No foul play suspected in death of Hawkins farmer
ROGERSVILLE — The body of a Hawkins County farmer who was found deceased beside his tractor Sunday afternoon has been sent to the Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City for an autopsy. Hawkins...
View ArticleScott supervisors approve budget at $22.3 million
GATE CITY — The Scott County Board of Supervisors passed a balanced budget for fiscal year 2012-13 last week that avoids tax hikes while still increasing funding for education. Supervisors voted...
View ArticleHarvey resigns from Kingsport BOE
KINGSPORT - City Board of Education member Cheryl Harvey has resigned from the BOE so her husband, Kim Harvey, could be appointed principal of the city's Sevier Middle School without any appearance of...
View ArticleKFD: Leave fireworks to the pros
KINGSPORT — A city law that prohibits fireworks purchase or discharge coupled with easily flammable conditions outside has Kingsport fire officials urging residents to leave the July Fourth sizzles and...
View ArticleBluff City teen charged with vehicular homicide in State of Franklin/West...
Vehicular homicide and reckless aggravated assault charges have been placed against a Bluff City teen based on a Johnson City truck-motorcycle crash that killed a man and seriously injured a woman....
View ArticleFourth suspect arrested in Kingsport animal cruelty case
A fourth person has been arrested in connection with the recent death of a dog in Kingsport. Police report Terry Whitaker, 41, of Arden, N.C., turned himself in at the Kingsport city jail on Tuesday...
View ArticleOne dead in apparent Cherokee Lake electrocution
One boy is dead and another in critical condition after an apparent electrocution at Cherokee Lake, according to Grainger County officials. Dispatchers there received two separate calls at about 2:15...
View ArticleKingsport man charged with attempted murder
KINGSPORT — A Kingsport man was charged with attempted murder Saturday, according to a statement released by the Kingsport Police Department. Christopher Tyler Wright, 21, 1022 Glenburn Road, Lot 23,...
View ArticleJacquelyn Richmond crowned Miss Kingsport 2013
KINGSPORT — Jacquelyn Richmond walked away from the 59th annual Miss Kingsport Scholarship Pageant with the title of Miss Kingsport 2013, as well as winning the Scholarship Award, the Best Swimsuit...
View ArticleHawkins County deputies seize pills at TVA Campground near Rogersville
ROGERSVILLE — Hawkins County deputies seized oxycodone, methadone and Xanax from a motorist allegedly making illegal pill deliveries last week at the Tennessee Valley Authority campground near...
View ArticleTwo teenagers killed in Wise County crash
WISE — Two Wise County teenagers were killed in a single-vehicle car crash on U.S. Route 23 between Wise and Norton early Sunday. As of around 7:30 p.m., the Virginia State Police was ot disclosing the...
View ArticleTwo inmates charged with trying to escape Sullivan County jail
Two inmates housed in the Sullivan County Correctional Facility tried to escape just after 9 p.m. Sunday, according to a statement released by Leslie Earhart, public information officer with the...
View ArticleEarly voting set to begin in Hawkins County
ROGERSVILLE — Early voting for the Aug. 2 Hawkins County general election and state primary begins Friday at locations in Rogersville and Church Hill. There are four contested races in the Hawkins...
View ArticleRogersville woman facing drug, traffic charges after allegedly nearly...
ROGERSVILLE — Two weeks after being arrested on charges of driving under the influence of pills, a Hawkins County woman was accused of the same offense Friday, this time after allegedly nearly wrecking...
View ArticleNational Weather Service issues severe thunderstorm warning for SW Virginia...
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Lee, Scott and Wise counties until 11:15 p.m. Sunday. At 10:28 p.m. National Weather Service Doppler radar...
View ArticleDespite 100 percent grade, Tenn. Right To Life PAC won't endorse Shipley
Tennessee Right To Life’s political action committee gave incumbent state Rep. Tony Shipley a 100 percent grade on its 2012 scorecard but did not endorse him in his 2nd House District re-election bid....
View ArticleStreet race prompts arrest in Hawkins County
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Hawkins County Sheriff's Office July 7 An officer observed a 1998 Nissan Frontier speeding on...
View ArticleKingsport man accused of soliciting child at McDonald's
KINGSPORT — A Kingsport man has been arrested after allegedly soliciting a child at McDonald’s and trying to get other juveniles on the playground to “come towards him.” Carl. J. Tester, 50, of 1035...
View ArticleSpeed a factor in fatal Wise County crash
WISE — Police believe speed was a factor in a fatal crash in Wise County early Sunday that claimed the lives of two local teens and injured three others. On Monday, Virginia State Police Senior Trooper...
View ArticleBurglars target Scott mobile home dealer
WEBER CITY — Scott County authorities are searching for suspects in a break-in that occurred Sunday night at a mobile home dealer located in Weber City. Incident reports show the Scott County Sheriff’s...
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