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A Dramatic Hiker Rescue In Unicoi County. A Woman Was Stranded On The Appalachian Trail On Unaka Mountain During A Snow Storm. Around 4:30 Wednesday Morning, The Unicoi County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Received A Call From A Friend Of The Hiker. After Hours Of Enduring Extreme Difficult Weather Conditions, Search Crews Were Able To Bring The Woman To Safety.
School Leaders In Hawkins And Sullivan Counties Are Working To Beef Up Security In Their Respective School Systems. Both Systems Are Looking Into Security Strategies That May Involve More School Resource Officers. Hawkins County Is Looking To Add 15 New SRO’s While Sullivan County Is Considering The Addition Of As Many As 22 Officers. In Addition, The Proposals In Both Systems Call For Upgraded Security Locks At Schools. The Issue Is Still Being Addressed In An Effort To Enhance The Safety Of Children.
A Prominent Tri Cities Lawyer Has Died. 61 Year Old Mark Slagle Of Slagle And Finney In Johnson City Passed Away At Baylor Medical Center In Dallas. He Had Been There For A Month Awaiting A Lung Transplant. Steven Finney, Who Had Known Slagle For Over Twenty Years, Said His Best Friend Was A Man Who Truly Loved Being A Lawyer And Was Really Good At It. Funeral Arrangements Are Pending.
Several People From Johnson County Tennessee Are Facing Federal Drug Related Charges. 55 Year Old Charles Parlier, 53 Year Old Willa Dean Parlier, 32 Year Old Jeremy Greene, 30 Year Old Chasiti Ward, 26 Year Old Holly Rhymer, And 23 Year Old Coty Pennington Are Among Eight People Charged With Conspiracy To Manufacturing More Than 50 Grams Or More Of Methamphetamine. The Charges Stem From An Investigation That Began In 2008. The Arrests Are A Result Of A Joint Effort Between Several Law Enforcement Agencies Including Some In North Carolina.
Johnson City Is Looking To Increase The Size Of Its Downtown Historic Zoning/Conservation Overlay District By Nearly Four Times It’s Current Size. Property Owners In The Affected Area Will Be Liable To Adhere To Specific Standards And Will Also Be Rewarded When Improvements Are Made. Should The Ordinance Pass Three Readings, The Overlay District Would Stretch From State Of Franklin At Buffalo To An Area Near The I-26 On-Ramp, Reach To East Market And Turn West And Meet Up Again With Buffalo.
A Hawkins County Man Is Behind Bars After Police Say He Got His Niece Hooked On Narcotic Painkillers To Have Sex With Him. 41 Year Old Billy Burton Blair Is Charged With Rape And Incest. According To Sheriff Ronnie Lawson, He Admitted To Providing Lortab To His Niece For The Past Years, Since She Was Twelve Years Old. Blair Is Accused Of Using The Girl’s Addiction On Painkillers As Leverage To Have Sex With Him. He Was Arraigned In Hawkins County General Sessions Court And Is Being Held In The Hawkins County Jail Without Bond.
An Elizabethton Native Accused Of Killing His Wife And Wounding His Daughter In A January Shooting In Alabama Is Behind Bars. 53 Year Old Terry Greer, Who’s Been Serving As The Senior Pastor At Gardendale-Mount Vernon United Methodist Charge In Gardendale, Alabama, Is Charged With One Count Of Murder And One Count Of Attempted Murder. He’s Accused Of Fatally Shooting His Wife, 52 Year Old Lisa Greer, And Then Shooting His 18 Year Old Daughter, Suzanna. Greer’s Being Held In The Jefferson County Jail Without Bond.
A Kingsport Based Chemical Giant Has Won A Prestigious Award From The Environmental Protection Agency Once Again. The Epa Has Named Eastman Chemical Company The 2013 Energy Star Partner Of The Year. Eastman Spokeswoman Wanda Valentine Says The Designation Reflects The Company’s Energy Performance And For Its Efforts In Protecting The Environment. Key Accomplishments Of Eastman’s Energy Management Program Include Energy Savings In 2012 Equal To Eight Million Dollars And 340 Pounds Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Which Is Equal To Emissons From 28-Thousand Cars.
As You Change Your Clocks Forward This Weekend For The Arrival Of Daylight Savings Time, It’s Also A Good Idea To Change The Batteries In Your Smoke Alarms. If They Are More Than Ten Years Old, They Need To Be Replaced. According To The National Fire Protection Association, About Two Thirds Of Home Fire Deaths Resulted From Fires In Homes With No Working Smoke Alarm.
East Tennessee State University Has Named A Coordinator For The School’s Presence In Downtown Kingsport. Dr Elaine Boone, A Kingsport Native And Teacher For The Past 25 Years, Will Facilitate The University’s Activities In The Downtown Kingsport Academic Village. She Will Be Working In Collaboration With The Kingsport Higher Education Commission. Etsu Is Offering Classes This Semester At The Regional Center For Applied Technology And Boone Will Oversee The Ongoing Process By Determining Program Needs And Matching Faculty And Classes To Fill Those Needs.
Gov. Bob McDonnell has declared a state of emergency in Virginia, as snow continues to pile up and knock out power to electric customers. By issuing the declaration, McDonnell authorizes state agencies to identify and position resources to respond rapidly to emergencies. That includes the Virginia National Guard, which has been authorized to bring up to 200 personnel for storm duty. More than 1 foot of snow has piled up in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley as state police scramble to respond to hundreds of crashes and utility crews worked to restore power to more than 200,000 customers.
A bill to allow supermarkets and convenience stores to sell wine is up for a key vote in a House subcommittee today. The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Jon Lundberg of Bristol is scheduled for an up-or-down vote in the House Local Subcommittee. The companion bill last week cleared its first Senate committee by a single vote, and both supporters and opponents expect the House panel vote to be close. Proponents of the bill note that the bill calls for cities and counties to hold referendums on the bill, meaning no area would automatically allow wine sales in grocery stores. Opponents argue that the change would negatively affect the state’s existing liquor stores, which have the exclusive license to sell wine under current law.