Month: July 2015

Fairview Museum In Abingdon, Virginia Is Celebrating Its Grand Opening This Week. Visitors Can Experience What Life Was Like For 19th Century Southwest Virginia Families. The Log Cabin Structure Was…

In Celebration Of National Carousel Day, There Will Be Free Rides For Everyone This Weekend At The Kingsport Carousel. Activities And Demonstrations On Saturday Will Include Wood Carving Events, Face…

A New Dog Park In Downtown Kingsport Is Now Open To The Public. The Barking Lot Is Located Off Main Street Behind “Social” And Is A Grassy Lot In A…

Tennessee Senator Rusty Crowe Of Johnson City Says The State Should Consider Allowing Employees Who Oppose Gay Marriage On Religious Grounds To Simply Hand Off Any Paperwork To Employees Who…

A Kingsport Business That Accessorizes Cars Has Unexpectedly Closed Down And The Owner Is Now Facing Charges. Kingsport Police Arrested 4 Wheels Unlimited Owner Ron Ratliff On Charges Of Theft…

The Sullivan County Commission’s Budget Committee Is Recommending A Large Property Tax Hike In The 2015-16 Fiscal Year Budget. The Committee Is Proposing A 27 Cent Increase, With 13 Cents,…

The Former Bristol Virginia Utilities Ceo Who Pleaded Guilty In U.S. District Court In Abingdon To A Conspiracy Charge Is No Longer On The Board Of Directors Of Tri Cities…

A Prison Spokesman Said No Staff Members At Northeast Correctional Complex In Mountain City Have Been Hospitalized As A Result Of Assaults At The Facility On Sunday Morning. The Lockdown…

Two Kingsport Men Accused Of Firing A Gun Inside A City Apartment Are Behind Bars. 23 Year Old Tyler Alley Is Charged With Reckless Endangerment While 22 Year Old Byron…

Greene County Leaders Have Approved A Budget For Fiscal Year 2015-16, Which Officially Began July 1st. The Spending Plan Does Not Include Any Increases To Property Taxes. The Greeneville City…

A Kingsport Man Convicted Of Selling Crack Cocaine Out Of His Lynn Garden Home Has Been Ordered To Spend Time In Prison. A U.S. District Court Judge Ordered Antwaun Hendricks…

A Former Gate City Virginia High School Teacher Who Is Accused Of Hitting A School Bus With Her Car In January Has Waived Her Indictment In Scott County Circuit Court.…

Hawkins County Criminals Could Soon Be Paying More To Do Crime In The County. County Leaders Are Considering A Proposal That Would Add A New $12.50 Fee Onto The Court…

A Group Of Concerned And Well-Armed Citizens Have Set Up Shop In The Parking Lot Of The Armed Forces Career Center In Kingsport. The Reason – To Protect Military Recruiters…

Unicoi County Boasts One Of The Highest Property Tax Rates In Northeast Tennessee And Residents There Could Be Paying Even More Soon. Sheriff Mike Hensley Is Struggling To Keep The…

Two Area Tennessee Valley Authority Visitor Centers Have Reopened. They Are At Fort Patrick Henry Dam In Kingsport And South Holston Dam Near Bristol, Tennessee. TVA Spokesman Travis Brickey Said…

Six Liquor Stores In Greenveville, Who Filed A Lawsuit Against The City For 1.6 Million, Have Been Offered 236-Thousand Dollars By Greeneville. This Would Have To Be Split Among The…

Kingsport Has Named A New Member To Its Board Of Mayor And Aldermen. Darrell Duncan Was Appointed By The Board As A New Alderman. He Is Filling The Seat Vacated…

A New Report Says More Than One-Fourth Of Tennessee Children Are Living In Poverty, Up From A Few Years Ago When The Country Was In A Recession. The Report Shows…

Sales Tax Revenues In Sullivan County For The Fiscal Year That Just Ended Are Showing An Increase Over Last Year. The Figures Show Revenues Were Up 6.7 Percent From The…

An Environmental Group Wants To Turn Up The Scrutiny On Waste Treatment At The Holston Army Ammunition Plant Run By Bae Systems. Wisconsin-Based Citizens For Safe Water Around Badger Is…

Washington County Tennessee Has Hired A Staff Attorney. Brett Mayes Was Offered The Position And Accepted The Job With An 80-Thousand Dollar Per Year Salary. He’s A Knoxville Native Who…