Two-vehicle crash kills one in Hawkins County
ST. CLAIR — A Rogersville man was killed early Sunday morning after the Acura he was driving was split in two as a result of a two-vehicle accident on Route 113 in the St. Clair community in western...
View ArticleThree nabbed for Hawkins robbery thanks to burnt out headlight
ROGERSVILLE — A trio accused of robbing a Hawkins County market early Monday morning were arrested thanks to a traffic stop prompted by a burned out headlight. Shortly after 1 a.m. Monday Hawkins...
View ArticleHawkins man headbutts wife after refusal to buy him beer
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Hawkins County Sheriff's Office May 30 Police were called to a domestic disturbance on Simpson...
View ArticleSuspect who planned beating, robbery of elderly Hawkins man sentenced to 20...
ROGERSVILLE — A robbery accomplice of convicted child killer Amber Beth Gibson was sentenced to 20 years Monday after pleading to a charge related to the 2010 beating and robbery of an elderly...
View ArticleBristol woman arrested after allegedly leaving children in car nearly 4 hours
A Bristol, Va., woman has been arrested after allegedly leaving her two young daughters in a car for nearly four hours while she fished at a Piney Flats park — telling police she did so because they...
View ArticleSurgoinsville still trying to whittle down $22,000 deficit
SURGOINSVILLE — Town leaders are hoping to avoid a property tax increase this year, but as of Monday evening there was still a $22,000 deficit on the proposed 2012-13 budget. The budget was on the...
View ArticleMurder charges dismissed after Shell ruled incompetent for trial
A man accused of shooting to death a local lawyer and insurance agent visiting the attorney’s office in 1999 will likely never stand trial for the deaths because he is not competent, and he was...
View ArticleRogersville police probe stabbing
ROGERSVILLE — Rogersville police are still investigating the stabbing of a 27-year-old man that occurred early Sunday morning at “The Cades” apartments, but as of Monday no arrests had been made....
View ArticleKingsport man's attempted murder trial reset
BLOUNTVILLE — A Kingsport man accused of the attempted first-degree murder of a first cousin during an alleged Oct. 18, 2008, home invasion and robbery is now set for an Aug. 20 retrial. Steven Anthony...
View ArticleKingsport attempted murder trial reset
BLOUNTVILLE — A Kingsport man accused of the attempted first-degree murder of a first cousin during an alleged Oct. 18, 2008, home invasion and robbery is now set for an Aug. 20 retrial. Steven...
View ArticleRogersville limits downtown street parking
ROGERSVILLE — Downtown Rogersville apartment dwellers and courthouse employees will soon have to find a place for long-term parking other than three streets that local merchants want reserved for...
View ArticleMan accused of crossbow attack on local TV weatherman bound over to grand jury
The case against a man accused of shooting a local television weatherman with a crossbow in a home invasion last week was sent to a Washington County grand jury this morning.In Washington County...
View ArticleKingsport man indicted after allegedly threatening officers with screwdriver
A Kingsport man who allegedly threatened police with a screwdriver and insisted officers would have to shoot him has been indicted on two counts of aggravated assault and other charges. A Sullivan...
View ArticleNo wrongdoing found in Washington County jail inmate death
The investigation into a Johnson City man’s death five days after he fell inside the Washington County Detention Center earlier this year is over. District Attorney General Tony Clark said he received...
View ArticleAllen to square off against Kaine for Virginia Senate seat
WISE — There was no drama involved in Tuesday’s primary elections in Virginia. As expected, Republican George Allen will square off against Democrat Tim Kaine for Virginia’s U.S. Senate seat in...
View ArticleJudge offers probation if repeat forgery suspect completes rehabilitation...
ROGERSVILLE — The Hawkins County woman who led Rogersville Police Chief Doug Nelson on a foot chase through downtown Rogersville last week may be placed on probation again if she completes an...
View ArticleRamsey, Lundberg back Shipley in 2nd House race
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Both Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and state Rep. Jon Lundberg said Tuesday they will endorse Kingsport Republican incumbent Tony Shipley in the 2nd House District GOP primary. Those...
View ArticleReward money for info on Kingsport murder raised to $2,000
Kingsport police are offering $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the suspects in a 2011 murder, to be paid in addition to the $1,000 reward previously raised by the...
View ArticleWJHL weatherman describes crossbow attack in Sessions Court hearing
A light in the hallway outside TV weatherman Rob Williams’ bedroom woke him up around 3:30 a.m. June 4, and it took him a few seconds to realize a man he’d known more than a decade was in the house...
View ArticleOne week after Duffield bank robbery, suspect pleads guilty
A bank robbery case involving a Wise County woman has come full circle within a week's time as she plead guilty Tuesday in Scott County court during her preliminary hearing.Tabitha Nicole Sullivan, 27,...
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