Day: September 22, 2009

A STUDENT AT A SULLIVAN COUNTY SCHOOL ACCUSED OF BRINGING A GUN TO A FOOTBALL GAME LAST WEEK HAS LEARNED HIS PUNISHMENT. THE SIXTH GRADER AT MARY HUGHES SCHOOL ALONG…

GREENE COUNTY AUTHORITIES HAVE RECOVERED OVER 40-THOUSAND DOLLARS OF STOLEN PROPERTY OVER THE PAST WEEK. SHERIFF STEVE BURNS SAID THE ITEMS INCLUDED A 19-THOUSAND DOLLAR FARM TRACTOR, A 4-WHEEL DRIVE…

THE NEW FOOTBALL STADIUM ON THE CAMPUS OF SCIENCE HILL HIGH SCHOOL IN JOHNSON CITY COULD BE READY BY NEXT YEAR. CITY MANAGER PETE PETERSON SAID THE PROJECT COULD BE…

VIRGINIA IS GIVING TAX EVADERS AND DELAYERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PAY UP WITHOUT PENALTY IN AN AMNESTY PROGRAM THAT OFFICIALS HOPE WILL BRING 41-MILLION DOLLARS TO THE CASH STRAPPED STATE.…

KINGSPORT POLICE WILL SOON PRESENT EVIDENCE TO THE SULLIVAN COUNTY GRAND JURY REGARDING THE LABOR DAY DEATH OF A CITY MAN. THE BODY OF 39 YEAR OLD WILLIAM LYNCH WAS…

TESTIMONY CONTINUES TODAY IN SULLIVAN COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT IN THE TRIAL OF A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF BEATING A CITY COUPLE TO DEATH WITH A BASEBALL BAT. 40 YEAR OLD…

LAST FALL, KING COLLEGE IN BRISTOL TENNESSEE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO LOOK INTO THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A MEDICAL SCHOOL ON ITS CAMPUS. IN THE MEANTIME, SEVERAL GROUPS HAVE PLEDGED THEIR…

OFFICIALS WITH KING PHARMACEUTICALS BASED IN BRISTOL TENNESSEE HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR NEW PRESCRIPTION EMBEDA IS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET. THE DRUG IS USED TO MANAGE MODERATE TO SEVERE PAIN.…

HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE IS BEING MADE AVAILABLE TO MORE BUSINESSES IN AREAS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THANKS TO A GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION. THE…

A BUCHANAN COUNTY VIRGINIA MAN HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY ON DRUG AND GUN CHARGES. 35 YEAR OLD FRANK CARL THOMAS, JR. IS CHARGED WITH POSSESSING A…