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A Public Hearing Regarding The Tennessee State Route 126 Project In Sullivan County Has Been Announced. The Tennessee Department Of Transportation Has Set Two Hearings For Tuesday December 11th. The First Hearing Will Be At 11:30am At The Kingsport Civic Auditorium On Fort Henry Drive. The Second Hearing Will Take Place That Evening At 6pm In The Sullivan Central High School Gym On Shipley Ferry Road In Blountville.
An Officer With The Washington County Virginia Sheriff’s Office Has Completed The State Forensic Academy. Detective Scott Clear Is The Most Recent Graduate Of The Virginia Forensic Science Academy. He Is A 17-Year Veteran Of The Sheriff’s Office. Detective Clear Is The Third Member Of The Sheriff’s Office To Successfully Complete The Training.
More Than 1.2 Million Virginians Are Expected To Travel This Thanksgiving Weekend. Triple A Auto Club Mid-Atlantic Says The Number Of Virginians Who Will Be Away From Home Between Wednesday And The Following Sunday Is About The Same As Last Year. Nationally, Triple A Forecasts 43.6 Million Americans Will Travel 50 Miles Or More From Home Over The Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend. That’s A Small Increase From 2011. Despite Gas Prices That Set Calendar Day Records Almost Every Day Since August, Road Trips Continue To Make Up The Bulk Of Thanksgiving Travel. In Virginia, The Average Price Of Gas Stands At $3.25 A Gallon, Which Is Four Cents Less Than A Year Ago.
The United Way Of Greater Kingsport Has Surpassed Its Campaign Goal. The Organization Raised 3.8 Million Dollars In This Year’s Efforts, Surpassing The 3.75 Million Dollar Goal. The United Way Provides For Health And Human Service Needs For 44 Local Programs Withing 29 Agencies And Other Community Initiatives.
A Kingsport Man Has Been Arrested In Connection With The Armed Robbery Of A City Convenience Store. 24 Year Old Jeffery Scott Kendrick, Jr. Is Charged With Aggravated Robbery And Possession Of A Firearm By A Convicted Felon. He’s Accused Of Holding Up The Sunoco On Lynn Garden Drive And Leaving With An Undetermined Amount Of Money. Kendrick Was Located A Short Time After The Robbery By Kingsport Police. The Money And Handgun Were Recovered. He Will Appear In Court Soon.
Kingsport Educational Leaders Have Decided To Move Forward With Asking City Leaders To Enter Into The Design Phase For The Proposed 4.2 Million Dollar D-B High School Football Stadium Renovations. The Plan Includes Adding 1-Thousand Seats To The 1943 Football Grandstand. In Addition, Renovations Would Include A New Press Box And New Areas For Concessions, Handicapped Accessibility And Restrooms As Well As Wider Aisles And Hand Rails In Part Of The Old Concrete Grandstand And New Covered Concourses. If Work Gets Underway As Soon As Educational Leaders Hope, The Construction Could Be Completed By August Of Next Year.
Johnson City Has Lined Up A Buyer For The Property Of The Boys & Girls Club Of Johnson City/Washington County. Brumit Company Wants To Purchase The 6.3 Acre Lot. The Site Is In The Path Of The Lark Street Extension Project, Which Will Connect Roads To The Other Side Of West Market Street. City Commissioners Voted To Wait Until Updated Appraisals Are Available On The City-Owned Site And A Possible Alternative Location At The Old Traco Manufacturing Property On Silverdale Road. City Leaders Will Meet Again December 6th.
A Detroit Man Accused Of Running An Oxycodone Ring In The Tri-Cities Is Behind Bars After Being Found Guilty Of The Crime In U.S. District Court In Greeneville. 28 Year Old Qwindle Page Was Convicted On Charges Of Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone, Conspiracy To Commit Money Laundering And Possession Of Oxycodone With Intent To Distribute. The Charges Stem From An Investigation That Began Five Years Ago. His Sentencing Date Is Set For May 16th.
The Crisis Center In Bristol Virginia Is Going To Attempt To Remain Open, But Without Providing Domestic Violence Support. The Center’s Current Six-Member Board Voted Recently To Keep Going Due To An Influx Of Potential Volunteers. In Addition, Leaders Of The Organization Have Scheduled Fundraising Events. Instead Of Completely Doing Away With The Domestic Violance Support Program, The Agency Wants To Shift That Program To Abuse Alternatives.
A Carter County Grand Jury Has Indicted A Couple Accused Of Killing An Elderly Man. Timothy Pate And Whitney Harris Are Charged With First-Degree Murder, Felony Murder And Tampering With Evidence In The April 17th Death Of 78 Year Old Lonnie Townsend. The Motive For The Killing Was Allegedly Over Money. After The Murder, Townsend’s Body Was Rolled Up In Carpet And Dumped.
Johnson City Police Have Arrested A Man Who Climbed Up On The Roof Of A City Building And Refused To Come Down. Officers Attempted A Traffic Stop On 39 Year Tommy Garland Who Was Driving A Gray Dodge Minivan On Interstate 26 West. The Vehicle Exited Onto Main Street. Garland Exited The Vehicle And Took Off On Foot. He Climbed A Small Fence And Got Upon The Roof Of The Building. A Negotiator Spoke With Garland For About Three Hours. He Then Jumped Off The Roof And Was Taken Into Custody. Garland Was Taken To The Johnson City Medical Center With Non-Life Threatening Injuries To His Ankle.
Lots Of People Left An Event At Bristol Motor Speedway With Smiles. The Bristol Chapter Of Speedway Children’s Charities Distributed A Record 712-Thousand Dollars To 87 Area Children’s Agencies During The Annual Night Of Smiles Check Presentation Ceremony At BMS. Executive Director Claudia Byrd Said The Charity Is Improving The Quality Of Life For Kids Across Southwest Virginia And Northeast Tennessee. Meanwhile, Feeding America Southwest Virginia Was Awarded The Second Annual 50-Thousand Dollars Jeff Byrd Grant, Named After Longtime President And General Manager Of Bristol Motor Speedway. Feeding America Plans To Use The Money To Finance A Summer Health Fair Over The Next Two Years.
A Court Filing In U.S. District Court In Greeneville Has Provided More Information Regarding The Implication Of A Johnson City Cancer Center Doctor. The Federal Government Claims Dr. William Kincaid Of Mcleod Cancer And Blood Center Was Responsible For Ordering 2- Million Dollars Worth Of Cancer Medications In 2008 From A Company Named QSP. The Drugs Cost Less Than The Clinic Was Paying From FDA-Approved Suppliers In The U.S. The Drugs Were Ordered Once Again In 2009 And Had Them Mingled In With FDA Approved Drugs. Dr. Kincaid Allegedly Aided And Abetted Others To Obtain The Misbranded Drugs With The Intent To Defraud And Mislead.