Sullivan County News

This year's Bristol, Tennessee city election saw its share of upsets, with two-of-the-three incumbents running for city council losing their seats.

In their commission meeting Monday morning, Sullivan County commissioners voted 21-to-1 in favor of a two percent pay raise for all employees, with the exception of school employees and sheriff's department employees.

After nearly twelve years, and multiple court appearances, there is an end to the August 21, 2001 murder of 81-year-old John Bussell.

Sullivan County Police need your help identifying a female who they say stole a jacket, with rings in the pocket.

Sullivan County authorities say a stolen van led them to about $8,000 worth of stolen musical instruments.

Two days has been set aside in Circuit Court for a Rutherford County trial involving a 24-year old man accused of an alleged home invasion that reportedly took place in 2012.

Could some teachers be out of a job next year in Sullivan County? School leaders met Saturday to work on next year's budget.

The facility is dealing with a ban on new admissions and a cut in federal funds.

Sullivan County Sheriff's Department officials told us deputies responded to the Riverview Baptist Church on Buffalo Road in Blountville Saturday afternoon.

Sullivan County authorities arrest a man after a call about a fire that was started at a home in Kingsport.

The Sullivan County Department of Archives and Tourism in Blountville will hold a program to help people interested in genealogy and historical research learn to read handwritten documents.

In June of 2006 Michael D. Fields reportedly entered the Arbor Place garage apartment of Glen Thacker, 26, and Asiah Foster-Walton, 20.

Election day is less than a month away and early voting begins this week. In Kingsport, two incumbents and three challengers are vying for three seats on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

Bids on all projects will be received electronically by 10:00 a.m. CDT on May 24, 2013.

Because of the ruling, the FDA announced on Tuesday that teens as young as 15 would be able to buy "Plan B One Step" without a prescription.

U.S. Sen. Bob Corker will be in the Tri-Cities to meet with constituents in Washington and Sullivan counties and discuss economic issues.

According to the Sullivan County Clerk's Office, Massey was denied that appeal in criminal court yesterday.

A former Kingsport pastor has been sentenced to approximately one year in jail for his sexually explicit texts and phone calls to a 16-year-old girl.

In moments of crisis they're the calming voice on the other end of the line, channeling an air of stability and order to the panicked.

Sullivan County, Tennessee authorities are investigating a deadly crash Monday night in Bristol.