Month: September 2015

The Town Of Unicoi Is Continuing To Move Forward With Plans To Establish A Police Department. A Four-Person Police Committee Has Been Established And Will Be Chaired By Vice Mayor…

The Sullivan County Jail Is Continuing To Face Overcrowding And Understaffing Issues. Currently, The Lockup Is Housing About 423 Inmates, Which Is About 40 More Than The Certified Capacity. Jail…

Johnson City Leaders Are Considering Discussing Economic Investment Opportunities With Washington County Leaders. The Idea Has Been Tossed Around About Entering Into An Interlocal Agreement With The County And In…

Keep Bristol Beautiful Has Been Recognized With An Affiliate Excellence Award For 2015. The Designation Showcases Organizations Who Display Leadership In Their Communities By Continued Support Of Educating And Rallying…

Cabela’s Is Gearing Up For An Elaborate Grand Opening Ceremony This Week. Nascar Driver Landon Cassill, Country Singer Lucas Hoge And Tv And Radio Host Laura Lynn Are All Set…

A 19 Year Old Bristol Tennessee Man Is Facing Charges After He Allegedly Pointed A Gun At Another Person. Joby Johnson Is Charged With Aggravated Assault And Reckless Endangerment. Police…

Some Tense Moments At A Carter County School. Police Have Given The All-Clear Are They Searched Happy Valley Middle School Following A Bomb Threat. Nothing Explosive Was Found By Authorities.…

A Local Bounty Hunter Has Been Arrested For Shooting The Fugitive He Was Trying To Capture. It Happened At A Home On Brumley Gap Road In Abingdon. 60 Year Old…

Under A Proposal Unveiled By Sullivan County, Bristol, And Kingsport School Leaders, Kingsport Would Pay Sullivan North High School 20 Million Dollars. At A Meeting Last Night, Leaders Said, Under…

The Tennessee Supreme Court Will Review A Death Penalty Case For A Man Convicted In The 2003 Deaths Of Two Teens Whose Dismembered Bodies Were Found In A Downtown Johnson…

A Washington County, Tennessee Prosecutor Rescued After A Weekend Hike In Haywood County, North Carolina Continues To Recover In The Hospital. Assistant District Attorney July Hays Spent More Than Two…

With The Prosecution Resting Its Case, Testimony Will Resume Friday Morning In The Murder Case Against 44 Year Old John Slemp In Sullivan County Criminal Court. He’s Accused In The…

An Attorney Is Seeking The Dismissal Of The First Degree Murder Charge Of A Carter County Woman Accused In The 2012 Death Of Her 4-Year-Old Son. Tiffani Holston Is Facing…

A Johnson City Man Serving A Life Sentence In The Death Of His 2-Month Old Daughter Has Had His Conviction Appeal Denied. Criminal Court Judge Lisa Rice Denied Conviction Relief…

An Elizabethton Woman Is Behind Bars For Allegedly Stealing Almost 10-Thousand Dollars From The Johnson City Health Care Provider She Worked For. Tamera Stanley Is Charged With Numerous Counts Of…

The City Of Kingsport Has Named Its New Director Of Marketing And Public Relations. Heather Cook Will Begin Her New Job On October 12th. She Will Be Responsible For Marketing…

The Founders Farmers Market Pavilion In Downtown Johnson City Is Nearly Completed. The Facility Will Be Used For More Than Just A Farmers Market. Planning Is Underway For Some Of…

Residents In The Tree Streets Neighborhood Of Johnson City Want All Fraternities Out Within A Year. The Southside Neighborhood Organization Has Issued A News Release Requesting That East Tennessee State…

Johnson City Is In The Process Of Developing A Downtown Association. Currently, Dianna Cantler, Who Works For The Johnson City Development Authority, The Washington County Economic Development Council And Is…

Johnson City’s Millennium Center Will Be Looking For A New General Manager. This, After Longtime Gm Ken Misterly Notified The Public Building Authority Of His Intention To Resign To Take…

A Longtime Bristol Dentist Has Entered A Plea Deal With The U.S. District Attorney’s Office In Greeneville. Larry Preston Has Agreed To Waive The Indictment And Plead Guilty. He Faces…

Parks In Rogersville Could Become Tobacco Free In The Near Future. Hawkins County Health Director Susan Venable Met With Rogersville Leaders Recently To Discuss That Possibility. Venable Wants To Create…