News Staff The Salvation Army in Johnson City is welcoming new leaders. Majors RC Duskin and Maureen Diffley come to the Tri-Cities from Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Salvation Army will hold a welcoming service on SUnday, June 23rd at 11am at 204 West Walnut Street. The pair says their priorities in johnson City will be to stabilize … Read more
A Carter County corrections officer has been arrested after allegedly smuggling contraband into the county jail facility. Arrest records show 32 year old Leonard Stratoon the Second, of Elizabethton, was booked into the facility for allegations that he brought in illegal narcotics and tobacco with the intent to distribute the items to inmates. Stratton was … Read more
The Watauga Post 49 of The American Legion in Elizabethton has its first female commander. Paulette Baldwin replaced outgoing commander Kelly Greene Sr. In her acceptance speech, Baldwin said she is deeply grateful for the opporunity and has many ideas to help grow membership. Baldwin is a NAVY veteran who enlisted in 1974. The post … Read more
The Kingsport public library is getting a makeover for the first time in more than 30 years. A multi-million dollar renovation poroject will hopefully set the library up to be successful well into the next three decades. Much of the project is designed toward younger people. When construction begins, the library in Kingsport will need … Read more
A missing teenager out of North Carolina has been found in Washington County, Virginia. VSP says an alert was issued after the abduction of an 18 year old girl from Fayeteville Thursday morning. The teen was reporteldy forced into a car by someone she had been acquanted with. A VSP trooper in Washington County received … Read more
Former Johnson County Sessions Court Judge Perry Stout has been disbarred from praxctciing law after his recent guilty plea to marijuana trafficking. The court’s board of professional responsbility issued an order Tuesday, barring Stout from practicing law anywhere in the state of Tennessee. Stout, who is 52 years old, was ordered to serve a year … Read more
Controversy in the Kingsport Polcie ranks. The TBI has been called in to investigate a former sergeant in the department, who at some point, is accused of sending an inappropriate picture to a child. Daniel Horne, who is also a SUllivan COunty Commissioner, resigned his job on May 17th, according to a city statement. He … Read more
A federal grand jury in Abingdon has indicted 17 people with conspiring to defraud the United States by filing fraudulent claims for pandemic unemployment benefits, according to the US Attorney’s Office. According to court documents, a scheme to steal money intended for legitimate victims of the impacted Virginia economy – was begun by three ringleaders, … Read more
A solar farn proposal near ABingdon is drawing lots of scrutiny. A firm called Catalust Energy Partners hosted a twon hall meeting at John S. Battle High School on thursday, giving residents a chance to ask questions about the proposed solar power facility on as much as 2-thousand acres of land off Wyndale Road. If … Read more
A public forum on Thursday with a packed house on the foster care system. Dozens gathered for the session in Bristol, which included several local organizations like Out Children Our Future. The summit also consisted of a resource fair. Right now, it’s believed there are more than 270 youth in the foster care system in … Read more