Kingsport News

City of Kingsport to Ask Census Bureau, CNN to Change Inaccurate Small Business Data

The Business Journal - Fri Nov 20

The city of Kingsport plans to ask both the US Census Bureau and CNNMoney.com to change inaccurate data which was first discovered and reported on earlier this month in developedeconomy.com and The Business Journal of Tri-Cities, TN/VA . CNNMoney.com had listed the five-county Kingsport MSA as the top MSA in the nation for small business growth ...

Motorcyclist injured in Riverside Drive wreck in critical condition

The Leaf Chronicle - Fri Nov 20

A Ft. Campbell soldier injured in a motorcycle accident Thursday evening is healing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Sullivan County Republican committee votes to hold 2010 primary

Http - Fri Nov 20

Anyone wanting to run for a seat on the Sullivan County Commission or one of eight other locally elected offices can pick up a petition to get their name on the ballot starting today.

Motorcycle rider hurt in wreck on Riverside

The Leaf Chronicle - Thu Nov 19

A motorcycle rider was badly injured tonight in a wreck on Riverside Drive. Officer Mike Caver, Fatal Accident and Crash Team investigator, said witnesses reported the Yukon, driven by Edgar McClennan of Kingsport, was traveling south on Riverside and pulled into the left turning lane.

Football player who died in Knoxville had problem heart valve

WATE-TV Knoxville - Thu Nov 19

A Kingsport football player who died during a game in Knoxville earlier this year had a heart valve problem, according to the medical examiner's report.

Tammy Francis Recognized

The Greenville Sun - Thu Nov 19

Photo Special to the Sun Tammy Francis, administrator of Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice, was honored on Sept.

Oil gives up gains; Knoxville gasoline down

The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Wed Nov 18

Knoxville retail gasoline prices were down and oil prices fell Wednesday as the government said American petroleum demand tumbled to its lowest level in four months.

Utility worker electrocuted in Bluff City

Fairview Observer - Wed Nov 18

Investigators say a utility worker in northeastern Tennessee was killed when he was electrocuted and thrown from power pole.

Utility worker electrocuted while working on power line

Http - Wed Nov 18

Local investigators are still puzzling over how a local utility worker was electrocuted and thrown from a utility pole Tuesday morning.

BTES lineman electrocuted on Hickory Tree Road

Http - Tue Nov 17

UPDATE 4:24 p.m.: A Bristol Tennessee Essential Services worker was dead on arrival this morning, according to a report just issued by the Sullivan County Sheriff's Department.