CARTER COUNTY APPROVES BUDGET
THE CARTER COUNTY COMMISSION HAS PASSED A 2007-2008 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, BUT IT COULD COST COUNTY RESIDENTS THEIR SAFETY. THAT…
KING PHARMACEUTICALS SELLS MICHIGAN PLANT
A BRISTOL TENNESSEE PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY IS SELLING OFF ONE OF ITS MANUFACTURING PLANTS IN MICHIGAN. KING PHARMACEUTICALS ANNOUNCED THE FACILITY…
THREE VEHICLE KINGSPORT ACCIDENT
KINGSPORT AUTHORITIES BELIEVE A POSSIBLE MEDICAL CONDITION CAUSED A THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND SENT AN AREA MAN TO THE HOSPITAL.…
KING TO SELL OFF MICHIGAN FACILITY
A BRISTOL TENNESSEE-BASED DRUG COMPANY IS SELLING OFF PART OF ITS ASSETS. DRUGMAKER KING PHARMACEUTICALS IS DIVERSING ITSELF OF ITS…
OHIO MAN LEADS POLICE ON THREE COUNTY CHASE
AN OHIO MAN ACCUSED OF LEADING VIRGINIA STATE POLICE THROUGH THREE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES WITH HIS YOUNG SON ALONG FOR…
CHILHOWIE HAS NEW POLICE CHIEF
CHILHOWIE VIRGINIA HAS A NEW POLICE CHIEF AFTER THE FORMER CHIEF AND ONE OF HIS OFFICERS WERE INDICTED FOR ALLEGED…
BUCHANAN COUNTY COAL MINE UPDATE
IT MAY BE AWHILE BEFORE A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COAL MINE IN BUCHANAN COUNTY IS UP AND RUNNING AGAIN. CONSOL ENERGY…
BRISTOL HIT-AND-RUN
BRISTOL VIRGINIA POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR TWO MEN INVOLVED IN A HIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENT OVER THE WEEKEND THAT LEFT…
BRISTOL VIRGINIA COUPLE ACCUSED OF DRUGS
THE BRISTOL VIRGINIA POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS CONFISCATED A LARGE AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA AND ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE IN THE PROCESS. 24…
TRI CITIES AIRPORT GETS GRANT
GOOD NEWS FOR TRI CITIES REGIONAL AIRPORT. 1ST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN DAVID DAVIS HAS ANNOUNCED A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION GRANT TO…
BULLS GAP WOMAN ACCUSED OF STABBING
A BULLS GAP WOMAN ACCUSED OF STABBING HER BOYFRIEND OVER THE WEEKEND WILL BE ARRAIGNED THIS MORNING. 40 YEAR OLD…
MORE CHARGES EXPECTED FOR FORMER FUNERAL DIRECTOR
A FORMER FUNERAL HOME DIRECTOR IN DUFFIELD VIRGINIA FACES MORE FRAUD CHARGES AFTER MORE VICTIMS HAVE COME FORWARD. ANTHONY ROBBINS,…
JOHNSON CITY TRAIN ACCIDENT KILLS ONE
A JOHNSON CITY WOMAN HAS BEEN KILLED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A TRAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON…
SCOTT COUNTY WASTE CLEANUP
CLEANUP OF WASTE AT A FORMER RECYCLING BUSINESS IN HILTONS VIRGINIA IS FINISHED. MORE THAN 500 BARRELS, LADEN WITH OIL…
JOHNSON CITY FIRE INVESTIGATION
JOHNSON CITY FIRE OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF A FIRE AT A CITY BUSINESS. A BLAZE BROKE…
HAWKINS COUNTY COACH FIRED
A HAWKINS COUNTY COACH ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TWO OF HIS PLAYERS HAS BEEN FIRED. 36 YEAR OLD MIKE NOEL…
FORMER BUSINESS OWNER DENIED REDUCED SENTENCE
A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS REFUSED TO VACATE THE SENTENCE OF A FORMER BUSINESS OWNER CONVICTED OF DEFRAUDING MEDICARE OF MORE…
RIMILLER SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS
A COEBURN VIRGINIA MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED FOR HIS ROLE IN A DOUBLE SLAYING. 24 YEAR OLD DANIEL RIMILLER WILL…
TRUCK/PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT CLAIMS ONE
A VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT AT AN ABINGDON VIRGINIA CONVENIENCE STORE HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF THE STORE CLERK. THE NAME OF…
WASHINGTON CO. IN THE RUNNING
An auto assembly plant at a Magna location Photo courtesy of Magna ONE THOUSAND MORE JOBS COULD POTENTIALLY BE COMING…
FLUCTUATING GASOLINE PRICES
IN THE PAST WEEK, GASOLINE PRICES HAVE BOUNCED UP AND DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTRY. FOR EXAMPLE, BRISTOL RESIDENTS HAVE SEEN…
GIBBS CASE SENT TO GRAND JURY
THE CASE OF A GREENE COUNTY YOUTH CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE HAS BEEN BOUND OVER TO THE GRAND JURY. 23…