Kingsport City Schools Board of Education to Hold January Called Meeting
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (Jan. 11, 2013) – Kingsport City Schools Board of Education (BOE) will hold a called meeting on Thursday, January 17 at 6 p.m. located in the Tennessee Room at the KCS Administrative...
View ArticleKingsport City Schools Launched Universal Breakfast Pilot Program
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (Jan. 7, 2013) – Kingsport City Schools has launched a new pilot program called Universal Breakfast where all students, regardless of eligibility, received a free breakfast to help...
View ArticleKingsport police search for shoe thief, felony shoplifters
Three individuals are sought by Kingsport police following recent shoplifting incidents at two city businesses. On Jan. 9 and 10 a white male entered Beaty's Shoes on North Eastman Road, chatting with...
View ArticleRoe reintroduces IPAB repeal
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., said today he has re-introduced his legislation to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) created in the Affordable Care Act. Roe’s IPAB bill in...
View ArticlePolice locate naked female along Sullivan County road
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Sullivan County Sheriff's office Jan. 18 At approximately 7:40 p.m. a Chinquapin Grove Road...
View ArticleCentral student charged with ID theft in connection with bogus school...
Authorities said a Sullivan Central student’s apparent prank with a Twitter account — presenting himself as Director of Sullivan County Schools Dr. Jubal Yennie, while proclaiming he “hated” kids and...
View ArticleHawkins dog fighting suspect acquitted on similar charges in 2003
ROGERSVILLE — A Knoxville man accused of training dogs to fight and cruelty to animals in Hawkins County this past November was acquitted on similar charges in Hamblen County in 2003. Rogersville...
View ArticleSheriff says report of masked gunman on UVa-Wise campus was a hoax
WISE — The University of Virginia’s College at Wise was placed on lockdown Wednesday night after a report of a man carrying a gun was received by campus and local police, sending a tremor of fear...
View ArticleKetron, Bluff City students eligible for free breakfast
KINGSPORT — For the second half of the 2012-13 school year, more than 700 students at Ketron Elementary School can get a free breakfast each school day morning. So far, more than half are choosing to...
View ArticleKiosks speed driver's license renewal
JOHNSON CITY — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has added an option for renewal or replacement of driver’s licenses. TDSHS Commissioner Bill Gibbons announced Wednesday that the...
View ArticleSheriff says report of gunman on UVa-Wise campus was a hoax
WISE — The University of Virginia’s College at Wise was placed on lockdown Wednesday night after a report of a man carrying a gun was received by campus and local police, sending a tremor of fear...
View ArticleHawkins sheriff introduces 'proven winner' as county jail administrator
ROGERSVILLE — After a 29 year career as a police officer in Florida, Butch Gallion’s idea of retirement is managing more than 200 inmates in the Hawkins County Jail. Sheriff Ronnie Lawson introduced...
View ArticleTwo arrested after incident in Scott DMV parking lot
GATE CITY — A Duffield man was arrested by Gate City police Wednesday following an alleged domestic dispute that took place in the parking lot of the Scott County Department of Motor Vehicles. Officers...
View ArticleUpdate: Kingsport street crews prep for winter storm, significant icing possible
Update: 6:10 p.m. The forecast of a possible winter storm hitting the region Friday has already begun to affect schedules for local schools, governments and events.Both Sullivan County and Hawkins...
View ArticleJohnson City shooter says victim threatened him with knife
A man who showed up at the Johnson City Police Department's office Wednesday with a gunshot wound in his leg allegedly had threatened an East Millard Street man with a knife, prompting the shooting,...
View ArticleUpdate: Eastman says fire photos circulating social media from Texas, not...
UPDATE: 4:12 p.m. Earlier today, Eastman reported a steam release at its Kingsport facility, occurring late Wednesday night. Upon further investigation, it has been determined that the exact timing of...
View ArticleRep. Roe: Assault weapons ban has no chance of passing
Reinstating an assault weapons ban has no chance of passing the GOP-controlled House, U.S. Rep. Phil Roe said in a conference call with reporters today. "In the office here, the phone calls have been...
View ArticleWoman extricated from crash down 50-foot embankment on Highway 36
The use of a seatbelt is being credited with saving a Gray resident's life Thursday morning outside Kingsport, where her vehicle exited the roadway and traveled down a 50-foot embankment — ricocheting...
View ArticleSuspected Kingsport counterfeiter turns himself in, police issue warning to...
A man sought by Kingsport police after allegedly jumping out a window to avoid investigators, leaving behind 13 sheets of uncut counterfeit bills in his apartment, has turned himself in to authorities....
View ArticleKilgore aims to stiffen punishment for exposing children, incapacitated to...
RICHMOND — Delegate Terry Kilgore introduced legislation in the Virginia House of Delegates Thursday that would create additional punishments for those convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine in the...
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