Month: August 2018

A Cider Company Has Announced It Will Make A Major Investment In Southwest Virginia. Sugar Hill Cidery Will Open A New Hard Cider Production Facility And Restaurant In Downtown Norton.…

The Johnson City Police Department Is Accepting Applications For The Citizens Police Academy, Which Begins September 11th. This Is A Nine Week Academy Designed To Develop A Better Understanding Of…

A Lee County Grand Jury Has Indicted A Former Worker At The Lee County Public Service Authority In Jonesville. Tanya Suzanne Neff Is Charged With 52 Counts Of Felony Embezzlement,…

Eastman Credit Union Has Broken Ground On A New Branch In The Allandale Community. It Will Be Located At The Corner Of West Stone Drive And Netherland Inn Road In…

Lee County’s Hospital In Southwest Virginia Has Moved One Step Closer To Re-Opening. The Virginia Commissioner Of Health Has Signed An Extension Of The Hospital’s Certificate Of Need Through December…

A Job Fair Will Be Held Today In Scott County Virginia. Mountain Top Timber Products Will Host The Job Fair Starting At 4:30 This Afternoon And Running Until 8:30 This…

Tri-Cities Airport Has Been Awarded Around 1.8 Million Dollars Federal Funding To Make Some Infrastructure Updates. The Money Is Being Provided By The Federal Aviation Administration And Will Be Used…

A Carter County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Has Passed Away. Lt. Brian Bull Durham Was 41. He Was An Active Patrol Commander At The Time Of His Death And Had Worked At…

A Kingsport Man Who Conspired To Bring In Methamphetamine Into The Tri Cities Has Been Ordered To Spend The Rest Of His Life In Prison. 36 Year Old Michael Potter…

A Kingsport Woman Accused Of Stealing Money From Her Former Employer Is Set To Be Arraigned This Morning In General Sessions Court. 22 Year Old Ashley Taylor Is Charged With…

It’s Official, Duffield Virginia Based Sunset Digital Communication Has Finalized The 50 Million Dollar Purchase Of The Assets And Service Network Of BVU’s Optinet Broadband Division. Co-Founder Of Sunset Digital…

Businessman Bill Lee Has Won The Republican Nod For Tennessee Governor. 1st District Congressman Dr. Phil Roe Won The Republican Primary. Locally, It Was Not A Good Night For Incumbent…

Virginia Department Of Transportation Is Alerting Drivers About Upcoming Closures On Interstate 81 In Abingdon. The Exit 14 Southbound Off Ramp Will Be Closed August 5th Through 15th For Crews…

A Sullivan County Grand Jury Has Indicted A Former Kingsport Restaurant Manager Accused Of Not Paying Over 191-Thousand Dollars In State Taxes. Robert Ranuro Is Charged With 32 Counts Of…

A Lee County Grand Jury Has Indicted A Former Worker At The Lee County Public Service Authority In Jonesville. Tanya Suzanne Neff Is Charged With 52 Counts Of Felony Embezzlement,…

A Greene County Couple Accused Of Trying To Sell Their Baby On Craigslist Have Admitted To The Crime In Criminal Court. 27 Year Old John David Cain Jr. And 39…

Eastman Credit Union Has Broken Ground On A New Branch In The Allandale Community. It Will Be Located At The Corner Of West Stone Drive And Netherland Inn Road In…

A Ribbon Cutting Has Been Held For A New California Based Snack Company At Their New Location In Kingsport. Anita’s Snack Foods Distributes Chips, Tortillas And Other Snack Food Items.…

A New State Law In Tennessee Is Giving Prosecutors A More Aggressive Tool To Go After Those Selling Or Distributing Fentanyl. The New Law That Went Into Effect In July…

A Man With Ties To The Johnson City Area Is Wanted By Federal Authorities On Charges Of Pornography Involving Juveniles Under The Age Of 13. According To The FBI Jason…

The Sullivan County Board Of Education Has Given A Thumbs Up To Hire J.A. Street And Associates To Build The County’s New High School. The Cost To Construct West Ridge…

A Carter County Sheriff’s Deputy Has Been Terminated. Officer Nick Andes Made The News A Few Weeks Ago When A Ten Year Old Claimed The Andes Threw Him To The…