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A Former Sullivan Central Athletic Director And Baseball Coach Charged With Statutory Rape Won’t Be Serving Any Time Behind Bars. Brandon Krantz Entered No Contest Pleas To The Charges Stemming From A Relationship He Had With A Former School Student. Krantz Was Ordered To Serve Four Years On Probation. He Will Be Required To Register As A Sex Offender, And Will Not Be Allowed To Have Contact With Any Minors Other Than His Own Children.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is encouraging everyone to participate in a statewide tornado drill in March. McDonnell proclaimed March 12 as Tornado Preparedness Day. At 9:45 a.m. on that day, NOAA Weather Radio will broadcast a test warning from the National Weather Service. The test warning will then be aired by television and radio stations. Last year, 11 tornadoes struck Virginia, injuring six people and causing $3 million in property damage.
Sullivan County Will Soon Be Searching For A New Propery Assessor. Current Property Assessor, Bob Icenhour, Is Retiring From The Elected Post After More Than 18 Years On The Job. His Last Day Will Be March 31st. Icenhour Said This Is A Reappraisal Year And The Process Of Keying In Information Will Be Finished Next Week And The Reappraisal Cards Will Arrive In The Office Mid-Month. No One Has Been Appointed To Fill Icenhour’s Unexpired Term.
Mount Carmel Mayor Larry Frost Has Received Criticism After Directing The Police Chief To Rehire A Former Officer Who Was Previously Suspended, Then Fired In 2007. William Dean Told City Leaders This Week That He Doesn’t Agree With The Mayor’s Decision To Hire Back Former Part-Time Police Officer David Dean. In 2007 Dean Was Fired From The Police Department For Failure To Complete His In-Servie Training On Time, Which Is A Requirement Of Annual Post Training. Dean Had Been Suspended From The Department Prior To That For Allegedly Padding His Time Card.
Kingsport Police Say A City Man Tried To Kill His Girlfriend By Rolling His Suv On Interstate 26. 46 Year Old Gary Wilson, Jr. Is Charged With Attempted First Degree Murder, DUI, Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia, And Failure To Have Insurance. The Charges Stem From An Incident In Which Wilson Allegedly Tried To Intentionally Steer His Vehicle Into A Guardrail On The Interstate. The Passenger Suffered Only Scrapes And Bruises In The Incident. Wilson Was Reportedly Found To Be Under The Influence. A Court Date For Wilson Is Pending In Sessions Court.
The Tennessee House has voted to send to the governor’s desk a bill to allow the state’s nearly 400,000 handgun carry permit holders to store firearms in their vehicles no matter where they are parked. The chamber voted 72-22 to pass the measure after rejecting a series of Democratic proposals to maintain business owners’ rights to ban weapons on their property and to create exceptions for schools and colleges.
A Gray Man Is Behind Bars Following An Alleged Home Invastion Incident At A Washington County Residence. The Homeowner, 43 Year Old Angela Friday Told Authorities When She Came Home, 21 Year Old Cody Hicks Was Inside Attempting To Take Her Medications. She Said Hicks Pointed A Handgun At Her And Threatened To Kill Her If She Called Law Enforcement. He Was Taken Into Custody At An Apartment On Pickens Bridge Road. Hicks Is Being Held In The Washington County Detention Center On A 120-Thousand Dollar Bond And Will Be Arraigned Soon.
A Gray Man Is Behind Bars Following An Alleged Home Invastion Incident At A Washington County Residence. The Homeowner, 43 Year Old Angela Friday Told Authorities When She Came Home, 21 Year Old Cody Hicks Was Inside Attempting To Take Her Medications. She Said Hicks Pointed A Handgun At Her And Threatened To Kill Her If She Called Law Enforcement. He Was Taken Into Custody At An Apartment On Pickens Bridge Road. Hicks Is Being Held In The Washington County Detention Center On A 120-Thousand Dollar Bond And Will Be Arraigned Soon.
The First Phase Of Erwin’s Downtown Revitalization Project Is On Schedule. Work On That Project Has Not Yet Begun, But Is Expected To Soon. The First Phase Will Focus On The Entrance To Downtown. Improvements Include The Use Of Landscaping, Street Widening, New Lighting, Underground Utility Installation, And Improvements To Sidewalks And Crosswalks. The Project’s Overall Goal Is To Address Stormwater Issues In The Downtown Area, Which Is Prone To Flooding With Heavy Rains.
Only Four Finalists Remain In The Running To Be The Next City Manager Of Elizabethton. Those Finalist Are Jerome Kitchens, Jeffery Morse, Steven Neilson And Melissa Peagler. Interviews Are Expected To Wrap Up By The End Of March. A Decision Will Be Made Once All Of The Interviews Have Been Completed.
A Convicted Murderer And Sex Offender In Cocke County Is Heading To Federal Prison. 44 Year Old Jeffery Lee Stock Was Sentenced To 46 Months Behind Bars In U.S. District Court In Greeneville After He Pled Guilty To Interstate Travel And Failing To Register As A Convicted Sex Offender. In January Of This Year, Stock Pleaded Guilty To Second Degree Murder, Arson, And Theft Relating To The Disappearance Of Megan Maxwell. He Will Be On Lifetime Supervision When He Is Released From Prison.
Barter Theatre And Emory And Henry College Have Renewed Their Long-Standing Partnership. The Partnership Means Theatre Students At The School Can Receive Training From The Barter Theatre For Another Three Years. The Training Includes A Mentor Program, Professional Workshops, And Opportunities To Help With Technical Activities At The Theatre In Historic Abingdon.
An Arrest Has Been Made In A Nearly Two Year Old Southwest Virginia Death Investigation. A Lee County Grand Jury Indicted Tim Carter On A Charge Of First Degree Murder And Use Of A Firearm In The Commisson Of A Felony In The Shooting Of His Wife, Amy Carter. She Was Shot In The Throat At Her Jonesville Home. Carter Is Being Held Without Bond. A Court Date Is Pending.
If You Are A Sullivan County Property Owner And Haven’t Paid Your 2012 County Property Taxes, Today Is The Last Time You Will Get A Chance Before Late Fees Kick In. You Can View Your Taxes Online At Sullivancountytn.Gov. You Can Also Pay Them Online As Well. Penalties Will Be Charged Starting Tomorrow At A Rate Of 1.5 Percent Per Month.
Residents In Sullivan County Will Get A Chance This Evening To Get A Glimpse At Proposed 2013-14 County Attendance Rezonings And Possible School Closings. A Public Meeting Will Be Held At 7pm In The Cafeteria Of Sullivan Central High School. The Board Of Education Will Meet For A Work Session In The Central Library At 5:30pm. More Information Will Be Made Available Online At Sullivan K12 Dot Net.
A Wise County Virginia Woman Is A Bit Richer Today. Amy Payne Of Appalachia Won 250-Thousand Dollars In The Virginia Lottery. She Said She Scratched A Big Winning Numbers Ticket And Realized Her Ticket Was A Winner. Her Husband Bought The Winning Ticket At Scotchman In Appalachia. Payne Said She Has No Immediate Plans For Spending The Money. She And Her Husband Are New Parents.
The Search Is Over For A Man Missing In Hawkins County. A 911 Call Came In To Dispatchers Around 7:30 Tuesday Night. Wilbur Landon Said He Had Been Dropped Off On Stanley Valley Road Near The Virginia State Line. He Told Dispatchers He Had A Broken Leg And Was Somewhere In A Wooded Area. Landon Was Dropped Off At Holston Valley Medical Center In Kingsport. The Investigation Is Continuing.
The Head Of An Area Health Care Organization Has Announced His Retirement. Dennis Vonderfecht, President And Ceo Of Mountain States Health Alliance, Plans To Step Down At The End Of The Year. He Has Led The Organization For The Past 24 Years. One Of The Biggest Accomplishments During His Leadership He’s Most Proud Of Is The Establishment Of The Niswonger’s Childrens Hospital. Currently Msha Operates 13 Healthcare Facilities In Northeast Tennessee And Southwest Virginia. As For His Future, Vonderfecht Says He Is Looking Forward To Spending More Time With His Daughters And Their Families Which Includes Two Grandsons.
The Newest Coach In Big Orange Country Has Been Named Grand Marshal At The World’s Fastest Half Mile. University Of Tennessee Head Football Coach Butch Jones Will Director Drivers To “Start Their Engines” At The Food City 500 On March 17th. The Food City 500 Is One Of The Most Popular Sprint Cup Series Races On The Nascar Schedule.
The Innovation Academy Of Northeast Tennessee Is Growing. Plans Have Been Unveiled To Add Eighth Grade And Related Arts To It’s Curriculum At The Science Technology Engineering And Mathematics School. Details Of Implementing The Programs Are Still Being Worked Out. The Joint-Venture School Between Kingsport And Sullivan County Is Partly Funded By Federal Money Funneled Through A Tennessee Grant Administered By The Battelle Foundation With The Help Of A Hub Operated By East Tennessee State University.
Second Harvest Food Bank Of Northeast Tennessee Has Received A 5-Thousand Dollar Grant From New York Life Million Dollar Roundtable Foundation. The Grant Will Be Used To Support The Organization’s Food For Kids Backpack Program. Second Harvest Helps Feed The Hungry In An Eight County Region Of Northeast Tennessee Which Includes Sullivan, Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Washington, And Unicoi Counties.