Rabies vaccination clinics set for multiple sites on May 2
BLOUNTVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) has organized rabies vaccination clinics at multiple locations in Sullivan County for Thursday, May 2. Tennessee state law requires all dogs and...
View ArticleHaslam opposed legislation that would have provided $1 million for CASA
Connie Steere says something is always better than nothing. Steere, executive director of Kingsport-based CASA for Kids, was hoping for a statewide windfall for the Court Appointed Special Advocate...
View ArticleMount Carmel man now facing 11 counts of cruelty to animals
CHURCH HILL — A representative from a Hawkins County horse rescue agency described a pasture on AFG Road as “gruesome” where an unknown number of horses allegedly died from neglect, and where 13...
View ArticleNew animal neglect probe under way in Hawkins County
MOORESBURG — The Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office and members of the Hawkins County Humane Society and Treadway Equine Animal Rescue Sanctuary (TEARS) responded to a Mooresburg residence just off of...
View ArticleUpdate: Tow truck driver finds baby in towed car, parents charged with neglect
A tow truck driver found a surprise in the front seat of a vehicle he removed from the downtown Johnson City area early Sunday morning after he arrived at the impound yard — a baby. Both of the baby’s...
View ArticleDemand for mental health services on rise at ETSU
Thirty-two after-hours emergencies. Eighty-seven during business hours. Eleven hospitalizations. Numerous interrupted suicide attempts. It all adds up to increasing mental health concerns among East...
View ArticleMan charged in burglaries of Sullivan County markets
A Bristol, Tenn., man has been charged with two recent burglaries of Sullivan County convenience stores. Gregory Jack Shaw, 47, of Morrell Town Road, turned himself in to police on Saturday. The...
View ArticlePolice: Kingsport woman attempts to sell neighbor's property in yard sale
A Kingsport woman has been arrested after allegedly stealing furniture and appliances from a vacant, neighboring home, then attempting to sell them in a yard sale outside her residence.Megan Knapp, 24,...
View ArticleHawkins mother, daughter charged with 68 counts of animal cruelty each
MOORESBURG — A Hawkins County mother and daughter were charged Sunday with 68 counts of animal cruelty after a large number and variety of animals were allegedly found to be malnourished living in...
View ArticleMother charged with neglect for 'unsanitary' living conditions
ROGERSVILLE — A Hawkins County mother was charged with child neglect early Saturday morning after the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office allegedly found a child living in "unsanitary conditions" and...
View ArticlePolice badge, gun, bullet proof vests stolen in Kingsport burglary
Police are investigating a string of early Monday morning auto burglaries in west Kingsport, including the theft of a Sullivan County Sheriff's Office lieutenant's badge, department issued weapon and...
View ArticleBlotter: Missing marijuana leads to assault arrest
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Kingsport Police Department April 20 Police were called to Kroger on East Stone Drive, where...
View ArticleLawsuit: Kingsport, Sullivan school boards, Kingsport BMA violated state...
KINGSPORT — Two Kingsport women have filed a lawsuit against the Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen, Kingsport Board of Education and the Sullivan County Board of Education, claiming the elected...
View ArticleKingsport man sentenced to 110 months on gun charge
GREENEVILLE — A Kingsport man was ordered to serve nearly a decade in prison after being sentenced Monday in federal court for unlawfully possessing a gun. Anthony Lamont Singleton, 37, was given a 110...
View ArticleHawkins commissioners reject IDB's choice for new member
ROGERSVILLE — The Hawkins County Commission rejected the Industrial Development Board’s choice to fill a board vacancy Monday, instead choosing former commissioner and IDB member Phill Barrett. On...
View ArticleCarter County deputies report being bitten, kicked while serving warrants
ELIZABETHTON — One deputy of the Carter County Sheriff’s Department said he was kicked in the chest and a lieutenant said he was bitten on his left arm when they tried to serve outstanding arrest...
View ArticleKingsport can annex despite state moratorium
KINGSPORT — The Tennessee Legislature approved a measure last week restricting city-initiated annexations for the next 13 months to allow a committee time to review and evaluate current annexation laws...
View ArticleUpdate: Students, staff reenter Kingsport school
Update: 2:05 p.m. Students and staff have been cleared to reenter John Sevier Middle School. City school system spokesman Andy True said that fire and police officials were being cautious with the...
View ArticleSurgoinsville man found drunk at high school pleads guilty to public...
CHURCH HILL — A Surgoinsville man pleaded guilty Friday in Hawkins County Sessions Court to one count of public intoxication following his arrest Thursday at the Volunteer High School parking lot...
View ArticleHawkins woman accused of stabbing son-in-law with fork
CHURCH HILL — A Church Hill woman was arraigned Friday on one count of aggravated domestic violence for allegedly stabbing her son-in-law last week with a fork. Church Hill Police Department Officer...
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