Month: October 2009

A Former Sullivan County School Teacher Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With A 16 Year Old Student Has Had His Trial Date Continued In Sullivan County Criminal Court. 35 Year Old…

An elderly man backed his Buick through the front of a Chinese restaurant, injuring two diners in Kingsport. Sergeant Joe Earles said police believe the driver was either trying to…

Two Men Accused Of Holding Up A Man In The Parking Lot Of A Kingsport Business Have Been Arraigned On Aggravated Robbery Charges. 20 Year Old Allen Greer And 19…

A Bristol Virginia Man Accused Of Pulling A Gun On A Police Officer Has Waived His Preliminary Hearing. 40 Year Old John Gramling Was Charged In May With Assaulting A…

The U.S. Marshals Service Is Warning The Public About A Telephone Scam Involving Callers Identifying Themselves As U.S. Marshals Employees. The Caller Claims The Person Has Won A Large Amount…

Kingsport Mayor Dennis Phillips Has Directed The City Attorney To Draw Up An Agreement To Send Funding That Was To Go To The Downtown Kingsport Association – Instead To The…

Bristol Virginia Leaders Are Expected To Take A Final Vote Tonight On Whether To Allow Bristol Virginia Utilities To Establish A Separate Authority. Under The Plan, Bvu Is Asking The…

An Abingdon Virginia Bail Bondsman Is Facing Charges Following An Incident In Which The Wrong Woman Was Nabbed By Three People Posing As Drug Agents. J.C. Mullins Jr. Is Charged…

As The Investigation Continues Into An Assault Of An East Tennessee State University College Student, Some Students Feel More Could Have Been Done. The Attack Took Place Near College Heights…

A FORMER JOHNSON CITY EMPLOYEE CONVICTED OF USING HIS POSITION WITH THE CITY TO GAIN PERSONAL INCOME WILL SPEND TIME BEHIND BARS. DANNY DAVIS WAS FOUND GUILTY LAST MONTH ON…

Car Owners In Hawkins County Maybe Breathing A Little Bit Easier. Commissioner Carmel Maddox Pulled The Resolution That Called For A 15 Dollar Increase In The Wheel Tax.

The Internal Revenue Service Has Filed A Federal Tax Lien Against Ridgefields Country Club In Kingsport. The Club Owes More Than 200-Thousand Dollars In Back Taxes. According To The Lien,…

That Massive Rock Slide On Interstate 40 At The North Carolina/Tennessee Border Will Have Traffic Re-Routed For As Long As Three Months. Over 15-Thousand Vehicles Are Said To Use The…

The Sullivan County Board Of Education Has Confirmed It Plans To Close Cedar Grove And Akard Elementary Schools And Is Also Eyeing The Closure Of Brookside Elementary. The Closures Could…

Two Men Accused Of Holding Up A Man In The Parking Lot Of A Kingsport Business Are Behind Bars. 20 Year Old Allen Greer And 19 Year Old Tyree Ford…

A Fun Event In Celebration Of Halloween Is Set For Saturday In Blountville. The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Will Present “Trunk Or Treat” In Their Front Parking Lot. The Event…

One Week From Today Voters From Cities And Counties Around Southwest Virginia Will Be Heading To The Polls To Cast Ballots For A New Governor And Choose Several People Running…

EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY IS LOOKING AT WAYS TO REDUCE EXPENSES DURING THIS GLOBAL RECESSION. THE CHEMICAL GIANT SAYS IT MAY RESTORE EMPLOYEE PAY TO 2008 LEVELS AFTER CUTTING EMPLOYEES PAY…

Erwin Police Are Investigating A Shooting Incident At A City Apartment Complex That Could Have Turned Deadly. Police Say 21 Year Old Andrew Black Entered The Apartment, Retrieved A Pistol…

A Johnson City Man Has Died In A Truck Crash Over The Weekend In Albuquerque New Mexico. According To Authorities, 61 Year Old Charles Wayne Scalf Was Killed When His…

KINGSPORT POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN THAT CARJACKED A WOMAN AND ROBBED HER. IT HAPPENED SATURDAY NIGHT AT FIRST TENNESSEE BANK ON FORT HENRY DRIVE IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS. A…

A Tri Cities Bank Has Decided To Withdraw Plans To Auction Off The Ridgefields Country Club. The Facility Was First Opened For Members In 1949 And Features An 18-Hole Golf…