Month: February 2010

The Historic Bristol Sign, A Very Visible Icon Of A City Separated By Geography, Turns 100 This Year. A Committee Of Local Residents And Business Professionals Has Planned To Commemorate…

The Tennessee Department Of Transportation Says The State Is The First One To Obligate 100 Percent Of Stimulus Money For Highway Infrastructure. Officials Said The Department’s Use Of More Than…

Jury Deliberations Expected To Begin Today In Hawkins County Circuit Court In The Case Of A Man Accused In The Fatal Sniper-Style Shooting Of Another Man. 21 Year Old Ronald…

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has proposed deep, unprecedented cuts to public schools, to the state government work force, and to health and welfare safety net programs in a $2.1 billion…

New Health Rankings Have Been Released For Counties Across The Nation. In Tennessee, Johnson County Received One Of The Poorest Ratings. The Survey Looked At Several Different Health Categories Including…

The Virginia Department Of Transportation Has Reopened Four Rest Areas Including Two In Southwest Virginia On Interstate 81. Those Include One On I-81 North Near Rural Retreat And Another One…

The Fourth Quarter Tri Cities Labor Market Report Is In, And The News Isn’t Very Good. Especially When It Comes To The Number Of People Working. Area Employment Fell 4.5…

A Bristol, Virginia Woman Is Headed To Prison After Being Convicted Of Tying Her 6-Year-Old Niece To Her Bed As Punishment For Sneaking Food Out Of The Kitchen. 20 Year…

A Proposal That Would Require Offenders Charged With Drunken Driving To Have Ignition Locking Devices Installed In Their Vehicles Is Advancing In The House. The Measure Sponsored By Rep. Tony…

A Former Jonesboro Man Has Admitted To Drug Charges In Federal Court In Greeneville. 45 Year Old Paul Fields Pled Guilty To Manufacturing Over 100 Marijuana Plants. A Raid Last…

A Kingsport Drug Bust Has Landed Four Suspects Behind Bars Facing Numerous Drug-Related Charges. The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Vice Unit, Bristol Tennessee Vice Unit, And The Second Judicial Drug…

A Bill Sponsored By A Hawkins County Lawmaker That Would Give Senior Drivers In Tennessee An Insurance Break Has Been Unanimously Approved In The Senate. The Legislation, By Senator Mike…

A Two Vehicle Crash In Johnson City Has Claimed The Life Of A Kingsport Woman. According To Police, 79 Year Old Rita Groseclose Was Killed Yesterday Afternoon On North Roan…

Testimony Will Resume This Morning In Hawkins County Circuit Court In The Trial Of A Man Accused In A Fatal Sniper-Style Shooting In Rogersville That’s Believed To Have Been Gang…

Johnson City School System Is Bracing For A Projected Shortfall For Fiscal Year 2010-2011. Schools Are Expected To Come Up With 2.3 Million Dollars In Order To Offset The Funding…

A Washington County Tennessee Teen Accused Of Bribing A 12 Year Old To Have Inappropriate Contact With Him Has Pled Guilty To A Lesser Charge. Michael Lineweaver Pled Guilty To…

One Sullivan County Commissioner Is Giving Up His Post To Run For A Seat On The Board Of Education. Sam Jones Picked Up A Petition Yesterday To Seek The District…

Three Top Bristol Virginia Leaders Have Said They Won’t Be Running For Re-Election In May. Mayor Jim Rector, Vice Mayor Ernie Sprouse And Councilman Fred Bowman Have Said Their Names…

State revenue collections plunged by 6.5 percent in January, leaving lawmakers well behind their targets for the current year as they make deep cuts in the budget. Monthly receipts from…

Johnson City Police Are Trying To Determine If The Death Of A Man Who Was Attacked At His Business In November Was Related To That Incident. 50 Year Old Danny…

The Bizarre Death Of A Man On Interstate 81 In Greene County Remains Under Investigation. Sheriff Steve Burns Said 24 Year Old Paul Mamouka, A Soldier From Ft. Drum New…

An Elizabethton Tennessee Man Accused Of Attempting To Have Inappropriate Contact With A Scott County Virginia Teenager Over A Computer Has Been Found Guilty Of The Crime And Will Be…