Eight teachers selected for Innovation Academy
KINGSPORT — The initial faculty of eight teachers has been chosen for the Innovation Academy of Northeast Tennessee, a joint STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) platform school operated by...
View ArticleKingsport police, firefighter groups endorse Mallicote
KINGSPORT — The Kingsport Coalition of Police and the Kingsport Firefighters’ Association announced Wednesday they have endorsed Republican Ben Mallicote for the Tennessee 2nd House District seat in...
View ArticlePolice: Three arrested in counterfeit bill scheme at Kingsport Walmart
A North Carolina trio have been arrested in Kingsport after allegedly purchasing more than $500 in merchandise from Walmart with counterfeit money, then obtaining a refund for the transaction to obtain...
View ArticleGate City man sentenced to 16 years for sexually abusing 9-year-old relative
GATE CITY — A Gate City man convicted of sexually abusing a child over a decade ago was sentenced to prison Monday during an hourlong hearing in Scott County Circuit Court.James Mark Turner, 51, 2099...
View ArticleMount Carmel couple seek damages over duct-taped sewer hookup
MOUNT CARMEL — Duct tape can fix a lot of things, but connecting sewer line pipes is not among its recommended uses. Mount Carmel residents Bill and Janice Dean claim the sewer line connection at the...
View ArticleUpdate: Arson suspected in Roan Mountain double homicide case
ROAN MOUNTAIN — The Carter County Sheriff’s Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are working on an apparent double homicide and arson at a scene of a previous arson at 120 Hemlock Lane,...
View ArticleTri-Cities air quality alert posted
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has issued an air quality action day for the Tri-Cities area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert for ozone has been posted for today. Ground level...
View ArticleCouple indicted on neglect charge after child found at Walmart
BLOUNTVILLE — A Kingsport couple accused of abandoning a 4-year-old boy at a Walmart in the middle of the night in November 2011 after using bath salts and Lortab have been indicted on a child neglect...
View ArticleHawkins businessman sued for $2.75M over head-on collision
ROGERSVILLE — A $2.75 million lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Hawkins County Circuit Court against prominent Rogersville businessman Roger Dale Stewart on behalf of the 84-year-old woman who was...
View Article15 from Hawkins County arraigned on federal drug indictments
GREENEVILLE — A three part federal indictment handed down in U.S. District Court in Greeneville on June 13 resulted in 15 people being arrested in the Beech Creek area of Hawkins County...
View ArticleRamsey says state has time to create health care exchange
COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the federal health care reform law doesn’t accelerate the need for a Tennessee special legislative session to consider establishing a state...
View ArticleHearing for suspect in Scott murder reset after judge recuses himself
GATE CITY — A Bristol man arrested in connection with a Christmas Day murder in Nickelsville was scheduled to appear in Scott County Circuit Court Thursday but had his hearing postponed until next...
View ArticleTraffic alert: Eastbound 11-W near Bristol temporarily closed Thursday
The Tennessee Department of Transportation reports both eastbound lanes of Highway 11-W, between Deck Valley road and Johnson Chapel Road, will be temporarily closed Thursday afternoon for emergency...
View ArticleJust in time: Kingsport official says Legion Pool reopens
KINGSPORT — Legion Pool should reopen today and just in time for the nearly 100 degree temperatures the Model City is expected to suffer from this weekend. Legion Pool has been closed since Monday as...
View ArticleRoan Mountain man pleads guilty to soliciting sex from teen
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the last known address of Sterling Elmer Davidson. BLOUNTVILLE — A Roan Mountain man has pleaded guilty to charges he solicited sex from someone he...
View ArticleOppressively hot weather forecast through Monday
The National Weather Service is warning Tri-Cities residents be prepared for oppressive heat condition through the weekend and into Monday. A high pressure ridge will be over the region for the next...
View ArticleRoe: Obamacare ruling will define fall election
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding most of the federal health care reform law “will clearly define” the presidential election this fall, U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., said Thursday. After the...
View ArticleLeads emerge in Roan Mountain double homicide
ROAN MOUNTAIN — Investigators said they are following leads in the apparent double homicide case that began Tuesday morning at 120 Hemlock Lane in the Hampton Creek community. “We have some leads we...
View ArticleRollover crash in downtown Kingsport
A Thursday afternoon crash in downtown Kingsport sent one vehicle — which contained two children — onto its roof, but injury was avoided. The wreck occurred at approximately 1:50 p.m. at the...
View ArticleBristol woman charged with reckless endangerment near Rainbow gathering
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Sullivan County Sheriff's Office June 25 A Georgia Private Drive resident relayed that a...
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