MEMPHIS MAN ACCUSED IN KIDNAPPING
A Man Accused Of Waiving A Gun Around And Refusing To Let Residents In A Johnson City Apartment Leave, Is Being Held On An 80-Thousand Dollars Bond. 44 Year Old…
MAN ACCUSED IN DOUBLE FATALITY ARRAIGNED
A Man Accused In A Double Fatality This Past Weekend In Russell County Virginia Has Been Arraigned In General District Court. 51 Year Old Tremayne Ferguson Is Charged With Reckless…
JOB REPORTS FOR THE TRI CITIES
According To The Latest Figures From Don Fenley’s Core Data, The Tri-Cities Added 500 Non-Farm Jobs In March And The Unemployment Rate Increased By One-Tenth Of A Percentage Point. This…
SUNNY SANDOS NAMED JOHNSON CITY CITY ATTORNEY
Johnson City Has A New City Attorney. City Manager Pete Peterson Selected Sunny Sandos. She Was Most Recently The Executive Director Of Planned Giving At East Tennessee State University. Her…
OLD BRISTOL COMPRESSORS SITE PROGRESSING
The Company That Purchased The Former Bristol Compressors Facility Says It’s Making Progress On The Changes. Chasan, LLC Sent Out A Newsletter Saying The Site Is Being Converted To A…
THE PUBLIC CAN VOTE ON NEW NAME FOR TRI CITIES
Johnson City Leaders Are Now Soliciting Input From The Public In Renaming The Tri Cities Region. City Officials Describe This As Critical To The Success Of The Research Effort As…
SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HOST BLOOD DRIVE FOR FALLEN OFFICER
A Blood Drive To Honor A Fallen Officer Will Be Hosted By The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office. The Sergeant Hinkle Memorial Blood Drive Will Be Held This Friday From 11:30…
BRISTOL VA LEADERS EXPECTED TO APPROVE $200K WORTH OF IMPROVEMENTS
Bristol Virginia City Leaders Are Expected To Soon Approve Two-Hundred Thousand Dollars In Funding For Handicapped-Accessibility And Safety Needs At Elementary Schools. The Money Will Be Used To Install Male…
JUDGE DISMISSES $21M LAWSUIT AGAINST SULLIVAN COUNTY SCHOOLS
A Sullivan County Circuit Court Judge Has Dismissed A 21-Million Dollar Lawsuit Brought By A Former Teacher Against The County Department Of Education And Several School Officials. The Suit Was…
MCCARTT COULD BECOME KINGSPORT’S NEXT CITY MANAGER
It Appears A Majority Of The Kingsport Board Of Mayor And Aldermen Are In Favor Of Hiring Assistant City Manager Chris McCartt As The Next City Manager. The City Attorney…
BALLAD TO INCREASE NURSES SALARIES
Ballad Health Has Announced Its Increasing Salaries For Nurses And Support Staff Who Deal Directly In Patient Care. The Increased Investment Will Occur Annually, With Adjustments For Inflation. Those Impacted…
LAWSUIT AGAINST SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SETTLED
A Lawsuit By A Former Sullivan County Dispatcher Has Been Settled In U.S. District Court In Greeneville. Kendra Canipe Worked At The Sheriff’s Office For Over Eight Years As Both…
NORTON VIRGINIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY
A Norton Virginia Man Has Entered A Guilty Plea In The First Degree Murder Charges From A 2018 Pennington Gap Homicide Case. 24 Year Old Leon Smith Is Charged In…
ST. PAUL VIRGINIA PROJECT RECEIVES NEARLY 487,000 GRANT
The Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority For The UVA-Wise Foundation Has Approved A Nearly Half-A-Million Dollar Grant For A Workforce Development And Training Space Project For The New Clinch River…
COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY ZACK STOOTS RECOGNIZED BY VIRGINIA STATE POLICE
The Russell County Commonwealth Attorney Has Only Been On The Job For Little While, But When He Was Assistant Commonwealth Attorney In Tazewell County His Work As A Fraud Fighter…
TVA NAMED OFFICIAL EDUCATION PARTNER OF DOLLYWOOD
Dollywood Has Teamed Up With The Tennessee Valley Authority, And Named TVA The Official Educational Partner Of The Theme Park. This Multi Year Partnership Will Collaborate To Create Effective Messages…
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE NEW CONCERT VENUE
A New And Innovative Concert Venue Will Be Coming To The Bristol Dragway. The Thunder Valley Amphitheater Presented By Ballad Health Has Been Designed To Draw Some Of The Biggest…
TRI-CITIES JOB REPORT
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST FIGURES FROM DON FENLEY’S CORE DATA, THE TRI-CITIES ADDED 500 NONFARM JOBS IN MARCH AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASED BY ONE-TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE POINT. THIS…
MAN DIES IN GREENE COUNTY CRASH
A Crash Over The Weekend In Greene County Has Claimed The Life Of A Strawberry Plains Man. According To The Tennessee Highway Patrol, 37 Year Old Jeffrey Jeliff Was Driving…
RUSSELL COUNTY CRASH CLAIMS TWO
A Two Vehicle Crash In Russell County Virginia Over The Weekend Has Claimed The Lives Of Two People And Left Two Other Injured. It Happened Friday Night On Route 19.…
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR ONE OF TWO ROBBERY SUSPECTS
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Is Continuing To Search For One Of Two Men Accused In Connection With A Robbery Last Month. 22 Year Old Jordon Parks Turned Himself In…
JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF STABBING HIS ELDERLY NEIGHBOR
A Johnson City Man Accused In A Robbery And Stabbing Incident That Happened Two Months Ago, Will Be Arraigned In General Sessions Court This Afternoon. 61 Year Old Terry Pritchard…