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The Annual Veteran’s Day Parade Will Be Held In Downtown Bristol On Saturday. Line Up Will Take Place At Eight A.M. On Bob Morrison Boulevard. The Parade Begins At Ten A.M. A Traditional Veterans Ceremony Will Be Held After The Parade At The Bristol War Memorial On Cumberland Street. Bobby Griffin Will Be The Guest Speaker.
Kingsport Police Have Arrested Two Men In Connection With Bringing A Large Quantity Of Oxycodone Pills Into The City. Darryl Bryant Of Knoxville And Winford Byrd Of Detroit Michigan Are Each Charged With Possession Of Schedule Two Drugs For Resale And Simple Possession Of Marijuana. Authorities Obtained Information That The Two Men Sitting In A Black Lexus In The Parking Lot Of West Side Inn. A Search Of The Vehicle Yielded One Hundred Pills With A Street Value Of More Than 4-Thousand Dollars. Bryant And Byrd Were Taken To The Kingsport City Jail And Will Be Arraigned In General Sessions Court Later Today.
Sullivan County Authorities Have Made Two Additional Arrests In Connection With A Robbery That Occurred On Princeton Road Last Month. Jessica Ward And Katelyn Barnette, Both Of Kingsport, Are Each Charged With Aggravated Robbery And Criminal Conspiracy. Also Arrested Were Dalton Doran And Jordon Johnson, Both Of Kingport, Who Are Each Charged With Aggravated Robbery. The Resident Of The Home Told Police A Woman Knocked On His Door And Asked To Use The Phone. While She Was Using The Phone, Two Males Walked In And One Of Them Asked To Use The Victim’s Bathroom. One Of The Male Suspects Hit The Victim In The Side Of The Face, Knocked Him Down, And Took His Wallet. Ward And Barnette Will Appear In Court Soon.
Three People Who Have Made A Positive Impact On The Johnson City Parks And Recreation Department Have Been Inducted Into The 2012 Wall Of Fame. Those Inductees Include Ed Herbert, Vice President Of Communications For Mountain States Health Alliance; Henry Joy Iii, A Retired Johnson City School Teacher And Little League Coach And Mentor; And Brenda Whitson A Former Employee Of Parks And Recreation. The Inductees’ Photographs Will Hang In The Parks And Recreation Administration Office At Winged Deer Park And Their Names Will Be Inscribed On The Wall Of Fame At The Park.
An Area School System Has Received A Healthier Schools Award. Kingsport City Schools Is The Recipient Of Tennessee’s Healthier Schools Chllenge Platinum Level Award From The Tennessee School Boards Association. Only Eleven School Systems Across Tennessee Achieved The Honor. Kingsport City Schools Superintendent Dr. Lyle Ailshie Said Students And Staff Have Been Hard At Work Taking Steps To Improve The Student’s Health And Well-Being, And The System Is Honored To Receive This Award.
A Fundraising Effort Is Set To Get Underway In The Next Few Weeks That Will Extend To A Radiothon In March Of Next Year For Niswonger Children’s Hospital In Johnson City. Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation’s Radio Stations Will Be Involved And In The Hospital Radiothon. The Public Will Be Able To Participate In Promotions Offered Starting This Month, By Several Local Businesses That Will Donate A Portion Of Profits To The Hospital. The Children’s Hospital Serves Four States.
The Johnson City Board Of Education Has Voted To Extend The Contract Of The Current Superintendent Of Schools For Another Year. Dr. Richard Bales Also Had His Car Allowance Increased By 6-Thousand Dollars. Board Member Richard Manahan Said One Of The Reasons For The Recommendation Was Due To The Johnson City School System Being In The Top Five School Systems In The State Of Tennessee.
A Greeneville Tennessee Man Has Been Ordered To Spend Time Behind Bars In U.S. District Court In Greeneville. 42 Year Old Tracy Haney Admitted To His Participation In A Conspiracy Responsible For The Distribution Of Large Quantities Of Oxycodone And Money Laundering In Greeneville Tennessee And Other Areas. He Stipulated That He Was Accountable For Distributing Over 41-Hundred Pills In The Region. Judge Ronnie Greer Sentenced Haney To Ten Years Behind Bars.
A Gate City Virginia Man Is Facing Charges Allegedly Involving A Minor. 49 Year Old Rosendo Rodriguez Is Charged With One Count Of Committing A Sex Act With A Child That Took Place Earlier This Year. Scott County Commonwealth’s Attorney Marcus McClung Said He Couldn’t Release Further Details Due To The Seriousness Of The Allegations Involved In The Case. A Court Date For Rodriguez Will Be Set At A Later Date.
Some Bad Economic News. AGC Glass North America Officials Are Closing Its Blue Ridge Plant In Kingsport. The Move Will Mean The Loss Of Some 70 Jobs. Company Spokesman Chris Correnti Attributesd The Shutdown To Weak Demand For Solar Glass, A Sluggish Global Economy, And Strong Imports Of Both Solar Glass And Finished Solar Modules. The Plant Produced Glass For The Solar Industry. AGC Is Hoping To Relocate A Few Of The Displaced Workers To Its Operations In Church Hill And Abingdon.
Elections In Tennessee Has Republican Incumbent Congressman Dr. Phil Roe Winning A Third Term. In Local Elections, Larry Frost Is Mount Carmel’s New Mayor After Beating Three Term Incumbent Mayor Gary Lawson. The Liquor By The Drink Referendum Was Passed In Rogersville, Mount Carmel And Church Hill. Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey Ran Unopposed. 2nd House District GOP Incumbent Tony Shipley Easily Defeated Democrat Bruce Dotson. Timothy Hill Defeated Democrat Leah Kirk And Green Party Candidate Suzanne Parker. Matthew Hill Won Re-Election In The 7th House District.
An Incumbent Southwest Virginia Lawmaker Has Been Given A Second Term. 9th District Republican Congressman Morgan Griffith Has Defeated Democratic Challenger Anthony Flaccavento. Griffith Says He’s Willing To Work With Democrats As Long As They Return The Favor. The Senate Race In Virginia Has Democrat Tim Kaine Beating Republican George Allen. Virginia Voters Also Approved Two Amendments To The State Constitution. The First One Dealing With Eminent Domain, While The Second One Having To Do With Delaying A Veto Session. The Amendments Will Go Into Effect January 1st Of Next Year.
East Tennessee State University Has Announced Plans To Expand It’s Offerings In The Kingsport Academic Village. The University Plans To Add Up To 70 Classes To The Downtown Campus. The Move Is Being Done In Conjunction With Northeast State Community College And The City Of Kingsport. The Courses Will Be Held At The Regional Center For Applied Technology. During A Press Conference Yesterday. ETSU President Dr. Brian Noland Said The University Plans To Release A Request For Proposals Tomorrow For Permanent Space In Downtown Kingsport.