Month: August 2019

Abingdon Virginia Zoning Administrator Jason Boswell Has Considered A Request As To Whether A New Courthouse Can Be Built On The Former Kmart Property. Boswell Said In A Letter To…

All Lane Closure Activity Will Be Halted On Interstates And State Highways By The Tennessee Department Of Transportation For The Labor Day Holiday. Lane Closures Activity Will Stop At Noon…

U.S Marshals Have Arrested A Man Wanted In Connection With A Shooting In Greeneville Earlier This Year That Injured Another Man. 37 Year Old Kevin Mackey Was Found At A…

A Body Found In Weber City Virginia Earlier In The Week Has Been Identified As A Missing Kingsport Man. The Remains Of 22 Year Old Joshua McConnell Were Found August…

A Standoff Between Elizabethton Police And A Person In A House On Blevins Avenue Has Ended With The Suspect In Custody. Police Were Called To The Residence In Reference To…

Buchanan County Virginia’s Public School System Is Now Giving All Students Free Breakfast And Lunch. The Free Meals Are Made Possible By The Community Eligibility Provision, Which Is Made Available…

Kingsport School Leaders Are Discussing A Deal That Would Install Solar Power At 10 Schools And Led Lighting Throughout The School Facilities In The System. The School Board Is Still…

Food City Is Teaming Up With Visit Kingsport And The Chamber Of Commerce To Raise Money For The Miracle Field Project. This Is A Baseball Field That Will Accommodate Special…

The Bristol Virginia Redevelopment And Housing Authority Wants Input From The Public And Is Holding Feedback Sessions. The First Meeting Will Be Held Tonight At The Housing Authority Office On…

A Road Rage Incident In Kingsport Has Sent One Man To Jail. 28 Year Old Michael Helton Is Charged With Felony Reckless Endangerment And Aggravated Assault. Authorities Said Helton Spotted…

One Man Has Reportedly Been Arrested In Scott County Virginia Following A Robbery. It Happened On Spring Valley Circle Yesterday Afternoon. Sheriff Chris Holder Said A Man Is Accused Of…

Good News Continues At The Pumps. Gas Prices Have Continued To Drop In Tennessee And Virginia. For The Past Six Weeks, We’ve Seen The National Average Price Of Gasoline Decline.…

Tennessee Republican State Representative Matthew Hill Of Jonesborough Has Been Chosen To Be The Chairman Of The New House Appropriations Committee As Well As A Member Of The Facilities, Licensure…

Kingsport City Manager Chris McCartt Has Altered The Responsibility Of Three City Staffers. Assistant City Manager And Director Of Public Works, Ryan McReynolds, Will Become The Deputy City Manager. Principal…

Carter County Dog Owners Will Soon Have A Dog Park To Take Their Pets To Play. Randy Boyd University Of Tennessee’s Interim President Presented A 25 Thousand Dollar Check To…

A Yearlong Meth Investigation Known As “Operation Sundown” In Carter County Has Led To The Arrest Of Multiple Suspects. Officers With The Carter County Sheriff’s Office And The Elizabethton Police…

A Scott County Virginia Judge Has Sentenced A Gate City Man Who Is Convicted For 43 Counts Of Possession Of Child Pornography. 47 Year Old Bobby Thorp Was Arrested After…

After Being Notified Of A Potential Threat At Virginia High School The Bristol Virginia Police Department Has Determined No Threat Ever Existed. The Student Was Not Allowed To Attend School…

Washington County Tennessee Leaders Have Approved 220-Thousand Dollars In Tax Increment Financing For A Project For Johnson City’s 150th’s Anniversary. The King Commons Project Downtown Will Be In Celebration Of…

Erwin Tennessee Residents Can Expect To Dig Deeper Into Their Pockets After The Town Board Of Mayor And Aldermen Passed A 40 Cent Property Tax Increase On Final Reading. Mayor…

The Hawkins County Commission Has Approved Its 2019-20 Fiscal Year Budget With No Tax Increase. But Decided To Postpone A Vote Reducing The Wheel Tax By Five Dollars.

The Scott County Virginia Sheriff’s Department Has Arrested Numerous People On Drug Distribution Charges As Part Of A Roundup Called “Operation Heatwave”. Sheriff Eric Holder Says They Have A List…