logo
DeWayne Francisco Tipton
jbobo
Church Hill Police Department

Four-county pursuit suspect arrested five hours after crashing in Mount Carmel

Around 8:43 a.m. Friday Church Hill police responded to Sunrise Avenue near Old Stage Road where man later identified as Dewayne Francisco Tipton, 32, of Erwin, was reportedly walking around with an ax handle asking people if he was in Johnson City.

Aug 10, 2018 at 7:07 PM
The Tennessee Division of Forestry and local officials joined the residents of Chelaque Estates Wednesday morning for a ceremony to celebrate the community becoming a nationally recognized Firewise USA site.
jbobo
public safety

Mooresburg gated community first in Hawkins to earn Firewise USA status

After the 2016 wildfires in Gatlinburg many communities have worked to achieve Firewise USA status, especially those located in heavily wooded areas with rough terrain that can be easily cut off. Chelaque Estates in far western Hawkins County checks all of those boxes.

Aug 9, 2018 at 6:00 PM
Former Surgoinsville mayor Johnny Greer inspects an old banjo that will be part of the future SAAM collection. He doesn't know the history of the banjo. Just that it's from Surgoinsville and judging from the wear and tear someone got their money's worth out of it.
jbobo
Surgoinsville Area Archive & Museum

'Preserve what we still have': Surgoinsville library basement to be converted into archive, museum

"Surgoinsville has been around for over 200 years, but we've lost a lot of our history because when people passed away their belongings were either sent away or destroyed. A lot of their stories were forgotten. That's why we need to preserve what we still have." — Jack Pierce

Aug 9, 2018 at 3:24 PM
Right around 10 a.m. Thursday multiple agencies including the Hawkins County Rescue Squad responded to the Grace Fellowship Church where they found that a Dodge pickup had driven into the structure through a side wall at the rear of the building.
jbobo
Hawkins County Rescue Squad

Truck crashing through Rogersville church possibly caused by driver's health issue

No one inside the church was injured, and the driver sustained non-life threatening injuries. The driver isn’t a member of that church and there was some speculation whether the  crash was the result of a health emergency.

Aug 9, 2018 at 1:16 PM
Matthew Scott Forbis
jbobo
Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

Hawkins burglary victim recognizes suspect from Times News article

On July 28 a man who resides on Carters Valley Road near Church Hill reported an auto burglary and theft at his home. He got a good look at the suspect, but didn’t know the suspect’s name until seeing it in the Aug. 4 edition of the Times-News.

Aug 8, 2018 at 9:30 PM
Local volunteer Shelia Lumpkins and Food Lion employee Janet Hammonds unload 1,084 pounds of food donations for the McPheeters Bend Elementary School food pantry..
jbobo
McPheeters Bend Elementary School

Donation helps rural Hawkins school fight student hunger

A newly enrolled McPheeters Bend Elementary student whose family was on the verge of homelessness took home three backpacks of food Tuesday thanks to school food pantry contributions from the community and businesses like Food Lion.

Aug 8, 2018 at 9:45 AM
Clinch School principal Denise McKee; Carters Valley Elementary principal Stephanie Mann; and Church Hill Intermediate assistant principal Linzy Hutson
jbobo
Hawkins County schools

Clinch and Carters Valley schools get new principals

"Hawkins County is blessed with wonderful principals and assistant principals and I know that Denise, Stephanie and Linzy will each continue the tradition of excellence that their predecessors began at Clinch, Carters Valley and Church Hill Intermediate.” — Dr. Reba Bailey

Aug 7, 2018 at 8:00 PM
As of last week Hawkins County Schools still needed to fill eight bus driver vacancies, even after the BOE approved an $8 per day raise for drivers for the 2018-19 school year.
jbobo
Hawkins County Board of Education

Hawkins bus drivers start 2018-19 school year with $8 per day raise

Hawkins County students made it to and from the first day of school Monday safely and in a timely manner, but less than a month ago school transportation was a real question mark with several bus drivers threatening to walk out if their pay wasn’t increased.

Aug 7, 2018 at 3:00 PM
Anyone who knows the identity of the male in the surveillance photos and/or the location of the pickup is asked to CHPD Detective Ethan Mays at (423) 357-3487 ext. 3. If the truck is seen please call 911 ASAP.
jbobo
Church Hill Police Department

Can you identify this suspected truck thief for Church Hill police?

Anyone who knows the identity of the male in the surveillance photos and/or the location of the pickup is asked to contact  Church Hill Police Department Det. Ethan Mays at (423) 357-3487 ext. 3. If the truck is seen, please call 911 ASAP.

Aug 7, 2018 at 2:10 PM
jbobo
Hawkins County schools

Hawkins grant intended to reduce student obesity, improve test scores

Hawkins County schools had an student obesity rate of 44.6 percent in 2016-17, but the system is improving, having reduced its student obesity rate steadily over the past decade from its high water mark of 47.6 percent in 2007-08

Aug 6, 2018 at 9:00 PM
Kingsport Times News Videos