News Staff Donzens gathered Tuesday night for a prayer vigil for a missing Carter County man named Victor Birchfield. Birchfield vanished on June 21st, one day after inmate Billy Fletcher at the Carter County Jail, walked away from a work detail. While Fletcher was captured in South Carolina, Birchfield remains missing, and police say they do believe … Read more
The man who walked away from a Carter County work details has been previoyusly charged with attempted kidnapping and aggravated assault. Authorities are still trying to hunt down 43 year old Billy Fletcher, who has been missing since June 20th. Sheriff Mike Fraley says it’s believed Fletcher has been in contact with another man who … Read more
The Little League organization in Blountville needs a new home. Sullivan County is moving forward with plans to turn the existing Little League ball field into a packing facility for recyclables. Group Spokesperson Bernie Webb says he was notofied of the change just last week, even after plans had been made to play this fall’s … Read more
Bays Mountain Park has been awarded 75-thousand dollars to make the Farmstead Museum accessible with the federal Americans With Disabilities law. The park’s commission and Friends of Bays have also raised about 50-thousand dollars on their own for improvements at the park. Bays was chosen out of more than 170 applications to the Tennessee State … Read more
A Tuesday town hall meeting was sppnsored by the Kingsport Chamber of COmmerce, featuring state sentator John Lundberg. Lundberg asked participants about their concerns and any problems they might have with state government. Lundberg is also running for re-election and faces Bobby Harshbarger in the Republican primary. Early voting begins July 12. Election Day is … Read more
A recent hgead count of Kingsport’s homeless population shows a whopping 68 percent increase in unhoused individuals. That’s according to the newest Point-In-Time count. The survey reports 172 homeless people this year, compared to 104 in 2023. IN all of Sullivan County, the count was 292… a 30 percent increase from last year’s total of … Read more
A public engagement meeting on Thursday regarding the South Holston River Watershed outdoor recreation and sustainable development land use plan. The county planning director said they’ve recently gotten an uptick in requests for developpment. The county is now embarking on a new land use plan that aims to guide deveklopment in the region over the … Read more
Head Start programs in five Virginia Counties will receive more than 3.4 million dollars from the federal government. The grant will support the early learning programs in Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, and Washington Countioes in Virginia, as well as the city of Bristol. The Head Start Program supports children up the three years old and prepares … Read more
A reward is now offered for information leading to thecapture of an escaped inmate from Carter County. Authorities are offering the reward for help in catching Billy Fletcher, who allegedly walked away from a work detail at the jail on Thursday. Fletcher was in custody for a probation violation. If you know Billy Fletcher’s whereabouts, … Read more
A Kingsport man is in jail after leading authorities on a hot pursuit. Turns out, the man was also wanted for what’s being described as an accidental shooting last week. That incident happened in the 400 bblock of Barnett Drive in Kingsport, wghere police found a woman injured. She later died. Polcie determined that the … Read more