Two injured in rollover crash on John B. Dennis Highway
Seat belts likely saved the lives of two people involved in a single-vehicle rollover crash on John B. Dennis Highway, according to the Kingsport Fire Department. The accident occurred around 6 p.m. on...
View ArticleWinter weather advisory in effect for NE Tenn., SW Va.
A winter weather advisory is in effect through 6 p.m. Monday for much of Northeast Tennessee and Southeast Tennessee as a springtime snow storm moves into the region. The National Weather Service in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Tennessee attorney general says prohibiting U.N. election observers...
Updated at 8:15 p.m. Tennessee legislation prohibiting United Nations’ representatives from observing elections in the state is “constitutionally suspect,” according to a state attorney general’s...
View ArticleHome-schooled students from area head to national competition
A group of home- schooled Tri-Cities students is headed to a national mock trial competition. The group will represent Tennessee at the National High School Mock Trial Championship following a victory...
View ArticleSnow storm closes schools, scrambles snowplows
WISE -- Winter maintained a harsh grasp over portions of the region Monday from a spring snow storm not expected to end until Wednesday morning.Southwest Virginia is getting the most of the...
View ArticleBlotter: Sobriety checkpoint nets pantsless driver, pot
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Sullivan County Sheriff's Office March 21 A Charter technician attempting to complete a...
View ArticleInfant, toddler found in Elizabethton meth arrest
ELIZABETHTON — A man who was out of jail on bond while awaiting trial on methamphetamine charges is facing new charges, including child endangerment, following an arrest on Saturday. David P....
View ArticleLee County man arrested for Duffield car dealership robbery
DUFFIELD — Scott County authorities and Virginia State Police arrested a Lee County man late last week for allegedly stealing car titles and keys from a Duffield used car dealership. Devin Statzer, 24,...
View ArticleRooster heist results in felony theft charge against Rogersville resident
ROGERSVILLE — A Hawkins County man is facing charges including felony theft and criminal trespassing for the alleged theft Friday afternoon of three roosters that have a reported value of $200 each. At...
View ArticleSeven men fined $50 for being spectators at Hawkins County cockfight
ROGERSVILLE — Six of the seven men cited in January after being caught at a Hawkins County cockfight pleaded guilty Monday to being spectators while a seventh man was found guilty following a short...
View ArticleSullivan North principal: 'This community has sacrificed enough'
KINGSPORT — Newly proposed Sullivan County school rezoning “scenario No. 4” would leave the Sullivan North High School zone alone but would affect the other three high school zones by closing all...
View ArticleETSU president discusses potential football program with faculty
Acknowledging he knew not everyone would be happy with the process, East Tennessee State University’s president said he did what he thought was best in pursuing a new football program when questioned...
View ArticleSW Va. under heavy snow warning
KINGSPORT -- More snowfall and cold temperatures are expected in the region today as large portions of Southwest Virginia are under a winter storm warning for heavy snow unitl 6 p.m. this evening....
View ArticleSenate adds Sunday sales to supermarket wine bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee liquor stores would be allowed to be open for business on Sundays under changes to a supermarket wine bill adopted by the Senate Finance Committee. The panel voted...
View ArticleKnoxville police arrest 'America's Most Wanted' fugitive
KNOXVILLE -- A fight at a convenience store this weekend led to the arrest of an out-of-state murder suspect featured on "America's Most Wanted," police said. Tyshon Leteek Jones, 20, faces murder...
View ArticleKingsport motorcyclist remains critical after Sunday crash
KINGSPORT — A Kingsport motorcyclist remained in critical condition on Tuesday afternoon due to injuries sustained in a Sunday traffic collision. Gregory Marlow, 46, of Wellington Boulevard, is still...
View ArticleSouthwest Virginia snowplow crews 'keep in front' of latest wintry blast
WISE — Snow showers that blanketed Southwest Virginia beginning Monday are expected to end by Wednesday morning with improving weather conditions, possibly even almost spring-like, predicted for the...
View ArticleEducate and Grow Scholarship application deadline is March 31
BLOUNTVILLE — Applications for the Educate and Grow Scholarship Program at Northeast State Community College are being accepted now for all high school seniors graduating this spring and residing in...
View ArticleTwo charged in Bristol meth lab bust
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Two people were arrested on drug charges Monday night after Bristol police officers discovered a meth lab in operation. According to a news release, the Street Crimes Unit executed a...
View ArticleHawkins County road superintendent hopes to place second highway shop in...
ROGERSVILLE — A second Hawkins County highway maintenance shop proposed for the far east end of Surgoinsville would save money and increase productivity on the east end of the county, according to road...
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