Lee sheriff taking control of Pennington Gap police
PENNINGTON GAP — The fallout from last month’s arrest of Pennington Gap’s police chief continued Monday as the town council turned over administrative control of the department to Lee County Sheriff...
View ArticleHawkins to consider Ten Commandments in courthouse
ROGERSVILLE — It’s been more than a month since former Hawkins County Sessions Judge Jay Taylor pleaded guilty to numerous theft charges in Hawkins County, including theft of funds he raised for...
View ArticleKingsport BMA approves ETSU, NSCC lease agreement
KINGSPORT — The Board of Mayor and Aldermen signed off on a lease agreement between Northeast State Community College and East Tennessee State University that will soon result in ETSU expanding its...
View ArticleMan who criticized firefighters charged with aggravated assault after...
ROGERSVILLE — A Hawkins County man criticizing firefighters Sunday night at their command post about how they were handling the Short Mountain forest fire was arrested after he allegedly reached for a...
View ArticleTennessee law enforcement's 'No Refusal' campaign targets impaired drivers
FALL BRANCH — Law enforcement in Northeast Tennessee has an offer impaired drivers can’t refuse over the Thanksgiving weekend. Officers gathered at the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Fall Branch location...
View ArticleWorker seriously injured in fall from bridge near Nickelsville
NICKELSVILLE — A construction worker was severely injured Tuesday morning after he fell off a bridge near Nickelsville. The Virginia Department of Transportation said the man was working on the Copper...
View ArticlePursuit leads to ETSU alarms
Emergency alarms and text alerts went out at East Tennessee State University on Tuesday night after a man wanted on a warrant for a domestic assault charge wandered onto campus to avoid being arrested...
View ArticleTeen charged in fatal Wise County crash
WISE — Two counts of involuntary manslaughter have been filed against the 17-year old driver involved in a fatal car crash in Wise County this summer. The Virginia State Police filed the charges...
View Article$90,000 grant to help support school readiness programs in Southwest Virginia
DUFFIELD — Smart Beginnings Appalachian Region was awarded a grant last week from the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation that will help improve the quality of early childhood care and education in the...
View ArticleVolunteer student arrested for unwanted hugging of cheerleader
CHURCH HILL — A Volunteer High School student who allegedly hugged a cheerleader to tears following a basketball game last week was arrested by the Church Hill police officer who witnessed the...
View ArticleInoperable video camera hinders bus crash probe
For the second time this school year, state traffic crash investigators won’t have video from a school bus to help with a school-related crash incident. The most recent problem came to light after a...
View ArticleETSU sirens utilized for campus threat for first time
When the sirens located around East Tennessee State University sounded Tuesday night warning of a possible threat on campus, it was the first time such an alert had been issued since the sirens were...
View ArticleFederal court date scheduled for local doctor
According to a U.S. District Court website, a local oncologist is scheduled for a plea agreement hearing next month in a case involving misbranded drugs found at his now-defunct cancer treatment...
View ArticleThree hospitalized after car crashes into JC motel
A speeding car crashed into a West Market Street motel Thursday afternoon, injuring three people, including a child, Johnson City police said. The car was heading east on West Market about 2:45 p.m....
View ArticleKingsport Academic Village enrollment continues to climb
KINGSPORT — Kingsport’s Academic Village has seen significant growth in its student population over the past five years, with enrollment increasing 127 percent since the fall of 2007, most notably with...
View ArticleSullivan schools see increase in eraser burns
BLOUNTVILLE — Sullivan County’s school health services supervisor is warning parents of an increase in eraser burns among students. However, school officials in neighboring Hawkins County and Kingsport...
View ArticleSecurity lights, T-hangar top priorities on Hawkins airport's improvement plan
ROGERSVILLE — County commissioners updated the Hawkins County Airport’s capital improvement plan Tuesday, placing security lights and land acquisition for construction of a new T-hangar atop the list...
View ArticleLawsuit against Sullivan sheriff's officials over destroyed home proceeding...
BLOUNTVILLE — An attempt at mediation has failed, meaning a likely court date will be set soon in a $1.5 million lawsuit against Sullivan County and the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department over the...
View ArticleBargains bring campers out early for Black Friday
Kevin Blankenstein went camping Wednesday. He reached his site about 3 p.m. and proceeded to set up his tent, which included memory foam padding and lots of blankets and pillows. Instead of sleeping in...
View ArticleBill would create tax-exempt accounts for disability-related expenses
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Retiring U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., has co-sponsored a bill to help people with disabilities to more easily save for necessary expenses related to their disabilities. The bipartisan...
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