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Eight beer permit owners charged with selling to minors in Elizabethton

ELIZABETHTON — Eight beer permit owners in Elizabethton were accused of selling alcoholic beverages to minors during an undercover operation conducted Wednesday. Capt. Joy Markland, director of the...

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Kingsport man killed when car rolls over him

KINGSPORT — A man died after being pinned under his own vehicle at his workplace parking lot early Saturday, according to information released by the Kingsport Police Department. KPD responded to the...

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Two adults, two children dead in Erwin shooting incident

ERWIN –– Erwin Police officers are investigating the apparent fatal shooting of two adults and two children early this morning, according to the Erwin Police Department. Officers responded to an...

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Domestic violence cases up in Scott County, but drug-related offenses fall

GATE CITY — Scott County saw a double-digit increase in domestic violence cases in 2012, while arrests for drug-related offenses continued to drop according to statistics released earlier this month....

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Sullivan County property taxes due Feb. 28

BLOUNTVILLE — If you’re a Sullivan County property owner and you haven’t paid your 2012 county property taxes, you have less than one month to do so before late fees kick in. The deadline for payment...

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Bays Mountain official says it's a 'fantastic time of year to be at the park'

Rob Cole says many folks mistakenly think that Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium is a seasonal park that goes into hibernation during the cooler months of the year. “That is certainly not the case....

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Board members, representatives discuss concerns on vouchers and resource...

JOHNSON CITY — Members of the Board of Education, principals and school officials with the Johnson City School System met with three state legislators Saturday morning to discuss two items — vouchers...

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10-month-old girl dies after being rescued from Morristown house fire

Authorities confirmed that a 10-month-old girl has died from her injuries after being rescued from an intense house fire overnight in Morristown. The infant, whose name has not been released, died this...

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Electrician training available in Scott County

GATE CITY — Mountain Empire Community College will offer an electrician training course targeting unemployed or underemployed individuals beginning Feb. 12 at the Scott County Technical and Career...

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BAE Systems finalizing modernization at HAAP

KINGSPORT — The U.S. Army has granted BAE Systems a $27 million contract to complete the A2B project at Holston Army Ammunition Plant, which involves construction of a state-of-the-art and...

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2013 Hawkins County road cleanup costs at double yearly average

ROGERSVILLE — Hawkins County Highway Department employees worked all day Sunday salting and scraping back roads, and although they couldn’t hit all 850 miles of county road, as of quitting time Sunday...

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Southwest Virginia's salt/plow truck crews keep up with latest winter blast

WISE -- An extended weekend slog for Virginia Department of Transportation snowplow/salt truck crews paid off for motorists by Monday morning with all primary routes reported clear and secondary roads...

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Charges pending after three injured in head-on crash in Elizabethton

ELIZABETHTON — Three people were injured in a two-truck crash on the old Elizabethton Highway late Friday, and charges were pending, Elizabethton police announced this morning in a news release. The...

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Blountville man apprehended by K9, charged with assaulting officer

A Blountville man was arrested on multiple charges Sunday night after being apprehended by a Sullivan County Sheriff's Office K-9 officer. Aaron Hooker, 24, Harr Trail Road, was charged with assault on...

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86-year-old woman fires shot at intruder who then stole gun, purse

BULLS GAP — An 86-year-old Hawkins County woman was able to get one shot off from a pistol Friday before a female home intruder got away with her purse, check card and jewelry. But the shot missed its...

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Police seek Bristol, Tenn. man in connection with Kingsport burglary

Kingsport police are looking for a Bristol, Tenn. man who allegedly broke into a Brunswick Street residence last month before making off with a flatscreen television. Authorities said they are...

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Suspect sought by KPD in attempted robbery at gas station

KINGSPORT -- Kingsport police are searching for an unidentified man who allegedly threatened and tried to rob an off-duty employee at a gas station in Lynn Garden last week. According to the Kingsport...

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Names of slain Erwin family, alleged shooter released

The names of those involved in an apparent triple homicide-suicide that occurred Saturday morning at the Town Acres apartments in Erwin have been released. According to the Tennessee Bureau of...

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Woman indicted on abuse of corpse charge after newborn found in trash

ROGERSVILLE — A Hawkins County woman accused of placing her deceased newborn in a garbage can last April was indicted Friday by the Hawkins County grand jury on one count of felony abuse of a corpse....

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Traffic signal at Stone-Eastman intersection to be out

KINGSPORT — City of Kingsport traffic engineering crews will be performing maintenance on signal lights at the intersection of East Stone Drive and North Eastman Road Tuesday, beginning at 9 a.m. and...

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