Calendar, school safety, prayer on agenda for Wise County School Board meeting
WISE — School calendar adjustments and a discussion on school safety issues will be on tap for the Wise County School Board on Tuesday. The school calendar is an action item on Tuesday’s agenda. The...
View ArticleStabbing victim in stable condition; Church Hill man charged with aggravated...
CHURCH HILL — Police believe an ongoing dispute over a woman was the motive for a stabbing late Saturday night in Church Hill that sent one man to the hospital and another to jail. Shortly before 11...
View ArticleHawkins County man facing drug, weapon charges
ROGERSVILLE — A Hawkins County couple initially told police no one had fired gunshots from the rear of their home last week — one of which likely passed through a neighbor’s bathroom window and landed...
View ArticleUpdate: JC police chief says package contents posed no threat
Update: Police have given the Johnson City Public Library the OK to open at noon after clearing the scene of a "suspicious" package found near a side entrance.Read more at the Johnson City Press....
View Article14 arrested in Carter Co. high school undercover operation
ELIZABETHTON — A months-long undercover operation inside county schools by Carter County Sheriff's Department deputy has resulted in the arrest of 14 people, including five juveniles, on drug and other...
View ArticleKPD: DUI suspect totes beer during foot chase along I-81
A suspected DUI driver led Kingsport police on a treacherous foot pursuit Friday night, allegedly running from his crashed pickup into the median of Interstate 81, while fiercely protecting an unknown...
View ArticleTip prompts arrest of Kingsport man in CVS robbery
Kingsport police have charged a man in Sunday's robbery of the CVS on Memorial Boulevard, saying the suspect used his personal information to pick up a prescription at another location just minutes...
View ArticlePolice seek Sullivan County burglary, theft suspect
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted for burglary, theft and vandalism. Police say a warrant was issued last week for the arrest of Donald L....
View ArticleArson suspected in Scott County wildfire that burned hundreds of acres
FAIRVIEW — Virginia Department of Forestry officials are blaming arson for a wildfire that burned several hundred acres of grass and woodland Sunday evening in a remote area of Scott County. VDOF...
View ArticlePotential Rogersville mayoral candidate says assault allegation is exaggerated
ROGERSVILLE — Potential Rogersville mayoral candidate Carolyn Elder said Monday an assault allegation filed against her last week stemming from an incident at her grandson’s recreational league...
View ArticleGray man charged with trying to kill THP trooper arraigned
A Gray man charged with trying to kill a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper after a high-speed chase Jan. 3 was arraigned on multiple charges in Washington County Criminal Court on Monday. Derrick Dakota...
View ArticleKingsport City Schools Proposed Textbooks Announced
KINGSPORT, Tenn. – Kingsport City Schools elementary reading textbook committee has recommended the Benchmark Literacy materials to the Kingsport Board of Education for adoption by the school system....
View ArticleOn location: ETSU students OK'd to film at Phipps Bend nuclear plant
SURGOINSVILLE — For locations to shoot their futuristic, post apocalyptic short film, a group of East Tennessee State University students has chosen a decaying relic from Hawkins County’s past. Monday...
View ArticleBlotter: Arrests in brawl outside restaurant, Redbox kiosks burglarized
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Kingsport Police Department March 8 Police were called to a fight in the parking lot of a West...
View ArticleCalifornia CPR incident sparks look at local procedures
Widespread dismay over news that a nurse in California called 911 but refused to perform CPR for an elderly independent living facility resident who collapsed and later died included that of local...
View ArticleSullivan County heroin investigation nets arrest of NY man
A New York man allegedly transporting $30,000 worth of heroin into the area was intercepted and arrested last week at a Bristol, Tenn., bus station. The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office says that in...
View ArticleSenate panel delays vote on supermarket wine bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A proposal to allow local referendums on whether grocery stores should be able to sell wine has been delayed in its final Senate committee to consider several changes desired by...
View ArticleYennie to make recommendation on school closing/rezoning Thursday
BLOUNTVILLE — Sullivan County Director of Schools Jubal Yennie will recommend one of three school closing/rezoning scenarios to the county Board of Education at a work session 7 p.m. Thursday. The...
View ArticleEx-Pennington Gap cop pleads guilty to federal drug charge
ABINGDON — A former Pennington Gap police officer who was arrested last year by federal authorities pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Abingdon Tuesday to distributing prescription drugs. John...
View ArticleHill casts deciding vote against supermarket wine in House committee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A proposal to loosen wine sale laws in Tennessee failed by a single vote in a House committee on Tuesday, though supporters hope they can revive it. The House Local Government...
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