CARTER COUNTY JUDGE SENDS INMATE TO STATE PRISON
A Judge Has Ordered A Teenage Inmate Being Held At The Carter County Jail To Be Moved To The Tennessee Department Of Corrections For Safety Reasons. 18 Year Old Anthony…
HAWKINS COUNTY SCHOOLS COULD BE FORCED TO PAY
A Decision By The Federal Communications Commission Could End Up Costing The Hawkins County School System 2.1 Million Dollars. The FCC’s E-Rate Program Sets Aside Funding To Subsidize Internet Access…
SCIENCE HILL FIELD HOUSE HAS NEW NAME
The New 2-Million Dollar Field House At Science Hill High School Has A New Name. The Facility Will Be Called Topper Nation Center For Excellence By Blue Lizard. Crown Laboratories…
ELIZABETHTON SECTION OF TWEETSIE TRAILS RECEIVES FUNDS
The Elizabethton Part Of The Tweetsie Trail Has Received A Financial Boost. The Tennessee Department Of Transportation Has Awarded The Project A 257-Thousand Dollar Grant. The Money Will Be Used…
NEW MORRISON SCHOOL NOW OPEN IN BRISTOL
The New Morrison School In Bristol Virginia Has Been Completed. A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony This Week Formally Opened The 2.2 Million Dollar 20-Thousand Square Foot Facility. The School Will Accommodate…
NORTHEAST STATE OFFERS STUDENTS IPADS
Northeast State Community College Officials Have Announed That Technology That, Beginning In The The Fall, Will Be Required Of Incoming Freshmen Who Qualify For Inortheast. Through A Grant From The…
THE PINNACLE HAS NEW PROPERTY MANAGER
The Pinnacle Development Off Interstate 81’s Exit 74 Has A New Property Manager. Former Bristol Mall Manager Heather Hill Has Been Given The Job. She Will Be In Charge Of…
NAMES RELEASED IN DEADLY GREENE COUNTY CRASH
A Three Vehicle Crash Near The Greene/Cocke County Line Has Left Two Greeneville People Dead. According To The Tennessee Highway Patrol, 40 Year Old Mattie Salley And Her Passenger, 57…
100 NEW JOBS HEADED TO BRISTOL, TENNESSEE
A New Distribution Company In Bristol, Tennessee Is Bringing 100 News Jobs With It To The Area. Send The Light Distribution, One Of The Largest Christian Product Distributors, Has Relocated…
ROGERSVILLE MAN FACING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
A Rogersville Man Is Behind Bars Facing More Than 100 Felony Charges For Engaging In Child Pornography Through The Internet And U.S. Postal Service. Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie Lawson Said…
51 AREA PEOPLE FACING DRUG CHARGES
A Bristol, Virginia Grand Jury Has Indicted 51 Individuals On A Total Of 125 Drug Possession And Distribution Charges. The Drugs Involve Crack Cocaine, Suboxone, Morhpine, Meth, Marijuana, And A…
FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTS COUNTERFEITING COUPLE
A Federal Grand Jury Has Indicted A Sullivan County Couple Accused Of Passing 4-Thousand Dollars Worth Of Fake U.S. Treasury Checks At Food City Grocery Stores In Kingsport, Maryville And…
JULY SENTENCING SET FOR EDWARDS IN BVU SCANDAL
Two Former Bristol Virginia Utilities Vice Presidents And A Former Contractor Who Pleaded Guilty In The Corruption Case Are Set To Learn Their Sentences Next Week. However, The Fourth Person…
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA SEX OFFENDER IN CUSTODY
A Southwest Virginia Sex Offender Wanted For Probation Violation Has Been Captured. Teddy Strouth Of Cedar Bluff Failed To Update His Information On The Sex Offender Registry After He Changed…
MOUNTAIN STATES AND WELLMONT FORM WORK GROUPS
As Merger Efforts Continue, Two Area Health Care Organizations Have Created Four Community Work Groups. The Groups Are Designed To Provide Public Input As Mountain States Health Alliance And Wellmont…
VI OFFICIALS PRESENT OPTION FOR FUTURE
Officials With The Former Virginia Intermont College In Bristol Virginia Have Presented An Option To City Leaders Concerning The Future Of The Campus. Three Unnamed Potential Buyers Plan To Reopen…
MOUNT CARMEL SET TO OPEN SENIOR CENTER SOON
Mount Carmel Mayor Larry Frost Has Announced The Town’s Senior Center Will Be Open July 1st. It Will Be Located On The Second Floor Of City Hall. This Will Be…
FUTURE OF BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY IN LIMBO
Sullivan County Educational Leaders Have Announced Plans To Either Sell The Former Brookside Elementary School Building Or Lease It Out. Two Separate Entities Have Announced Interested In The Facility, One…
CARTER COUNTY TO MOVE RESERVES OVER
The Carter County Commission’s Budget Committee Has Voted To Use Reserves In Order To Balance The Highway Department Budget. The Latest Fund Balance Would Require About 630-Thousand Dollars. The Department’s…
JONESBOROUGH LEADERS WANT NEW SCHOOL
Jonesborough Leaders Are Beginning Efforts To Try To Get Funding Approved To Build A New K-8 School In Conjunction With A Facility Planned For The Boones Creek Zone. Town Leaders…
MARSH BLOOD BANK HOLDING SPECIAL DRIVE
Marsh Regional Blood Bank Is Gearing Up To Hold An Event In Honor Of World Blood Donor Day. Special Edition Patriotic T-Shirts Will Be Available While Supplies Last And Participants…
MOUNTAIN STATES AND WELLMONT TO CREATE WORK GROUPS
As Merger Efforts Continue, Two Area Health Care Organizations Have Created Four Community Work Groups. The Groups Are Designed To Provide Public Input As Mountain States Health Alliance And Wellmont…