TAZEWELL VIRGINIA WOMAN FACING CHARGES
A Tazewell County Virginia Woman Accused Of Abandoning Her 14 Year Old Son With Autism Is Now Behind Bars. 41 Year Old Tami Faith Compton Turned Herself In And Was…
THREAT UNDER INVESTIGATION AT VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL
A Student Who Allegedly Made A Threat On Social Media Towards Virginia High School Is Now Under Investigation. Bristol Virginia Police Sgt. Steve Crawford Says All The Information Has Been…
LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA SCHOOL MEETING TO DISCUSS BOARD MEMBER
A Lee County Virginia School Board Member Accused Of Being Drunk And Disorderly Has Had Case Referred To The Attorney General’s Office. Rob Hines Has Already Resigned. A Special Called…
JOHNSON CITY SCHOOL LEADERS CONSIDER CHANGES
It Appears Plans For Johnson City’s Middle-Grade Schools May Be Altered A Little. The City Is Looking At Using Indian Trail Intermediate School And Liberty Bell Middle School For Grades…
FEMALE INMATE AT SULLIVAN COUNTY JAIL DIES
The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Is Probing The Death Over The Weekend Of An Inmate At The Sullivan County Detention Center. 32 Year Old Jenna Marie Sims Was Being Held…
PRELIMINARY REPORT ISSUED ON DALE JR.’S PLANE CRASH
The National Transportation Safety Board Has Release A Preliminary Report Concerning A Plane Crash Earlier This Month Involving Dale Earnhardt Jr. At Elizabethton Municipal Airport. They Said The Aircraft Touched…
FEDERAL JUDGE DECLINES TO ISSUE INJUNCTION IN HIGH SCHOOL COACH’S CASE
A Federal Judge In U.S. District Court In Abingdon Declined To Issue An Injunction To Lift The Suspension Of J.I. Burton Football Coach James Adams From His Job. Adams Is…
ERWIN LEADERS TO MEET ON BUDGET
The Erwin Board Of Mayor And Aldermen Will Be Discussing A Proposed 40-Cent Property Tax Increase For The Final Time This Afternoon. This Means 40 Cents Would Be Added To…
DEATH PENALTY CASE TO BE HEARD NEXT MONTH
The Lawyer For A Carter County Man Accused Of Rape And Murder Says The Death Penalty Is Unconstitutional In The Case Against Chad Benfield. Prosecutors Believe He Should Die If…
BODY FOUND IN SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA
Virginia State Police Are Investigating A Body Found Off U.S. 23 Near Wadlow Bridge In Scott County Over The Weekend. The Remains Have Been Set To The Medical Examiner’s Office…
DEATH PENALTY MOTION TO BE HEARD
The Lawyer For A Carter County Man Accused Of Rape And Murder Says The Death Penalty Is Unconstitutional In The Case Against Chad Benfield. Prosecutors Believe He Should Die If…
RUSSELL CO.UNTY VIRGINA LAND RECEIVES EASEMENT
Over 22-Thousand Acres Of Forest Land In Russell County Will Be Permanently Protected In The Largest Open Space Easement Ever Recorded In Virginia. The Nature Conservancy, The Virginia Department Of…
GROUND BROKEN FOR NEW CREDIT UNION IN ABINGDON
Ground Has Been Broken On A New Eastman Credit Union In Abingdon Virginia. It’s Being Built On Cook Street In The Meadows Development. It’s Unclear When The New Branch Is…
BRISTOL COMPETING IN TOP ADVENTURE TOWNS CONTEST
The Cities Of Bristol Tennessee & Virginia Are Finalists In Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine’s 9Th Annual Top Adventure Towns Contest. Bristol Is Competing Among 20 Cities For The Medium Town…
BRISTOL DAY CENTER COMMITTEES BEING FORMED
Community Leaders In Bristol Tennessee & Virginia Have Started Forming The Committees That Will Make The Proposed Bristol Day Center A Reality. The Idea Of The Facility Is To Offer…
HELL’S KITCHEN CHEF TO OPEN RESTAURANT IN ST. PAUL VIRGINIA
A Chef Featured On The Fox Television Show “Hell’s Kitchen” Will Open A Restaurant Next Month In St. Paul Virginia. Chef Torrece Gregoire, Or Chef T, Was Featured On Seasons…
FORMER SCOTT COUNTY TEACHER SENTENCED
A Former Scott County Teacher Will Be Spending Time In Prison. Jeremy Dale Francis Was Ordered To Serve Ten Years After Previously Pleading Guilty To Sexting With Students. Prosecutors Said…
AAA FORECAST GAS PRICES TO DROP THIS FALL
Motorist In Our Area Will Likely Be Seeing Gas Prices Drop Up To 25 Cents As Fall Gets Nearer. Cheaper Crude Prices, The Move To Winter Blend Gas, And The…
JONESBOROUGH LEADERS CONTINUE WITH SCHOOL PLAN
The Jonesborough Board Of Mayor And Aldermen Has Approved Moving Forward With Plans To Construct A New K-8 School. The 32 Million Dollar Facility On 47 Acres Of Land Off…
NATIONWIDE NURSING SHORTAGE AFFECTS BALLAD
A Nationwide Nursing Shortage Is Having A Big Impact On Ballad Health In Northeast Tennessee And Southwest Virginia. According To A Nursing Solutions Incorporated Report, It’s Estimated The Shortage Of…
ETSU POLICE CHIEF RESIGNS
East Tennessee State University Police Chief Nicole Collins Has Announced She Will Be Resigning At The End Of November. Collins Has Held The Position For Over A Year And Made…
JULY HOME SALES THE TRI-CITIES
According To The Latest Figures From The Northeast Association Of Realtors, The July Home Sales Market For The Tri-Cities Is Hot. Home Sales Were Up Over 9-Percent In July And…