Month: November 2018

Carter County Sheriff Dexter Lunceford Has Changed His Mind Concerning Constables Having Radio Privileges. In His Latest Move, He Will Schedule Four Hour Blocks Of Training Over A Two Week…

Kingsport Speedway Will Soon Have New Owners. Ervin And Keith Stiltner Are Planning To Purchase The Facility From Longtime Owner Joe Loven. The Stitlerns Leased Lonesome Pine Raceway From 2007…

Tec Industrial In Kingsport Has Received The Governor’s Award Of Excellence For Workplace Safety And Health. Tec Industrial Is Involved In Industrial Construction And Maintenance Operations Throughout The Southeast.

The West Walnut Street Corridor Project In Johnson City Is Expected To Be A Big Boost To The Downtown Area. It’s Expected To Cost Up To Ten Million Dollars To…

Oil And Gas Prices Continue To Fall, Down 19 Cents In 31 Days. Triple-A Spokeswoman Stephanie Milani Says You Could See Pump Prices Decrease Another Ten To 20 Cents Before…

A Man Accused Of Showing Up In Overalls And A Gorilla Mask During A Black Lives Matter Rally At East Tennessee State University In 2016, Has A Trial Date Set…

Carter County Sheriff Dexter Lunceford Has Changed His Mind Concerning Constables Having Radio Privileges. In His Latest Move, He Will Schedule Four Hour Blocks Of Training Over A Two Week…

A Logging Firm Wants To Setup Operations Near The Big Cherry Reservoir In Big Stone Gap, Virginia. The Company Wants To Protect The Watershed By Not Cutting Within 100 Feet…

A New Multi-Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center Is Coming To Kingsport. Holston Medical Group Has Been Given The Go Ahead To Expand Its Current Meadowview Facilities To Include The New Center.…

Virginia Game Officials Want Public Input Regarding An Elk Management Plan. Officials Want To Know How People Feel About Elk In Virginia, Concerns As Well As Opportunities Not Yet Addressed.…

A Virginia State Trooper Has Been Found Guilty Destroying Seized Items In A Smyth County Drug Case. 40 Year Old Lee Testerman Of Chilhowie Was Found Guilty Of Two Counts…

A Man Accused Of Killing A Washington County Tennessee Couple And Their Unborn Child Has A Trial Date Set For Next Year. 34 Year Old Derrick Sells Is Charged With…

The Lee County Hospital Authority Is Seeking Answers About A Plan To Keep Its Local Hospital Open Long Term. Americore Bought The Facility Last Year For Two Million Dollars. The…

East Tennessee State University Is Holding A Veterans Day Ceremony This Morning At 11 Am At The Veterans Memorial In The Quad. The Event Is Open To The Public And…

Greene County Has Filed A Notice Of Appeal In The County Clerk And Master Lawsuit Judgement And The Order Regarding Fees. Chancellor John Rambo Ordered Both Sides To Pay 180-Thousand…

A Washington County Virginia Grand Jury Has Indicted 48 People On Drug Charges In An Initiative Titled “Operation Ice Harvest”. Only Seven People Remain At-Large. No Further Details Are Being…

A New Contract Has Been Approved For The New Director Of Schools For Washington County Tennessee. Bill Flanary Will Receive Over 127-Thousand Dollars A Year And A 400 Dollar Per…

Ballad Health Is Reporting Strong Financial Gains In Its First Quarter Since The Region’s Two Health Care Systems Merged. Revenue Increased Two Percent Compared To The Same Quarter Last Year,…

A New Multi-Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center Is Coming To Kingsport. Holston Medical Group Has Been Given The Go Ahead To Expand Its Current Meadowview Facilities To Include The New Center.…

A Sullivan County Grand Jury Has Indicted A Bluff City Man Accused Of Filing False Reports And Theft. Ike Lowry, Former E911 Director, Is Charged With Two Counts Of False…

Several Employees From Bristol Compressors Are Upset Over Not Being Given Proper Notice Of The Facility Closing Down And Have Filed A Class Action Lawsuit In Abingdon. The Plant Is…

A Drug Roundup Is Underway In Wise County Virginia. 29 People Have Been Indicted On Meth And Prescription Drug Charges In “Operation Appalachia Action”. Commonwealth Attorney Chuck Slemp Said This…