FROM THE RADIO NEWS DEPARTMENT

Following Some Tense Moments, The Johnson City Police Department Has Identified The Indiviudal Responsible For Delivering Packages To Numerous Businesses Throughout Johnson City As Well As The Tri Cities Area. After Speaking With The Individual, It’s Been Determined That There Was Neither Criminal Intent Nor Threat By This Person. The Packages Were Meant As Gifts. Yesterday Morning, The Bristol Tennessee Post Office Was Inspected By A Bomb Squad And Fire And Police Units Which Responded To A Report Of A Suspicious Package There. Packages Were Also Found In Greeneville And At Two Places In Unicoi County Including The Wiseman’s Store. In Johnson City, Packages Were Reportedly Found At The Post Office, Omnisource, And At The Library.

Wellmont Health System And Bristol Motor Speedway Have Agreed On A New Contract That Will Continue High Quality Care At The World’s Fastest Half Mile. The Longtime Partners Take Care Of The Day-To-Day Health Care Of The Region To The Guests In Town For Racing This Week. During Race Week, Wellmontone Air Transport Provides Two Helicopters To Attend To Bms Guests And Nascar Personnel In Need. Wellmontone Can Reach Bristol Regional Medical Center From The Speedway In Four To Five Minutes And Make A Round Trip In Ten To Fifteen Minutes.

The Town Of Surgoinsville Is Seeking Help From Local Residents, Both Past And Present. Town Leaders Are Seeking To Compile A Library Of Local Historical Stories That Will Be Used During The Town’s Bicentennial Celebration In 2015. For More Information, Call City Call.

The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Is Asking For The Public’s Help In Locating A Local Man. Last Week, An Arrest Warrant Was Issued For 43 Year Old Donald Sanders On Charges Of Burglary, Theft, And Vandalism. The Charges Stem From Two Separate Incidents That Occurred At A Mobile Home Park On Moreland Drive In Kingsport. Sanders Has A Lengthy Criminal History That Includes Stalking, Harassment, Assault, Burglary, And Prescription Fraud. He’s Also A Convicted Sex Offender. Anyone With Any Information On Sander’s Whereabouts Is Asked To Call The Sheriff’s Office.

Nine Students And Four Adults Have Been Arrested In An Undercover Drug Sting At Three Carter County High Schools. Carter County Sheriff Chris Mathes Announced The Arrests As The Result Of “Operation Jumpstreet.” Authorities Also Seized Ten Firearms And Two Vehicles. Charges Ranged From Illegal Firearms Possession To Manufacturing Narcotics. In Addition, Five Juveniles Are Facing Drug Charges As Well.

An Old Schoolhouse In Sullivan County Has A New Purpose. The Gunnings Schoolhouse On Shipley Ferry Road In Blountville Has Been Refurbished And Remodeled To Serve As The Training Facility For The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office. Features Include Classrooms, A Library, A Gym, A Padded Physical Training Area And An Outdoor K-9 Training Course.

Thanks To A Tip, Kingsport Police Have Arrested A Local Man In Connection With The Robbery Of A Pharmacy Over The Weekend. It Happened Sunday Afternoon At CVS Pharmacy On Memorial Blvd. 50 Year Old Curtis Milhorn Cox Is Charged With Aggravated Robbery. He’s Accused Of Entering The Drug Store And Demanding The Pharmacist Give Him Oxycontin. Media Coverage Of The Holdup Prompted Information From A Customer Of Another CVS Pharmacy. They Spotted The Suspect Pictured At The Pharmacy And He Was Booked Into The City Jail. A Court Date For Cox Is Pending In Kingsport General Sessions Court.

The Virginia Department Of Forestry Along With The Scott County Volunteer Firefighters Have Been Working To Battle A Blaze Just Outside Of Gate City. The Blaze Broke Out Saturday Just Before 3pm Four Miles Outside The City. The Flames Engulfed 15 Acres Of Mostly Wooded Land. Fire Crews Were Able To Get The Blaze Under Control. It’s Unclear What Sparked The Flames At This Time.

East Tennessee State University Has Hired A Kingsport Native To Oversee The University’s Presence In The Model City’s Academic Village. Dr. Elaine Boone Has Been Named As The Coordinator Of The University’s Activities In The Model City. She’ll Be Working In Collaboration With The Kingsport Higher Education Commission.

A Stabbing In Church Hill Has Left One Man Facing Charges. 45 Year Old Terry Allen Is Charged With Aggravated Assault. He’s Accused Of Stabbing Winston Wright Of Surgoinsville At A Home On Old Mill Race Road Saturday Night. Police Believed A Dispute Over A Woman Created A Motive For The Incident. Allen’s Free On Bond And Is Expected To Appear In Court Soon.

Food City And Second Harvest Food Bank Are Partnering To Present The “Can Food Drive With Brad Keselowski” Later This Week. The Food Drive Will Take Place At The Blountville Food City On Thursday From 8 A.M. Until 8 P.M. Customers Are Urged To Drop Off Their Non-Perishable Food Items Also. All Food Donations Will Benefit Second Harvest Food Bank Of Northeast Tennessee.

The Town Of Abingdon Virginia Will Conduct An Important Audible Test On Tuesday. The Test Which Begins At 9:45 A.M. Will Make Sure The Town’s Storm Warning Sirens Are Working Properly In Conjunction With The Statewide Tornado Preparedness Drill. The Sirens Are Not Intended To Be Heard In Homes Or Buildings, Although Many Residents May Hear Them Inside Of Their Homes Or While At Work. If You Hear The Sirens, It’s Not Necessary To Call 911 Or Local Police.

Kingsport Police Are Searching For A Bandit That Helpup A Local Pharmacy Over The Weekend. It Happened Yesterday Afternoon At Cvs Pharmacy On Memorial Blvd. A White Male Went To The Pharmacy Counter And Told The Pharmacist To Give Him Oxycontin. He Had His Hand In His Jacket As If To Have A Gun. No One Was Hurt And The Susect Left On Foot. The Bandit Is Described As A White Male, In His 50’s, Six Foot Tall, Gray Hair And A Small Patch Of Hair On His Chin. Anyone With Information Should Call Police.

23 Year Old Army Private First Class Marshall Lane, A Johnson City Native, Is In Need Of A Kidney Transplant. He Was Injured By Gunfire Last Year While Serving On A Mission With An Afhanistan Military Police Unit. Lane And His Family Are Hoping Someone Will Be Tested And Donate If They’re A Match. Lane And His Family Are Living In Military Housing At Walter Reed Army Medical Center So He Can Receive Treatment. Anyone Who Wants To Go Through The Live Donor Screening Should Call 301-319-2841.

A Washington County Virginia Man Accused Of Killing A Relative Over The Weekend Is Behind Bars. Timothy Mitchler Is Charged With Second Degree Murder In The Killing Of His Brother-In-Law. It Happened Saturday Morning At A Home On Whites Mill Road. Sheriff Fred Newman Said It Appeared Both Parties Were Drinking And Had Engaged In A Physical Confrontation. The Suspect Allegedly Produced A Weapon And A Struggle Ensued And The Victim Was Shot. Mitchler Is Being Held Without Bond In The Southwest Virginia Regional Jail In Abingdon.