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...
View ArticleKingsport 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...
View ArticleTwo 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...
View ArticleDomestic 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....
View ArticleSullivan 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...
View ArticleBays 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....
View ArticleBoard 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...
View Article10-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...
View ArticleElectrician 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...
View ArticleBAE 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...
View Article2013 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...
View ArticleSouthwest 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...
View ArticleCharges 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...
View ArticleBlountville 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...
View Article86-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...
View ArticlePolice 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...
View ArticleSuspect 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...
View ArticleNames 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...
View ArticleWoman 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....
View ArticleTraffic 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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