Month: December 2009

The Former Head Of Bristol Steel Has Died. Otis Lee Hurt Died Thursday At The Age Of 85. He Was A Longtime Bristol Resident Who Served On A Long List…

Photo courtesy of 11 Connects News FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS ARE MOURNING THE DEATHS OF A WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA COUPLE KILLED IN A HOUSE FIRE OVER THE WEEKEND. ACCORDING TO…

Kingsport Police Shot A Man While Responding To A Domestic Violence Call Over The Weekend. Police Said The Victim Allegedly Charged At Them With A Weapon. He Was Shot In…

The Prospect Of A 9 Percent State Budget Cut Next Year Not Only Would Likely Mean Fewer State Troopers On Tennessee Highways, It Could Mean 13 Small Counties Won’t Have…

Charges Have Been Filed Against A Sullivan County Man Accused Of Holding A Standoff With Police At Virginia Post Office. 56 Year Old Warren Taylor Is Charged With Abduction Of…

Some Tense Moments In Wytheville, Virginia As State And Local Police Blocked Off A Three-Block Perimeter After A Gunman Nabbed Three Hostages And Kept Police At Bay For Several Hours…

The Future Of United Way Of Greater Kingsport Is A Bit Brighter Today. Eastman Credit Union Has Made A 10-Thousand Dollar Donation To The Organization’s Endowment Fund. Eastman Credit Union…

Carter County Residents Are Bracing For Some Flooding. With The Recent Melting Of Snow As Well As A Forecast Of Heavy Rainfall, There Is A Strong Possibility For Flooding. In…

A Status Hearing For A Juvenile Charged In The Fatal Stabbing Death Of His 16 Year Old Brother Has Been Slated For Next Month In Washington County Tennessee Juvenile Court.…

A Drug Roundup In Southwest Virginia Has Resulted In The Arrest Of Eight People. An 18-Month Long Investigation In Lee County, Virginia, By Sheriff Gary Parsons Had Been Gathering Information…

A Carter County Jail Inmate Has Admitted To Punching A Fellow Inmate. 22 Year Old Tommy Lee Nelson Of Johnson City Pled Guilty To Assaulting Chad Cole, Also An Inmate…

A Piney Flats Man Is Behind Bars Facing Statutory Rape Charges. 37 Year Old Charles Whaley Is Accused Of Assaulting A 16 Year Old Girl. The Girl Told Police She…

A Rogersville Man Wanted For Attempted Murder Has Been Arrested In Florida. 28 Year Old David Charles Cole Of Rogersville Is Charged With Attempted Second Degree Murder. He’s Accused Of…

Bristol Virginia Utilities Has Asked A Judge To Throw Out A Lawsuit Filed To Keep The Utility From Forming Its Own Authority. Bristol Residents Lonnie And Jeanette Whitley Filed The…

A Convicted Cop Killer Has Been Denied A New Trial In Sullivan County Criminal Court. Judge Jerry R Beck Denied A New Trial For 31 Year Old Nickolus Johnson, Who…

Tri Cities Regional Airport Is Among Several Airports In The State To Receive Some State Funding. Governor Phil Bredesen Announced That Aeronautics Grants Totaling $672,300 Have Been Approved For Tri-Cities…

Some Long Time Tenanats At The Kingsport Town Center Are Closing Their Doors. Chick-Fil-A Will Serve Their Last Customers On Christmas Eve In The Mall Before Closing Their Doors For…

East Tennessee State University Will Have A Special Commencement Ceremony Wednesday For Those Unable To Attend This Past Weekend Due To Snow. More Than 500 Graduates Were Able To Attend…

The Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office Is Searching For A Man Accused Of Severly Beating A Woman. 28 Year Old David Charles Cole Of Rogersville Is Charged With Attempted Second-Degree Murder.…

A Boil Notice Has Been Issued By The Virginia Department Of Public Health To Public Water Customers In Southwest Virginia That May Have Been Without Water At Any Time During…

The Way’s Been Cleared For Alpha Natural Resources To Move Into Its New Home In Bristol, Virginia. Earlier This Week, The City’s Industrial Development Authority Gave Its Approval For The…

A Two Vehicle Crash In Greene County Has Claimed The Lives Of Two People. According To The Tennessee Highway Patrol, A Truck Being Driven By 25 Year Old Andrew Pierce…