News Staff A former Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) trooper has been sentenced to more than six years in prison on multiple domestic-related felonies that occurred in 2022. A jury found Nicholas Collins guilty of felony aggravated domestic assault, felony vandalism, domestic assault, assault, harassment and attempted trespassing. Collins plead guilty to domestic assault and violating an order … Read more
Governor Glenn Youngkin has ordered all flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia to be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds. If you’re wondering why…Youngkin ordered the flags to be lowered in honor of the victims of the shooting at the University of Virginia (UVA) … Read more
U.S. Forest Service officials and the Cherokee National Forest, say the Tweed Fire a wildfire burning in Greene County, is 10% contained. As of Sunday the fire had burned 300 acres. Aircraft and more than one hundred firefighters from across the region and nation are battling the blaze. Officials think the fire could have been … Read more
The Town of Appalachia has declared a water shortage emergency set to begin Tuesday Nov. 14th. . The Wise County Office of Emergency Management announced households in will be restricted in their water usage and will not be allowed to use more than 4,000 gallons each month. Businesses in Appalachia will also be mandated to … Read more
The former president and director of Secor, Inc., a federal halfway house in Lebanon used to house inmates, pleaded guilty to making false statements and wire fraud on Thursday. Matthew Castle, reportedly submitted invoices to the Bureau of Prisons for payments under the contract. Payments were issued to Secor based on the representations that Castle … Read more
Three cities in Northeast Tennessee will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in state grants to improve their downtown districts. The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) states Bristol, Elizabethton and Johnson City will each receive $300,000 in Downtown Improvement Grants.
A Jonesborough man was arrested after a shooting at a Roadrunner Market on Thursday. The shooting on Boone Street. The investigation determined the shooting took place during a physical altercation between Jeremy Thrasher, and the victim. During the altercation, Thrasher allegedly fired a single shot that struck the abdomen. Thrasher is charged with attempted second-degree … Read more
The Carter County Commission highway Committee has unanimously approved the naming of a bridge in honor of World War Two veteran Ira Lynn Meredith. Meredith earned the nation’s second-highest award for heroism in combat when he battleed German machine gun positions right after D Day in 1941. The bridge is along Gap Creek Road near … Read more
Nearly 2,000 children are signed up for the Johnson City Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program this year. The program has provided families in financial need with Christmas gifts for years. The first Angel Tree will be placed at the Mall at Johnson City on Monday. Find out more by calling the Salvation Army at (423) … Read more
Greene County authorities are investigating after hunters found the body of a deceased female Thursday. According to the Greene County Sheriff’s Department (GCSD), the hunters were on a property in the West Pines area to put up a deer stand and found the body of a deceased female. The body was sent to East Tennessee … Read more