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AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

Start your Search for Volunteer Opportunities in Kingsport, Tennessee with AmericanTowns Kingsport Volunteer Guide!

On behalf of non-profit groups and organizers all over Sullivan County, AmericanTowns would like to invite all of you to join in on making a difference. Seize today and...

AmericanTowns PR Tool: Getting publicity for your Kingsport organization has never been easier

If your nonprofit group in Kingsport is looking to let the community know about an upcoming event, activity or initiative, our PR Tool is here to help! Here's how it works: when...

Weekend Activities in and around Kingsport

Give yourself a Time Out this week and treat yourself to a day out on the town. Whether you're in the mood to do some shopping, house hunting, catch a movie or just enjoy...

Eat Local! Great Resources in the Kingsport area

What’s one small change that 1) significantly improves your health 2) helps the environment 3) boosts Tennessee’s economy and 4) helps you win the lottery (OK, so we made that...

Winning the Real Estate Game in Kingsport in a Tough Market

Purchasing a home in Tennessee is one of the best investments you can make; but like so much else in life, timing is everything. Recent...

An Invitation to our Kingsport Community: BLOG ON!

Since this site is all about Kingsport, we’d like to get the unique perspectives of local bloggers. If you’ve been blogging, great – send your name, email and a link to your...

Scott County death investigated as murder

Officials are releasing little information on the Christmas Day discovery of a Southwest Virginia man dead in his home, with Scott County's head prosecutor confirming only...

Unruly inmates lead disturbance at Sullivan County jail

The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Special Operations Response Team entered the jail in Blountville on Monday night to quell a disturbance from allegedly unruly inmates....

Firefighters battle blaze at Kingsport home

A house fire in Kingsport kept the fire department at a downtown residence for much of Tuesday morning. According to Kingsport Fire Department Capt. Mike Roeske, the blaze at 118...

Ex-Church Hill mayor honored for contributions to fitness center

CHURCH HILL — Former Church Hill Mayor Paul Morrison was instrumental in helping the city acquire affordable equipment for its municipal fitness center which opened in 2008....

Hawkins withholds final payment for health department project

CHURCH HILL — Hawkins County will hold back the final $20,000 payment on the half million dollar Church Hill Health Department building addition and renovation until a...

Ketron being reborn as STEM school

KINGSPORT — For more than half a century, Ketron school has been a part of the Bloomingdale community and the Sullivan County school system. The building at 3301...

Scott courthouse repairs should begin in spring

GATE CITY — After taking months to come to a decision on how much to spend, officials in Scott County began moving forward recently with plans to make repairs to the...

Kingsport delays annexing Tri-Cities Crossing property

KINGSPORT — Kingsport officials have delayed annexing more than 340 acres in the Tri-Cities Crossing area of town until the city has a better idea of how to pay for the $2.5...

ETSU researcher notices link between tinnitus, PTSD in veterans

Research done at East Tennessee State University has had an influence on the way veterans suffering from tinnitus are treated. Dr. Marc Fagelson, a professor of audiology at ETSU,...

Police: Johnson City man, 20, admitted to sexually abusing 8-year-old

JOHNSON CITY — Johnson City police arrested a 20-year-old city man Friday on charges that he sexually abused an 8-year-old child. Kenneth John Wispell, 907 Antioch Road,...

Tennessee eyes Johnson County property for ATVs, hiking

Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey says Tennessee’s state government is considering buying an 8,600-acre tract in Johnson County with hopes of developing a “multi-use park for...

Students make sure furry friends not forgotten at Christmas

PINEY FLATS — Some furry friends in a local animal shelter weren’t forgotten this Christmas season, thanks to about 50 third-graders and two teachers at Sullivan...

Rescue Fund still short of 2011 goal; anonymous donor gives $10,000

KINGSPORT — An anonymous donor’s record-breaking $10,000 donation to the Times-News Rescue Fund has saved this year’s campaign from what had to date been a...

SUV crashes into Loudon County travel center

A driver hit the gas instead of the brakes and crashed into the Dunkin' Donuts Express at the TravelCenters of America truck stop in Loudon County at approximately 1:45 p.m....

Gate City traffic stop nets 2,700 containers of synthetic drugs, arrest of alleged store supplier

A Kingsport man was arrested on drug charges by Gate City police late Wednesday night after a search of his vehicle revealed a variety of narcotics, including approximately 2,700...

Johnson City Police says woman brought drugs to jail after shoplifting arrest at Johnson City Walmart

Johnson City police arrested a 26-year-old Virginia woman early Friday morning on charges that she stuffed goods into her handbag and tried to leave a city Walmart without paying....

One charged with counterfeiting as part of three Carter arrests

ELIZABETHTON — Carter County Sheriff Chris Mathes said a counterfeiting ring was broken up Wednesday night and three arrests were made following the execution of a search...

Teens charged with stealing drain covers from Johnson City street to sell for scrap

Johnson City police arrested two 18-year-old men on theft charges Tuesday after some metal drain covers from a city street were removed and sold for scrap. Richard M. Gouge, 310...

Two arraigned on child abuse charge

A woman and her live-in boyfriend were arraigned Thursday on a charge of child abuse, neglect and endangerment after her daughter was found wandering outside alone early...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Brandon Rohlwing Helps Teens Get Through Tough Times

Brandon Rohlwing was feeling pretty low when he stumbled upon the website ReachOut offering support to anyone questioning the meaning in life. The information he found helped give...

Sullivan commission soundly defeats proposal to weaken Sunshine Law

BLOUNTVILLE — The Sullivan County Commission on Monday soundly rejected a proposal to seek a change to Tennessee’s “Sunshine Law.” With a vote of 16...

Update: Kingsport man killed in home fire, body discovered by son

Some seven hours after a Monday morning blaze gutted a Kingsport home — and following multiple searches of the structure by fire and police personnel — the body of the...

New sentencing hearing granted for man convicted in 1985 Sullivan County murders

The Tennessee Supreme Court on Monday granted a convicted double killer a new sentencing hearing in one case as well as a hearing to determine his intellectual level at the time...

Homicide investigation: Man dies after Roan Mountain crash, found with bullet wound

ROAN MOUNTAIN — The Carter County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a Boones Creek man, who was involved in a single-vehicle crash near the entrance...

Police look for 2 in West Walnut armed robbery

Two men robbed a West Walnut Street market at gunpoint Saturday, Johnson City police said in a news release. About 8:15 p.m., a white man and a black man walked walked into Uncle...

Sullivan County sales tax revenue still up

BLOUNTVILLE — Monthly sales tax collections across Sullivan County, and the subsequent revenue to local school systems and governments, appeared to continue an uptick in...

Carson-Newman in clear with SACS accreditation

JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman College has been cleared from the warning status imposed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges one...

ETSU community donates $1,500 in Christmas cheer

JOHNSON CITY — East Tennessee State University’s Honors College Student Council partnered with Company L, Third Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division of Johnson...

Groundbreaking set for YMCA, Kingsport Aquatic Center

KINGSPORT — A groundbreaking will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 19, for the new YMCA Wellmont Center and Kingsport Aquatic Center, just off MeadowView Parkway near the end...

Postal Service gears up for busiest week

KINGSPORT — As the U.S. Postal Service prepares for its busiest mailing day of the year, shoppers are scrambling to send their holiday gifts and cards in time for Christmas....

Sullivan to take up synthetic drug ban proposal Monday

BLOUNTVILLE — On Monday, Sullivan County commissioners are expected to vote up or down on taking a synthetic drug ban countywide. If the county moves to not only...

Sullivan commissioners expected to vote on Sunshine Law resolution

BLOUNTVILLE — The Sullivan County Commission is expected to vote today on a resolution which seeks to change state law so groups of commissioners — as well as members...

New Hawkins 911 signs help rescuers find residences

ROGERSVILLE — Edna Gibbons lives about 200 yards off of Morning Star Road in Hawkins County with her husband and 88-year-old father-in-law. In the summer her house is...

Kingsport staying out of Sunshine Law debate

KINGSPORT — The city of Kingsport is not taking a position on the proposed Sunshine Law changes being proposed by the Sullivan County Commission, nor has the Board of Mayor...

Pet spay, neuter event scheduled in Kingsport

KINGSPORT — Journey’s End will host the PAL — Prevent A Litter Mobile Spay and Neuter Clinic in Kingsport on Dec. 29 at Lowe’s. The community is encouraged...

Deputy attorney general cites Penn State 'inaction' in sexual assault case

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A graduate student waited a day after allegedly seeing a child being sexually assaulted on Penn State's campus before telling his supervisor, football...

Man suffers critical injuries in Kingsport crash

Four people were transported to the hospital following a Thursday night, two-vehicle collision in Kingsport, with one suffering critical injuries. According to a press release...

Bristol woman accused of dragging person with vehicle after Johnson City crash

An early morning crash led Johnson City police to arrest a Bristol woman on an allegation that she dragged someone 200 feet with her vehicle earlier this week on East Myrtle...

Two found guilty in prison slaying

MOUNTAIN CITY — A Johnson County jury found two prisoners of Northeast Correctional Complex guilty in the 2006 murder of fellow prisoner Roshard Siler. The jury’s...

Johnson City man gets probation for selling thousands of pirated DVDs

GREENEVILLE — A Johnson City man has been sentenced to probation for his involvement in a five-year enterprise where prosecutors say thousands of DVD movies were pirated and...

Roe voices support for Romney despite Mass. health care mandate

U.S. Rep. Phil Roe said Friday GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney pledged to repeal federal health care reform despite having signed a similar measure into law as...

Families of the disabled appeal to Tenn. lawmakers to save program

KINGSPORT — Emotional appeals were directed Friday at Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and state Sen. Mike Faulk to maintain funding for a state program serving home-based...

Three Hawkins County residents arrested on drug charges

A complaint of drug activity on a Hawkins County road has prompted the arrest of three people, along with the seizure of a BMW and Ford pickup. According to a press release from...