APPALACHIA POLICE CHIEF RESIGNS
The Police Chief Of Appalachia Virginia Has Resigned. Kenneth Joyner Will Be Taking On New Responsibilities With The Military. Town Manager Fred Luntford Will Take Over The Operations Of The…
GUNSHOT VICTIM VISIT TO HOSPITAL LEADS TO ARREST
Laughlin Memorial Staff Alerted Police To A Shooting After A Man With A Gunshot Wound In The Back Came To The Hospital And Was Then Flown To Johnson City Medical…
JOHNSON CITY MAN ADMITS TO TARGETING KIDS ONLINE
A Washington County Tennessee Man Admitted To Targeting Young Children For Sexual Conversations Online. Alexander Aldenhuysen Admitted To Using A Cell Phone And Tablet To Ask For Nude Photos And…
KINGSPORT NAMES COMEBACK CITY
Kingsport Has Been Named A “Comeback City” By Securitychoice.Com. The Title Is Based On Its Decrease In Crime Rates Over A 10-Year Span. The City Ranked 90th With A 32-Percent…
LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST HOG WILD
A Family Member Of A Man Who Was Fatally Shot Inside Hog Wild Saloon In Kingsport In March Has Filed A 20 Million Dollar Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against The Former…
NEW UNICOI COUNTY HOSPITAL TO OPEN
The New Unicoi County Hospital Is Set To Open Tomorrow. Its The First New Hospital Built Under Ballad Health Care, Replacing The Current Hospital Which Was Built In 1953. The…
TENNESSEE UNEMPLOYMENT UNCHANGED
Tennessee’s Unemployment Figures For September Remain Unchanged. The State Rate Remains At 3.6-Percent, Which Is Just Barely Above The State’s All-Time Low. 86-Hundred Jobs Were Added Throughout The State Between…
TRIAL DATE SET FOR MURDER SUSPECT
A Carter County Man Accused Of Killing His Elderly Next Door Neighbor Has Had A Trial Date Set For Next Year. Chad Benefield Was Indicted On Felony Murder And Especially…
FERRIS WHEEL CASE REACHES SETTLEMENT
All Parties The Case In The Ferris Wheel Accident At The Greene County Fair Nearly Two Years Ago Have Met And Reached A Settlement. Three Young Girls Fell 40 Feet…
CALHOUN NAMED TO THE JOHNSON CITY COMMISSION
The Johnson City Leaders Have Appointed Dr. Larry Calhoun To The City Commission. He Will Be Filling The Seat Of Ralph Van Brocklin After His Recent Passing. Calhoun Was Sworn…
VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS PRESIDENT REASSIGNED
The President Of Virginia Highlands Community College Has Been Reassigned Effective Immediately. Chancellor Glenn Dubois Said Dr. Gene Couch Will Serve As Special Assistant To Virginia Community College. An Interim…
WASHINGTON-SULLIVAN COUNTY LEADERS MEET
The Buzz Word Is Regionalism. Sullivan And Washington County Leaders Gathered At Tri Cities Airport To Formally Agree To Work Together On Common Issues As A Way To Boost Economic…