Month: February 2019

The Travel Channel Has Named Bristol Virginia, One Of The 50 Most Charming Small Towns In America. The Listing Selects One Town Or City In Every State And Bristol Is…

Heavy Rains Caused A Major Part Of Roadway To Slide Down The Hillside On Tennessee State Route 66 Near The Hawkins County Hancock County Border. That Area Is Closed While…

Sullivan County Education Leaders Will Decide Today On Which Firm To Use In Its Search For The Next Director Of Schools. The Choices Are Either The Tennessee School Boards Association…

Kingsport’s Board Of Mayor And Alderman Has Unanimously Approved A Two Million Dollar Bid To Expand The Aquatic Center. The Expansion Will Include A New Outdoor Pool And Other Facilities.…

East Tennessee State University Will Be Conducting Test Of It’s Mass Emergency Notification System Tomorrow Morning At 9:35 Am. Five Sirens Across The College And VA Campus Will Sound. Emergency…

A Judge Has Placed A Former Carter County Constable On Unsupervised Probation For 11 Months And 29 Days After Accepting A Plea. Barney Brown Had An Aggravated Assault Charge Reduced…

Two Bristol Tennessee City Council Seats Will Have To Be Filled With New Faces In The May Election. Councilman Jack Young And Vice Mayor Michelle Denise Have Both Said They…

The Virginia House Of Delegates And The Senate Both Passed Bills Prohibiting Drivers From Holding A Cell Phone While Operating A Vehicle. Motorist Would Still Be Able To Operate A…

The Two Suspects In A Double Homicide Earlier This Week In Kingsport Have Waived Extradition And Will Be Transported Back To Tennessee. 22 Year Old Alexander Hamilton And 19 Year…

A Former Wise County Schools Aide Has Been Charged With Multiple Crimes After A Domestic Incident. Christopher Anderson Is Charged With Domestic Assault Strangulation And Several Other Charges After Police…

Bristol Tennessee Leaders Have Approved The Use Of Eminent Domain To Acquire The Last Property Needed For The City’s New Middle School. The City Will Acquire Property On Oakland Drive…

Cessation Orders By State Mining Regulators Have Been Issued Against A Local Mine After A Blowout Sent A Flood Of Water Though The Elk Creek Community Of Buchanan County Virginia.…

The Body Of A Slain Virginia State Trooper Has Been Brought Home To Chilhowie Virginia. 28 Year Old Lucas Dowell Was Shot As He Assisted The Tactical Team In Serving…

Two Men Wanted In A Double Murder In Kingsport Have Been Arrested Kentucky. 19 Year Old Joseph Dale Clark Ii And 22 Year Old Alexander Hamilton Are Being Held In…

Selling Tobacco And Vaping Products In Virginia To Those Under 18 May Soon End. The Virginia House Of Delegates Passed Legislation To Raise The Minimum Age From 18 To 21.…

Authorities Say A Virginia State Trooper That Was Killed In A Shooting Overnight In Cumberland County Virginia Is From Chilhowie. Lucas Dowell Was Executing A Search Warrant With A Tactical…

Coeburn Virginia Town Manager, Drew Mullins, Has Announced He Plans To Resign After The Town’s Fiscal 2019-20 Budget Has Been Worked Out. Mullins Said He Will Enter Law School. A…

The Name Of A Female Who Died Over The Weekend After A Tree Fell On Her Car In Wise County Virginia Has Been Released. She Is 64 Year Old Iris…

A Suspect Is Currently In Custody After A Domestic Shooting And A Standoff In Buchanan County Virginia. Rocky Reynolds Is Charged With Attempted First Degree Murder, Malicious Wounding And Several…

The Body Of A Homeless Man Has Been Found In Greene County. It Was Located In A Wooded Area Off Jeff Woods Drive Near The Fairgrounds. No Foul Play Is…

Rogersville-Based Of One Accord Ministries Provided Over 4-Million Dollars In Goods And Services To Hawkins And Hancock Counties Last Year. The Ministry Was Able To Also Keep Administrative Costs Down…

A Bill Requiring A Formal Study On Casinos In Virginia To Be Presented To The General Assembly In 2020 Has Passed The Senate By A 28-12 Vote After A Long…