Sheriff's budget seeks $9.7M boost in funding
BLOUNTVILLE — As promised, Sheriff Wayne Anderson has submitted an amended budget request for the fiscal year that begins two months from today — and now he’s seeking about $9.7 million in new funding....
View ArticleUnsung heroes: Dispatchers serve as community's lifeline
BLOUNTVILLE — In moments of crisis they’re the calming voice on the other end of the line, channeling an air of stability and order to the panicked. Simultaneously and seamlessly they act as the eyes...
View Article$320,000 cyberheist sparks lawsuit against Kingsport-based bank
KINGSPORT — A nearly $328,000 cyberheist from a local contractor’s bank account has resulted in a lawsuit filed in Sullivan County Circuit Court against a Kingsport-based bank. Tennessee Electric Co....
View ArticleScott County man gets prison time for false murder accusation
GATE CITY — A Nickelsville man was ordered to serve over three years in prison Monday following his earlier conviction in Scott County Circuit Court for falsely accusing another man of murder. Carl...
View ArticleFormer Kingsport pastor sentenced for solicitation of aggravated statutory rape
KINGSPORT — A former Kingsport pastor has been sentenced to approximately one year in jail for his sexually explicit texts and phone calls to a 16-year-old girl. He must also register as a sex offender...
View ArticlePolice: Large marijuana grow, infant found in Gray residence
The Washington County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday shut down an extensive indoor marijuana growing operation following a one-week investigation. The Criminal Interdiction Unit received an anonymous tip...
View ArticlePolice: Rogersville woman brought granddaughter, 8, to drug deal
ROGERSVILLE — A Hawkins County grandmother is facing drug and child neglect charges after allegedly bringing her 8-year-old granddaughter to make a drug deal Tuesday evening at a Rogersville restaurant...
View ArticleFingerprint helps Church Hill police close 11-month-old burglary case
CHURCH HILL — Fingerprint technology might not solve crime as often as depicted on TV police dramas, but on Tuesday it helped the Church Hill Police Department close an 11-month-old burglary...
View ArticleFireworks, music to highlight Fourth show at Freedom Hall
For 28 years, the annual Pepsi Independence Day Fireworks Celebration at Freedom Hall Civic Center has entertained many across the region, and organizers hope to continue that trend with this year’s...
View ArticleHawkins seeks grant for adult English literacy, civics classes
ROGERSVILLE — The Hawkins County Board of Education voted Tuesday to authorize the adult education department to apply for grant funding up to $30,000 that would help pay for English literacy and...
View ArticleGray man sentenced to 20 years in meth conspiracy
GREENEVILLE — A Gray man was sentenced to two decades in federal prison Monday for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy involving more than 30 individuals Vernon Luke Bowser, 46, was sentenced by...
View ArticleHawkins Foster Care Review Board to meet in courthouse because of security...
ROGERSVILLE — Hawkins County’s Foster Care Review Board (FCRB) will be using a conference room in the Justice Center from now on so that it can utilize the metal detectors and sheriff’s deputies for...
View ArticleRoe, Griffith discuss Obamacare, debt at Bristol town hall meeting
BRISTOL, Tenn. — U.S. Reps. Phil Roe and Morgan Griffith addressed everything from Obamacare to the federal sequester’s effects during a joint town hall-style meeting Wednesday night at the Paramount...
View ArticleThe new house call: Tech changes way doctors, patients communicate
Dr. Steven Adkins was in Target on a Saturday night when his cell phone rang. One of his patients had finally broken out in the rash that Adkins was expecting. The patient sent a photo of the rash to...
View ArticleCalhoun's, Smoky Mountain Brewery among tenants announced for Bristol, Va.,...
BRISTOL, Va. — Officials with the City of Bristol, Virginia announced Thursday that three restaurants and a travel center will join anchor, Cabela's, at The Falls Development at Exit 5.In a joint...
View ArticlePolice: Guns, coke and 40 lbs of pot seized from Johnson City man
Undercover drug agents arrested a Johnson City man during a drug investigation Wednesday and seized more than 40 pounds of marijuana, several ounces of cocaine, guns and more than $8,000 cash from the...
View ArticleBlotter: Woman steals 50 rolls of toilet paper from school
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Kingsport Police Department April 30 While responding to a verbal dispute on Virgil Avenue,...
View ArticleSecond Washington County inmate dies in custody this week
A second inmate has died in a matter of days while in the custody of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. In a news release, Sheriff Ed Graybeal said Charles Frederick Young III, 35, 631 Saylor Hill...
View ArticleSullivan mayor 'preaches' against Obama at prayer event
BLOUNTVILLE — To mark National Day of Prayer, Sullivan County Mayor Steve Godsey took to a makeshift pulpit Thursday, feet from his office in the Sullivan County Courthouse, to preach against President...
View ArticleGet your superhero on - Saturday is Free Comic Book Day!
KINGSPORT — Oh my stars and garters. It’s Free Comic Book Day again. In case you’re not a true believer, the yearly event will be this Saturday at participating comic book stores across the United...
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