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Argument over stolen bowl, shooting lead police to 16 pounds of pot in Bluff City

By Rain Smith

An argument over a stolen bowl between two neighbors -- and subsequent shooting attempt -- have led police to 16 pounds of marijuana at a Bluff City home.
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Kingsport February jobless rate hits 11.8%

March 11, 2010

Unemployment increased in all 95 counties in Tennessee last month. State figures released Thursday afternoon put the Kingsport unemployment rate at 11... Comments (0)
Webcam evidence prompts theft arrest of Kingsport hotel maid

March 11, 2010

A webcam left rolling on a laptop in a Kingsport hotel room has led to the arrest of a maid on theft charges. The woman, Debbie Davis, 43, of 164 Bir... Comments (4)
Blountville man charged with trying to run over five people at Kingsport home

March 11, 2010

A Blountville man was arrested Wednesday night after allegedly attempting to run over five people with his pickup truck at a Kingsport residence. Acc... Comments (1)
Kingsport man indicted in Rock Springs Mart robbery; second attempt thwarted by mop-wielding clerk

March 11, 2010

BLOUNTVILLE -- A Kingsport man indicted Wednesday allegedly robbed one local store armed with a piece of metal pipe then ran from a second business af... Comments (1)
Female teacher's reported confession of affair with 14-year-old surprises even police

March 11, 2010

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- In his 28 years with the Burbank Police Department, Sgt. Robert Quesada had never heard of anything quite like it: A well-re... Comments (12)
Bill seeks to clarify Tenn. law on guns in bars

March 11, 2010

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The sponsor of legislation that seeks to clarify a Tennessee law allowing people with handgun permits to be armed in ba... Comments (0)
Ethics panel to consider allegations against Sullivan highway department

March 10, 2010

BLOUNTVILLE — The Sullivan County Commission’s Executive Committee voted Wednesday to submit County Attorney Dan Street’s report... Comments (13)
Kilgore says K-12 may avoid worst of state cuts

March 10, 2010

Virginia Senate and House of Delegates budget conferees were still hammering out differences on three or four areas on Wednesday, but Delegate T... Comments (0)
Hawkins man accused of beating grandmother now charged in bar fight

March 10, 2010

ROGERSVILLE — A Hawkins County man indicted last month for allegedly beating up his grandmother was arrested Tuesday accused in another be... Comments (8)
Hawkins firefighters escape injury when mobile home ceiling collapses

March 10, 2010

ROGERSVILLE — A double-wide mobile home fire near Rogersville Wednesday didn’t appear dangerous to the initial emergency responders ... Comments (0)
Survey may not reflect true impact of Kingsport school fee waivers

March 10, 2010

KINGSPORT — A parent and a Kingsport Board of Education member said Wednesday the situation with increased fee waiver applications may be ... Comments (0)
UVa-Wise Convocation Center construction on schedule

March 10, 2010

WISE — The harshest winter in recent memory did not keep workers from keeping pace on the new Convocation Center under construction at the... Comments (0)
English-only driver's license bill under scrutiny

March 10, 2010

Should legislation requiring all Tennessee driver’s license tests to be given in English be considered a public safety or an economic deve... Comments (20)
Scott man gets 15 years in infant son's death

March 10, 2010

GATE CITY — A Fort Blackmore man was sentenced to prison Tuesday in Scott County Circuit Court after he pleaded guilty to actions that led... Comments (3)
Bristol police obtain drug indictments against seven people, five arrested

March 10, 2010

The Bristol Tennessee Police Department has obtained indictments on seven people related to the sale and distribution of cocaine and other drugs. A p... Comments (0)
Hawkins deputies investigating dead puppies found in plastic bag

March 10, 2010

ROGERSVILLE — A Hawkins County man reported to the sheriff’s office Tuesday he’d found five or six dead puppies in a plastic bag dum... Comments (15)
Brush fire spreads, destroys Rogersville barn

March 10, 2010

ROGERSVILLE — A wooden barn and its contents were destroyed by fire Tuesday evening after the owner’s brush pile got out of control. Volu... Comments (0)
Man wanted in Sullivan County on kidnapping, other charges arrested in Knoxville

March 10, 2010

A man wanted for kidnapping, assault and felony reckless endangerment in Sullivan County has been apprehended in Knoxville. According to U.S. Marshal... Comments (20)
Kingsport man found passed out at stop sign, arrested for DUI

March 10, 2010

A deputy on patrol in Bloomingdale on Wednesday noticed a Lexus at a stop sign once, and then again 40 minutes later, prompting the arrest of a passed... Comments (19)