Day: August 3, 2015

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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 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 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 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 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 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…

Cleanup Is Continuing At A Creek In Russell County Virginia After A Paint Truck Overturned. About 100 Gallons Of Non-Toxic Paint Spilled Into Loop Creek. Special Pads Were Used To…

A Johnson City Realtor Is Facing Theft Charges. A Sullivan County Grand Jury Has Indicted 38 Year Old Benjamin Smith On A Charge Of Theft Over 60-Thousand Dollars After Allegedly…

A Piney Flats Tennessee Man Accused Of Making Threats To Blow Up Boone Dam Will Be Arraigned Today In Sullivan County General Sessions Court. 58 Year Old Joel Nadeau Is…