Month: April 2015

The Number Of Reported Crimes To The Greene County Sheriff’s Department Fell 18 Percent In 2014. That According To The Annual Report Issued By The State Statisical Analysis Center. The…

Gov. Bill Haslam Is Continuing To Promote His Free-Tuition Plan For Tennessee Adults And Will Appear At An Event In Kingsport On Friday. Tennessee Reconnect Is A Last-Dollar Scholarship Program…

The Marinas Affected By The Lower Water Levels On Boone Lake In Sullivan County Will Get A Tax Break. County Property Assessor Ron Hillman Said His Office Will Be Adjusting…

Lee County, Virginia Is One Step Closer To Having A Hospital Again. County Commissioners Voted To Move Forward With Reopening The Facility In Pennington Gap As A Critical Access Hospital.…

East Tennessee State University Has Activated Its Response Website To Provide Information On How To Support Victims Of The April 25th Earthquake In Nepal. The Website – Www.Etsu.Edu/Response – Provides…

A Georgia Man Is Facing Meth Related Charges Following A Party At An Abingdon, Virginia Hotel. 47 Year Old Tommy Lynn Vaughn Is Charged With Possession Of Schedule One And…

A Bristol Tennessee Man, Who Downloaded Hundreds Of Pictures And Videos Of Child Pornography, Has Been Ordered To Spend Time Behind Bars. 24 Year Old Joshua Nunn Was Indicted By…

A Piney Flats Company Is Cutting 30 Jobs At Its Facility. Bell Helicopter Spokeswoman Susan Gordon Said That Number Could Be Lower Pending Participation In The Voluntary Separation Program Being…

This Week Marks The Fourth Anniversary Of The 2011 Deadly Tornado Outbreaks That Left Seven People Dead And Over 100 Others Injured. The Twisters Touched Down In The Camp Creek…

Steele Creek Park’s Lake Is Being Lowered For A Stabilization Project Over The Next Several Weeks. This Will Include Installing A Timber Wall Along The Old Beach Area To Stop…

Later This Week The 35 Dollar Increase In The Greene County Wheel Tax Goes Into Effect. The Hike Goes Into Effect On Thursday. Residents Whose Registration Expires In May And…

A Groundbreaking Ceremony Is Now Set For The Scott County Virginia Animal Shelter. The County’s Former Facility Was Destroyed By Fire December 3rd. Construction Plans Were Put In Motion Just…

The Sullivan County Jail Committee Has A New Chairman. Mayor Richard Venable Appointed Wally Boyd To The Position. Venable Formed The Group As An Adhoc Jail Study Committee Last September…

A Georgia Man Is Facing Meth Related Charges Following A Party At An Abingdon, Virginia Hotel. 47 Year Old Tommy Lynn Vaughn Is Charged With Possession Of Schedule One And…

Tennessee Valley Authority President And CEO Bill Johnson Will Be In The Region Today. He Will Be Doing A Walkthrough Of The Earthen Embankment Area Of Boone Dam With Dam…

The Five People Vying To Be Kingsport’s Next Mayor Participated In A Mayoral Forum At The Kingsport Chamber Of Commerce. Tom Parham, John Clark, Mike Freeman, Gary Lane, And Nathan…

Johnson City Police Have Arrested A Man For Allegedly Trying To Sell Equipment Belonging To The Johnson City Fire Department. Scott Stockton Was Charged With Theft Over Ten Thousand Dollars.…

Filing A False Police Report Has Landed A Johnson City Man Behind Bars. Officers Responded To A Robbery Alarm At A City Business On North Roan Street. When They Arrived,…

The Public Can Purchase A T-Shirt To Help Defray The Expenses For A Police Officer Who Suffered A Massive Stroke Recently. On April 9th, Jamal Phelps Failed To Show Up…

Flushing The Toilet Is About To Become More Expensive For Customers Of Bristol Virginia Utilities. The BVU Authority Board Of Directors Has Given The Green Light For A Proposed 15…

The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Has Released Its 2014 “Crime In Tennessee” Report And Kingsport Officials Have Reason To Be Happy. The Model City Saw A Slight Overall Decrease In…

Higher Crude Oil Costs Have Pushed Gas Prices Upward Again. Despite This Increase, Consumers Continue To Benefit From Substantially Lower Gas Prices Compared To Recent Years Even As Crude Oil…