News Staff Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Jason W. Drake, 47 of Jonesborough, and charged him with Burglary and Possession of Methamphetamine. Deputies responded to a theft of construction materials from a job site in Gray. They quickly identified Drake as a suspect when he posted some of the items stolen from the job site for sale … Read more
The trial for James Buckland, the man accused of shooting Norton police chief James Lane in May 2021, begins Thursday in Wise County. Buckland’s trial starts with jury selection, with opening arguments scheduled for Monday. The trial is scheduled to conclude by Oct. 27. Buckland faces a slew of charges stemming from the May 7, … Read more
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has found trout infected with whirling disease at a Southwest Virginia fish hatchery. A release from the DWR states the disease has been detected in catchable-size trout. Whirling disease is caused by a parasite. 40,000 trout were regrettably euthanized at the fishery in order to control the disease.
A man killed a young child and then himself in what is believed to a be a murder-suicide in Wise County. The Wise County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 10000 block of Coeburn Mountain Road where they found the homeowner, 43-year-old Joshua Gardner, and a young child dead. The bodies of Gardner and the child … Read more
Another child has been hospitalized following exposure to E. coli after students from Sullivan and Washington counties visited an animal exhibit in September. Dr David Kirschke, director of the Northeast Regional Health Office, provided a statement Wednesday, saying the total number of children hospitalized after the E. coli illnesses began has reached eight.
A reward is now being offered for information leading to the re-capture of Johnson City businessman Sean Williams. Williams escaped custody of law enforcement Wednesday morning during a prisoner transport by somehow removing his restraints and kicking out the window of a transport van. He was being brought here to Greene County from Laurel County, … Read more
Milligan University in Elizabethton has received a 1 million dollar donation from Ballad Health Systems. On Wednesday, the university announced plans to add a high fidelity simulation lab to advance clinical education for health sciences. Graduates of the program will be able to fill critical gaps in the healthcare worker pipeline, Milligan says. The new … Read more
The Greene County Commissioners have approved a measure to authorize the county’s recovery court to apply for more opioid abatement council grant funds. The county has already received about 100-thousand dollars from the council, with further funding availabel through a competitive bidding process. The Opioid Abatement Council was created by the Tennessee General Assembly to … Read more
Arborists say peak fall colors are arriving in the lower elevations. The parade of reds, yellows and oranges should be here by Halloween, really going strong starting around October 28th. ETSU arborist Travis Watson says the sustained coller tempeatures have definitely kicked off the change, so you should get out to see them as soon … Read more
Police in Bristol, Virginia have identified the body of a woman found dead in an alley on Oct. 11. the body of Alexis M. Oswell, 21, of Waterford, Connecticut was found near Kings Mountain Alley. No foul play is suspected, police say. The cause of death is pending a report from the medical examiner.