Month: December 2009

An Annual Event Celebrating The Spirit Of Christmas On The Frontier Is Slated For This Weekend. Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park In Limestone Will Be Decorated In Pioneer Christmas Spirit…

Kingsport Based Eastman Chemical Company Has Announced Plans To Discontinue One Of Its Texas Based Projects. According To A Press Release, High Capital Costs, Environmental Issues And Uncertainity In Petroleum…

Mother Nature Flexed Her Muscles In The Tri Cities And Southwest Virginia. Trees Were Reported Down In Many Areas. Also High Water Made Some Areas Very Dangerous. At One Point,…

An Early Christmas Present For Tri Cities Residents Looking For A Job. Universal Fibers In Bristol, Virginia Has Announced It Will Expand Its Manufacturing Facility And Hire 84 New Employees…

Another Tri Cities Town Is Looking At Adding Redlight Cameras. Rogersville Mayor Jim Sells Appointed A Committee This Week To Study The Possibility Of Installing Them At A Traffic Light…

A Kingsport Teen Accused In A Fatal Car Chase Shooting Won’t Go On Trial Until Next Year. 18 Year Old Christopher Nunley Was Arrested Following The January 11th Incident Near…

**Cancelled** ———————– Due To A High Wind Advisory Issued Through Tonight For Our Region And Excessive Water In Certain Areas, Bristol Motor Speedway Officials Have Announed That All Activities For…

High Winds Caused Havoc All Over The Tri Cities Especially In Greene County Where Gusts Were Reported To Be 65 Mph. Downed Trees Were Removed From 31 Roads In The…

A Kingsport Police Officer Who Shot And Killed A Pit bull Has Been Cleared Of Any Wrongdoing. A Sullivan County Grand Jury Decided To Take No Action Against Officer Darrell…

The Former Head Of A Bristol Virginia Mental Health Board Is Accused Of Having Inappropriate Contact With An 11 Year Old Relative. 66 Year Old Hunter Preston Widener, Is Charged…

The American Red Cross In Johnson City Is Hoping You Won’t Forget To Give The Gift Of Life This Holiday Season. Donating Blood Doesn’t Take Much Time And The Feeling…

Four Teams That Were Setup In An Attempt To Spark Early College Programs At The High School Level Will Present Its Report To Sullivan County Officials. The Final Report From…

A Buchanan County Virginia Man Convicted In The Stabbing Death Of Another Man Has Been Ordered To Spend The Rest Of His Life Behind Bars. 35 Year Old Travis Wade…

The New Courthouse In Jonesboro May Be Brand New, But The New Carpet Smell Is Causing A Stink. Several Employees Including Judge Lynn Brown Have Complained About Allergic Reactions Inside…

Accreditation Has Been Reaffirmed For King College In Bristol, Tennessee. The Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools Commission On Colleges Reaffirmed King’s Accreditation Yesterday And Removed A One Year Warning…

The Scott County Sheriff’s Office Is Investigating A Stabbing In Dungannon. Authorities Said The Unidentified Man Was Found With Multiple Stab Wounds While Sitting In His Car In The Parking…

The Kingsport Rotary Club Will Be Handing Out A Check Today To Second Harvest Food Bank To Help Feed Children This Holiday Season. The 86-Hundred Dollar Amount Is Up 28…

Virginia’s unemployment rate keeps getting better. The Virginia Employment Commission reports the seasonally unadjusted rate fell from 6.5 percent in September to 6.3 percent in October, the lowest rate so…

A Johnson City Man Convicted In A Deadly Car Crash That Claimed The Life Of A Homecoming Queen Has Had His Request For Work Release Denied. Bradley Mullins Was Found…

Having A Box Of Cereal With A Unique “Prize” In It Has Gotten A Kingsport Man In Trouble. Model City Police Answered A Call To A Possible Disturbance At King’s…

A Carter County Woman Who Was Convicted Nearly Two Years Ago In The Shooting Death Of Her Boyfriend Has Had A New Trial Date Set In Criminal Court. 32 Year…

Looking For A Few Good Bellringers. The Washington County Tennessee Salvation Army Is Asking For Men And Woman To Volunteer For A Two Or Four-Hour Shift During The Holiday Season…