News Staff Greeneville investigators say a grand jury has found the death of a woman 56 year old Sandra Kay Peterson in a car fire late last year to be accidental. According to a release from the Greeneville Police Department (GPD), evidence gathered in the death of Peterson was presented to an assembled Greene County Grand Jury … Read more
A new transit bus garage in Kingsport is taking shape. Work on the Kingsport Area Transit Service, or KATS, garage started in 2022. When finished, the facility will hold 22 transit buses and vehicles. KATS Transit Manager, Chris Campbell, explained to news outlets crews are in the process of putting external features on the building, … Read more
The City of Bristol, Virginia is moving forward on a plan to pay for part of the cost to close its landfill and fix the odor problem that has been a hardship on area residents.On Tuesday, city leaders discussed the plan to use general fund money to pay for the closure of the landfill in … Read more
In commemoration of being the 40th recycled home, a mother and her two children will soon celebrate their new home in Johnson City with the help of Holston Habitat for Humanity.According to a release from Holston Habitat, the home on East Lakeview Drive was previously built by the organization and is now being “recycled.” Recycled … Read more
Kingsport police have charged a woman 43 year old Joie Dawes with murder and arson after her mother’s body was found following a house fire. Emergency crews responded to the fire around 6 p.m. Saturday at a home in the 2400 block of Westmoreland Avenue in Kingsport, where the body of Martha A. Dozier, 65, … Read more
The Jonesborough Area Merchants & Service Association will host a Spring Shop Hop on Friday, March 24, from noon to 5 p.m. throughout downtown Jonesborough.Customers will be rewarded for shopping local by receiving $10 in JAMSA coins for every $50 spent at participating JAMSA businesses. The total spent is based on the pre-tax amount and … Read more
A water line upgrade by the Washington County Service Authority on Tuesday during the day may cause water outages and low pressure for some customers. The work may impact customers near Bristol Industrial Park and along the Reedy Creek area toward Gate City Highway.
The man charged in last week’s fatal hit-and-run in Kingsport was found dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Scott County on Monday, according to police. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office stated that quite a few agencies responded to an abandoned house on A.P. Carter Highway in an effort to find … Read more
In a two week program, Carter County high school students have the opportunity to learn about the criminal justice field as a career path from the Carter County Sheriff’s Office. It’s all part of the department’s new L.E.A.D. Academy allowing students to learn more about the various aspects of law enforcement.This program is part of … Read more
The Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville & Greene County is getting a brand new facility. A planned multi-million-dollar, state-of-the-art new facility of 27,000 square feet will more than double the club’s capacity and greatly enhance programs and activities for local school aged children.Excavation has started at the new location on East Vann Road adjacent … Read more