GRANTS TO AID CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER
A Shot In The Arm For The Exhibits And Site Improvements On The Future Birthplace Of Country Music Cultural Heritage Center In Bristol Tennessee. According To Executive Director Bill Hartley,…
AREA SINGER TO HELP HOMELESS VETERANS
A Bristol Tennessee Singer Is Once Again Pitching In To Spread A Little Christmas Cheer To Many Of The Area’s Homeless Veterans. With The Holiday Season Approaching, April Taylor And…
WARNING PERIOD IN BLUFF CITY
Beginning On December 1st, Motorists Who Break The Speed Limit Will Be Issued Warning Citations For The Next 30 Days. After That, Actual Citations Will Be Given To Those Who…
ATV ACCIDENT CLAIMS ONE
An All-Terrain Vehicle Accident Over The Weekend In Russell County Virginia Has Left One Person Dead. Police Said It Happened In The Belfast Community Saturday Afternoon And Claimed The Life…
BIRTHPLACE OF COUNTRY MUSIC PRESS CONFERENCE
A Press Conference Will Be Held This Afternoon At The Birthplace Of Country Music Alliance In Bristol. The Virginia Tobacco Indemnification And Community Revitalization Commission Will Be Handing Over Money…
BRUSH FIRE IN APPALACHIA PUT OUT
A Large Brush Fire In The Town Of Appalachia Virginia Over The Weekend Is Now Out. It Started Near An Apartment Complex Close To The Jefferson National Forest Yesterday Around…
CHARGES PENDING IN STABBING INCIDENT
A Stabbing Incident Over The Weekend In Washington County Virginia Has Left One Person Wounded And Charges Pending Against Another. The Incident Occurred Friday Following A Family Dispute At Lakeshore…
JOHNSON CITY ROBBERY INVESTIGATION
Johnson City Police Are Continuing To Search For A Bandit That Heldup A City Convenience Store. The Incident Occurred Early Saturday Morning At The Roadrunner Sunoco On North Broadway Street.…
KINGSPORT LEADERS TO MEET IN AFTERNOON WORK SESSION
Kingsport Leaders Will Gather In A Work Session This Afternoon And One Of The Topics Will Be The Controversial Red Light Camera System. It’s Been Nearly Three Years Since Redflex…
WISE COUNTY POWER PLANT HALF-WAY DONE
The construction of a massive coal-fired power plant has brought more than 1,300 workers to far southwest Virginia. They are helping build the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center in St.…
RIDGEFIELDS COUNTRY CLUB COULD FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY
A Popular Kingsport Country Club Is Reportedly Filing For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization Next Month. First Community Bank Of East Tennessee Ran A Notice In The Kingport Times News Announcing…
AREA SHRINER’S ARE UPSET
Area Shriners Are Upset At The Unicoi County Chamber Of Commerce Due To Actions Taken This Weekend At The Erwin Christmas Parade. Apparently The Chamber Has Instituted A New Policy…
FOUR BRUSH FIRES IN NORTHEAST TENNESSEE UNDER CONTROL
Several Blazes Around Northeast Tennessee Are Under Control. Firefighters In Washington, Sullivan And Carter Counties All Responded To Four Different Brush Fires Overnight. The Blazes Were Located Near The Herb…
BLACK FRIDAY PROVES SUCCESSFUL
Tis’ The Shopping Season. Folks Got Up Early This Morning And Made Long Lines At Many Stores In Hopes Of Getting A Great Bargain. Today Is Known As Black Friday…
JOHNSON CITY VOTED GOOD PLACE TO RAISE A KID
Johnson City Has Been Voted One Of The Best Places To Raise A Child. That According To Business Week Magazine’s Fourth Annual Survey Of Such Things. Local Economic Development Professionals…
MAN ACCUSED OF HAVING CHILD PORN
A Bristol Virginia Man Accused Of Having Sexually Explicit Pictures Of Children Is Free On Bond. 28 Year Old Darin Steele Is Charged With One Count Of Production, Financing Or…
MISSING WOMAN HAS TIES TO THIS AREA
The Search Is On For A Missing North Carolina Woman With Ties To The Tri-Cities. Deana Schermerhorn Was Last Seen By Family Members November 8th At Her Home In Seven…
BRISTOL COUPLE FILES SUIT IN BVU CASE
A Bristol Virginia Couple Is Upset Over A Recent Decision By The City Council To Allow Bristol Virginia Utilities To Separate Itself. Lonnie And Jeannette Whitley Have Filed A Suit…
DRUGS FOUND DURING TRAFFIC STOP
Virginia State Police Found More Than Turkey And The Trimmings When They Stopped A Vehicle Over The Holiday While Traveling On Interstate 81. Authorities Discovered A Pound Of Cocaine In…
TRI CITIES UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS
OCTOBER UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS FOR THE TRI-CITIES ARE IN. KINGSPORT’S JOBLESS RATE ROSE TO 9.7 PERCENT, WHILE JOHNSON CITY’S STOOD UNCHANGED AT 8.5 PERCENT. BRISTOL’S RATE DROPPED TO 8.8 PERCENTAGE POINTS.…
FORMER TRI CITIES BAIL BONDSMAN INDICTED
A Sullivan County Grand Jury Has Indicted A Former Tri Cities Bail Bondman On Theft Charges. Jeffery Wayne Thompson Of Kingsport Was Employed By A-Xcell Bonding Company And Is Accused…
WEBER CITY CRASH INJURES EIGHT PEOPLE
Officials Are Blaming Poor Visibility On A Two Vehicle Wreck In Weber City Yesterday That Sent Eight People To The Hospital And Shut Down All Four Lanes Of Traffic On…