 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS AND 33 YEAR OLD LANCE MADDUX…
TWO MEN TO SPEND TIME IN PRISON
TWO MEMBERS OF WHAT AUTHORITIES CALLED A CRACK COCAINE RING THAT OPERATED FROM SULLIVAN COUNTY TENNESSEE TO RUSSELL COUNTY VIRGINIA ARE GOING TO JAIL FOR LIFE. 26 YEAR OLD PAUL…