UPDATE: Wreck at I-81, I-26 interchange leaves Johnson City woman 'battling'...
Updated at 9:25 p.m. KINGSPORT — Police said a woman who was ejected from a Jeep in a single-vehicle rollover accident Sunday evening on I-81 was “battling” for her life Sunday night. The southbound...
View ArticleDEA Drug Take-Back Day set in Southwest Virginia
After collecting more than 1,000 tons of unused prescription drugs nationwide, the Drug Enforcement Administration has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day for April 27 from 9...
View ArticleStories you may have missed
The following are a variety of interesting stories you may have missed this past week on timesnews.net Kingsport mall theater set to reopen on May 17It’s been more than two months since Marquee Cinemas...
View ArticleWoman dies after being ejected in Kingsport crash
A Johnson City woman has died after being ejected during a Sunday evening crash at the Interstate 81 and Interstate 26 interchange. On Monday morning Kingsport police said Brenda Jean Fatherree, 47,...
View ArticleBlotter: Arrestee challenges officer to 'stop in alley' and fight
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Wise County Sheriff's Office April 10 A woman advised a man wearing only his underwear was...
View ArticleDrugs allegedly found on woman wanted on child support warrant
CHURCH HILL — A Kingsport woman wanted in Hawkins County for failure to pay child support reportedly required a burst of pepper spray to subdue Thursday afternoon in Church Hill. Amy Lynn Lane, 34,...
View ArticleFormer Pratt's employee charged with embezzling nearly $140,000
A former office manager at Pratt's BBQ in Kingsport has been charged with embezzling nearly $140,000 from the business, allegedly using the stolen funds to pay off credit card debt. According to...
View ArticlePiney Flats man recounts explosions at Boston Marathon
Richard Meyers, a 46-year-old Piney Flats resident, was breathing a sigh of relief this afternoon after explosions rocked downtown Boston just after he’d crossed the finish line. “I had just come...
View Article'Total chaos': Kingsport runner describes scene at Boston explosions
Kingsport's Scott Horton, 50, has been running competitively for more than 20 years, and says it was a "dream come true" to cross the finish line at the Boston Marathon. But approximately four hours...
View ArticleSpeed camera firm makes presentation to Sullivan County Commission
BLOUNTVILLE — Sullivan County Mayor Steve Godsey invited a speed camera company to give a presentation to the Sullivan County Commission on Monday. Sheriff Wayne Anderson spoke up from the audience to...
View ArticleCruelty charges pending against Hawkins County man in horse neglect case
CHURCH HILL — A criminal summons was issued last week for a Hawkins County man accused of neglecting four horses on his property on AFG Road near Church Hill. When a Hawkins County horse rescue agency...
View ArticleHawkins County school budget $3 million in red
ROGERSVILLE — Hawkins County Schools finance director Myron Dale told the Board of Education he needs more than $3 million to balance the 2013-14 school budget as it was presented during Monday’s...
View ArticleDeadline Approaching for Kingsport City Schools Accepting Zoning and Tuition...
KINGSPORT, Tenn. – Kingsport City Schools will accept zoning and tuition applications for students in grades K – 12 for the 2013-2014 school year until Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Parents who would like...
View ArticleUnicoi Co. narcotics investigator resigns; investigation ordered
ERWIN — Unicoi County Sheriff Mike Hensley has requested the District Attorney General’s office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation conduct an investigation of the Unicoi County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleFoundation to offer free mobile health clinic in Sullivan, Hawkins
The Knoxville-based St. Mary’s Legacy Foundation hopes to reach out to uninsured and medically needy Northeast Tennesseans by offering them a free roaming mobile health clinic this fall. "It will...
View ArticleBoston bombs said to be made from pressure cookers
BOSTON (AP) — The two bombs that ripped through the crowds at the Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounding more than 170, were fashioned out of pressure cookers and packed with shards of...
View ArticleGov. Haslam knows no reason for FBI's Pilot search
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam says he still doesn't know why federal agents searched the Knoxville headquarters of the Pilot Flying J chain of truck stops, owned by his family. The...
View ArticleParents facing charges after 3-year-old apparently overdoses on pills
CHURCH HILL — The mother of a 3-year-old boy who nearly died after apparently overdosing on her medication last month was formally charged Friday with child neglect/endangerment. The charge wasn’t...
View ArticleStatus of federal contract for airport weather observers up in the air
BLOUNTVILLE — The human touch in aviation weather is up in the air at Tri-Cities Regional Airport. Contract weather observers serve TCRA as they do at airports around the country. They glean...
View ArticleBenefit account created for injured Va. trooper
GATE CITY — An account has been set up at area New Peoples Bank locations to accept monetary donations for a Virginia State Police trooper injured last week during a high-speed pursuit through Scott...
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