FROM THE RADIO NEWS DEPARTMENT

Tennessee’s Oldest College Located In Greeneville Has Been Named To The Presidential Honor Roll For The Seventh Time. Tusculum College Has Been Honored By The Corporation For National And Community Service And The U.S. Department Of Education With A Place On The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The Community Service Roll, Launched In 2006, Is The Highest Federal Recognition A School Can Achieve For Its Commitment To Service-Learning And Civic Engagement.

The Red Cross Responds To Nearly 70-Thousand Disaster Each Year In This Country, Providing Shelter, Food, Emotional Support, And Other Necessities To Those Affected. During Red Cross Month, The American Red Cross Recognizes The Nation’s Everyday Heroes. Glenda Bobalik With The American Red Cross Office In Kingsport Says These Volunteers Give Of Themselves While Helping Their Community. March Was Proclaimed As Red Cross Month 70 Years Ago By President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In Northeast Tennessee, The Red Cross Has Responded To 281 Emergencies And Provided 860 Services To Military Families.

Sullivan County Authorities Have Arrested A New York Man On Drug Related Charges. 44 Year Old Carlos Altiery Is Charged With Possession Of Schedule One, Two. And Four Drugs For Resale With A Thousand Feet Of A Park. The Charges Stem From An Investigation Into Reports Of Heroin Being Brought Into The Area. Altiery Was Approached By Detectives When He Arrived At The Greyhound Bus Terminal In Bristol, Tennessee. He Handed Over A Package Containing 900 Bindles Of Herion With A Street Value Of 30-Thousand Dollars. In Addition, Artiery Had 100 Oxycodone Pills And More Than 30 Alprazolam Pills In His Pocket. He Will Appear Soon In Court To Face The Charges.

A Fall Branch Theater Is Moving To Kingsport. The Lamplight Theater Has Purchased The Old Strand Theater Building On Broad Street. The Property Is Currently Being Used By Restoration Fellowship Church And Will Continue Using The Property Until The First Of April. Donations Are Being Accepted And Can Be Made By Calling Lamplight At 423-245-1551

The Kingsport Fire Department Is Set To Begin Its New Smoke Alarm Distribution Program. The Program Will Provide 1-Thousand Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms To Residents. Spokesman Barry Brickey Said The Goal Of The Program Is To Reach Two Groups In Particular, Children And The Elderly. Since 2006, The Kingsport Fire Department Has Distributed Over 18-Thousand, 500 Smoke Alarms.

A Kingsport Native And Professional Football Player Will Drop The Green Flag At Bristol Motor Speedway This Weekend. 25 Year Old Daniel Kilgore, An Offensive Lineman For The San Francisco 49s, Will Wave The Flag For The Food City 500. Kilgore, A High School Football Star At Dobyns-Bennett, Said He’s Looking Forward To Taking Part In The Event At The World’s Fastest Mile.

Jonesborough Leaders Have Signed A Proposal That Will Get The Ball Rolling On A Farmers Market For The Town. The Proposal Calls For The Use Of The Former Exxon Station On Boone Street As A Daily Extension Of The Farmers Market In Jonesborough. The Town Purchased The Building In October 2012.

A Gray Man Charged With Trying To Kill A Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper In January Has Been Arraigned On Multiple Charges In Washington County Criminal Court. 20 Year Old Derrick Kitzmiller Was Indicted On Charges Of Attempted First Degree Murder, Felony Evading Arrest With Risk Of Death, Reckless Endangerment And Other Charges Following A High-Speed Chase On January 3rd. Kitzmiller Was On Interstate 81 Operating Some Type Of Blue Flashing Light On His Girlfriend’s Vehicle, Driving Erratically. When Trooper Jeff Appleba Attempted To Stop The Vehicle, Kitzmiller Sped Up And Continued Onto Interstate 26. He’s Accused Of Firing A Weapon At The Trooper. Kitzmiller Remains Jailed On A 120-Thousand Dollar Bond.

The Carter County Budget Committee Has Passed A Resolution That Will Resolve A Dispute Over Payment For A Pauper Burial That Has Been Discussed Over The Past Few Months. County Budget Leaders Voted In Favor Of Paying The Outstanding Bill. This Year, The County Has Already Had Nine Burials And Has Already Transferred 2-Thousand Dollars From A Little-Used Line Item For Industry Recruitment To Pay For The Overages.

Virginia Department Of Forestry Officials Now Say Arson Is To Blame For A Wildfire That Burned Several Hundred Acres Of Grass And Woodland Over The Weekend In A Remote Part Of Scott County. A Spokesman With The Department Said The 450-Acre Fire Was Intentionally Set Sunday Night In A Field Off Beech Grove Road In The Fairview Section Of Scott County. Arson’s Also Being Blamed For A Wildfire That Burned 95 Acres Sunday Evening In Lee County’s Flag Pond Community. Anyone With Information On Either Wildfire Should Contact The Virginia Department Of Forestry Or The Sheriff’s Office In Scott Or Lee County.

So Far, 13 Liquor Store Permit Applications Have Been Picked Up In Rogersville. Voters There Chose To Allow Liquor By The Drink As Well As Liquor Stores During The November Election. So Far, None Of The 13 Applications Have Been Returned. Each Application Requires A Five Hundred Dollar Non-Refundable Application Fee.