Pot-growing operation found in Johnson City home
Johnson City police found a marijuana growing operation inside a home on Virginia Street after checking on a disturbance this past Thursday, according to a news release. James Walsh, 30, and Melissa...
View ArticleSullivan County election results
Click here to view the election results on the Sullivan County Election Commission's website.
View ArticleGriffith rolls to re-election in 9th District
WISE — Democratic challenger Anthony Flaccavento of Abingdon proved no match against incumbent first term 9th District Congressman Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, on Tuesday. With 346 of the 9th District’s...
View ArticleShull defeats Hale for Sullivan County Commission seat
BLOUNTVILLE — Kingsport Republican Pat Shull defeated Democrat Carl Hale in a race to fill an unexpired term in Sullivan County’s 11th Commission District Tuesday. Shull took 3,867 votes to 1,942 for...
View ArticleRepublicans win supermajorities in Tennessee
Tennessee Republicans achieved the state legislative supermajorities they coveted as a result of Tuesday’s general election. They were helped by a near-sweep of state Senate and House seats in...
View ArticleFrost beats three-term incumbent Lawson, Christian in Mount Carmel mayor's race
MOUNT CARMEL — Larry Frost is Mount Carmel’s new mayor, but he’s not new at representing Hawkins County’s easternmost town in government. Frost is a former District 1 commissioner and a former Mount...
View ArticleLiquor goes four-for-four in Hawkins city referendums
ROGERSVILLE — With contested elections in every Hawkins County city Tuesday, the big winner on Election Day was liquor, which went four-for-four in its municipal referendums. Rogersville voters...
View ArticleKingsport women charged in robbery of 66-year-old
Two Kingsport women have been arrested in connection with the Oct. 15 robbery of a 66-year-old man on Princeton Road. The Sullivan County Sheriff' office reports Jessica Tansie Ward, 20, and Katelynn...
View ArticleKPD arrests alleged pill traffickers, seizes $4,000 in Roxicet
Ongoing investigations of pill trafficking into Kingsport have prompted the arrest of two men allegedly transporting drugs from Detroit, Mich., along with the seizure of Roxicet valued at $4,000 on the...
View ArticleSullivan teachers' grievance policy discussed under new process of...
BLOUNTVILLE — The Sullivan County school system’s teacher grievance policy became the first issue to be addressed in depth by the new collaborative conferencing process on Wednesday. Collaborative...
View ArticleTwo plead guilty to sex charges in Washington County
Two men charged in similar, but unrelated, sex crimes pleaded guilty in a Washington County courtroom Wednesday. Douglas Scott Craig, 50, of Gray, pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted rape of a...
View ArticleScott supervisors approve permit for data center in Duffield
GATE CITY — The Scott County Board of Supervisors approved a special use permit Wednesday for an underground data center that is being proposed for a former mining site located in the Duffield area....
View ArticleSullivan considers incentives to help secure Bell Helicopter expansion,...
BLOUNTVILLE — To help Bell Helicopter expand its Piney Flats location, including the potential for 125 new jobs, Sullivan County is being asked to approve a land sale and agree to pony up $195,000 in...
View ArticleJudge: Amount of Sullivan sheriff's $9.9 million lawsuit must be lowered
After a preliminary motions hearing Wednesday, Sheriff Wayne Anderson’s lawsuit seeking more funding from Sullivan County is set to move forward with a March 11 trial date. But the dollar amount of...
View ArticleWoman arrested after running naked in Kingsport parking lot
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Kingsport Police Department Nov. 2 Police were called to Westside Inn on a report of a woman,...
View ArticleKingsport funds needs assessment for apartment units downtown
KINGSPORT — City leaders are realizing they need documented proof to show builders that Kingsport lacks upscale apartments. The Kingsport Economic Development Board voted this week to spend up to...
View ArticleSullivan County budget panel backs land sale to Bell Helicopter
BLOUNTVILLE — Sullivan County’s Budget Committee endorsed plans Thursday to sell 41 acres of land to Bell Helicopter — and commit $195,000 in county funds to help secure a $1.2 million state grant to...
View ArticleNET schools, Kingsport BOE official reap statewide honors
Kingsport, Sullivan County and Johnson City public school systems have been recognized for accomplishments on a statewide stage. And the head of the Kingsport school board was honored for his...
View ArticleWashington grand jury rejects charges in wreck that killed motorcyclist
Vehicular homicide and related charges against a Bluff City man were rejected by a Washington County grand jury this week. The panel returned a “no true bill” in the case against Seth Green, 20, 1161...
View ArticlePanel: Carousel should stay at farmers market
KINGSPORT -- A volunteer committee charged with finding the best possible location for the carousel project has recommended it remain at the Kingsport Farmers Market and not relocate to the Legion Pool...
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