Month: December 2009

Traffic Was Gnarled For Awhile Between Gate City And Weber City Virginia Yesterday Following A Seven-Vehicle Pileup. The Wreck Happened On Southbound Highway 23 Just After 3:30 Pm. Apparently A…

The Search Is Over For An Escaped Tazewell County Virginia Inmate. Joseph Sexton Walked Away From The Regional Jail While He Was Being Booked In Yesterday Morning. He Was Found…

Johnson City Police Continue To Search For A Third Suspect Involved In A Home Invasion In The City. The Alleged Incident On Plymouth Road Resulted In Kidnapping And Assault Charges…

A Kingsport Man Will Stand Trial After Being Charged I The Death Of An Elderly Man Who Was Killed In A Traffic Accident Last Year In Johnson City. 32 Year…

A Southwest Virginia Army National Guard Unit Will Not Be Going To Afghanistan Next Year. According To A Spokesman With The Virginia National Guard, Deployment Over Seas In March Has…

According To A Study By East Tennessee State University Economic And Business Leaders, The College Of Business And Technology Has Made A Significant Financial Contribution To The Tri Cities Region.…

Rogersville Authorities Are Asking For The Public’s Help Into Tracking Down The Man Who Held Up A Local Tobacco Shop At Gunpoint Last Week. The Robbery Took Place Friday At…

Corporal Punishment Is Now A Thing Of The Past In The Bristol Tennessee City School System. The Board Of Education Has Voted To Officially Ban Paddling, Even Though Tennessee Is…

Bristol Virginia Utilities Has Agreed To Assist A Local Group’s Effortst To Establish A Downtown Cultural Heritage Center. Earlier This Week, The Bvu Board Of Directors Agreed To Set Aside…

Greeneville Police Have Released The Name Of The Shooting Victim Who Was Injured Over The Weekend At A Greeneville Night Spot. The Incident Took Place At The Houston Valley Club…

Kingsport Police Continue To Investigate The Robbery Of A City Restaurant On Friday. The Burger King On North Eastman Road Was Held Up After An Employee Took A Break And…

Police In Rogersville Are Searching For A Bandit That Held Up A City Tobacco Store At Gunpoint. Investigators Said A Person Wearing A Ski Mask Entered The Tobacco Outlet On…

A Scott County Virginia Grand Jury Has Handed Down More Than 60 Indictments Against 21 People. 43 Of Those Charges Were For Drug Related Offenses. Scott County Sheriff John Puckett…

Health Officials In Chattanooga Report Two More Swine Flu Deaths In Hamilton County. State Health Officials Said So Far 50 People Had Died In Tennessee From Swine Flu. The Confirmed…

An Abingdon Virginia Bail Bondsman Charged With A Misdemeanor Obstruction Of Justice Charge Has Had His Case Continued In Washington County Virginia General District Court. Judge Sage Johnson Recused Himself…

The Bristol Tennessee Haven Of Rest Has Received A Grant That Will Be Used To Construct Two Residential Treatment Facilities. The Half-A-Million Dollar Grant From Federal Home Loan Bank Of…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED IN A SHOOTING AND A ROBBERY SEVEN YEARS AGO IS NOW BEHIND BARS. 33 YEAR OLD BOBBY PORTER IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ROBBERY AND AGGRAVATED…

There Are More Than 250 Angels Waiting To Be Adopted From The Kingsport Salvation Army’s Angel Tree. Each Of Those Angels Represents A Child In Need Of A Little Help…

This Spring, The Tri-Cities Regional Airport Will Be Ramping Up Efforts To Recruit More Flights. The Efforts Will Be Aimed At Helping Offset Flight Cuts Related To The Delta-Northwest Merger…

The Sexual Assault Trial For A Former Bristol Virginia Nursing Home Employee Charged With Four Counts Of Sexual Abuse Has Been Delayed Until Next Year. James W. Wright Appeared In…

Virginia Gov.-Elect Bob Mcdonnell Has Appointed Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling His Administration’s New Jobs Czar And Made It A Position In His Cabinet. Mcdonnell Also Appointed Retired Fortune 500 CEO…

Because Of The Severe Wind Storm The Gate City Virginia Area Has Experienced This Week, A Water Emergency Still Exists In Several Parts Of Town. Town Manager Steve Templeton Said…