KINGSPORT LEADERS TO LOOK AT NEXT YEAR’S SPENDING PLAN TODAY
Kingsport Leaders Are Set To Meet Today To Find A Way To Deal With A 644-Thousand Dollar Shortfall In The Upcoming 2018-19 Fiscal Year Budget. The Shortfall Was Caused By…
SUSPECT IN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IDENTIFIED
The Suspect Who Was Shot And Killed By Washington County Virginia Sheriff’s Deputies Following A Car Chase, Has Been Identified. He’s 37 Year Old Phillip Gibson Ii Of Castlewood. He…
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT IN UNICOI HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A JOHNSON CITY MAN
An Investigation Is Continuing Into An Industrial Accident At Specialty Tires Of America In Unicoi, That Left A Johnson City Man Dead. Sheriff Mike Hensley Said The Worker, Ben Shew,…
EASTMAN ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF TITAN CO-POLYESTER EXPANSION
Eastman Chemical Company Has Announced It Has Completed The Previously Announced Titan Co-Polyester Expansion At Its Kingsport Manufacturing Site. The Plant Is Now Fully Operational And Is Supplying Product To…
JUDGE DECLINES TO DISMISS OPIOID LAWSUIT
A Judge In Bristol Tennessee Has Agreed To Allow A Lawsuit Brought By Nine Counties In Northeast Tennessee Against Drug Makers Over The Opioid Epidemic, To Proceed. The Attorney For…
DOBYNS-BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL’S EXCEL PROGRAM RECEIVES HIGH MARKS
Dobyns-Bennett Excel In Kingsport Is One Of 15 Schools To Receive The First Tennessee Science Technology Engineering Math School Designations. 14 Public And One Private School In The State Were…
WOMAN WHO FAILED TO SHOW UP AT JAIL ARRESTED
A Woman, Who Was On Medical Furlough, And Failed To Show Back Up At The Southwest Virginia Regional Jail In Abingdon This Past Weekend Has Been Captured In Bristol Virginia.…
ELIZABETHTON CRASH CLAIMS ONE
A Single Vehicle Crash In Elizabethton Has Left One Person Dead. According To The Tennessee Highway Patrol, 44 Year Old Scotty Calloway Was Driving South On Earl Williams Road When…
DEADLY OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA
A Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting In Washington County Virginia Remains Under Investigation. A Chase Started Last Night On Main Street In Abingdon After A Deputy Recognized A Car From A Larceny…
BILL PASSES IN TENNESSEE TO ASSIST VENUES LIKE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
The Tennessee General Assembly Has Passed The Event Tourism Act That Is Geared To Bring More Prime Time Sporting Events To The Volunteer State. The Bill Would Help Venues Like…
NAME RELEASED OF MOTORCYCLE VICTIM
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Has Released The Name Of The Victim Of A Deadly Motorcycle Crash. It Happened Yesterday Afternoon On Catawba Lane In Blountville. Authorities Said 21 Year…
FREAK ACCIDENT IN THE TOWN OF UNICOI LEAVES MAN DEAD
The Unicoi County Sheriff’s Office Is Investigating A Workplace Accident In Which A Man Was Killed. It Happened At Specialty Tire In The Town Of Unicoi. Sheriff Mike Hensley Is…
ABINGDON LOOKING TO DECREASE MONEY TO WASHINGTON COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
The Town Of Abingdon Virginia Plans To Decrease Its Financial Contribution To The Washington County Public Library. The Plan Is To Decrease Funding By 5-Thousand Dollars Per Year. This Is…
ABINGDON NURSE PRACTITIONER PLEADS IN FEDERAL COURT
An Abingdon Virginia Nurse Practitioner Has Admitted In U.S. District Court In Abingdon, To Charges Related To The Illegal Distribution Of Opiates And Other Prescription Drugs. 43 Year Old Matthew…
MURDER SUSPECT ARRAIGNED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA COURT
A Clintwood Virginia Man Accused Of Murder Has Been Arraigned In Washington County Virginia General District Court. 44 Year Old Roger Melvin Tackett Is Charged With First Degree Murder In…
HAWKINS COUNTY BUDGET ALREADY IN THE RED
Hawkins County Leaders Are Finding Themselves Barely In The Red This Year. The County’s 2018-19 Fiscal Year Budget Hearings Are Underway And So Far, The County Has A Deficit Of…
STATE TO GIVE MONEY FOR JOHNSON CITY VETERANS MEMORIAL
The State Of Tennessee Has Earmarked Funding For This Upcoming Fiscal Year For The Johnson City/Washington County Veterans Memorial. The State Has Set Aside 50-Thousand Dollars In Funding For The…
JOHNSON CITY JUNIOR POLICE ACCADEMY APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED
The Johnson City Police Department Is Accepting Applications For The Junior Police Academy. This Is A Program Geared To Area Youth, Both Males And Females Between The Ages Of 14…
VDOT OUTLINES ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN SCOTT COUNTY
Virginia Department Of Transportation Representatives Have Outlined Their Six-Year Plan For Secondary Road Construction In Scott County. Work On Some Of Those Projects Are Already Underway, Others Are Set To…
UNITED WAY SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA OFFERING UP BOOKS
United Way Of Southwest Virginia In Abingdon Virginia Has Announced The Acquisition Of 50-Thousand Brand New High-Quality Books. They Were Donated By The Soho Center. United Way Has Already Arranged…
WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT UNDER REVIEW
Washington County Tennessee School Leaders Have Been, And Continue To Work To Overhaul The School’s Transportation Department. The Changes Follow A Bus Crash As Well As The Dui Arrest Of…
SUSPECT IN SHOOTING SET TO BE ARRAIGNED
A Lebanon Virginia Man Accused Of Gunning A Man Down This Past Weekend Will Be Arraigned Today In Russell County General District Court. 44 Year Old Jerry Lee Harris Is…