Roan Mountain double murder remains mystery
ROAN MOUNTAIN — Investigators from the Carter County Sheriff’s Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation continue to follow leads in the apparent double homicide case involving two bodies...
View ArticleRogersville man allegedly rams patrol car during chase, faces several felonies
ROGERSVILLE — A Rogersville man who led police on a high speed chase across the western half of Hawkins County Thursday night was charged with multiple felonies after being stopped in Bean Station with...
View ArticleUpdate: Police ID cliff diver recovered from Fort Patrick Henry Lake
Update: On Monday morning police identified the victim as Samuel Bell, 19, of 1802 Fair Haven Drive, Kingsport. KINGSPORT — Divers from the Kingsport Lifesaving Crew and Sullivan County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleBody recovered from Nolichucky River
The body of a man who went missing on the Nolichucky River Saturday morning was recovered Sunday evening, David Crum of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, said. The body of Michael W. Jones, 60,...
View ArticleUpdate: National Weather Service issues severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Greene County, eastern Hawkins County, Sullivan County, and Washington County, Tenn., until 12:15 a.m. At 11:23...
View ArticleNE Tennessee residents urged to conserve electricity during heat wave
Demand from record early summer heat prompted the Tennessee Valley Authority to plea for Northeast Tennessee residents to conserve electricity through midweek. As temperatures soared above 100 degrees,...
View ArticleOrganizers expect record crowd at Rogersville July Fourth event
ROGERSVILLE — Despite a 90 degree forecast and 40 percent chance of rain, Rogersville Fourth of July Celebration organizers are preparing for their biggest crowd ever Wednesday at the City Park. For...
View ArticleThree arrested in Kingsport animal cruelty case
Three Kingsport residents have been arrested following the recent heat exhaustion death of a dog, allegedly left tied to a post with no water or protection from the sun. The suspects were indicted last...
View ArticleLightning knocks out 911 service in Hawkins
ROGERSVILLE — Hawkins County 911 officials have begun searching for a remedy to the effects of lightning after the second strike since April interrupted service for about 30 minutes and ruined an...
View ArticleStorms cause power outages in SW Va.
WISE — A line of strong thunderstorms swept out of Kentucky across Southwest Virginia Sunday night, adding areas of power outages for regional utilities already dealing with massive power disruptions...
View ArticleBurn ban issued for Kingsport but fireworks show will go on
KINGSPORT — Open burning is now banned in the city of Kingsport until further notice after a directive was issued from the fire marshal Monday afternoon. Kingsport Fire Department Public Education...
View ArticleOne killed, one critically injured in Johnson City wreck
JOHNSON CITY — One person is dead and another seriously injured following a single-vehicle crash Monday morning. Witnesses told Johnson City Police Department investigators that a red Ford F-150 pickup...
View ArticleMorristown couple sentenced in meth, food stamp fraud case
ROGERSVILLE — A Morristown couple pleaded guilty last week in Hawkins County Criminal Court to charges related to a meth lab bust that occurred following their arrest last year during a Hawkins County...
View ArticleJohnson City man faces DUI, weapon charges after fleeing wreck
A Johnson City man was jailed on several charges late Saturday after he fled a wreck in his own neighborhood and had altercation with the other driver, police said in a news release. Robert A. Taylor...
View ArticleTaylor's law license temporarily suspended
NASHVILLE — A Tennessee Supreme Court order temporarily suspending the law license of former Hawkins County judge James “Jay” Taylor states that Taylor “misappropriated funds for his own use and poses...
View ArticleD-B, Sullivan North bands won't march in Kingsport July 4 parade
KINGSPORT — The Fourth of July parade in Kingsport will have more than 100 entries — everything from patriotic floats and emergency and military vehicles to horses, cheerleaders and the always-present...
View ArticleMan sentenced to five years for Scott County burglaries
GATE CITY — A Kingsport man was given a five-year prison sentence in Scott County Circuit Court Monday after being convicted for his role in multiple burglaries that happened in 2010 in the Weber City...
View ArticleMan flings blood at Kingsport police during arrest
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Kingsport Police Department June 28 Officers were dispatched to a suspicious person on Lynn...
View ArticleWoman allegedly beats neighbor after being accused of theft
ROGERSVILLE — A Hawkins County woman was charged with aggravated assault early Friday morning after allegedly beating a neighbor over the head with a stick after the neighbor accused her of theft....
View ArticleMan pleads guilty in drug, weapons case; charges against wife dismissed
A Limestone man pleaded guilty Tuesday in a drug and weapons case that opens the door for his wife, also charged in the case, to return to teaching.Jonathan B. Aloisio, 36, and Toni M. Aloisio, 36,...
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