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Meadowview truck stop up for debate again
A town's split again over the possibility of a truck stop moving in.
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Farmer's markets could accept food stamps with new program
Your local farmers market could someday accept food stamps.
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Johnson City receives new fire truck
The Johnson City Fire Department is the owner of a new ladder truck. The truck was purchased through capital funding from the city.
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Carter Co. murder suspect moved to maximum security
A Carter County Jail inmate charged with murder has been moved to a more secure facility.
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Area soldier killed in attack
A soldier from eastern Kentucky is one of three soldiers killed in an attack in Afghanistan.
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Local letter carriers to help "Stamp Out Hunger"
"Stamp Out Hunger" food drive takes place this Saturday
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Parents arrested for allowing 20 teens to have alcohol in home
Two adults were arrested for allowing 20 teenagers to have alcohol in their home.
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Auditor: Sullivan sheriff has $332,000 shortfall
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office has a $332,251 budget shortfall, according to an analysis released by the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury.
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Carter County school put on lockdown for full-scale training exercise
Happy Valley High School went on lockdown for two hours Wednesday, but the threat was never real. Instead, it was the result of a full-scale training exercise.
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Marijuana grow busted in Carter County
A Carter County woman is free on bond after deputies said they found a marijuana growing operation inside of her home.
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Governor offers additional reward for capture of Adam Mayes
This morning Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam issued a $15,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case of a man suspected of killing a Tennessee woman and her teenage daughter and fleeing with her two younger girls.
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Sullivan County man may face murder charge
The Sullivan County District Attorney's office may upgrade an attempted murder charge to murder.
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Boone Police arrest student on multiple drug charges
Boone, North Carolina Police say an Appalachian State student had a side job as a drug dealer.
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North Carolina approves ban on same-sex marriage
North Carolina voted Tuesday to ban same-sex marriages with an amendment to the state's constitution.
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Pinnacle Awards to be presented this afternoon
The Pinnacle Awards pay tribute to individuals, groups, businesses and organizations that significantly contribute to the region's economy through tourism promotion and development.
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May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
“People in cars, trucks and buses are not looking for them,” said John Milliken, program coordinator for the Tennessee Motorcycle Rider Education Program. “Most are small, and get in the blind spot. People aren’t looking for that one headlight.”
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WATCH LIVE: Drill planned for emergency responders
The purpose of the drill is to test the emergency response protocols currently in place and make changes where necessary.
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Bristol, Va., leaders hear feedback on budget plan
Five people spoke during the public comment portion of Tuesday night’s meeting, including two opposed to a plan that could raise the real estate tax rate 5 cents for fiscal 2012-13. Last week, Mayor Ed Harlow said the city’s draft $83.2 million budget includes the increase, which restores the rate to 99 cents per $100 of assessed value, from the current 94 cents. The previous rate was $1.05.
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Controversial Meadowview truck stop project has been revived
Three years after it was voted down by the Washington County Board of Supervisors, a controversial truck stop project has been revived.
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Annual Steele Creek Park Concert Series kicks off May 18
The free concert takes place at 7 p.m. Friday, May 18, at the pavilion by the lake at Steele Creek Park. The concert will feature Outta the Blue with the Holloway Sisters, a bluegrass band from Lenoir City, Tenn.
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Washington County, Va., Supervisors discuss proposal in closed meeting
The vote to discuss the matter in closed session was 4-3, with supervisors Randy Pennington, Wayne Stevens and Bill Gibson opposed.
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Bristol Blotter 05-09-12
A teen with a mohawk was “sitting in the middle of the road,” and “causing a traffic hazard.”
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Va. has stockpile of drug used in lethal injection
Death-penalty critics say the Va. Department of Corrections has a stockpile of an anesthesia drug used in executions that the FDA lists as being in short supply.
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Consumer Reports - Danger ahead: distracted young drivers
Motor-vehicle crashes are the leading cause of deaths among teens in the U.S. A just-released Consumer Reports survey reveals that many young drivers are keenly aware of how dangerous it is to use a cell phone while driving. Nevertheless, there’s still cause for serious concern.
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Marshall urges Lynchburg Republicans to vote for him in primary
U.S. Senate candidate Bob Marshall told a Lynchburg audience Tuesday night Republicans should vote for him in a June 12 primary election because he has a record of beating Timothy M. Kaine, the Democrat who will be on the November ballot.
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