Major Drug Supplier Captured in Police-Laid Snare
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Kingsport, Tenn. man last Friday who is reputed to a major supplier of heroin/fentanyl and cocaine in Southwest Virginia. Local police set a trap in a shopping center parking lot to capture the suspect, which they executed perfectly. According to Scott County Sheriff Jeff Edds, Myron Taylor Pinkston, 33, Kingsport, Tenn. was arrested […]
Blackberry Spring
Early signs of spring can be found all over the county including this budding blackberry bush in Wadlow Gap.
Carter Fold Opens 50th Anniversary Celebration With Concert
The Carter Family Fold reopens this Saturday with a huge show to kick off its 50th anniversary season. Carson Peters and Iron Mountain will perform Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the first show of 2024 and the first show of the golden anniversary celebration. The Fold will hold a special concert each month as part of its season. […]
Lawmakers Signal More Support for Electric Vehicles, Charging Network
Lawmakers advanced legislation to expand electric vehicle infrastructure throughout the state, which could help meet a looming mandate that sales of new gas-powered vehicles be phased out by 2035. More infrastructure, such as electric chargers, is needed to meet the deadline and growing EV demand. Del. Richard ‘Rip’ Sullivan, D-Fairfax, introduced House Bill 107, which creates the Electric Vehicle Rural […]
Yuma Elementary Honor Roll
The following students from Yuma Elementary School made the honor roll for the second nine weeks. First Grade First Honor Roll Easton France, Sawyer France, Emilia Hensley, Maverick Lawson, Oliver McDavid, Jesse Morrison, Thomas Vermillion and Raelyn Wells. Second Honor Roll Natalie Carter- Goins, Addison Cox, Cooper Fields, Henry Gardner, Aaisley Graham, Liam Lawson, Millie May, Christian Sanders, Ray Stacey, […]
Teacher Employment Fair Slated for March 13
College students and other individuals who plan a career in education can get a head start finding jobs during the Teacher Employment Fair set for Wednesday, March 13 at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon. Sponsored by the Southwest Virginia Public Education Consortium, the Teacher Employment Fair begins at 9 a.m. and will continue until noon. There is […]
2024 Kingsport Book Fair Set for Friday, Saturday
Friends of Kingsport Public Library and Literacy Council of Kingsport announce the 2024 Kingsport Book Fair, Feb. 29 – March 3 at the MeadowView Convention Center. Regular Book Fair hours are Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. plus Sunday, March 3, 12:45 – 5 p.m. No admission fee is charged throughout the entire weekend. […]
