Witness puts Massey near Kingsport murder scene
BLOUNTVILLE -- A witness put Jawaune Massey near a Kingsport candle shop on the day he is accused of participating in the robbery and murders of the owner and a second man there. Massey, 36, is being...
View ArticleGriffith hears farmers' concerns during tour of Southwest Virginia
FORT BLACKMORE -- U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith made stops at farms in Lee and Scott counties Wednesday as part of a four-day, 12-county listening tour through his Southwest Virginia district. Griffith --...
View ArticleBroad Street to close for repair work
A section of Broad Street from Church Circle to New Street will be closed over the next week or two as crews work to repair a damaged stormwater line. Kingsport Public Works Director Ryan McReynolds...
View ArticleNetherland Inn roundabout closing Sunday for 45 days
KINGSPORT — The Netherland Inn roundabout will be closed beginning late Sunday night and will continue to be for the next 45 days as crews work to replace all of the concrete surrounding the...
View ArticleJohnson City soldier in critical condition after being shot by Afghan police
One local church community held a candlelight vigil and sent up prayers to a young soldier and fellow church member, who was shot in Afghanistan and remained in critical condition in Germany Wednesday...
View ArticleThieves steal rescue gear from boat in Boone Lake
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Washington County authorities say someone stole rescue equipment from a boat docked in Boone Lake. According to the Johnson City Press (http://bit.ly/Pk07l2 ), about $16,000...
View ArticleWise County woman attacks husband for untimely 'scratch'
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Wise County Sheriff's Office Aug 13 A Coeburn man told dispatch he had barricaded himself in a...
View ArticleETSU announces parking changes for fall semester
With the construction of the new parking garage and a pedestrian walkway now under way, officials from East Tennessee State University are encouraging students returning to campus this fall to allow...
View ArticleAlleged Gate City robber caught 'blue handed'
GATE CITY -- A Gate City man was arrested earlier this week after he was allegedly caught "blue handed" leaving the scene of a home he broke into to steal copper wiring. Trevor Wayne Hardy, no age...
View ArticleBallot set for Nov. 6 election in Hawkins
ROGERSVILLE -- Hawkins County voters will have a busy Nov. 6 election with contested races in four municipalities as well as two County Commission seats and five liquor referendums. The deadline for...
View ArticleWitness says murder defendant told him about candle shop shooting
BLOUNTVILLE -- "Jawaune told me that he shot one of the guns and it jammed," a co-defendant, Brian Beco, testified Thursday during the murder trial of Jawaune Massey, 36. Massey is being tried on...
View ArticleYouth sports leagues OK'd to practice at Laurel Run Park
CHURCH HILL -- Hawkins County leaders gave the OK Thursday for a section of Laurel Run Park to be used for youth league soccer and football practice. An official agreement between the county and three...
View ArticleSecond Kingsport man arrested in drugs, guns sting
A second Kingsport man has been arrested as part of an undercover police sting originally targeting the sale of narcotics, but evolved into additional felony charges following the purchase of guns from...
View ArticleMassey allegedly said murder victim 'had to die'
BLOUNTVILLE — “Eboo had to die.” Co-defendant Thelma “Winnie” Gardner testified she heard Jawaune Massey say this before a 2005 shooting that left two men dead inside a Kingsport business. Massey, 36,...
View ArticleBristol man sentenced to 15 years for kidnapping, assaulting wife
BLOUNTVILLE — A Bristol man accused of trying to murder his estranged wife and convicted of a lesser offense and other charges has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars. Clovis McDowell Jones, 46,...
View ArticleDry Creek flood repairs 'a big project'
It could be sometime next year before Dry Creek is back in its proper place and all the debris left behind by a flood earlier this month is cleared away, but work on a 2.5-mile stretch should get under...
View ArticleToxicology report results needed in vehicular homicide case
ERWIN — The results of a toxicology report may determine what charges an Elizabethton man arrested in April for vehicular homicide may face in Unicoi County Criminal Court.Randy Julian made an...
View ArticlePolice pursuit of stolen vehicle ends in crash with injuries; juvenile charged
KINGSPORT - A juvenile driving a stolen mini-van crashed off Bloomingdale Pike Saturday morning after a brief high-speed chase with a state trooper. Trooper Nathan Wayne Hall of the Tennessee Highway...
View ArticleKingsport couple face charges related to meth manufacturing
KINGSPORT - A 32-year-old Kingsport man and 30-year-old woman are facing charges related to manufacturing methamphetamine. Travis Harvey and Amber Anderson, both of 917 Dorothy Street, were going to...
View ArticleMassive sinkhole threatens school
ERWIN –– A sinkhole was found early Saturday morning approximately 30 feet from Love Chapel Elementary School, according to Unicoi County Sheriff Mike Hensley. Hensley said the sinkhole was found by...
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