Tri-Cities Local News

A Marion Virginia Police Officer Is Without A Job Today After Being Charged With Driving Under The Influence. Sgt. Shawn Conklin Of Glade Spring Was Arrested By Virginia State Police…

A Longtime Surgoinsville Water Utility Board Member Facing Theft Charges Has Stepped Down. 77 Year Old Hanes Cooper Unexpectedly Gave His Resignation Yesterday. In A Letter, He Cited Health Reasons…

A Bristol Tennessee Man Is 50-Thousand Dollar Richer, Thanks To American Idol. I’m Not Say The Man Sung His Way Onto The Show, Richard Hooker Won The Prize In Virginia…

The Bristol Virginia Sheriff’s Office Is Investigating The Weekend Death Of A Jail Inmate. According To A Statement From The Sheriff’s Office, Foul Play Isn’t Suspected In The Death Of…

Hawkins County Authorities Have Arrested A Recreation League Basetball Coach From Church Hill Following An Altercation With Another Coach. 33 Year Old Stewart Johnson Had Been Ejected From The Game…

Several Thousand Appalachian Electric Power Customers In Southwest Virginia Will Be Getting Some Help On Those High Electric Bills. Aep Officials Have Agreed To Suspend The 12.5 Percent Interim Rate…

Kingsport’s Board of Education has reached a settlement in a lawsuit that alleged a former high school student was harassed and threatened because of his ethnic heritage. City spookesman Tim…

Proposed State Budget Cuts In Tennessee Could Put The Residency Program In Jeopardy At East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College Of Medicine. Proposed Tenncare Cuts Could Eliminate As Much As…

A Stabbing Over The Weekend In Kingsport Has Landed A City Man Behind Bars. 47 Year Old Frank Copas Is Charged With Attempted Second Degree Murder In The Stabbing Of…

The City Of Kingsport Is Continuing To Be More Green. The Board Of Mayor And Aldermen Has Approved A Second Round Of Energy Efficiency Modifications That Will Affect About A…

An Attorney For A Man Accused Of Killing His Wife In 2003 Is Expected To File A Motion Soon To Have The State’s Medical Examiner Barred From Testifying In The…

The Scott County Virginia Board Of Supervisors Has Passed A Resolution To Extend The Deadline For A Four Million Dollar Line Of Credit For The County School System. The Board…

A Single Vehicle Accident In Sullivan County Over The Weekend Has Claimed The Life Of A Bristol Tennessee Man. According To The Tennessee Highway Patrol, 50 Year Old Garnett Allison…

The Sullian County Board Of Education Has Agreed To Pay Out A 150-Thousand Dollar Settlement To An Employee Claiming Discrimination. Brookside Elementary School Principal Debbie Morelock Sued The County School…

Hawkins County Authorities Have Arrested A Church Hill Recreation League Basetball Coach Following An Altercation Last Night With Another Coach. 33 Year Old Stewart Warren Johnson Allegedly Got Into An…

Officials With Mountain States Health Alliance Have Agreed To Help Fund A Nursing Program Based At Three Southwest Virginia Community Colleges. Mountain States Has Contributed 450-Thousand Dollars That Will Put…

The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Is Investigating A Missing Persons Report. 28 Year Old Rachel Pauline Mcdaniel Of Kingsport Was Reported Missing On January 11th By Her Boyfriend, Davin England.…

Eastman Chemical Company President And Ceo Jim Rogers Says The Kingsport Based Firm Is Positioned For Growth. He Made That Comment During A Regional Leaders Breakfast At Meadowview Conference Center.…

Two Men Have Lost Their Lives In A Traffic Crash This Morning In Wythe County, Virginia In Which Weather Was A Factor. Virginia State Police Said 54 Year Old William…

The Chief Medical Examiner’s Office In Virginia Has Determined That The Death Of A Virginia Tech Coed Was A Homicide. The Office Said That It Has No Further Information On…

Despite The Downturn In The Economy, A Goodlettsville, Tennessee Based Discount Retailer Says It Will Add 5-Thousand Jobs And Open 600 New Stores Over The Next Twelve Months. During The…

The Chief Medical Examiner’s Office In Virginia Has Determined That The Death Of A Virginia Tech Coed Was A Homicide. The Office Said That It Has No Further Information On…