KINGSPORT REST AREA CLOSED
An Alert Has Been Issued For Travelers On Interstate 26 Near Kingsport. Mark Nagi With The Tennessee Department Of Transportation Said The Welcome Center Near Exit 5 Is Closed Due…
TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL WITHDRAWS OPIOID MOTION
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery Has Decided To Withdraw His Motion To Take Over Three Lawsuits Aimed Against Major Opioid Manufacturers. This Means 14 District Attorneys General Across The State…
STATE PROBE INTO EASTMAN EXPLOSIONS COMPLETED
State Investigators Looking Into Eastman Explosions Last October Say Their Probe Is Complete, With The Likely Cause That Rocked Kingsport Being Identified. The Final Report From The Tennessee Department Of…
CARTER COUNTY MOTHER HEADED TO PRISON IN DEATH OF SMALL SON
A Carter County Mother Charged In The Death Of Her Three Year Old Son Has Been Ordered To Prison. Avonjaleea Phillips Was Charged With Aggravated Child Endangerment In The 2016…
BRISTOL VIRGINIA HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED TO PRISON
A Bristol Virginia Couple Has Been Ordered To Spend Time Behind Bars After Admitting To Federal Drug Charges. 32 Year Old Charles Houser Was Sentenced To Four Years In Prison…
SENTENCING HEARING UNDERWAY FOR NORTON MAN
Testimony Will Resume Friday Morning In A Sentencing Hearing For A Norton Virginia Man Who Pleaded Guilty In 2016 In The Shooting Death Of His Ex-Girlfriend, Kristina Padilla Of Appalachia.29…
WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF TO GET NEW EQUIPMENT
The Washington County Tennessee Sheriff’s Office May Soon Have The Most Advanced Camera Equipment Available. The Budget Committee Has Approved The Sheriff’s Office Purchasing 548-Thousand Dollars Worth Of Equipment That…
KINGSPORT NURSING HOME RECEIVING LARGE FINES
The Federal Government Is Continuing To Fine A Kingsport Nursing Home, Over Ten Thousand Dollar A Day. A Letter From Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services Reveals The Agency Notified…
OVER 600 JOBS COMING TO MORRISTOWN
Some New Jobs Are Coming To Morristown. A Belgian Bus Company, Van Hool, Is Building A Plant That’s Expected To Create Nearly 640 Jobs Over The Next Five Years. It…
FOUR ARRESTED IN HAWKINS COUNTY DRUG OPERATION
A Year Long Drug Operation In Hawkins County Has Resulted In The Arrest Of Four People. Sheriff Ronnie Lawson Said An Opiod Distribution Ring Extended From Rogersville To South Carolina.…
CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY ON NEW HOBBY LOBBY
Work Is Underway On A New Hobby Lobby Store At The Falls Retail Development Off Exit 5 Of Interstate 81 In Bristol, Virginia. The 55-Thousand Square Foot Store Will Be…
TWO SE VIRGINIA WALMARTS EXPANDING
The World’s Largest Retailer Has Announced Plans To Invest 75-Million Dollars In Virginia To Build One New Store And Remodel 13 Current Locations Including Two In Southwest Virginia. The Exit…
APPALACHIA VIRGINIA TOWN LEADERS SEEKING ADVICE
Appalachia Virginia Town Leaders Are Seeking Advice From Three State Agencies On A Proposed Logging Operation Near The Town’s Water Supply. Southern Forest Products Has Proposed Logging Up To 450…
JURY CONVICTS MAN IN DEATH OF WOMAN IN JOHNSON CITY
A Washington County Tennessee Jury Has Found The Second Of Two Men Charged With Killing A Woman In Johnson City Guilty. 25 Year Old Dallas Sarden Was Convicted Of Of…
VIRGINIA ISSUES OUTDOOR BURN WARNING
Virginia Department Of Forestry Officials Are Warning Folks Against Outdoor Burning Today Due To Weather Conditions Developing That Present Fire Dangers. Temperatures Mixing With 30 T0 40 Mph Winds And…
LEE COUNTY FIRE FATALITY STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION
An Early Morning House Fire In Lee County Virginia Has Claimed The Life Of One Person. It Happened On Stillhouse Hollow Drive Near The Big Stone Gap Line. Several Fire…
WISE COUNTY POLICE OFFICERS TO NOT BE CHARGED IN SHOOTING
No Charges Will Be Filed Against Three Wise County Police Officers In A Big Stone Gap Shooting During A Standoff In Which The Suspect Was Killed. 34 Year Old Nathan…
SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF WANTS MORE MONEY
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Is Asking For More Money To Run The County Jail And Workhouse. Sheriff Wayne Anderson Is Seeking A Nearly 500-Thousand Dollar Increase And Wants To…
PLEA DEADLINE SET FOR ACCUSED PHARMACY ROBBER
A Plea Deadline For Later This Week Has Been Set In Carter County Criminal Court For A Man Accused Of Holding Up A Local Pharmacy. 36 Year Old Jason Stout…
NO CHARGES TO BE FILED IN LEE COUNTY BABY MAULING
The Lee County Virginia Commonwealth Attorney’s Office Has Decided Not To Press Charges In Connection With The Death Of A Lee County Eight Day Old Baby Girl Who Was Mauled…
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK BEING CELEBRATED
Wise County Commonwealth Attorney Chuck Slemp Is Participating In Various Events This Week As Part Of The National Library Week Celebrations. The Event Is A National Observance Sponsored By The…
HAWKINS COUNTY MAN ARRAIGNED
A Hawkins County Man Wanted On Child Abuse And Assault Charges Has Been Arraigned In General Sessions Court. 25 Year Old Anthony Carpenter Is Charged With Child Abuse, Domestic Assault…