Arctic air moving in, followed by precipitation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An Arctic cold front is diving southward, bringing very cold air into Tennessee for Monday night. The National Weather Service said temperatures might rise about 10 degrees from...
View ArticleAppalachian Power says all customers should have electricity by Monday night
KINGSPORT — Appalachian Power was expecting all of its customers to have their service restored by Monday night after thousands went days without electricity due to outages resulting from last week’s...
View ArticleHomeless teenage houseguest allegedly stole panties from hosts
CHURCH HILL — A homeless Church Hill teen was charged with theft Saturday after allegedly stealing panties from two neighbors who had agreed to give him a place to stay. Early Saturday morning, Church...
View ArticleHawkins County deputies raid 'serious' cockfighting tournament
ROGERSVILLE — Hawkins County deputies found a garbage bag full of dead roosters, several crates of live roosters and a trophy with a golden rooster after interrupting a cockfighting tournament in Poor...
View ArticleMount Carmel police seek man who fled traffic stop with 3,000 syringes in car
MOUNT CARMEL — Mount Carmel police are looking for a man who fled from police during an attempted traffic stop early Saturday morning while hauling more than 3,000 syringes in the trunk of his car....
View ArticleKingsport parade echoes dream of Martin Luther King Jr.
KINGSPORT — Nearly 50 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, calling for an end to racism in America before more than...
View ArticleJewelry sold to gold buying firm traced to Hawkins burglary suspect
CHURCH HILL — A Church Hill man is facing several charges including aggravated burglary, theft, and drug possession after stolen jewelry sold recently to a Kingsport gold buying business was allegedly...
View ArticleSuspected counterfeiter flees Kingsport police, sheets of uncut bills recovered
KINGSPORT — Kingsport police are searching for a suspected counterfeiter who fled investigators last week, jumping out the window of an apartment where 13 sheets of uncut, fake $10 bills were located....
View ArticleKingsport caregiver charged with theft
KINGSPORT — A woman hired to care for an elderly, bedridden Kingsport resident faces felony theft charges for allegedly stealing from her home. According to Kingsport police and court records, Misty...
View ArticleKingsport mobile home destroyed in Tuesday fire
A Kingsport residence was lost to fire Tuesday afternoon, displacing the occupants. It occurred at a mobile home park in the 900 block of Tranbarger Drive near Lynn Garden Drive. The Kingsport Fire...
View ArticleAccused Johnson City killer's charge upped to first-degree
The murder charge against a Johnson City man accused of killing a woman then dumping her off Butler Bridge was increased from second-degree to first-degree murder, with the presentment served on him...
View ArticleNames of seven suspects nabbed at Hawkins cockfight released
ROGERSVILLE — Based on statements made by suspects detained at an alleged Hawkins County cockfighting tournament Saturday, police believe it’s a regular event that takes place at multiple venues....
View ArticleOne person killed in Coeburn house fire
COEBURN — A blaze that destroyed a two-story frame residential structure in Coeburn claimed the life of one person early Tuesday. The fire at the home reportedly owned by Robert and Tammy Creed was...
View ArticleYennie plans school security task force
BLOUNTVILLE — Director of Sullivan County Schools Jubal Yennie unveiled plans Tuesday for a school security task force, which he said will consider all options for increasing security before making...
View ArticleSullivan commissioners defer action on budget director
BLOUNTVILLE — Sullivan County Mayor Steve Godsey ordered members of the public, some county officials and employees, and journalists out of a public meeting Tuesday, over the objection of County...
View ArticleMount Carmel preparing plan to improve dangerous stretches of Hammond Avenue
MOUNT CARMEL — Safety improvements will likely be made to one of Mount Carmel’s most dangerous stretches of roadway when the weather warms up. There were 11 serious accidents on the 800 block of...
View ArticleFriends help rescue woman from Elizabethton house fire
ELIZABETHTON — Two friends of a 90-year-old woman helped evacuate her to safety when a fire broke out in her Orchard Road Extension home on Tuesday afternoon and a quick response by the Elizabethton...
View ArticleKingsport City Schools Recognizes Kingsport BOE during School Board...
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (Jan. 23, 2013) – The Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) has set January 27 - February 2, 2013 as School Board Appreciation Week in Tennessee as a time to build awareness and...
View ArticleKingsport City Schools Sets Budget Committee Meetings
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (Jan. 22, 2013) – Kingsport City Schools Budget Committee has scheduled a series of meetings to review budget items for the 2013-2014 fiscal year. The budget committee will meet...
View ArticleKingsport City Schools Board of Education Meeting Cancelled
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (Jan. 17, 2013) – The Kingsport City Schools Board of Education (BOE) called meeting and work session, scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, has been cancelled due to inclement...
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