KINGSPORT MAN WANTS A NEW TRIAL
A Convicted Kingsport Drug Dealer Is Asking For A New Trial. 50 Year Old James Simonton Was Convicted In U.S. District Court In Greeneville To Conspiracy To Distribute 280 Grams…
JOHNSON CITY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS’ SEAT IN JEOPARDY
A Johnson City School Board Member Could Lose Her Seat After Moving Outside City Limits. Former Educator Stacey Torbett’s Eligibility On The School Board Has Been Called Into Question After…
ROGERSVILLE ENFORCES A PIT BULL ORDINANCE
The City Of Rogersville Is In The Midst Of Enforcing A City Ordinance Dating Back To The 1980’s That Bans Pit Bulls Within City Limits. An Animal Control Officer Was…
FIVE MORRISTOWN COMPANY EMPLOYEES SENTENCED
Five Wellco Enterprises Executives Has Been Sentenced In U.S. District Court In Greeneville On Federal Fraud And Smuggling Charges. Vincent Ferguson, Matthew Ferguson, Kerry Ferguson, Neil Streeter, Stephanie Kaemmerer And…
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA OPPORTUNITY ZONES
More Than 200 Areas Throughout The State Of Virginia Have Been Named Federally-Designated Economic Development Opportunity Zones, Including Several In Southwest Virginia. Those Areas Include Wise County, Norton And Big…
APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO OPEN MEDICAL USE FACILITY AT FORMER BRISTOL MALL
A Company That Applied For A License To Produce Cannabidiol Oil For Medical Use At The Former Bristol Mall Has An Application Pending. Dharma Pharmaceuticals Is Hopeful That It Will…
WASHINGTON COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTE APPROVES NEW SPENDING PLAN
The Washington County Tennessee Budget Committee Has Approved A New 40-Million Dollar General Fund Budget. The Spending Plan Doesn’t Include Any Raises For County Employees And Does Not Raise Property…
KINGSPORT HOPES TO KEEP LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER
It Appears That Holston Valley Medical Center In Kingsport Will Retain Its Level 1 Trauma Center. Ballad Health Announced Earlier Plans To Close Either Kingsport Or Johnson City’s Trauma Center.…
JOHNSON CITY SET TO PASS NEW BUDGET ON FIRST READING
The Johnson City City Commission Is Expected To Approve Its Over 247 Million Dollar Budget For Fiscal Year 2019 During A Meeting This Evening. Good News For City Residents, There’s…
TRAIN BRIDGE OVER WILCOX TO GET A FACELIFT
The City Of Kingsport Has Plans To Spruce Up The CSX Bridge Over Wilcox Drive. The Proposal Includes Repainting It And Putting The Word Kingsport On The Eastman Side Of…
INTERSTATE 81 STUDY REVEALED TO ABOUT 50 IN BRISTOL
Around 50 People Showed Up To Review And Share Their Concerns With Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board Officials Concerning A Plan To Improve A 300 Mile Section Of Interstate 81 Through…
PARKING LOT WORK TO START SOON AT TRI CITIES AIRPORT
Rehabilitation Work Will Start Next Week On The Tri Cities Airport Long Term Parking Lot. Director Of Marketing For The Tri, Kristi Haulsee Says The Work, Which Will Be Done…
MAN CONVICTED IN FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH
A Washington County Virginia Jury Has Convicted A Meadowview Man On Charges Related To A Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash. The Jury Found Douglas Pruitt Guilty Of Involuntary Manslaughter, Hit-And-Run And Reckless…
MOTION FILED IN WISE COUNTY CASE
Lawyers For A Wise County Virginia Man Indicted For Allegedly Taking Indecent Liberties With A Juvenile Over 30 Years Ago, Have Filed A Motion In Circuit Court Claiming Their Client’s…
NEW COPA ADVISORY COUNCIL APPROVES CHARTER
The Newly Formed Ballad Health Advisory Council Has Met For The First Time And Has Approved Its Charter. The Group Also Came Up With A Way To Integrate Health Records…
NO CHARGES FILES IN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN JONESBOROUGH
No Charges Will Be Filed As A Result Of A Fatal Officer Involved Shooting In Jonesborough Earlier This Year. District Attorney General Ken Baldwin Said There Was Nothing To Indicate…
FORMER JONESBOROUGH WORKER PLEADS TO CHILD RAPE
A Man Has Pleaded Guilty To Two Counts Of Child Rape In Washington County Tennessee Criminal Court. Stacey Canter Will Serve 25 Years In Prison. He Was Also Put On…
SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED IN HAWKINS COUNTY
A Sex Offender Has Been Arrested In Hawkins County After It Was Discovered He Was Living With Three Children Ranging In Ages Five To 13 Years Old. 38 Year Old…
ABINGDON APPROVES NEW BUDGET
Abingdon Virginia Leaders Have Approved A Fiscal 2018-19 Budget. The Spending Plan Includes A 2-Percent Raise For Government Employees. Sewer Rates Will Increase 2-Percent To Help Pay For Studies And…
BLOUNTVILLE CHILD DIES WHILE ON VACATION
A Blountville Child Has Died At An Alabama Hospital After He Was Found Unresponsive In A Pool. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office Said Three Year Old Levi Hughes Wandered Out…
FORMER BRISTOL MALL SOLD TO PAR VENTURES
The Former Bristol Virginia Mall Has Been Purchased For 2.6 Million Dollars By Par Ventures Llc. The 486-Thousand Square Foot Facility Includes Over 45 Acres Of Land. Par Ventures Plans…
A BRISTOL TENNESSEE COUPLE ARRAIGNED ON MURDER CHARGES
A Couple Accused In The Killing Of The Woman’s Ex-Husband In A Walmart Parking Lot On Volunteer Parkway In Bristol Tennessee Last Year Has Been Arraigned In Sullivan County Criminal…