News Staff Authorities say a Bluff City man is facing a charge of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.A Sullivan County grand jury indicted Dalton Slemp, 28, last Wednesday, according to the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office.The sheriff’s office says after receiving a tip from the FBI, an investigation was launched regarding the uploading and sharing of child … Read more
Police are asking for your help with finding a man who has not been seen in more than a week.Willliam Arthur Cole Jr. is missing from the Jewell Ridge section of Buchanan County.If you have any information, you’re asked to call the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office at 276-935-2313.
April 24 marks National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, and the Tri-Cities region has plenty of upcoming local events where residents can dispose of their unwanted medications.Kingsport Police Dept. to host community drug take-back event April 24. Drug Take Back Day is a national effort from the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration to … Read more
The Stoney Creek Volunteer Fire Department is hosting a fundraiser that’s sure to cathc the attention of anglers.The fire department is hosting its first annual bass tournament on Watauga Lake.The tournament will take place on Saturday, April 24.There is an entry fee of $50, and all proceeds go toward helping Stoney Creek VFD build a … Read more
A Kingsport woman 46 year old Tina Luster has been indicted following a joint investigation into a 2013 homicide that occurred in Hawkins County.According to a release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, special agents and detectives with the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the death of Regilla Stacy after receiving a request from … Read more
The Washington County Election Commission is pushing for event space behind the Food City in Jonesborough to be designated as an early voting site in next year’s elections. Election officials recommended that county commissioners lease The Heritage, 161 Molly Grayce Lane, when they met with members of the County-Owned Property Committee on Friday.
Washington County’s three newly appointed Republican election commissioners quicky named a replacement for retired election administrator Maybell Stewart in their very first meeting.The commission’s new chairman said Monday that new administrator Dana Jones’s mandate is to bring down the cost of running elections and deliver results sooner, while maintaining a track record of fair elections.Jones … Read more
The Sullivan County Regional Health Department will cease administering vaccinations at the Kingsport Civic Auditorium effective April 21.According to a release from the health department, the site will administer second doses of the Pfizer vaccine April 19-21.Second doses will be administed from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.SCRHD will continue to administer vaccines at Whitetop Creek … Read more
A Greeneville man is charged in connection with a hit-and-run last month that injured another driver in Washington County, Tennessee.The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has charged Robert Randall Shelton, 32, with felony hit and run.The sheriff’s office says Shelton’s Honda Accord ran a stop sign at Corby Bridge Road and Bill Mauk Road in the … Read more
Wise County leaders and volunteers worked together on Thursday to keep the county clean.The Great American Cleanup is an event in partnership with Keep Wise County Beautiful.Volunteers spread out out on Highway 58 and in other areas, picking up litter and trash.The group is holding another pick-up event on Saturday from 9 am to 2 … Read more