Day: August 21, 2024

A Man Was Killed In A Collision Involving A Dump Truck On The 107 Cutoff Near Asheville Highway This Morning. According To The Tennessee Highway Patrol, 48-Year-Old Charles Rathbone Was…

Sean Finnegan Was Sentenced To Death On Wednesday For The 2019 Murder Of Jennifer Paxton. The Jury Deliberated For Two Days, Citing Aggravating Factors, Including Heinous Torture, Abuse, And Body…

Lebanon Police Have Identified The Woman Who Died In The Fox Meadows Apartments Fire On Aug. 14 As 62-Year-Old Hazel Hamm. Chief Eric Deskins Confirmed That The Fire Appears To…

A NATIONAL WATCHDOG GROUP IS CALLING FOR MORE PUNITIVE ACTION AFTER OBTAINING AN UNPUBLISHED REPORT INDICATING ANIMAL WELFARE VIOLATIONS AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (ETSU). THE GROUP, STOP ANIMAL EXPLOITATION…

Kingsport-Based Luttrell Staffing Has Been Fined Nearly $123,000 For Violating Federal Child Labor Laws. The U.S. Department Of Labor Found Eight Minors Working At A Morristown Manufacturing Facility Producing Outdoor…

Kingsport Leaders Have Appointed A New Municipal Judge For Kingsport. Russell Adkins Will Succeed Curtis Rose, Who Was Recently Elected As The 2nd Judicial Circuit Court Judge For Sullivan County.…

The Jonesborough Board Of Mayor And Aldermen Has Passed Its New Fiscal Year Budget On Final Reading. The Budget Includes A General Fund Of Just Over $19-Million, With Additional Allocations…

The Convicted Killer Of A Big Stone Gap Virginia Police Officer Has Had His Sentencing Hearing Delayed Till Later This Year. 36 Year Old Michael White Plead Guilty To First…

A Fire That Destroyed The Fumadores Lounge And Bar In Bristol Early Saturday Morning, Remains Under Investigation. Firefighters From Both Sides Of Bristol Responded To The 1400 Block Of West…

Bristol, Tennessee School Leaders Have Approved A Resolution Committing 1.5 Million Dollars To Upgrading Tod Houston Field For Use By The Bristol State Liners. This Is In Addition To The…

Enrollment At East Tennessee State University’s Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy Is Up For The First Time In Five Years. This Comes After State Leaders Agreed To Subsidize 2.5 Million…

Revida Recovery, An Opioid Treatment Organization, Is Seeking 289-Thousand Dollars From Hawkins County To Establish A Treatment Facility Within The County. The Money Would Come From The County’s Opioid Settlement…

According To The Latest Figures From The Virginia Lottery, The Bristol Casino: Future Home Of Hard Rock Reported 14.8 Million Dollars In Revenues In July, Compared To 14.3 The Month…

The Ballots Are Set For The Upcoming Hawkins County November 5th Election. In Mount Carmel, There Are Four People Vying For Mayor, Including Incumbent Pat Stillwell. In Church Hill, Incumbent…

The Naifeh Center For Effective Leadership, In Partnership With The University Of Tennessee Institute Of Agriculture And The Tennessee Department Of Agriculture, Has Launched The Tennessee Agriculture And Forestry Leadership…

The Town Of Marion, In Partnership With Marion Downtown, Is Offering Its 24th Round Of The “Pop Up Marion” Entrepreneur Development Class This October. The Five-Week Intensive Program Provides Training…

A New Academy Sports + Outdoors Store Is Set To Open In Kingsport Next Month. Located At 2626 East Stone Drive In The Kingsport Pavilion Shopping Center, The Store Will…

FOUR PROJECTS IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR ABANDONED MINE LAND ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION (AMLER) GRANTS, BRINGING NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO THE REGION. THE GRANTS, FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF…