TWO ARRESTED IN CHURCH BURGLARIES
HAWKINS COUNTY AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THEY HAVE SOLVED A RASH OF CHURCH BURGLARIES WITH THE ARREST OF TWO MEN. KEITH KROWNOVER AND JARED HINES HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH BUGLARIZING AND STEALING…
MISTRIAL DECLARED IN MURDER CASE
A SULLIVAN COUNTY JURY TOLD JUDGE ROBERT MONTGOMERY THAT IT WAS UNABLE TO REACH A VERDICT IN THE TRIAL OF A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED IN A DOUBLE MURDER NEARLY THREE…
STATE RETAILERS RECEIVE WARNING
STATE AGENCIES IN TENNESSEE ARE WARNING TOBACCO RETAILERS TO STOP SELLING INDIVIDUAL CIGARETES THAT CAN BE AS CHEAP AS 25 CENTS A PIECE, BUT POSE A HEALTH THREAT TO YOUNG…
VIRGINIA BEST STATE TO DO BUSINESS
FORBES DOT COM HAS NAMED VIRGINIA AS THE BEST STATE TO DO BUSINESS FOR A FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR. FORBES DOT COM, THE INTERNET SITE OF FORBES BUSINESS PUBLICATIONS, SAYS THE…
WISE COUNTY CONSOLIDATION PLAN SHOT DOWN
THE WISE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION PLAN WILL NOT COME TO FRUITION. THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED DOWN THE ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR PLAN LAST NIGHT, WHICH CALLED FOR…
MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT LEADS TO THREE ARRESTS
THREE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA TEENAGERS FACING CHARGES IN AN ALLEGED MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT HAVE BEEN ARRAIGNED IN SCOTT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT. 18 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER JONES OF PENNINGTON GAP, 18 YEAR OLD…
LOWES TO OPEN NEW STORE IN ABINGDON
MORE THAN 100 JOBS ARE COMING TO ABINGDON VIRGINIA. LOWE’S HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BUILD A NEW 12 MILLION DOLLAR STORE AT EXIT 19 OFF INTERSTATE 81,…
JURY DELIBERATIONS RESUME THIS MORNING
A SULLIVAN COUNTY JURY WILL RESUME DELIBERATIONS IN THE TRIAL OF A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED IN A DOUBLE HOMICIDE NEARLY THREE YEARS AGO. MICHAEL DAVID FIELDS IS CHARGED WITH TWO…
JOHNSON CITY PLAN TO SHUT DOWN
SOME BAD ECONOMIC NEWS FOR THE TRI CITIES. THE TRACO PLANT IN JOHNSON CITY HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CLOSE ITS DOORS. THE MOVE WILL PUT 180 PEOPLE OUT OF WORK.…
HELICOPTER CRASH IN WYTHEVILLE
A HELICOPTER CRASH IN WYTHE COUNTY VIRGINIA IS UNDER INVESTIGATION THIS MORNING. THE PILOT OF THE VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING YESTERDAY NEAR RURAL RETREAT. A GUARD…
HAWKINS COUNTY STABBING
A HAWKINS COUNTY MAN ACCUSED IN A WEEKEND STABBING INCIDENT IS BEHIND BARS. 38 YEAR OLD LLOYD CAVIN OF ROGERSVILLE IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE STABBING…
EASTMAN AMONG GREENEST COMPANIES
A KINGSPORT CHEMICAL COMPANY IS AMONG THE GREENEST COMPANIES IN AMERICA. EASTMAN HAS BEEN RANKED 95TH ON NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE’S LIST OF THE 500 GREENEST COMPANIES. THE NEWSWEEK RANKINGS IS THE…
BLOOD SUPPLIES VERY LOW
CALLING ALL BLOOD DONORS. MARSH REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER OFFICIALS HAVE ANNOUNCED SUPPLIES OF O-NEGATIVE BLOOD ARE EXTREMELY LOW IN THE TRI-CITIES AND MARSH OFFICIALS STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THOSE WITH THAT BLOOD…