Month: January 2018

Some 63 Sam’s Club Stores Across The Country Are Closing. The Closures Affect Stores In Tennessee, Texas, Georgia. And Other Areas. Company Leaders Said The Stores In Bristol, Virginia And…

The Washington County Virginia Board Of Supervisors Has A New Leadership Team In Place. The Board Agreed To Name Saul Hernandez Chairman Of The Board. He Was Nominated By Current…

Electrical Problems Are Being Blamed For A Church Fire In Telford. Oakland Cumberland Presbyterian Church On Oakland Road Went Up In Flames Last Night. Fire Officials Said The Structure Is…

The Tennessee Supreme Court Has Suspended The Law License Of Hawkins County Juvenile Court Judge Daniel Boyd, For 120 Days. Judge J. Todd Ross Is Expected To Preside Over Boyd’s…

A Carter County Grand Jury Has Indicted A Man In The Death Of An Elderly County Woman Last July. Chad Anthony Benfield Is Charged With Two Counts Of First Degree…

The Scott County Sheriff’s Office Is Investigating A Stabbing Incident. It Happened Last Night In Blackwater. No Names Have Been Released At This Time, But Sheriff John Puckett Said A…

A Multi-Vehicle Wreck In Carter County Has Killed One Person And Injured Three People It Happened Yesterday On Highway 19-E. The Tennessee Highway Patrol Said 32 Year Old Danielle Huggins…

The Tennessee State Review Board Is Set To Address Proposed Nominations To The National Register Of Historic Places. Two Places Out Of The Ten Nominated Are From Our Area. They…

Turtleson Incorporated Will Be Moving Its Operations From North Carolina To Bristol Tennessee Soon. Turtleson Is An Online Men’s Apparel Brand That Plans To Invest A Million Dollars In The…

Suicides In Tennessee Have Reach A Record-Breaking High. An Average Of Three People Died By Suicide Each Day In The Volunteer State In 2016, The Highest Recorded In The State…

Tennessee Lawmakers Are Returning For A Legislative Session Colored By Upcoming Elections, House Speaker Beth Harwell’s Bid For Governor And Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s Final Lap Before He Hits His…

A Rogersville Pediatrician, Accused Of Child Sex Crimes, Has Had His Trial Continued Until Later This Year. Dr. Chris Calendine Is Charged With Two Counts Of Sexual Battery. His Case…

The Limestone Cove Dump Site In Unicoi County Is Now Back Open. This, Just Three Days After Its Operator Was Arrested In A Drug Investigation. 56 Year Old Douglas Shane…

An Area Health Care Organization Says Over 900 Flu Cases Have Been Reported Which Includes One Death. Mountain States Health Alliance Director Of Infection Jamie Swift Said The Death Is…

The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Is Probing An Officer Involved Shooting In Church Hill That Left One Person Dead. It Happened Last Night As Hawkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Went To…

A Johnson City Man Accused Accused Of Killing A City Woman Over Two Years Ago Has Withdrawn His Guilty Plea And Will Stand Trial. 25 Year Old Dallas Sarden Had…

A West Virginia Judge Has Ruled A Local Mayor Embezzled Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars From A Dying Grandmother. Mount Carmel Mayor Chris Jones Must Pay The Money In Damages,…

A Popular Pigeon Forge Dinner Show Is Undergoing A Name Change. Dixie Stampede Will Now Be Known As Dolly Parton’s Stampede. Spokesman Wes Ramey Said The Reason For The Name…

A 500-Thousand Dollar Grant Is Coming To The Region Bristol Virginia Officials Will Use The Money To Build A Water Treatment Plant For The Textile Manufacturer American Merchant. The City…

A Hawkins County Glass Manufacturer Is Expanding And Adding Some New Jobs. AGC Glass North America In Church Hill Will Invest 40.8 Million Dollars And Create 85 New Jobs. AGC…

Blountville Is Getting A New Look In Hopes Of Bringing More Foot Traffic To The Downtown Area. Sullivan County Mayor Richard Venable Believes Businesses Will Look At Locating In The…

The 2018 Virginia General Assembly Has Gaveled Into Session. Delegates And Senators Are In Richmond Just Days Before The Governorship Passes From One Democrat To Another – From Governor Terry…