SAT Test Postponed
KINGSPORT, Tenn. – Due to inclement weather, the SAT test scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 at Dobyns-Bennett High School has been rescheduled. The assessment will now take place on Saturday, Feb....
View ArticleUpdate: Hawkins, Lee under ice storm warning until 7 p.m.
Update: 5 p.m. Snow and sleet continued to fall in areas of Southwest Virginia Friday afternoon, causing the Virginia Department of Transportation to warn motorists that road conditions could change...
View ArticleTennessee DAs push for changes to child sex abuse trials, increased...
Tennessee's District Attorney Generals are pushing for several law changes over the upcoming legislative session, including the ability to prosecute an alleged serial child sex abuser in a single...
View ArticlePsych student allegedly admits gunman hoax was to make him look like 'a good...
A 20-year old sophomore student at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise majoring in psychology was in jail Thursday under no bond following an alleged false police report of a gunman on the...
View ArticleRegional homeless count under way
The Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homelessness is conducting its annual 24-hour count of the homeless population in the eight counties of Northeast Tennessee. The “point in time” count is mandated...
View ArticleLocal musician to attend National Prayer Breakfast in D.C.
The National Prayer Breakfast is a noteworthy event held each February in Washington and attended by the president, congressmen and other national and international dignitaries — and this year a...
View ArticleKPD: Clerk intentionally dispenses funny money as change
A Kingsport clerk — accused of intentionally dispensing counterfeit bills as change to customers — marks the latest arrest from investigations of phony currency in the Model City. Brittany Stafford,...
View ArticlePolice investigate second bogus Twitter account in school director's name
Two days after police announced an identity theft charge against a high schooler who allegedly presented himself as the Director of Sullivan County Schools via Twitter, a detective has confirmed an...
View ArticleState of emergency declared as a precautionary measure
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has declared a state of emergency as a precautionary measure to get emergency operations under way as the eastern portion of the state continues to see significant...
View ArticleKingsport ER patient fights with 6 nurses, 2 security guards
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Kingsport Police Department Jan. 24 Police responded to Indian Path Medical Center and observed...
View ArticleJohnson City woman dies in mobile home fire
Residents in a south Johnson City mobile home park tried to save their neighbor from her burning home Friday, but heavy smoke kept them from reaching her, according to fire officials who responded to...
View ArticleWintry mix bedevils drivers, prompts closings
KINGSPORT — A mixture of rain, sleet and snow hit Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia on Friday, with icy road conditions resulting in numerous wrecks and the closure of local schools and...
View ArticleWoman charged with aggravated assault; two children removed from her home
KINGSPORT — A woman has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault for allegedly making a puncture wound outside and inside her 6-year-old daughter’s mouth. According to a Saturday afternoon...
View ArticleStudy is next step in Stone Drive, Netherland Inn Road connection
KINGSPORT — The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the next phase of the Stone Drive-Netherland Inn Road Connector Project last week — an in-depth study that aims to identify alternatives to link the...
View ArticleSidewalk connector not likely to be finished for aquatic center opening
KINGSPORT — Construction on the next section of sidewalk stretching down Wilcox Drive to the Kingsport aquatic center is set to begin on Monday. However, a city official said last week the entire...
View ArticleGate City's town manager stepping down
GATE CITY — After nearly a year on the job, Gate City Town Manager Jeremy Keller told town officials this week that he was stepping down from the position to pursue a new career opportunity. Keller,...
View ArticleRepairs, amphitheater put new shine on Allandale Mansion
KINGSPORT — Allandale Mansion has received some much-needed attention over the past few months with work expected to wrap up in the coming weeks. At the same time, work on the new amphitheater at the...
View ArticleFiling deadline approaching for Kingsport, Bristol, Bluff City
BLOUNTVILLE — With less than four weeks until the filing deadline, several municipal offices have yet to attract candidates. Voters in Kingsport, Bristol and Bluff City will go to the polls in May to...
View ArticleCritics: Give liquor stores time to adjust to Tennessee wine bill
NASHVILLE -- Skeptics of a proposal to allow wine to be sold in Tennessee supermarkets and convenience stores say any change in current law should be deferred for several years to give liquor store...
View ArticleHighway 11-E project stalled due to lack of state funding
ROGERSVILLE — Hawkins County officials fear a Highway 11-E improvement project from Morristown, through southern Hawkins County and into Greene County is pretty much dead after being “right-sized” by...
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