KINGSPORT CONTINUES TO GROW
KINGSPORT CONTINUES TO GROW AND ATTRACT NEW RESIDENTS. THE KINGSPORT AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S “MOVE TO KINGSPORT” PROGRAM HAS ANNOUNCED 538 NEW HOUSEHOLDS MOVED TO THE MODEL CITY WITHIN THE…
SALTVILLE MAN ACCUSED OF STABBING ANOTHER
A SALTVILLE VIRGINIA STABBING SENDS ONE TO AN AREA HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. MICHAEL FERLEY IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED MALICIOUS WOUNDING AFTER ALLEGEDLY STABBING ANDY HARRIS THREE TIMES IN THE BACK.…
MAN ACCUSED IN STABBING PLEADS
A CARTER COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF STABBING HIS GIRLFRIEND OVER THE WEEKEND HAS PLED GUILTY TO THE CRIME. 46 YEAR OLD RUFUS MANIGUALT HAD BEEN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, BUT…
ETSU MASKED MAN BEING SOUGHT
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS POLICE ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A MASKED MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A FEMALE STUDENT. THE VICTIM CLAIMED SHE WAS ASSAULTED MONDAY NIGHT NEAR THE…
AEP TO PAY FOR EMISSIONS (AP)
A big power company with customers in Tennessee and Virginia, accused of spreading smog and acid rain across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, has agreed to pay at least 4.6 billion…
DENTIST DENIED PRE TRIAL DIVERSION
A DENTIST ACCUSED IN A BOATING ACCIDENT ON BOONE LAKE THAT LEFT THE DRIVER OF ANOTHER BOAT DEAD HAS BEEN DENIED PRETRIAL DIVERSION. 40 YEAR OLD WRAY CHAFFIN II IS…
AMBER ALERT NETS MAN’S ARREST
Cory Maupin AN AMBER ALERT CAN BE CREDITED FOR THE APPREHENSION OF A JOHNSON CITY MAN CHARGED WITH ABDUCTING HIS YOUNG DAUGHTER. ACCORDING TO WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF ED GRAYBEAL, 19…
CHILD SAFE AFTER AMBER ALERT ISSUED
AN AMBER ALERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED AFTER A JOHNSON CITY MAN, ACCUSED OF ABDUCTING HIS FIVE MONTH OLD DAUGHTER, IS NOW BEHIND BARS AND THE LITTLE GIRL IS SAFE. 19…
ROBOTS HELP DELIVER THE MESSAGE
Bristol firefighter Steve Hicks shows off “Patches” and “Pumper” Photo courtesty of Bristol Herald Courier CHILDREN IN BRISTOL TENNESSEE WILL SOON HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET “PATCHES” AND “PLUMPER” –…
FLU SHOTS TO BE OFFERED
WITH THE FLU SEASON JUST AROUND THE CORNER, THE WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS OFFERING FLU VACCINE TO THE PUBLIC. WITH NO SHORTAGE OF VACCINE THIS YEAR, HEALTH OFFICIALS…
WOMAN ACCUSED OF ATTACKING MAN
A WOMAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A FLORIDA MAN AT AN ELIZABETHTON CONVENIENCE STORE WILL APPEAR IN CARTER COUNTY GENERAL SESSIONS COURT TODAY. 22 YEAR OLD MARQUISHA JOHNSON IS CHARGED WITH…
GREENEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ON MODIFIED LOCKDOWN
GREENEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL BE ON MODIFIED LOCKDOWN TODAY FOLLOWING A BOMB THREAT. THE THREAT WAS CALLED INTO THE SCHOOL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THE BUILDING WAS CLEARED AND AN EXPLOSIVE…
ELIZABETHTON MAN ATTACKED BY SWORD
THE ELIZABETHTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A WEEKEND STABBING. AUTHORITIES RESPONDED TO A HOME ON JENA BETH DRIVE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ON A REPORT OF A FIGHT. THEY FOUND 22…
BROADBAND COMING TO ST. CHARLES VIRGINIA
ANOTHER PART OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WILL SOON BE RECEIVING BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICES. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THROUGH ITS RURAL UTILITIES SERVICES, IS PROVIDING A 594-THOUSAND DOLLAR FEDERAL GRANT TO…
INMATE WALKS OFF WORK DETAIL
WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE AUTHORITIES HAVE ISSUED ARREST WARRANTS FOR AN INMATE WHO WALKED OFF A WORK CREW OVER THE WEEKEND. 27 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER WAYNE MILLER WAS ASSIGNED TO AN…
ALLEGIANT OFFERS FARES TO FLORIDA
BIRDS ALREADY DO IT. NOW TRI CITIES RESIDENTS CAN. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT FLYING SOUTH, OF COURSE. ACCORDING TO TYRA SQUIRES, DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, LAS VEGAS NEVADA-BASED ALLEGIANT AIR IS…
ARREST MADE IN KINGSPORT SHOOTING
KINGSPORT POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A CITY MAN IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECENT SHOOTING OF ANOTHER MAN AT A HOUSING COMPLEX. 25 YEAR OLD SAMUEL TYRONE MURPHY IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED…
FLY SOUTH FOR THE WINTER
ALLEGIANT AIR IS MAKING IT AFFORDABLE FOR TRI CITIES RESIDENTS TO FLY SOUTH FOR THE WINTER. FOR A LIMITED TIME, THE LOW-COST AIRLINES IS OFFERING SALE FARES TO ORLANDO FOR…
KINGSPORT BENEFITS FROM GENEROUS CONTRIBUTORS
Mayor Dennis Phillips THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF SOME CIVIC-MINDED CITIZENS TO THE TUNE OF CONTRIBUTIONS OF NEARLY 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS, KINGSPORT IS REAPING THE BENEFITS AT ITS RIVERVIEW SPLASH PAD…
INMATE WALKS OFF WORK DETAIL
Christopher Wayne Miller WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR AN INMATE WHO WALKED OFF A WORK CREW OVER THE WEEKEND. 27 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER WAYNE MILLER, LAST KNOWN ADDRESS…
NATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL (AP)
Now in its 35th year, the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough is an East Tennessee fixture that brings visitors from around the country and storytellers from around the globe. The…
MOUNTAIN CITY SHOOTING RULED ACCIDENTIAL
A SHOOTING IN MOUNTAIN CITY TENNESSEE THAT LEFT ONE PERSON INJURED IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTAL. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE MOUNTAIN VIEW EXXON GAS STATION. EMPLOYEE…