The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office confirms human remains have been discoverred at a property in Kingsport. the discovery was made Sunday afternoon, according to a statement fro the sheriff’s office. The statement did not provide an exact location of where the remains were found, however. Representatives of the William L. Jenkins Forensic Science Center are … Read more
Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Senate has unanimously signed off on legislation requiring minors to have parental consent to create social media accounts.Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and Utah have all passed measures requiring parental consent for children to use social media. The House chamber must approve the bill before it can go to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for his … Read more
The city of Abingon is preparing for some major upgrades to it’s sewer infrastructure. On Monday, the town announced it’s been granted funds from the Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Program. More than 5-million dollars in upgrades will be tackled as part of what the city says is it’s “failing” sewer system. Phase 1 repairs … Read more
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for a missing Kingsport man. Authorities say that Robert Stallings was last seen on April 4th. The 77-year-old is 5-foot-8, weighs 210 pounds and has grey hair and brown eyes. If you see Stallings, call the Kingsport Police Department at (423) 229-9300 or TBI at … Read more
a Jonesborough man was killed after an awning broke off from a passing trailer and smashed through his windshield on Sunday. The incident happened at around 7 p.m. while 51-year-old Travis Lane was driving north in the area of 600 A.A. Deakins Road. Lane’s vehicle came to rest in a nearby field. He was pronounced … Read more
Tennessee High School in Bristol is one of about 300 schools statewide to receive a grant from the Tennessee Valley Authority. The 15-thousand dollar grant weill be used to implement STEM projects. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. With the Tennessee High project, members of the Viking Robotics Club and other students will … Read more
The Carter County Jail has passed its annual sytate inspection, with no deficinecies found for the second year in a row. Sherriff Mike Fraley says the annual inspection is conducted by the Tennessee Corrections institute and is done on a surprise without notification. In 2022, the jail failed it’s initial inspection due to safety concerns … Read more
There are currently four candidates running for Kingsport <ayor. Two are newcomers, whil;e the other two are incumbent aldermen. Current Mayor Pat Shull announced he would not run for the position again. Sara Buchana has worked for the US Foreign Services for the past 15 years as a dimplomat. Paul Montgomery is a current alderman … Read more
Tennessee state comptroller Jason Mumpower was in Carter County Thursday, for a meeting of the county’s financial mangemtn committee. Mumpower addressed the county’s second poor audit, which has shown material weaknesses, significanrt deficiencies and noncompliance within the office of the county finance director. SOme of thefindings relate to the carter county school system and the … Read more
The Powerball jackpot continues to grow, but the Tennessee Lottery said one lucky person bought a ticket in Kingsport worth $150,000. The winning ticket was sold at the JB Market on Fort Henry Drive. The player matched four of the five white balls plus the Powerball. And, added the multiplier, tripling their initial 50k prize.