Innovation Academy board credits ETSU's Rhoton with getting school up and...
KINGSPORT — Innovation Academy of Northeast Tennessee isn’t just a joint Sullivan County and Kingsport STEM school. It’s a regional asset. And the folks involved in starting and operating the science,...
View ArticleTort reform didn't apply to bus crash injuries
In 2011, Tennessee lawmakers revamped tort law — or in layman’s terms, laws that apply when a company or person causes intentional or negligent harm to another person — but not in a good way, according...
View ArticlePolice probing shooting at local restaurant
JOHNSON CITY — Johnson City Police are continuing to investigate a shooting at a local restaurant early Saturday morning, according to a news release. According to police, officers were driving nearby...
View ArticleDriver services center helps voters meet photo ID law
Up until Saturday, Betty Klepper of Kingsport, said whenever she’s been asked for a photo ID, she’s had to present her Sam’s Club card, because her driver’s license, like many people of her generation,...
View ArticleMount Carmel officer rear-ends vehicle on 11-W
MOUNT CARMEL — A Mount Carmel patrol car responding to a Church Hill home invasion call Saturday night rear-ended another vehicle on Highway 11-W just west of the Church Hill city line. According to...
View ArticleFive candidates vying for two seats in Hawkins commission's District 2
CHURCH HILL — Five candidates are seeking two open seats in the Hawkins County Commission’s District 2 in Tuesday’s election, replacing two commissioners who left office this past summer. District 2...
View ArticleFour candidates seek three seats on Surgoinsville BMA
SURGOINSVILLE — Two incumbents and two newcomers are seeking three contested seats on the Surgoinsville Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The following are excerpts from candidate responses to a Times-News...
View ArticlePolice continue investigation of shooting at Johnson City restaurant
Johnson City Police are continuing to investigate a shooting at a local restaurant early Saturday morning, according to a news release. According to police, officers were driving nearby when they heard...
View ArticleFla. remains tough sell to end for Obama, Romney
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — To the last minute, Florida is proving to be an expensive and frustrating state for President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney alike, seemingly resistant to arguments that...
View ArticleFemale caller to sheriff's office claims to be Times-News reporter
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Nov. 2 To prevent a man from leaving with her bank card, a...
View ArticleHawkins man accused of texting obscene photos to 13-year-old
ROGERSVILLE — A Rogersville teen accused of texting photos of his genitals to a 13 year old South Carolina boy was arraigned Monday on one count of exhibition of obscene materials to a minor. Police...
View ArticleSheriff says missing Carter County girl found 'safe and sound'
ELIZABETHTON — A Carter County girl reported missing Monday morning has been found and her mother is facing a charge of custodial interference. The girl, identified by other sources as Annabelle...
View ArticleThree possible arson cases investigated in Hawkins County
ROGERSVILLE — Hawkins County authorities are investigating three separate suspected arsons that took place this past weekend. Two of the fires occurred about three miles apart in vacant residences...
View ArticleTennessee, Virginia voters set to go to polls
Tennesseans and Virginians will choose their next president and congressional members in Tuesday’s general election. The main attraction, of course, is incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama...
View ArticleFuel delivery driver accidentally puts diesel into underground tank for...
ROGERSVILLE — Murphy Oil is advising customers of the Rogersville station to call an 800 number if they pumped diesel fuel into their regular gas vehicle last month due to a mistake made by the...
View ArticleJohnson City man pleads guilty in scheme to kidnap judge's wife, prosecutor's...
JOHNSON CITY — A Johnson City man who made a down payment to have a judge’s wife and a prosecutor’s child abducted pleaded guilty to solicitation to kidnap and retaliation charges Monday in a...
View ArticleHawkins cities vote on liquor referendums
ROGERSVILLE — Four separate liquor referendums in three Hawkins County cities will be decided by voters today. Rogersville has two referendums, including one to allow the sale of liquor by the drink...
View ArticleWoman to serve more than two years for Duffield bank robbery
GATE CITY — A Big Stone Gap woman was sentenced to more than two years in prison in Scott County Circuit Court last week for her role in the June 2012 robbery of a Duffield bank. Tabitha Nicole...
View ArticleBristol man charged with sex crimes against a minor
A Bristol, Tenn., man has been arrested on 28 charges of sex crimes against a 16-year-old girl. Last week a Sullivan County grand jury returned sealed indictments against Richard Christopher Hale, 29,...
View ArticleGate City man accused of committing sex act with a minor
GATE CITY — A Gate City man charged with engaging in sexual misconduct with a minor was one of 32 people indicted on over 70 charges Monday afternoon by a Scott County Grand Jury. According to the...
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