HAWKINS COUNTY 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…
CONSULTANT HIRED TO FIND NEW HAWKINS COUNTY DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS
Hawkins County Leaders Have Voted To Hire The Same Consultant Kingsport City Schools Used In Order To Hire A New Director Of Schools. The County Went With Wayne Qualls For…
JOHNSON CITY MAN FACES CHILD PORN CHARGES
A Johnson City Man Accused Of Downloading Child Pornography, Including Videos Of Children Under The Age Of Five, Is Facing Federal Charges. Nathan Kirkland Is Charged With Receiving And Possessing…
KINGSPORT TO TAKE BACK CLAIM LONG ISLAND ICE TEA WAS A MODEL CITY DRINK
Kingsport’s Chamber Of Commerce Is Reclaiming The Origin Of The Beverage, Long Island Ice Tea. Visit Kingsport Said The Drink Was Invented By A Resident Named Charles Bishop In The…
POSTAL WORKERS TO STAMP OUT HUNGER
Postal Workers In Our Region Will Be Picking Up Food Donations Saturday For The 26th Annual Stamp Out Hunger. The Items Will Be Picked Up By Letter Carriers And Will…
WASHINGTON COUNTY ELECTION OFFICE COMING UNDER FIRE
The Office Of Tennessee Secretary Of State Claims Three Voters Did Not Meet The Absentee Ballot Request Deadline Last Week In The Washington County Tennessee Primary Election. Tre Hargett Claims…
BRISTOL TENNESSEE PASSES BUDGET ON FIRST READING
Bristol Tennessee Leaders Have Unanimously Approved On First Reading, The Annual Budget For Fiscal Year 2018-19. The Proposed 107-Million Dollar Spending Plan Doesn’t Cover The 1-Million Dollar Shortfall In The…
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…