$10,000 reward offered for information in death of Lee County K9 officer
JONESVILLE -- Authorities in Lee County are hoping a $10,000 reward will lead to a breakthrough in the case of a K9 officer that was shot last month after being taken from a patrol car. Lee County...
View ArticleSneedville DUI suspect allegedly threatens officer, officer's family
ROGERSVILLE -- A Sneedville man who was arrested by the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office earlier this month on a DUI charge is now facing a felony charge for allegedly threatening the arresting officer...
View ArticleKingsport murder trial set to begin
BLOUNTVILLE — A Kingsport double-murder and robbery trial will begin this morning after a jury was picked Monday afternoon and sent home following a brief selection process. Jawaune Massey, 36, is...
View ArticleOne killed, another injured in early morning crash
One man was killed an another seriously injured in a crash on Milligan Highway early Tuesday morning.According to a news release from the Elizabethton Police Department, emergency workers were called...
View ArticleWarrant issued in July burglary of Kingsport gas station
A warrant has been issued for a man suspected of recently busting his way into Kingsport gas station with a car, then fleeing with money from the in-store ATM. The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office...
View ArticleThree charged with lying about Kingsport armed robbery
Three people who reported they were robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of a Kingsport gas station — while a baby was inside their vehicle — were arrested Tuesday for allegedly lying about the...
View ArticleCaretaker couple accused of beating, neglecting paralyzed Hawkins County woman
ROGERSVILLE — A Hawkins County man and his girlfriend have been charged with a felony charge related to the state’s elder abuse statute for allegedly beating and neglecting a paralyzed woman who was...
View ArticleRogersville man sentenced to 170 months on federal drug, weapons charges
GREENEVILLE — A Hawkins County man arrested last year for distributing oxycodone from home near downtown Rogersville was sentenced to more than 14 years in federal prison Monday on the drug charges and...
View ArticleMan with box cutter robs Bristol drugstore
BRISTOL, Tenn. — A drugstore was robbed Tuesday after a man armed with a box cutter demanded pills from the pharmacy, a Bristol Tennessee Police Department news release said. According to the release,...
View ArticlePolice seek owners of property stolen in Kingsport burglaries
KINGSPORT -- A man arrested last week after allegedly burglarizing a Sullivan County home -- leaving his cell phone at the scene of the crime, then attempting to hand the stolen goods back to the...
View ArticleSullivan Election Commission certifies Aug. 2 results
BLOUNTVILLE -- Sullivan County voters eligible to cast absentee ballots for the upcoming presidential election can start requesting them from the Sullivan County Election Commission. On Tuesday,...
View ArticleTHP to enforce 'No Refusal' law in Sullivan County DUI stops
FALL BRANCH -- Tennessee law enforcement wants drunk drivers to know they will be out for blood over the Labor Day weekend. State troopers, local police and prosecutors gathered Tuesday at the...
View ArticleSky high Scott officers use VSP helicopter to find outdoor marijuana-growing...
GATE CITY — A weeklong marijuana eradication effort carried out earlier this month by Scott County authorities resulted in the discovery of dozens of plants and the arrest of several people. Scott...
View ArticleMountain City defendants in Facebook murder make first appearance in Criminal...
MOUNTAIN CITY — The two men charged in the murders of Billy Clay Payne Jr., 36, and his girlfriend Billie Jean Hayworth, 23, made their first appearance in Criminal Court on Tuesday morning. Marvin E....
View ArticleMallicote says he will not contest his 10-vote loss to Shipley
Tennessee 2nd House District GOP challenger Ben Mallicote has decided not to contest his 10-vote loss to Republican incumbent state Rep. Tony Shipley in the August Republican Primary.In a statement...
View ArticleBluff City woman arrested after allegedly hitting neighbor with car
A Bluff City woman faces charges of aggravated assault after allegedly striking a neighbor with her car, knocking him in the air and into an electric fence. According to a police report, the woman...
View ArticleProsecutors outline case against suspect in Kingsport double murder
BLOUNTVILLE — Prosecutors on Tuesday argued Jawaune Massey played a key role in the robbery and murders of two men inside a Kingsport business in 2005, while the defense argued their client was not...
View ArticleKingsport man indicted on first-degree murder charge in stabbing death of...
A Kingsport man accused of stabbing his live-in girlfriend to death in February has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge.A Sullivan County grand jury on Tuesday returned a first-degree murder...
View ArticleFormer Hawkins prosecutor may face nine felony charges
ROGERSVILLE — If former Hawkins County prosecutor Doug Godbee persists with a new motion to dismiss his felony official misconduct charge, he may find himself facing nine felony charges instead of one....
View ArticleMajor contributor to Shipley campaign called before state board
One of Tennessee GOP state Rep. Tony Shipley’s major campaign contributors has been called before a state board to answer for his contribution activities. The Truth Matters political action committee,...
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