NORTON VIRGINIA MAN SENTENCED IN PENNINGTON GAP MURDER
A Norton Virginia Man Previously Convicted Of Killing A Man In Pennington Gap Has Been Sentenced To 39 Years In Prison. Leon Tyler Smith Was Captured On Surveillance Cameras Leaving…
TENTH PEDIATRIC DEATH FROM FLU CONFIRMED BY TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
The State’s Tenth Pediatric Flu Death Has Been Confirmed By The Tennessee Department Of Health. Six Children Have Died In East Tennessee, Three In Middle And One In West Tennessee.…
GROUP HAS INTEREST IN JOHNSON COUNTY SCHOOL BUILDING
A Recently Closed School In Johnson County Could Possibly Be Acquired By A Northeast Tennessee Group. The Cranberry Committee Has Expressed An Interest In The Shady Valley Elementary School Building,…
LEGISLATION FILED FOR RELIABLE CHILDCARE SERVICES
Representative Timothy Hill Has Filed Legislation Designed To Address Long-Standing Childcare Needs For Rural Tennessee Families, Especially Those Living In Northeast Tennessee. The Legislation Allows Unlicensed Care Providers In Counties…
LONGTIME BRISTOL VIRGINIA RESTAURANT CLOSES
Big Eddie’s Deli In Bristol Virginia Has Closed. The Restaurant Which Was Widely Known For Its 2 Foot Long Big Daddy Sub Has A Closed Sign On The Door And…
ABINGDON WOMAN MAY NOT FACE DEATH PENALTY
Florida Prosecutors Are Trying To Decide Whether Or Not To Seek The Death Penalty Against A Former Abingdon Virginia Woman Accused Of Dressing As A Clown And Killing Her Husband’s…
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ISSUES WARRANTS FOR KINGSPORT MAN WANTED IN HOME BURGLARY
The Greene County Sheriff’s Department Has Obtained Warrants Against A Kingsport Man In Connection With A Home Burglary Investigation. Joseph Joel Gibson Is Charged With Aggravated Burglary, Theft Of More…
LEBANON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD SEX CRIME
A Lebanon Optometrist Has Been Sentenced To Five Years For A Child Sex Crime. 73 Year Old Charles Tyhurst Plead Guilty To Aggravated Sexual Battery In A Washington County Virginia…
VIRGINIA STATE POLICE IDENTIFY DRIVER KILLED IN CRASH INVOLVING DEPUTY
The Driver Killed In A Lee County Crash Involving A Sheriff’s Deputy Has Been Identified By The Virginia State Police. 74 Year Old Gail Tritt Of Dryden Virginia Was Killed…
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY EMERGENCY TEST SCHEDULED FOR THIS MORNING
East Tennessee State University Will Be Testing It’s Emergency Mass Notification Systems This Morning At 9:45 Am. The Systems Outdoor Siren Will Sound And Along With Alert Messaging. No Action…
APPALACHIAN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SIXTY COUNTS OF POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
An Appalachian Man Has Pleaded Guilty To 60 Counts Of Possessing Child Pornography In A Wise County Court. 33 Year Old Michael Varner Confessed To Having Several Electronics With Images…
MAN SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS IN CARTER COUNTY STABBING
A Man Who Stabbed A Woman In The Parking Lot Of Lowe’s In Elizabethton Has Been Sentenced To 17 Years In Prison, In A Carter County Court. Gregory Calderon Entered…
SYNC SPACE JOINS LAUNCHTN STATEWIDE PARTNER NETWORK
Launchtn, A Network Of Resources Supporting The State’S Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Has Entered Into A New Partnership With Sync Space. Kicking Off This Spring, The Sync Space Accelerator Program Will Focus…
VIRGINIA CASINO BILL IS PROGRESSING IN SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE
The Virginia Casino Bill Is Progressing Through The State Legislature. The Bill Has Passed A Subcommittee And Will Now Go Before The General Laws Committee For More Discussion. Lawmakers Will…
APPY MAN ADMITS TO CHILD PORN
An Appalachia Virginia Man Has Admitted To Downloading Child Pornography. Michael Lewis Varner Pleaded Guilty To 60 Counts Of Possessing Child Porn. Commonwealth’S Attorney Chuck Slemp Said Varner Will Be…