Aquatic center now in 'final, finishing stage'
KINGSPORT — The Kingsport aquatic center is in the finishing stage of construction, and in less than a month the facility should be complete and open for business. Frank Brewer, Kingsport’s project...
View ArticleHawkins County BOE told not to comment on probe of teacher allegedly...
ROGERSVILLE — The Hawkins County Board of Education was advised Monday evening not to publicly discuss or make public comments about an investigation into alleged late night, sexually suggestive...
View ArticleHelicopter, dogs sent to help search for missing hunter, who was safe at home
DUFFIELD — A search crew organized to locate a hunter reported missing Monday afternoon in Scott County turned out not to be needed after the man was found to be safe at home. According to local...
View ArticleSecret Service: Suspicious letter mailed to Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service has intercepted a letter addressed to President Barack Obama that contained a "suspicious substance." A law enforcement official said the letter is very...
View ArticleKingsport man arrested on poaching charges
GATE CITY – A Kingsport man who previously served jail time for unlawfully killing wildlife is facing a variety of new poaching-related charges, with police saying this time he was observed shooting...
View ArticleState must release information in 50 child deaths
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The state Department of Children's Services must turn over to the media records from the case files of 50 children who died or nearly died after the agency became involved with...
View ArticleUPDATE: Feds deny reports of Boston suspect in custody
Update: 3:00 p.m. BOSTON (AP) — Federal officials denied a suspect was under arrest Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombings. A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told The...
View ArticleTeenage daughter ruled competent for trial in father's murder
GATE CITY — A teenage girl who allegedly helped her mother murder her father last year at their Scott County home was ruled competent to stand trial during a brief appearance in court Wednesday....
View ArticleFormer Hampton teacher charged with statutory rape of ex-pupil; 2nd...
ELIZABETHTON — Former Hampton Elementary School teacher Kelly Andrae Smith was arrested Wednesday by the Carter County Sheriff’s Department on a charge of aggravated statutory rape. It was the second...
View ArticleUpdate: Rescuers search ruins of Texas plant, four block-area leveled
Update: 11:22 a.m. WEST, Texas (AP) — Rescue workers searched the smoldering ruins of a fertilizer plant Thursday for survivors of a monstrous explosion that leveled homes and businesses in every...
View ArticleLosing it big: 37 locals find ways to drop pounds through contest
Samantha Doss doesn’t know yet whether she’ll be the biggest "Greater Kingsport Lose Big" loser. Even if she isn’t, she’s well on her way to a smaller body and a healthier lifestyle. Doss, 30, has lost...
View ArticleBlotter: Man calls police, brags he's good at fighting
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Sullivan County Sheriff's Office April 15 A crying woman called police from Bethel Drive,...
View ArticleSuspect in Scott County chase faces additional charges
Related: Trooper injured in chase transported to Shepherd Center with spinal injury GATE CITY — A Kingsport man who allegedly led state and local police on a miles-long pursuit through Scott County...
View ArticleAlleged love triangle results in assault charges
CHURCH HILL — A Hawkins County man was allegedly beaten with a baseball bat after catching his estranged wife with another man early Tuesday morning. Harim Edward Gardner Jr., 38, 141 Shipley road,...
View ArticleTrooper injured in chase transported to Shepherd Center with spinal injury
Related: Suspect in Scott County chase faces additional charges ATLANTA -- A Virginia State Police trooper who was seriously injured during a high-speed pursuit in Scott County last week was...
View ArticleFed's Pilot investigation could be lengthy
WASHINGTON — Federal criminal investigations like the one that led to Monday’s raid on the Pilot Flying J headquarters in West Knoxville often involve complicated financial matters that can sometimes...
View ArticleUPDATE: Motorcyclist killed in collision with SUV
UPDATE: 9:42 p.m. PINEY FLATS — A motorcycle driver died Thursday afternoon following a collision with an SUV driven by a teenager, Sullivan County authorities said. The identity of the motorcycle...
View ArticleInnovation Academy Accepting Enrollment for 2013-2014 School Year
Innovation Academy, a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) middle school jointly operated by Kingsport City Schools and the Sullivan County Department of Education have released 2013-14...
View ArticleBluff City man identified as victim of fatal Thursday crash
A motorcyclist who died Thursday evening after being struck head-on by an SUV has been identified as a Bluff City man, while the other driver involved claims to have fallen asleep behind the wheel. The...
View ArticleInteresting stories you may have missed
The following are some of interesting stories you may have missed this past week on timesnews.net. 'Total chaos': Kingsport runner describes scene at Boston explosions Scott Horton, a mechanic for...
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