Kingsport News

Kingsport, TN, June 19, 2013 - As coal-burning power plants and industrial facilities across the United States seek solutions to comply with more stringent EPA regulations to reduce their mercury emissions by 90 percent over the next few years, enviraPAC's proprietary technology is poised to be a major part of the solution to this challenge.

Some Tennessee teachers are spending time in classrooms this week training for new standards in math and reading.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 22, 2013, at the Little River Church of the Brethren.

ROGERSVILLE - A distant relative of a Hawkins County sheriff's deputy is charged with stealing the officer's service pistol.

Cuonzo Martin is going on tour. The University of Tennessee men's basketball coach is hosting four one-day camps throughout the state over this month.

That seems like a ridiculous statement, we know. However, a father in Kingsport, Tennessee is accused of doing just that.

Gate City police arrested a Church Hill, Tennessee man on charges of rape. Scotty Lee Bishop was arrested by Kingsport police Sunday.

Free Fishing Day Free Fishing Day sponsored by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be Saturday, June 8 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Pavilion and pond at The Cove at Concord Park located at 11808 S. Northshore Drive.

The Missions Mobilization Center of the Tennessee Baptist Convention cut its ribbon Saturday in Mt.

The head of a state House subcommittee that handles drunken driving legislation said Tuesday that lowering the legal standard for DUI to 0.05 percent blood alcohol content is probably at least three years away in Tennessee.

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed a bill requiring ignition interlock devices on the cars of drivers convicted of driving under the influence in the Volunteer State.

Authors of a new study say more medical societies should have a method to consider the price of a test or treatment when determining recommendations.

More than 260 rising high school juniors and seniors from across Tennessee will be arriving Sunday, June 2, for the four-week 2013 Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts at Middle Tennessee State University.

A Kingsport woman has been arrested after she was allegedly found passed out on top of her daughter, age 2, while her infant son was left in a filthy crib with scurrying roaches.

Tough economic conditions in Europe, uncertainties about the United States' fiscal cliff, manufacturing delays and slow activity in China weighed on the companies in the chemical sector in 2012.

Eastman Chemical company says it will make a major economic development announcement Wednesday morning.

Kingsport police need your help to identify two suspects they believe were involved in two thefts at Walmart.

The panels are part of an ambitious project under which solar collection panels have been installed at 20 Hawkins County school facilities to cut utility costs and sell back power to TVA.

Traffic was slowed Thursday afternoon in Kingsport, after a car crash on Stone Drive.

Fun Fest has announced contemporary Christian artist Sandy Patty will be performing this summer.