Recycling Center Planned In Kingsport

Plans for the largest material-to-material recycling center in the world have been released by Eastman Chemical Company. The $2 billion plant is scheduled for completion by the end of this year and the plastics that will be shredded and refined into new products will come from Food City customers. The grocery store chain plans to … Read more

Crashes Tie Up I-26

A multi-vehicle crash in Johnson City closed lanes on Interstate 26 East Tuesday, and another closed one westbound lane closed in Boones Creek. The first crash occurred near mile marker 21 near North Roan Street eastboiund. The second crash occured near mile marker 17 in the westbound lanes. Heavy traffic was reported as a result … Read more

Woman Arrested For Bringing Drugs Into Prison

Suspected drugs were seized from a woman who allegedly tried to bring them into Red Onion State Prison in Wise County, VA. Investigators with the Wise County Sheriff’s Office questioned the suspect, who admitted to having drugs in her possession. The woman reportedly gave authorities a “small package concealed within her body” and was taken … Read more

Lots Of Fokls To Hit The Roads This Thanksgiving

AAA says 1.3 million Tennesseans are expected to travel over Thanksgiving weekend. In a release from AAA the club says 1.25 million people will travel by car, and 39,676 by air. Tennessee drivers are paying on average $2.66 per gallon for gas. Last Thanksgiving it was $3.16 a gallon.

Greenville Men Arrested After Sex Crimes Investigation

Two Greeneville men are facing several sexual exploitation of a minor charges. The Greene County Sheriff’s Department says Anthony Charles Roe, 24, and Paul Mauney, 56, both of Greeneville, were arrested after separate Internet Crimes Against Children investigations. A Greene County Grand Jury returned an indictment for 28 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, … Read more

Pedestrian Killed In Smyth County

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle in Smyth County. The man, Richard Hamm, 25, was hit by a vehicle in the area of 5860 Lee Highway in the Atkins section of the county. Hamm was taken to the Johnson City Medical Center, where he later died as a result of the … Read more

THP Trooper Sentenced

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

Flags Flying At Half Staff In VA

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

Tweed Fire Still Burning

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