Afton News

The Greene County Commission on Monday will accept nominations and elect a replacement to fill the vacancy created by the death last month of Commissioner Marion "Alex" Edens.

The Greeneville-Greene County Regional Solid Waste Planning Board voted unanimously Monday to recommend that the city and county accept a garbage disposal bid from TIDI Waste Systems of Hamblen County.

Police in Greeneville have charged three people with murder in the shooting of a man during a home invasion robbery.

Some pumpkin farmers in East Tennessee said their crops were hit or miss this year.

A seriously injured woman was flown to the Johnson City Medical Center from the scene of two-vehicle accident shortly after noon at the intersection Baileyton Road and Roaring Fork Road.

Weather-related accidents -- several Monday night and one early this morning -- injured several people, two of whom were flown to the Johnson City Medical Center.

The Greeneville Water Commission reviewed a letter Tuesday from Tusculum Mayor John Foster, requesting sewer service for residences within Tusculum.

An East Tennessee pilot has survived the crash of his small plane without serious injury.

Attorney General Jerry Brown announced that agents from his office, working with law enforcement in Tennessee and Nevada, arrested two men earlier this week for stealing millions of dollars through "phony stock sales" and an illegal pyramid scheme.

A fugitive from justice from California has been apprehended in Afton, Tenn. James Sweeney was arrested by Greene County detectives on Wednesday morning at his home on Ripley Island Road.

A volunteer firefighter and the driver of another vehicle were injured in a head-on collision in the 5900 block of the Kingsport Highway about 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Two men were injured about 11:15 p.m. Saturday in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Chuckey Highway and Ripley Island Road.

A husband and wife were charged with DUI late Thursday after they were involved in separate motorcycle accidents on the Tusculum Bypass.

Johnson City Police on Tuesday arrested Robbie B. Tino, 28, of 560 Holder Rd., Afton, on charges of possession of a Schedule II drug, possession of drug paraphernalia and public intoxication.