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Houses damaged, no injuries reported after lightning strike in Bristol, Va.
BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) – Houses on Timberbrook Drive in Bristol, Virginia received damage on Friday after a lightning strike. News Channel 11 was on the scene and spoke with the Washington County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office, which said it is believed that the lightning bolt struck a nearby tree. One house then caught on fire, and […]
Questions remain around inmate Fletcher’s trusty status
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — If authorities could turn back time, Carter County jail inmate Billy Fletcher — whose escape is thought to be connected to the disappearance of still missing 61-year-old Victor Birchfield — probably wouldn’t have had trusty status allowing him to work outside the jail building with little supervision. “Had Carter County […]
Friends of missing Carter County man still looking for answers
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – According to friends and family, 61-year-old Victor Birchfield left the Elizabethton Municipal Airport around 6:50 am on Thursday, June 20. He was reported missing by his daughter the next day. After two weeks, those who know Birchfield are still searching for answers. Birchfield worked in aircraft maintenance at the Elizabethton Airport. […]
Registration opens for Good Samaritan Ministries’ school backpack giveaway
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Good Samaritan Ministries (GSM) announced on Friday it plans to give away more than 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies in July. The program is open for low-income families that live in Carter, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, or Washington County. “Equipping our children and youth with backpacks […]
THED Announces Increase in College-Going Rate for the Class of 2023
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) announced significant momentum today in increasing the state’s college-going rate, highlighted by a 2.4 percentage point increase for the class of 2023 over the class of 2022. The state’s 56.7% college-going rate for the class of 2023 represents the largest year-over-year increase since...
Ascend Federal Credit Union Wins Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Award
Ascend Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in Middle Tennessee, has won the 2023 Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service Award from the Tennessee Credit Union League (TCUL). The awards committee selected Ascend from applicants across Tennessee as part of the Credit Union National Association’s (CUNA) Award Program. Ascend was presented with the award at TCUL’s annual conference held at the Gatlinburg Convention Center from April 16-18, 2024.
TSWA releases all-state softball teams
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced the 2024 softball all-state teams on Wednesday, including four teams in Division I and two teams in Division II. Class 4A state champion Dobyns-Bennett had a pair of players — junior infielder Hailey Porter and senior pitcher Julianne Tipton — named to the team. Other Northeast Tennessee players named to the squad included infielder Hannah Brooks of North Greene in Class 1A,...
Federal judge sentences 4 anti-abortion activists for a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade
Four anti-abortion activists who were convicted in January on felony conspiracy charges for their roles in a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade were sentenced this week to terms ranging from 6 months in prison to three years of supervised release.
ACSO arrests pair on drug charges
NEWLAND — Two individuals were charged with drug offenses according to a press release from Avery County Sheriff Mike Henley. On June 28, narcotics detectives with the Avery County Sheriff’s Office arrested 48-year-old Samantha Dawn Coffey during a covert operation involving Avery-Mitchell correctional facility, the release stated. Coffey was charged with trafficking opiates, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule III controlled substance (x2), possession with intent to sell/deliver marijuana, and possession of controlled substance on jail/prison premises. Coffey is currently held under a $35,000 bond, according to the release. Henley also reported that on June 12, detectives and officers with the Avery County Sheriff’s Office conducted a check of a suspicious person in the Elk Park community. During the encounter, Luther Ryan Ollis, 40, of Elk Park was charged with possession with intent to sell/deliver methamphetamine. Ollis is currently held under a $22,000 bond, according to the release.
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