Month: October 2020

Ballad Health Has Announced That Certain Elective Procedures Within The System Will Start To Be Deferred Due To The Large Amount Of Covid-19 Hospitalizations. The Deferrals Will Begin With A…

Johnson City Police Believe A Double Shooting In The City Is The Result Of An Apparent Murder-Suicide. It Happened At A Home On East Unaka Avenue. Grant Kloosterman And Samantha…

A Kingsport Man Accused Of Assaulting A Family Member With A Baseball Bat Will Be Arraigned Soon In General Sessions Court. The Incident Occurred At A Home On Steadman Street.…

A Georgia Man, Who Was Shot After Pointing A Gun At A Johnson City Man, Remains In Serious Condition At A Local Hospital. Police Responded To An Attempted Armed Robbery…

Mountain Home Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Is Reporting Another New Covid-19 Death. This Marks The 32nd Known Covid-19 Death At The Facility. Mountain Home Did Not Specify If The Latest…

The Virginia Department Of Health Is Reporting 85 New Covid-19 Cases And One New Death In Southwest Virginia. The Death Was Reported In Washington County. Russell County Has The Most…

According To The Pro-Casino Interest Group, “Vote Yes For Bristol”, Bristol Virginia’s Fire And Police Chiefs Have Joined The First Responders For Bristol Coalition. Police Chief John Austin And Fire…

A Woman Is Facing Murder Charges In Connection With A Shooting In Lebanon Virginia. It Happened In A Parking Lot At The Russell County Shopping Center On Main Street Yesterday…

A Unicoi County Middle School Teacher Has Resigned From His Post Following A Theft Investigation. Travis Griffith Is Charged With Theft Over 2,500 Dollars. Erwin Police Chief Regan Tilson Said…

Southwest Virginia Is Reporting Huge Clusters Of Covid-19 Cases At Multiple Nursing Homes. The State Health Department Shows The Biggest Increase Of Cases Are At Valley Health Care In Smyth…

The Tennessee Department Of Health Is Reporting Six New Covid-19 Deaths And 209 New Covid-19 Cases In Northeast Tennessee. There Are Over 1,800 Active Cases In Our Area, Which Is…

A Drug Round-Up In Scott County Virginia Has Resulted In The Arrest Of Multiple Suspects. A Scott County Grand Jury Returned A True Bill Resulting In 127 Indictments Against 39…

Bluff City City Hall Offices Are Closed Until October 28th Due To Covid-19 Precautions. All Court And Driving School For This Month Has Been Rescheduled To November. According To A…

The Virginia Department Of Health Is Reporting 48 New Covid-19 Cases And Two New Covid-19 Deaths In Southwest Virginia. Washington County Is Reporting Two New Deaths From The Virus. Scott…

The Carter County Commission Is Honoring A Late Mayor By Naming The New Butler Ems/Fire Station In Honor Of Rusty Barnett. Barnett Was A 38-Year Career Firefighter Who Retired After…

A New Travel Center Is On Its Way To Unicoi. It Will Be Placed At Exit 32 Of Interstate 26 On Unicoi Road At Unicoi Village Near The Town’S Tourist…

The Town Of Marion Virginia Has Canceled Several Holiday Events Due To Coronavirus Concerns. The Town-Sponsored Trunk-Or-Treat Event, Christmas Parade, And New Years Eve Events At The Henderson Have All…

A Hancock County Grand Jury Has Indicted A Claiborne County Tennessee Deputy Accused Of Assaulting Another Man. Robert Reed Is Charged With One Count Of Simple Assault. The Charge Stems…

No One Will Be Facing Any Charges After A Two-Year-Old Sullivan County Toddler Wondered Away From Home That Led To An Amber Alert Being Issued. Sheriff Jeff Cassidy Said June…

The Bristol Virginia Planning Commission Has Given A Thumbs Up To The Bristol Redevelopment And Housing Authority To Establish A Community Resource Center. The Commission Is Now Recommending The City…

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Is Allowing County Mayors To Extend Mask Mandates Until The End Of The Year. This Gives Mayors In 89 Counties The Option To Require People To…

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Is Investigating A Monkey Attack In Church Hill. It Happened Along Nikki Circle After A Woman Told Police Her Neighbor’S Monkey Jumped On Her And…