Hearing on planned Jonesborough roundabout scheduled
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will conduct a public hearing on plans for construction of a roundabout traffic circle at the Five Points intersection of Highway 81 South, Old State Route...
View ArticleFormer Pennington Gap police chief pleads guilty in federal court
The former chief of the Pennington Gap Police Department pleaded guilty in federal court Monday morning to felony charges that he sold prescription narcotics while on duty and helped orchestrate the...
View ArticleHawkins man reports theft of gas, eggs and chickens
MOORESBURG — A Mooresburg man told the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office Sunday he has been the victim of repeated thefts of gasoline, chickens and eggs from his property since July. James Brown of...
View ArticleChurch Hill woman allegedly pesters dispatchers for ride to ball game
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Kingsport Police Department Jan. 5 A resident of Sevier Terrace Drive woke up to find his Jeep...
View ArticleWoman reports scissor attack, theft of $2,900 in cash
MOORESBURG — A Hawkins County woman told police Friday she was attacked by a former female roommate who allegedly cut her hair and face with scissors and then stole $2,900 in cash. Hawkins County...
View ArticleDiversion granted for convicted Yorkie killer
Criminal Court Judge Robert Cupp said Monday he’ll be criticized for granting judicial diversion to a Gray man who tortured his family’s Yorkshire Terrier to death, but given the man’s efforts to...
View ArticleSkeletal remains found in Carter County tentatively identified as those of...
ELIZABETHTON — The investigation of the skeletal remains found along Gap Creek Road last week in continuing and Carter County Sheriff Chris Mathes has released the name found on identification card...
View ArticleSullivan County officials want commission to ask sheriff to drop lawsuit
BLOUNTVILLE — For whatever it’s worth, three county commissioners went on record Monday that they think the full Sullivan County Commission should simply ask Sullivan County Sheriff Wayne Anderson to...
View ArticleSullivan County Board of Education eyes SROs for all schools
BLOUNTVILLE — The Sullivan County Board of Education’s aim is to have a school resource officer assigned to all 20 school campuses in the county, not just the four high schools that have had SROs since...
View ArticleAnimals starved, charges filed against Johnson City man
Animal cruelty charges were filed Monday against a Johnson City man who allegedly starved three burros to death and neglected a horse to the point that it had to be euthanized. James Carmichael, 714...
View ArticleKPD seeks man accused of stealing, cashing parents' checks
Kingsport police are requesting the public's assistance in locating a theft and fraud suspect, accused of stealing his parents' checkbook and cashing six checks. Gabriel Varney, 28, is charged with...
View ArticleTenn. lawmakers convene for 108th General Assembly
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Tuesday for the 108th Tennessee General Assembly. Republicans added to their already substantial advantages in both the Senate and...
View ArticleRon Ramsey re-elected as Senate speaker
NASHVILLE - Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, R-Blountville, was re-elected by state senators as the Senate's speaker and lieutenant governor during an organizational session Tuesday. Ramsey won over...
View ArticleKingsport DUI suspect charged with endangering child
A Kingsport woman faces charges of reckless endangerment after allegedly driving while under the influence with her 3-year-old daughter in the vehicle. Court records state police observed her sitting...
View ArticleDeWitte to fill Rogersville BMA vacancy
ROGERSVILLE — Rogers- ville leaders stuck with tradition Tuesday in appointing local businessman Mark DeWitte to fill a vacancy on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. But the BMA also approved the first...
View ArticleUT anthropologists search area where remains found in Carter County
ELIZABETHTON — Three anthropologists from the world famous University of Tennessee forensic anthropology program were on Gap Creek Road Tuesday to search for more clues to the identity and the cause of...
View ArticleJudge doubles prison time for man who tried to run over Scott deputy
GATE CITY — A Kingsport man who attempted to run over a sheriff’s deputy with his truck was ordered to serve double the amount of prison time recommended by the state during an appearance Monday in...
View ArticleJohnson City man pleads guilty in parking lot shooting, gets probation
A Johnson City man convicted of aggravated assault in a 2011 nightclub parking lot shooting was approved for probation in a brief Criminal Court hearing Tuesday. Moses Ballard, 27, was ordered to serve...
View ArticleHill brothers first to serve together in House
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee House for the first time has two brothers serving at the same time. Freshman Rep. Timothy Hill of Blountville on Tuesday joined his brother and fellow Republican...
View ArticleDA says no to third trial for former sheriff Harris on theft charge
ERWIN — District Attorney General Tony Clark said Wednesday his office will not retry former Unicoi County sheriff Kent Harris on a charge of theft of $1,000. Clark announced his decision before Senior...
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