Aug. 3 ribbon cutting set for new Innovation Academy
BLOUNTVILLE — A ribbon cutting and meet-and-greet event at the new Innovation Academy of Northeast Tennessee is set for 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3. That was one of the details the school’s governing board...
View ArticleEx-National Guard member among 10 suspects facing federal drug charges
ABINGDON — Ten local residents were indicted by a federal grand jury in Abingdon earlier this month for their alleged role in a drug distribution ring that operated in both Southwest Virginia and...
View ArticleExpecting God's Help schedules prayer walk at Hawkins schools
ROGERSVILLE — The Hawkins County-based prayer group Expecting God’s Help has a prayer walk scheduled at every school in the county on Sunday, Aug. 5. Organizers are asking the public and area church...
View ArticleUnicoi veterinarian sentenced on federal tax evasion charges
GREENEVILLE — A Unicoi man who failed to report hundreds of thousands of dollars of income earned over an eight-year period through an online veterinary products business has been sentenced on federal...
View ArticleBristol man killed when truck strikes trees
A Bristol, Tenn., man was killed early Tuesday morning when his pickup truck exited a Bluff City road and struck two trees. The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office reports Marvin E. Shaffer, 44, of 734...
View ArticleKingsport woman indicted in robbery of pharmacy customers
BLOUNTVILLE -- A Kingsport woman charged along with her husband in two alleged robberies of local pharmacy customers has been indicted. A Sullivan County grand jury on Wednesday indicted April...
View ArticleRibbon cutting for Innovation Academy scheduled for Friday
KINGSPORT -- Kingsport City Schools and Sullivan County Schools officials will hold a grand opening ceremony for the Innovation Academy of Northeast Tennessee Friday at 1 p.m. A meet and greet will be...
View ArticleAssistant principals chosen for Central High, Sullivan Elementary/Middle schools
BLOUNTVILLE -- Two vice principal appointments made this week finish out the academic administrative appointments in the Sullivan County school system for 2012-13. Sullivan County Schools Human...
View ArticleRogersville voters to cast ballots at Pathways Alternative School
ROGERSVILLE -- Rogersville voters who would ordinarily vote at Rogersville Middle School will instead be voting today at the Pathways Alternative School due to the RMS gym floor being refinished. The...
View ArticleHawkins couple warned against leaving dogs again without any food or water
ROGERSVILLE -- A Hawkins County couple were told Monday that if they allowed their two dogs to go without food and water again, they would be charged with animal cruelty. Shortly before 10 a.m. Monday,...
View ArticleTenn. attorney general declares Hawkins seat vacant
ROGERSVILLE -- A Tennessee attorney general's opinion returned to the Hawkins County Mayor's Office Tuesday states that the seat of District 2 County Commissioner Dustin Dean was officially vacant the...
View ArticleTennessee voters head to polls today
KINGSPORT -- Kingsport area voters today will elect state and federal candidates to compete in the November general election, plus county school board members, judges and constables in county general...
View ArticleBluff City man cites 'Russian mafia' in attack on fiancee
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Sullivan County Sheriff's Office July 27 A suspicious person on New Beason Well Road reportedly...
View ArticleJury unable to reach verdict in theft trial of former Unicoi sheriff
The jury in the trial of former Unicoi County sheriff Kent Harris was unable to reach a unanimous verdict this morning, resulting in a mistrial.Harris was on trial this week for theft related to the...
View ArticlePolice seek information on Kingsport burglaries
Police are investigating recent burglaries of a business on Hill Street, where more than $4,000 in property has been stolen. The incidents have occurred at construction and design consultant Charah...
View ArticleSullivan County election results
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View ArticleShipley edges Mallicote by 11 votes in primary
KINGPSPORT — Tennessee 2nd House District incumbent state Rep. Tony Shipley barely defeated former Kingsport Alderman Ben Mallicote in the GOP Primary Thursday according to unofficial election results....
View ArticleHawkins BOE names meeting room for former member Fuller
ROGERSVILLE — Charles Fuller dedicated the final 15 years of his life to the Hawkins County Board of Education, and on Thursday the BOE expressed its gratitude by naming the board meeting room after...
View ArticleSullivan constable wins by one vote
BLOUNTVILLE — One vote made the difference in a contested race for constable in Sullivan County Thursday, according to unofficial results. One of the winners in the six-way District 4 race for three...
View ArticleRoss defeats Risner in Hawkins judicial election
ROGERSVILLE — Republican J. Todd Ross defeated Democrat Terry Risner to win the Hawkins County Sessions Court judgeship. Ross received 4,064 votes, ahead of Risner’s 1,245. In the contested Hawkins...
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