Abingdon couple sentenced to 15 years for manufacturing meth
ABINGDON — A Southwest Virginia man and woman convicted of making methamphetamine were each sentenced to more than a dozen years in prison Tuesday during an appearance in federal court in Abingdon....
View ArticleJohnson City police arrest second pizza store robbery suspect
A second Chattanooga man accused of being involved in a February pizza store robbery was arrested by Johnson City police on Monday. Ledarius Keith Owens, 28, 4005 Highland Ave., Chattanooga, was...
View ArticleSuspect accused in TRW Automotive bomb threat has plea date set for Friday
ROGERSVILLE — The former TRW Automotive employee accused of calling in a bogus bomb threat last year at the Rogersville plant is on Friday’s Hawkins County Criminal Court docket for a plea. Brandon...
View ArticleWheeler resigns from Hawkins County Commission
ROGERSVILLE — Hawkins County Commissioner Thomas Wheeler has submitted his resignation effective May 1 because he will be moving out of state.Wheeler, of Mount Carmel, is in the third year of his first...
View ArticleWise County School Board OKs budget
WISE — The Wise County School Board on Tuesday adopted a budget for next fiscal year reflecting about $3.5 million less in funding than the current year. The board will meet again Thursday to choose a...
View ArticleHawkins man involved in beating of 99-year-old woman now faces theft charge
ROGERSVILLE — A Hawkins County man on parole for his part in the 2010 assault of a 99-year-old Rogersville woman during the burglary of her home is in trouble again, accused of stealing a Jeep the day...
View ArticleLocal sixth-grader lands spot as extra on 'Nashville'
When ABC’s hit musical drama "Nashville" airs Wednesday night, May 8, Tiffany Reeves will be glued to the television screen. Sure, the 12-year-old Colonial Heights Middle School sixth-grader is anxious...
View ArticleUpdate: Settlement ends sheriff's lawsuit, gets raise for SCSO employees
Updated 7:45 p.m. BRISTOL, Tenn. — It’s over. At least for now. Sullivan County Sheriff Wayne Anderson, Sullivan County Mayor Steve Godsey, and their lawyers were in court Wednesday — just long enough...
View ArticlePrescription Drug Take-Back event is Saturday
BLOUNTVILLE — The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office will be participating in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back event on Saturday. The collection site will be set up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the...
View ArticleJohnson City man accused of allowing child, 3, to wander off; was on...
A Johnson City man on probation for letting his toddler wander off from their residence was arrested Monday after a similar incident. Jason D. Peters, 21, 1068 Ingleside Terrace, was arrested about 9...
View ArticleCity manager hopes to have new police chief by middle of June
KINGSPORT — The Model City could have a new police chief on board by the middle of June. City Manager John Campbell said this week that would be his desire, and he made a similar comment to the Board...
View ArticleHawkins student accused of sending bogus school closure notices charged with...
ROGERSVILLE — A Cherokee High School student accused of emailing bogus school-closure announcements to three television stations in February has been charged with two counts of criminal impersonation....
View ArticleAlleged child sex crimes result in Hawkins County indictments
ROGERSVILLE — The Hawkins County grand jury handed down indictments Monday against two men accused in separate, unrelated sexually related crimes against children. Shannon Dale “Shane” Herron, 31, 203...
View ArticleHCSO seizes 100 pills, 40 syringes, car during traffic stop
CHURCH HILL — About 100 pills, 40 syringes and a vehicle were seized from a Bulls Gap woman Monday evening as a result of a traffic stop initiated by a reckless driver complaint. Around 6 p.m. Monday,...
View ArticleSheriff expected to seek millions in new funding
BLOUNTVILLE — Sullivan County Sheriff Wayne Anderson is expected to seek what will likely be millions of dollars in new funding for the 12-month period that begins July 1. Anderson indicated on...
View ArticleHawkins inmate allegedly tries to flee from ER
ROGERSVILLE — A Hawkins County jail inmate being treated for seizures at Hawkins County Memorial Hospital on Tuesday allegedly attempted an escape but was captured by a jail officer following a short...
View ArticleMount Carmel couple ask mayor's wife to resign from BMA
MOUNT CARMEL — Mount Carmel Mayor Larry Frost didn’t respond to a request made during the citizens’ comments portion of Tuesday’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting seeking his wife’s resignation from...
View ArticleTBI investigating dismissed Mount Carmel police lieutenant
MOUNT CARMEL — A lieutenant with the Mount Carmel Police Department has been terminated from the force, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has confirmed he is included in an investigation the...
View ArticleNational Prescription Drug Take Back events set for this weekend
GATE CITY — Law enforcement agencies throughout Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee are gearing up once again to participate in the National Prescription Drug Take Back, scheduled for this...
View ArticleFamilies squabble at preliminary hearing for accused killer
Emotions ran high Wednesday outside a Washington County courtroom after a first-degree murder preliminary hearing, and law enforcement herded two families away from each other. It happened after the...
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