Son says mother falsely accused his father of burglary and theft
CHURCH HILL — A woman who accused her ex-boyfriend of burglarizing her home last month was charged with felony filing a false report after her son told police she was lying. On the evening of Jan. 15,...
View ArticleSheriff says Wash. Co. needs three more SROs
Three more school resource officers would be required in order to fully cover all Washington County schools at an initial cost of around $94,000 each, according to the county sheriff. Sheriff Ed...
View ArticleUpdate: 17 cited in Hawkins underage beer sales sting
Update: 11:50 a.m. During the last week of January 2013, Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie Lawson was contacted by the state's Alcoholic Beverage Commission for assistance in a underage sale of alcohol to...
View ArticleSagging line slows traffic on I-26 in Kingsport
A CenturyLink line that crosses over Interstate 26 in Kingsport drooped down into east and westbound lanes Tuesday morning, slowing traffic in both directions. The incident occurred at approximately...
View ArticleBlotter: Man found 'passed out' in snow curses, spits at Kingsport police
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Jan. 31 An apartment owner on Tansey Lane reported a male, 21,...
View ArticlePolice investigate bogus e-mails claiming Hawkins schools closed
ROGERSVILLE — Hawkins County detectives are investigating bogus e-mails sent to three TV news shows Monday night falsely announcing that Hawkins County schools would be closed Tuesday. Although the...
View ArticleUpdate: Allandale wreck knocks out power, snarls traffic
Updated at 8:05 p.m. KINGSPORT — No serious injuries were reported as a result of a multi-vehicle accident Tuesday shortly before 6 p.m. on Stone Drive near the Lewis Lane intersection. Kingsport...
View ArticleMall could be without theater until mid-April
KINGSPORT — Kingsport moviegoers may have to wait until mid-April before the theater in the Kingsport Town Center is up and running again. Jeff Fleming, Kingsport’s assistant city manager for...
View ArticleOne of two suspects indicted in attack on pregnant woman in Church Hill
ROGERSVILLE — One of two men accused of assaulting a pregnant Church Hill woman with a ball bat while in search of pills last September was indicted Friday on several charges while his accomplice...
View ArticleWoman describes boyfriend's killing in Washington County murder trial
A Fall Branch woman testified at her ex-husband’s first-degree murder trial Tuesday that she heard “pop, pop, pop,” just before her boyfriend told her he’d been shot as he stood inside the front door...
View ArticleKingsport City Schools Recognizes Second Annual National Digital Learning Day
KINGSPORT, Tenn. – Kingsport City Schools are joining tens of thousands of educators, millions of students, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park in...
View ArticleParole hearing officer recommends former Hawkins judge serve full prison...
NASHVILLE - A Tennessee Board of Parole hearing officer recommended Wednesday morning that former Hawkins County Sessions Judge James Franklin Taylor, 41, serve his full prison sentence with no further...
View ArticleKingsport man arrested on child porn charges
A Kingsport man has been indicted and arrested following the alleged discovery of more than 100 images of child pornography on his computer. Keith Shapardon, 24, was located early Wednesday morning at...
View ArticleThree charged in Johnson City meth bust
Three Johnson Citians were charged Monday in a meth bust, according to a news release from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Acting on leads, sheriff’s investigators went to 300 Montgomery St.,...
View ArticleBulls Gap VFW commander faces gambling charge
BULLS GAP — The commander of the Bulls Gap Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9683 was charged with possession of gambling devices last week during the underage beer sting that also resulted in a post...
View ArticleHawkins couple sentenced to probation in animal cruelty plea agreement
ROGERSVILLE — A Hawkins County couple accused of abandoning 15 caged animals at a residence near Church Hill, 12 of which were discovered dead by police on Dec. 31, were sentenced to six months...
View ArticleSuspect charged in robbery of 86-year-old woman was grazed by bullet
BULLS GAP — Hawkins County detectives discovered Wednesday that the 86-year-old woman robbed in her Bulls Gap home on Feb. 1 actually did graze her assailant with a single shot from a .38 caliber...
View ArticleSullivan commissioner says lawsuit between sheriff and mayor could cost...
BLOUNTVILLE — Sullivan County taxpayers will ultimately pay the legal bills for a lawsuit between the county sheriff and the county mayor — and one county commissioner is on record saying the bill...
View ArticlePolice say man was shot while attempting to burglarize north Johnson City home
A man was shot in the leg Wednesday night after a resident in a north Johnson City home confronted him as he was attempting to burglarize the residence, according to Sgt. Don Shepard with the Johnson...
View ArticleVa. Senate passes bill delaying Appalachian Power rate hike
RICHMOND — The Virginia Senate passed legislation Wednesday that seeks to lower electric costs, as well as delay an Appalachian Power (APCO) rate filing, by making changes to the state’s electric...
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