The Sullivan County Commission’s Executive Committee Is Looking Further Into Allegations Against The County Highway Department. The Allegations Center Around A Trench That Was Dug Along Graybeal Road. Highway Commissioner Allen Pope Has Reportedly Said He Was Helping Out Bluff City By Having His Crews Dig The Ditch So They Could Install A Water Line To A 20 Acre Tract Of Land For The Development Of A Subdivision. County Attorney Dan Street Warned Against This Type Of Action. Pope Declined To Attend Last Night’s Meeting Saying He Will Address The Full Commission On The Matter. The Comittee Voted To Submit A Report To The Ethics Committee For Further Review.