Hawkins County EMA director worried about roads washing out
ROGERSVILLE — The only people happy about heavy rain Tuesday in Hawkins County were students who got the day off due to concerns over high water and flash floods along school bus routes. There were a...
View ArticleEmergency aid on standby as flooding continues in Washington County
Steady rain continued to pour over Northeast Tennessee Monday night and all day Tuesday, causing swollen streams, flooding residential areas, forcing road closings and prompting school dismissals....
View ArticleFlood watch extended, colder air expected to bring Thursday snow
A flood watch across the region has been extended through Thursday, when colder air is expected to swoop in and bring the potential for significant snowfall in some areas. The National Weather Service...
View ArticleTwo bound over to grand jury in shootout
Two people involved in a high-speed pursuit and shootout with a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper were bound over to a grand jury on charges related to the incident earlier this month. Derrick Dakota...
View ArticleMotorist rescued from flooded Kingsport street; more road closures in city,...
A motorist's attempts to drive on a submerged Kingsport road ended with her car stranded Wednesday morning, meriting the response of emergency crews to rescue her from her vehicle. It's the only such...
View ArticleUpdate: Power restored in Rogersville
Update: Power was restored to all customers at 11:40 a.m. __________ ROGERSVILLE - Holston Electric cooperative residential and commercial customers from Rt. 66 and east along McKinney Avenue in...
View ArticleMan charged with theft of fundraising money from Kingsport's canceled GOP forum
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation today arrested a Greeneville man for stealing money raised by his political action group in charge of organizing a GOP presidential forum scheduled for October...
View ArticleUpdate: Bomb-sniffing dog clears Kingsport Justice Center, personnel reenter
Update: 4:37 p.m. A bomb-sniffing dog has swept the Justice Center and found nothing suspicious, allowing personnel to reenter building shortly after 4 p.m. Kingsport detectives are currently...
View ArticleClinch River expected to crest at 6 feet above flood stage
GATE CITY — Scott County Emergency Management officials said nearly a dozen roads had been closed as of Wednesday following two days of steady rain that caused flooding in low-lying areas along creeks...
View ArticleGirl, 12, becomes third fatality of shooting at Hazard, Ky., college
HAZARD, Ky. — A 12-year-old girl who was shot in a parking lot at Hazard Community and Technical College died Wednesday, a day after her father and cousin were killed in the same shooting. Taylor...
View ArticleAGC's Greenland plant restarts line, adds 100 jobs
CHURCH HILL — AGC Glass Company North America has officially restarted a production line that had been idled in recent years, resulting in the creation of 100 additional jobs at the Greenland plant in...
View ArticleFlooding affects Hawkins County from one end to the other
ROGERSVILLE — Continuous rain and high water caused problems all over Hawkins County Wednesday affecting roads, bridges, power outages and schools. Wednesday night the Hawkins County Airport was...
View ArticleVirginia executes triple murderer
JARRATT, Va. — Robert Charles Gleason Jr., the Virginia prison inmate who murdered two other inmates while incarcerated in Wise County prison facilities for a previous murder, was put to death on...
View ArticleColder air expected to turn rain to snow; Sullivan schools closing early
Update: 10 a.m. Sullivan County Schools made the call around 9:30 a.m. to dismiss students at 11:30 a.m., due to the impending snow storm that is expected to hit our region this afternoon. "The highway...
View ArticleArgument over laptop allegedly leads police to Bristol meth lab
Police say three people are facing drug charges following a Wednesday disturbance on Weaver Pike in Bristol, Tenn., where officers located an accused laptop thief hiding in a building with an active...
View ArticlePolice alerted to man 'wrestling a potbellied pig' in Kingsport
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Jan. 14 Police were called to a disturbance at a Bloomingdale...
View ArticleKingsport school bus with kids on board stuck off Fairview Avenue
KINGSPORT — A school bus with Kingsport City Schools students aboard got stuck shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday on Fairview Avenue, just past Midfield Market, and remained stuck about 4:30 p.m. “I know...
View ArticleHeavy, wet snow snarls traffic, knocks out power
After getting drenched with more than 5 inches of rain over four days, the region was hit with a snow storm Thursday afternoon that brought down power lines and gridlocked traffic, leaving many...
View ArticleDrug suspect subdued after scuffle in Hawkins County
A Hawkins County man was arrested on charges including drug possession and felony tampering with evidence Tuesday after deputies allegedly found him attempting to “shoot up” Oxycodone while parked in...
View ArticleCounteroffer made in suit against county
Sullivan County has received a counteroffer of $225,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by two women over a fire that burned their home. That comes after the Sullivan County Commission’s Executive Committee...
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