DCS NOW INVOLVED IN DAVID CROCKETT HAZING
The Tennessee Department Of Children’s Services Is Investigating Claims Of Hazing And Sexual Assault By Four Students Of The David Crockett High School Football Team During A Religious Football Camp…
SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMISSION SENDS BUDGET BACK TO COMMITTEE
Sullivan County Commissioners Held First Reading On Its Fiscal 2015-16 Budget. They Then Remanded The Document Back To The Budget Committee For Additional Work. As Proposed, The Budget Would Impose…
ALPHA SELLS OFF TWO MINING OPERATIONS
Bristol Virginia Based Alpha Natural Resources Has Sold Off Two Of Its Mining Operations. The Pigeon Creek Processing Corporation In Wise County And The North Fork Coal Corporation’s #6 Deep…
BEDBUGS FOUND AT TWO KINGSPORT PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS
Bedbugs Are Plaguing Some Residents In Kingsport Public Housing. At Least Two Of Nine Properties Are Being Affected. One Resident Is Claiming It Took Six Months To Get Her Apartment…
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY ENCOURAGING BLACKOUT EVENT
Bristol Motor Speedway Is Gearing Up To Host The First Ever Bristol Black Out Event. Those Fans Attending The August 22nd Irwin Tools Night Race Are Being Encouraged To Wear…
SULLIVAN COUNTY LEADERS TO MEET THIS MORNING ON THE BUDGET
Sullivan County Leaders Will Meet In A Called Session This Morning To Receive Copies Of The Proposed County Budget For Fiscal Year 2015-16. The Commission Will Consider The Spending Plan…
CARTER AND UNICOI COUNTY PART OF RETIREE PROGRAM
Carter And Unicoi Counties Have Met Competitive Stipulations For Inclusion In The State’s Retiree Recruitment Marketing Program. The Tennessee Department Of Tourist Development Made The Announcement Recently. Retire Tennessee Has…
THE SULLIVAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS HIRED A NEW DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS
The Sullivan County Board Of Education Has Offered Evelyn Rafalowski The Permanent Director Of Schools Position. She Has Served As Interim Director Since Jubal Yennie Left Earlier This Year To…
ROGERSVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING AND ROBBERY
A Rogersville Man Is Behind Bars After Allegedly Kidnapping And Robbing An Elderly Man. 29 Year Old Brandon Eugene Frost Is Charged With Especially Aggravated Kidnapping, Especially Aggravated Robbery, And…
NEW EMS DIRECTOR HIRED IN GREENE COUNTY
A New Emergency Medical Services Director Has Been Hired In Greene County. Conrad “Chuck” Kearns Has More Than 30 Years Experience In Public Safety And Ems Work. He Replaces Robert…
JUDGE DENIES BVU CONTRACTOR’S PAYMENT REQUEST
A Proposed Restitution Payment Schedule For A Former Bristol Virginia Utilities Contractor Worth 13 Million Dollars Has Been Denied By A Federal Judge. Judge James Jones Ruled James Todd Edwards,…
HASLAM BELIEVES GUNS BILL WORTH REVIEWING
Gov. Bill Haslam Says He Believes A Recent State Attorney General’s Opinion Is At Least One Reason Lawmakers Should Consider Reviewing The Law That Allows Handgun Carry Permit Holders To…
FORMER LIBRARY CHARITY DIRECTOR INDICTED
The Former Director Of The Bristol Public Library Foundation Has Been Indicted On Five Counts Of Embezzlement. Anita Foster Machado Is Accused Of Stealing More Than 21-Thousand Dollars From The…
COEBURN VIRGINIA WAITING ON ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OPINION
Coeburn Virginia Leaders Are Seeking The Opinion Of The State’s Top Lawyer To Determine If Two Employment Contracts Are Legal. The Five-Year Contracts In Question Are That Of Coeburn Town…
LAWSUIT FILED OVER BEDBUGS AT JOHN SEVIER CENTER
A Lawsuit Has Been Filed In Washington County Tennessee General Sessions Court Over Reported Cases Of Bedbugs At John Sevier Center. One Of The Residents, Roy Smith Filed The Action…
BRISTOL MALL ON THE AUCTION BLOCK
The Bristol Mall Is Going On The Auction Block. It Will Be Sold To The Highest Bidder In A Foreclosure Auction Set For August 18th At One Pm On The…
SULLIVAN COUNTY STILL WITHOUT A BUDGET
The 2015-16 Fiscal Year Is Well Underway And Sullivan County Still Doesn’t Have A Budget In Place. County Mayor Richard Venable Attributes The Delay To Administration Changes. Venable Believes The…
TWO LOCAL HOSPITALS WIN PLATINUM AWARD
Two Area Health Care Facilities Have Earned Platinum Awards For 2015 From A National Organization For Their Heart Attack Care. To Receive This Recognition, Holston Valley Medical Center In Kingsport…
CARTER AND UNICOI COUNTY PART OF RETIREE PROGRAM
Carter And Unicoi Counties Have Met Competitive Stipulations For Inclusion In The State’s Retiree Recruitment Marketing Program. The Tennessee Department Of Tourist Development Made The Announcement Recently. Retire Tennessee Has…
KHRA WILL NOT GET EXPECTED FUNDING
The Kingsport Housing And Redevelopment Authority Won’t Be Receiving 11-Million Dollars In Federal Tax Credits This Year For The First Phase Of The Midtown Neighborhood Redevelopment. The Organization Scored 98…
DOLLY PARTON EXCITED ABOUT NEW MOVIE
Dolly Parton Wants The Upcoming TV Movie About Her Life Growing Up Poor In Appalachia To Show Viewers The Kind Of Family She Thinks Is Missing On Television Today. Parton…
ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES FILES FOR RESTRUCTURING
Alpha Natural Resources Has Filed For Voluntary Chapter Eleven Restructuring. The Company Will Seek The Necessary Immediate Relief That Will Allow Normal Business Operations To Continue And Cut The Company’s…