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The United Way Of Washington County Tennessee Has Ended Its 2012 Campaign. The Amount Raised Was Just Over 1.6 Million Which Was About 131-Thousand Dollars Short Of The Goal. The Charity Extended Its Campaign Earlier This Month In Hopes Of Meeting The 1.7 Million Dollars Goal. Money Raised Will Be Used Throughout The Community To Support Member Agencies.
A May Trial Date Has Been Set For A Greene County Teen Indicted By A County Grand Jury In The Killing Of His Father. Ethan Self Is Charged With First Degree Murder In The March 2009 Death Of Greeneville Police Sgt. Roger Self. The Teen Allegedly Walked Up To His Father While He Was Sleeping And Shot Him. Self Is Also Facing A Theft Charge For Allegedly Stealing His Father’s Firearm. Ethan Self Is Scheduled To Go On Trial On May 13th.
Christian-Based Entertainment Group, Lamplight Theater, Will Hold A Town Meeting Thursday To Give An Update On Its Plans And To Gauge Community Support For Moving. The Non-Profit Organization Is In The Works Of Trying To Purchase The Strand Theater On Broad Street From Restoration Church. Lamplight Has Been Operating For Eight Years In Fall Branch And Offers Theatrical Productions, Dinner Theaters, Concerts, Conferences, Seasonal Events And Outreach Opportunities For At-Risk Youth. The Meeting Will Be Held At The Theater’s Fall Branch Location At 7pm.
A Greeneville Man Will Be Transported Back To Northeast Tennessee To Face Charges For Allegedly Stealing Fundraising Money Allocated For A Political Event In Kingsport That Never Happened. 36 Year Old Fabian Story, Who Was Leader Of The Political Group Conservatives On The Move, Was Indicted On Theft Over 10-Thousand Dollars. He Was Supposedly Coordinating A Political Event That Was In October 2001 At Meadowview Convention Center. The Tbi Found Story Withdrew Approximately 30-Thousand Dollars From A Washington County Bank. He Was Arrested By The Tbi Wednesday At The Rutherford County Court House Where He Was Appearing On A Child Support Case. He Will Be Brought Back To Washington County Jail On Thursday.
Statistically 80 Percent Of Accidents And 16 Percent Of Highway Deaths Are The Result Of Distracted Driving. In 2010, The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Returned A Report Indicating That Over 54-Hundred People Were Killed In Motor Vehicle Crashes Involving Distracted Drivers. Trooper Noah Click With The Tennessee Highway Patrol Office In Fall Branch Says Distracted Driving Dan Include Many Activities Such As Texting, Eating, And Reading. According To The U.S. Department Of Transportation, Text Messaging While Driving Creates A Crash Risk 23 Times Higher Than Driving While Not Distracted.
The Crooked Road Virginia’s Heritage Musical Trail Is Receiving A Grant To Support Traditional Music Education In Southwest Virginia. The 2-Thousand Dollar Grant From The D’addario Foundation Will Assist With Instructor Contracts For Four New After-School Crooked Road-Jam Traditional Music Programs. The Crooked Road Was Found In 2004 To Generate Tourism And Economic Development In The 19-County, Four City Regions Of Southwest Virginia.
Scott County Virginia Emergency Management Officials Said Nearly A Dozen Roads Have Been Closed As Of Wednesday That Have Followed Two Days Of Steady Rain. The Clinch River Is Projected To Crest At 24.5 Feet By Later Thursday Afternoon Before Dropping Back Below Flood Stages Friday Afternoon. According To Scott County Emergency Management Director Jeff Brickey, Flood Stage Is Considered To Be 18 Feet.
Some Tense Moments In Downtown Kingsport. Kingsport Police Say The Downtown Justice Center Was Evacuated Around Three Thirty Wednesday Afternoon. This Following A Bomb Threat That Was Called In To Central Dispatch. Police Conducted A Sweep Of The Building. The Justice Center Houses The Kingsport Police Department And Kingsport Courts.