The Unicoi County Commission’s Budget and Finance Committee added two additionalmeetings to its schedule during the group’s meeting on Thursday night saying now the earliest a budget could be approved iis July 12th.The planned June 7 meeting was meant to be the final meeting of the committee, where the budget would have been completed and … Read more
With charges ranging from burglary of a detached garage and grand larceny, after a 3-day trial, a Buchanan County jury handed down a guilty verdict and suggested a 20-year sentence to Bobby Proffitt of Cedar Bluff, Virginia. A media release from Buchanan County Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerald Arrington says Proffitt, 40, was charged with breaking and … Read more
There is a change by the Sullivan County Regional Health Department. It’sclosing a satellite COVID-19 vaccination site on Friday and beginning a “strike team” vaccination program designed to bring the shot to you.According to a release by the SCRHD the Whitetop Creek Park vaccination location will close at 3 p.m. on May 21, after which … Read more
Three people freed a woman in Greenville found bound and gagged” in a sleeping bag on Wednesday.According to a report from the Greeneville Police Department, officers were called to Greeneville Community Hospital East at 10 a.m. Once at the hospital, officers spoke with the victim, two witnesses and the girlfriend of a witness.A witness said … Read more
28 year old Donald Sherfy Jr. is is facing child pornography charges after the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office conducted a “digital investigation.”According to a press release from SCSO, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alerted the department to a potential source of child pornography.The release states during the investigation an IP tracking led … Read more
83 year olld Mack Bowman turned himself in to the Waashington County Tennessee Sheriiffs office and is facing charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a child younger than 10. It’s according to a press releease from the sheriff’s office.The release states during the investigation, evidence was found that Bowman had sexually assaulted a child who … Read more
A man was arrested in Lee County, Virginia Tuesday after deputies conducted a traffic stop and found multiple drugs and a gun in the vehicle. Deputies spotted a Jeep Grand Cherokee heading west from Pennington Gap in the direction of the Ben Hur area. Deputies report they attempted to stop the Jeep and activated police … Read more
The town of Pound has eliminated its police department and a petition has been filed regarding the department’s records. According to the petition, the town voted to eliminate its police department on Tuesday. The town demanded that the former police chief turn over access and keys to the evidence storage room by 4 p.m. on … Read more
For the first time since the conclusion of the 2018 season, the ETSU Football team finds itself ranked inside the Top-25 rankings in both major polls at the season’s end. The Bucs concluded the regular season ranked No. 22 but have advanced one spot in the final official rankings, climbing to No. 21 in the … Read more
A Johnson City juvenile was arrested Monday after police report she had taken her parents’ vehicle. According to a release from the Johnson City Police Department, officers responded to the West Market Street Walmart after getting reports of a found runaway child. The 17-year-old was charged with theft of property over $1,000.