Bristol, Tenn. man arrested for allegedly stealing from teacher on field trip
BLOUNTVILLE -- A Bristol, Tenn. man was arrested on theft charges late last week after he allegedly stole a Sullivan County teacher's debit card while she was on a field trip with her class at a local...
View ArticleWaterline work to impact Kingsport traffic
Beginning at 8 p.m. Tuesday Tipton Construction will begin waterline replacement work on behalf of the City of Kingsport, impacting traffic flow at the intersection of Warpath Drive, Konnarock Road and...
View ArticleNortheast Tennessee sees eighth week of falling gas prices
Gas prices have been falling in Northeast Tennessee for eight weeks, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report. "Consumers continue to see prices fall at the pump as demand continues to lag, continuing...
View ArticleBlotter: Alleged bathroom burglar swipes toilet paper
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Wise County Sheriff's Office April 23 A caller from Big Stone Gap alerted dispatchers to a man...
View ArticleBrothers allegedly lead police on pursuit, dump stolen vehicle in Kingsport
GATE CITY -- A pair of brothers allegedly led multiple police agencies in a high-speed pursuit Monday, driving into oncoming traffic on U.S. Route 23 before dumping a stolen pickup truck in...
View ArticleKingsport BMA candidates discuss school funding
KINGSPORT — Election day is less than a month away and early voting begins this week. In Kingsport, two incumbents and three challengers are vying for three seats on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen....
View ArticleETSU police: Student attempts to grow illegal mushrooms
JOHNSON CITY — Some of the materials found in an East Tennessee State University students’ campus apartment and his car this weekend were for making hallucinogenic mushrooms, according to the school...
View ArticleSuspects gave detailed description of veteran's murder
ROGERSVILLE — Two men accused in the March 16 beating and stabbing death of 52-year-old Roger Hawkins allegedly described for police in grisly detail what they did before, during and after the murder....
View ArticleKingsport men arrested after allegedly fleeing Hawkins authorities twice in...
ROGERSVILLE — Two Kingsport men nabbed after a high-speed police pursuit from Rogersville to Morristown late Thursday night had allegedly been in another police pursuit earlier that day and had gotten...
View ArticleD.C.-based doctor indicted on federal drug charges in SW Va.
ABINGDON — A Washington, D.C.-based doctor who allegedly prescribed thousands of painkillers to patients in Southwest Virginia was indicted on multiple felony counts recently by a federal grand jury in...
View ArticleHome invasion nets Mount Carmel man 15 years
ROGERSVILLE — A Mount Carmel man accused in a 2011 home invasion was sentenced to 15 years Friday in Hawkins County Criminal Court in exchange for guilty pleas to multiple counts of robbery,...
View ArticleTen of Rogersville's 11 liquor store permit applications rejected
ROGERSVILLE — Of the 11 liquor store applicants who appeared before the Rogersville Alcoholic Beverage Board Monday, only one was found to have met all the requirements of the city’s liquor store...
View ArticlePer federal guidelines, Kingsport installs flashing arrows traffic signal
KINGSPORT — Another first for the Model City. When work wraps up at the intersection of Clinchfield and Sullivan streets in the next couple of weeks, motorists will be seeing something different on the...
View ArticleSullivan police investigate fatal Monday evening crash
A two-vehicle collision in Sullivan County killed one driver Monday evening, with police saying both alcohol and the speed of her car may have contributed to the crash. The victim reportedly struck an...
View ArticleVSP probes two police shootings, Dickenson County man dead
CLINTWOOD - The Virginia State Police is in charge of two separate shooting incidents, one fatal, involving deputies in Dickenson and Grayson counties. The VSP's Bureau of Criminal Investigation's...
View ArticleTBI investigating death of Washington County inmate
An inmate in the Washington County (Tenn.) Detention Center died Monday night. According to a spokesperson for the jail, Stewart W. Peppers, 22, 606 Swadley Road, No. 46, was found unconscious around...
View ArticleSon, mother charged in Jonesborough standoff
A standoff between a Washington County SWAT team and a Jonesborough man ended with him and his mother facing numerous charges, according to the county sheriff. According to Sheriff Ed Graybeal,...
View ArticleBMA candidates discuss partisan campaign funds
KINGSPORT — Election day is less than a month away and early voting begins this week. In Kingsport, two incumbents and three challengers are vying for three seats on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen....
View ArticleConvicted Kingsport felon gets 20 years for firearms violation
GREENEVILLE — A Kingsport man was sentenced to two decades in federal prison Tuesday after being convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Leslie H. Ashmore, 46, of Kingsport, was ordered...
View ArticlePublic invited to observance of Day of Prayer in Blountville
BLOUNTVILLE — The public is invited to the historic Sullivan County Courthouse to “pray for our county, state and nation” at noon Thursday, in observance of the 62nd annual National Day of Prayer. The...
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