Month: February 2010

Johnson City Is In The Running For A Fortune 50 Company To Possibly Locate In The Area, Which Could Bring As Many As 800 High-Tech Jobs To The Region. Economic…

A Safety Milestone Has Been Reached By A Kingsport Based Chemical Company. At Year’s End, Eastman Chemical’s Company-Wide Osha-Recordable Rate, Which Is A Measurement Of Injuring Requiring Treatment Beyond First…

Potholes In Virginia..Beware. Due To The Winter Weather, Potholes Have Developed All Over The Commonwealth. Governor Bob Mcdonnell Is Requesting The Virginia Department Of Transportation Make Pothole Repair Its Top…

Sullivan County Sheriff Wayne Anderson Wants To Continue Providing The Citizens Of The County The Best Sheriff’s Department In The State. The Republican Incumbent Held A Kickoff Last Night For…

Proposed Bristol Redevelopment Plans Are Gaining Support. The Bristol Tennessee Housing And Redevelopment Authority Board Of Commissioners Have Voted To Support A City Hall Proposal To Give Tax Breaks To…

The Number Of Advanced Placement Examinations Completed By Dobyns Bennett High School In 2009 Has Exceeded The State And National Average. The Number Of Students That Took The Exams Is…

A Sullivan County Grand Jury Has Indicted A Man Accused Of Robbing A Gas Station Using A Hatchet. 32 Year Old Christopher Honaker Of Bristol Tennessee Is Charged With Aggravated…

A Johnson City Teen Accused Of Killing His Mother And Sexually Abusing Her Dead Body Has Turned 18 Years Old And Has Been Moved To Protective Custody At A Local…

A Kingsport Man Accused Of Dumping A Woman’s Body In A Remote Area Of Scott County Virginia More Than Five Years Ago Will Appear In Court Soon. 51 Year Old…

The First Red Light Traffic Cameras Go Into Operation In Johnson City Beginning On Sunday. The Camera Is At One Of The City’s Busiest Intersections – West Market Street And…

Washington County Tennessee Property Owners, The Countdown Is On To Get Your Property Taxes Paid. The Deadline Is Set For The Last Day Of February Each Year. Due To That…

Due To Inclement Weather, A Public Meeting Set Up By The Tennessee Department Of Transportation For Tonight In Elizabethton Has Been Cancelled. The Meeting Was To Discuss The Proposed Extension…

A Hawkins County Man Has Been Arrested For Allegedly Having Sex With A Minor. 41 Year Old Jesse James Warwick Of Rogersville Told Police He Was Blackmailed By A 12…

A Bristol Virginia Man Convicted Of Being A Sex Offender Is Behind Bars After Police Allegedly Found Child Pornography At His Residence. 52 Year Old Hershel Cook Iii Was Charged…

Interesting Racing Returns To The High Banks Of Bristol Motor Speedway During The March Race. Bms Officials Have Talked To Nascar And Decided To Add Over 160 Feet Of Safer…

A Bristol Virginia Man Accused Of Having Inappropriate Contact With A Child Has Been Convicted Of The Crime And Is Heading To Prison. 53 Year Old Michael Albert Helbert Was…

Johnson City Power Board Is In Line To Get Some Cutting Edge Upgrades That Will Help Save It’s Customers Money. The $10 Million Dollar Project Will Install New Smart Meters…

A Kingsport Man Shot While Allegedly Burglarizing A City Home Has Had His Case Bound Over To A Sullivan County Grand Jury. 30 Year Old Dustin Eads Is Charged With…

Tennessee’s education commissioner told school board members from across the state that a majority of schools could fail to meet testing goals this year because of higher standards. Timothy Webb…

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell Has Signed Into Law Legislation That Suspends An Interim Rate Increase Being Charged To Appalachian Power Customers In Virginia, Tennessee, And West Virginia. The New Law…

Kingsport Police Say They Will Present Evidence Of A Suspected Labor Day Murder To The Grand Jury Next Month. The Body Of 39 Year Old William Lynch The Third Was…

High School Sophomores And Juniors Who Want To Experience King College Campus Life Are Invited To Attend King’s “First Look” Event On Saturday. Students And Their Families Will Have The…