ROAN MOUNTAIN WOMAN TO APPEAR IN COURT
A Roan Mountain Woman Accused Of Striking A Member Of A Her Family With A Baseball Bat And Setting His House On Fire Will Be Back In Court Tomorrow For…
16 YEAR OLD RUNAWAY FROM NORTH CAROLINA CRASHES STOLEN VEHICLE IN SMYTH COUNTY VIRGINIA
A 16 Year Old Runaway From Fayetteville North Carolina Was Injured After Crashing A Stolen Vehicle In A Chase That Reached Speeds Of Over 100 Miles Per Hour In Smyth…
KINGSPORT POLICE ARREST MAN AFTER ROAD RAGE INCIDENT
A Road Rage Incident In Kingsport Has Landed A Man In Jail. 66 Year Old Edward Burns Is Charged With Two Counts Felony Reckless Driving After Eugene Keeler Alleged Burns…
BUCHANAN COUNTY VIRGINIA COAL MINE BACK IN OPERATION
Operations Have Resumed At A Buchanan County Virginia Underground Coal Mine. Coronado Global Resources, The Company That Operates The Buchanan County Site, Recently Placed 600 Workers On Furlough Until The…
ANAKEESTA PARK IN GATLINBURG TO EXPAND
Anakeesta Mountain Theme Park Is Expanding In Time For Summer. The Park Will Be Closed From Monday Thru Thursday During This Month And Next As Construction Gets Underway For A…
HAWKINS COUNTY ATTORNEY LAW LICENSE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED
Hawkins County Attorney Whitney Bailey’S Law License Has Been Suspended For 45 Days By The Tennessee Supreme Court. The Suspension Was For Violations Of The Rules Of Professional Conduct Pertaining…
CHILHOWIE POLICE OFFICER HAS ADVERSE REACTION TO NARCOTICS
A Chilhowie Virginia Police Officer Had A Reaction After Being Exposed To A Narcotics Powder. He Remains Hospitalized. Police Chief Stephen Price Said His Department Is Back Open After It…
BRISTOL MAN SEEKING PAROLE
A Bristol Tennessee Man Who Is Serving Time For Killing His 15-Year-Old Girlfriend Nearly 20 Years Ago Is Hoping To Get Out Of Prison. Jack Shuttle Was Convicted Of First…
BONES FOUND UNDER KINGSPORT HOUSE
Kingsport Police Are Investigating Bones Found Under A Vacant Home On Fulton Avenue This Week. Public Information Officer Tom Patton Said Detectives Are In The Preliminary Stages Of What Could…
WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA MAN SENTENCED IN DRUG CONSPIRACY CASE
A Wise County Virginia Man Who Admitted To Distributing Drugs Throughout Southwest Virginia Has Been Sentenced In U.S. District Court In Abingdon. 28 Year Old Joseph Andrew Hobbs Is One…
EASTMAN ANNOUNCES COATING EXPANSION
Eastman Chemical Company In Kingsport Will Be Expanding Capacity At Its Dresden Germany Manufacturing Facility To Support A New Coating And Laminating Line. The Expansion Will Supplement Eastman’s Assets In…
BRISTOL VIRGINIA SCHOOL RECEIVES NATIONAL HONOR
Washington=Lee Elementary School In Bristol Virginia Has Been Awarded By The National ESEA Association. The School Received The National School Distinction Award And Is Just One Of 73 Schools Across…
NEW YEAR’S STABBING SUSPECT HAS BOND INCREASED
A Man Accused In A New Year’s Stabbing Incident In The Blue Springs Community In Carter County Has A Preliminary Hearing Set In General Sessions Court. 36 Year Old Justin…
NORTON VIRGINIA CITY COUNCIL TAKES MORE ACTION
The Norton Virginia City Council Has Decided To Take A Resolution It Passed Last Month, One Step Further. It Received Support This Week Of A Local Militia Under City Control.…
GREENE COUNTY SCHOOL BUS DRIVER FACING CHARGES
A Greene County School Bus Driver Who Crashed A Bus Earlier This Week With Several Students Onboard Is Facing Dui Charges. 55-Year-Old Sandra Lamons Is Charged With Dui First Offense,…
HAWKINS COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
The Public Safety Committee Of The Hawkins County Commission Has Created A Task Force To Tackle Emergency Communications Issues. It Was Formed After The County Experienced Three Emergency Radio Failures…
KINGSPORT CITY LEADERS ESTABLISH HOMELESS COALITION
In Response To Concerns About Homelessness, Kingsport City Leaders Are Forming A New Coalition. The City Is Teaming Up With United Way Of Greater Kingsport To Develop An Action Plan.…
GREENE COUNTY PLANT FIRE UPDATE
It Could Take Several More Hours For A Fire At Profile Products Plant In Limestone To Be Completely Out. The Paper Company Released A Statement Saying No One Was Injured…
JOHNSON CITY MARBLE COMPANY CLOSES
The Johnson City Press Is Reporting That A Producer Of Vanity Countertops And Related Products Has Ceased Operations In Johnson City. Clio Holdings, The Parent Company Of Both U.S. Marble…
COPA COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR BALLAD HEALTH ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT, REPLACEMENT NAMED
Ballad Health’s Compliance Officer Gary Miller Has Decided To Retire. Miller Previously Served As Wellmont Health System’s General Counsel. He Will Be Replaced By Karen Guske Who Will Do Double…
UNICOI COUNTY JUDGE ORDERS HOTEL SHUTDOWN, DEATH INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY
A Unicoi County Motel Has Been Shutdown After A Judge Issued A Temporary Injunction. But Things Turned Even Worse When Sheriff’s Deputies Arrived On The Scene To Start The Shutdown…
EASTMAN TO LEASE PART OF ITS TEXAS CITY PLANT TO AIR PRODUCTS
Eastman Chemical Company, Based In Kingsport Has Announced Its Participation In A Strategic Project With Gulf Coast Ammonia And Air Products Incorporated. GCA Will Lease A Portion Of Eastman’s Texas…