FROM THE RADIO NEWS DEPARTMENT

A Kingsport Man Has Been Charged With Assaulting His Pregnant Girlfriend. 40 Year Old Christopher Hughes Is Charged With Aggravated Domestic Assault. He’s Accused Of Placing A Pillow Over The Woman Who’s Seven Months Pregnant At Model City Apartments. Witnesses Reportedly Saw Hughes Push Her To The Floor. Hughes Was Gone From The Apartment Before Police Arrived, But Was Captured The Next Day. In Addition To The Assault Charges, Hughes Faces Numerous Drug Charges And Driving On A Revoked License.

A Washington County Tennessee Grand Jury Has Indicted A Man For The Attempted Murder Of A Tennessee State Trooper. Derrick Kitzmiller Is Charged With Attempted First Degree Murder, Evading Arrest, And Reckless Endangerment. The Charges Stem From A Chase And Shootout That Happened On January 3rd. Kitzmiller Is Accused Of Firing At Least Two Shots At Trooper Jeff Appleba. The Trooper Returned Fire At Last Fourteen Times. It’s Not Known Why Kitzmiller Fired At The Trooper.

A Methadone Clinic May Soon Open In Johnson City. Steve Kester, Co-Owner Of Tri-Cities Holding Llc Is Expected To File A Certificate Of Need For The Clinic This Week. His Company Is Wanting To Place A Facility Along Wesley Court By The End Of The Year, Should The Tennessee Health And Development Agency Grant The Certificate Of Need. Kester Said There Are Roughly One-Thousand People From The Tri-Cities That Are Going To Either Knoxville Or Asheville North Carolina To Receive Treatment.

A Former Law Office Comptroller Who Took Money From A Johnson City Law Office Will Spend Time In Jail. 43 Year Old Lisa Potter Pled Guily To Theft Over 60-Thousand Dollars. During A Sentencing Hearing This Week, Washington County Criminal Court Judge Robert Cupp Ordered Potter To Serve A Year In Jail Followed By 30 Years On Probation. Potter Took More Than 300-Thousand Dollars From The Law Offices Of Tony Seaton Over A 2 1/2 Year Period To Help Support A Cocaine Habit.

If You Are Curious About The New Aquatic Center In Kingsport, Then There Is Ways To Keep Up With The Project Online. The Center Has Set Up A Facebook Account To Allow Folks To Get The Latest Information On Construction. The Facility, Which Is Located Next To Meadowview Resort And Convention Center, Is Expected To Open In Mid-May. It Will Feature Indoor And Outdoor Pools And Activities. To Find Out More Go To Facebook.Com/Swimkingsport.

Johnson City Police Have Arrested A Fugitive From Justice Out Of Virginia. The Lee County Virginia Sheriff’s Office Provided Information To Johnson City Authorities Regarding 37 Year Old Ricky Glenn Adkins. Adkins Had An Active Violation Of Probation Stemming From An Original Offense Of Manufacture Controlled Substance And Conspiracy Charges. Lee County Authorities Will Be Extradicting Adkins On The Probation Violation Charge. He Is Currently Being Held In The Washington County Detention Center. A Bond Hearing Is Set For Later This Week.

A Jonesborough Man Is Behind Bars Facing Theft Charges. Aaron Thomas Taylor Is Charged With Theft Of Property Over One Thousand Dollars. He’s Accused Of Taking Property From Borla Exhaust Incorporated In Johnson City, Where He Worked. Taylor Is Being Held In The Washington County Detention Center On A 10-Thousand Dollar Bond. He’s Set To Appear In Washington County General Sessions Court On April 4th.

The Johnson City Housing Authority Is Considering Random Police K-9 Searches For Housing Residents During Annual Apartment Inspections. Jcha Executive Director Richard McClain Says Drugs Are Often An Issue In And Around The City’s Seven Housing Developments. A Majority Of Surveys Sent Out To Housing Residents Have Come Back In Support Of The Proposal. A Decision In The Matter Is Likely Still Months Away.

The Former Owners Of A Smoke Shop In Kingsport Have Pled Guilty In U.S. District Court In Greeneville To Drug And Money Charges In Connection With Selling Synthetic Drugs And Attempting To Shelter Thousands Of Dollars From The Internal Revenue Service. Jason Catoe And His Half-Brother Kory Wiesner Have Pled Guilty To Structuring Currency Transactions To Evade Reporting Requirements. Catoe Also Pled Guilty To Possession Of Schedule One Drugs With Intent To Distribute. The Charges Stem From Incidents That Occurred When They Operated The Ultimate Smoke Shop In March 2011. Wiesner’s Scheduled To Appear In Federal Court Again March 11th. Catoe’s Next Court Appearance Hasn’t Been Set Yet.

There Will Be A Water Outage In The Blue Springs Area Of Stoney Creek Community Beginning At 9:00 Am On Thursday March 7th. The Areas That Will Be Effective Are From Bishop Hollow Rd To Weavers Grocery. This Is A Main Water Line Repair And Water Will Be Off Until The Repairs Are Complete.

The Topic Of Pauper Burials Keeps Surfacing In Carter County Commission Meetings. The Costs Of Such Burials Has Typically Been Less Than The Two-Thousand Dollars Alloted Each Year By County Leaders. However, The Number Of Burials Is On The Rise, Causing More Money To Be Spent Than Was Alloted. County Leaders Have Transferred 2-Thousand Dollars Additional To Cover The Overages. County Leaders Are Expected To Discuss Alternatives.

The American Red Cross Has Launched Its Official Tornado App For Smart Phone Users. Glenda Bobalik With The American Red Cross In Kingsport Says The App Will Give Iphone, Ipad And Android Smart Phone And Tablet Users Instant Access To Local And Real-Time Information. The App Is Available Via The Apple App Store Or The Google Play Store.

Kingsport’s Streets And Sanitation Department Manager Ronnie Hammonds Said A Majority Of His Department’s Snow Removal Equipment Is In Good Workiing Order And That The City Had 24-hundred Tons Of Road Salt On Hand In Case The Snow Does Start To Fall. Meanwhile, Virginia Department Of Transportation Road Crews Are Going Into Level Three Mobilization Alert Starting Tonight In Preparation For The Latest Winter Storm System Expected To Rake The Region Into Wednesday Evening.

Sullivan County Mayor Steve Godsey Has Picked His Candidate For The Job Of Budget Director. Godsey Introduced William Anderson To The County Administrative Committee Last Night. He’s Currently Director Of Finance For Tri City Airport Authority. Godsey Picked Anderson From A List Of Nine People. It Will Be Up To The County Commission To Approve Godsey’s Choice For The Job. It Will Likely Be Voted On Later This Month.

Concerned Parents Got A Chance To Speak Out About Proposed Rezoning Issues In Sullivan County Schools. One Plan Calls For Central Heights Elementary To Close And Merge With Blountville Elementary. It Also Calls For The Closure Of Blountville Middle School And Merge It Into Holston Middle. That Proposal Would Save About 844-Thousand Dollars. Another Calls For North And South High Schools To Merge Into One Building And Use One Of The Buildings As A Middle School. A Third Proposal Would Make South High A Grades 7-12, Close The Two South Zone Middle Schools And Make Elementary Schools Grades Pre-K Through 6. This Would Save Nearly 900-Thousand. No Action Was Taken At This Time.