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Kingsport Times-News: Five Taser bursts needed to subdue pajama-clad man swinging hammers
It took two men and a total of five blasts from a taser to subdue a Rogersville man who was walking on E. Main Street Monday morning in his pajamas, carrying a claw hammer in each hand, and knocking on doors. → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: Rogersville will survey affected residents before closing 11-W access in dangerous area
The section proposed for closure by TDOT is the small section of of Caldwell Drive between the Beal Street intersection and 11-W, which is the closest access to the highway for residents of the Sugar Tree Subdivision. → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: On track: Church Hill waiting for railroad permits to begin Phase 1 of new 65 acre park
In the 2016-17 fiscal year the BMA placed $1.6 million in the city budget to begin Phase 1 of the park construction. Phase 1 includes a new railroad crossing to access the property, parking lots and driveways, and constructing a gymnasium estimated to cost around $800,000. → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: Hanging on: Surgoinsville's Cliffhanger Video surviving in era of live stream and Red Box
If you had told Merrell Graham 25 years ago that someday people would be renting and watching movies on their telephone, he might have laughed you right out of his newly opened Surgoinsville video rental store. → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: Juveniles claim Hawkins man offered them $50 each to steal 4-wheeler
Both juveniles reportedly gave a written statement that Joseph Keith Ford let them use his vehicle to steal the 4-wheeler, and and offered them $50 each to commit the theft and bring the 4-wheeler to him. → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: New Rogersville eatery approved for outdoor dining in adjacent alley
The building was constructed in 1921 with a side door leading to that alley, but at some point it was bricked in. Before Red Dog opens, however, that brick will be knocked out and the original doorway will be reopened. → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: Hawkins man charged with stalking after 100 phone calls in two hours
While Deputy Hunter Lamon was taking a statement from the woman, Jeremiah Burton allegedly called again and Lamon witnessed her tell Burton, "she did not want to speak to him and to leave her alone" — after which he called 20 more times. → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: Hawkins school budget director explains misleading 'cash shortage'
That state audit finding is actually related to theft and misconduct criminal charges pending against the former Rogersville water superintendent Shawn Hatchett, and was not wasn't the result of anything the school system did wrong. → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: Church Hill apartment fire not suspicious, although cause not yet determined
CHURCH HILL — As of Monday evening the cause of a massive Church Hill fire that destroyed 10 apartments hadn't been determined, but the number of displaced residents was → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: Hawkins' new director of schools discusses his observations in first month on the job
A little more than a month into his tenure as Hawkins County director of schools, Matt Hixson met with the Times News to talk about his observations and the direction he'd like to help take the school system. → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: Abused beagle found with twine tied around its mouth needs good home
A Rogersville veterinarian office is trying to find a good home for an abused beagle that showed up at its doorstep last month with bailing twine tied around its snout. → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: Parking lot police pursuit ends with crash into Hawkins Health Department wall
A Sneedville man who allegedly led police on a chase through several parking lots along Park Boulevard early Monday morning before crashing into the Health Department building is facing multiple charges. → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: Volunteer band 'Shipping up to NYC' for St. Patrick's Day parade
They've been practicing "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" for weeks, but on Thursday the Volunteer High School band is shipping up to New York City to march in the St. Patrick's Day parade. → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: Hawkins judge validates $571K fraud lawsuit ruling against Mount Carmel mayor
The next step will be a deposition in which Chris Jones will be asked to reveal all of his assets. Plaintiff’s attorney William Nunnally told the Times News Wednesday, however, that Jones has claimed his total non-exempted assets don't exceed $10,000. → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: Coming off state championship, VHS rifle team preparing for 'Super Bowl' of JROTC shooting
CHURCH HILL — Volunteer High School's NJROTC Air Rifle Team shooters keep winning state and national titles, but there's one missing achievement that they hope to add to their → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: 'We'd like our ambulance back': HCEMS faces Surgoinsville BMA over ambulance departure
SURGOINSVILLE — Surgoinsville won’t be getting a full-time ambulance back in its fire station in the foreseeable future, but Hawkins County EMS Director Jason Murrell has offered → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: Hawkins County playing catch-up on maintaining its aging facilities
When you're operating one of the most historic counties in Tennessee which contains the state's second-oldest chartered municipality, it stands to reason that maintaining old facilities is going to become an ongoing and costly prospect. → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: Gunfire during domestic dispute lands Hawkins man in jail
Wesly Austin Hardee allegedly admitted to shooting a single round into a couch in the backyard to scare his step-father. He was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of reckless endangerment. → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: Hawkins man accused of beating female driver's face against steering wheel
CHURCH HILL — A Hawkins County man who had been wanted for two weeks accused of punching and slamming a woman's face into the steering wheel while she was driving was arrested Sunday on → Read More
Kingsport Times-News: Banks save Hawkins woman from scam by refusing to cash bogus check
The victim attempted to cash the check at her own bank, and was told it was a fake. She then attempted to cash it at a second bank, and was again told it was a fake. → Read More