Rogersville News

Investigators are awaiting the results of blood tests before settling on any criminal charges in connection with the deaths Monday of two maintenance workers on Interstate 40 in Anderson County.

There are no charges yet against a Scott County man who Tennessee troopers say caused an accident on I-75 Monday that killed two highway workers.

A judge has banned two students from a high school campus in Rogersville after one was accused of circulating a video of a cat being stabbed.

The two workers killed on I-75 South near the Norris/Clinton exit have now been identified.

Due to increased need in the community, local Departments of Health have released the following information on extended-hours H1N1 flu vaccine clinics.

Jim Stevens admits he's not a particularly religious person, but even he is awed by what he has seen nearly every morning for the past couple of weeks on the driver's side window of his Isuzu pickup truck.

UPDATE 10:11 a.m. : The Hawkins County Court Clerk's office tells us that Johnny Skeens has a history of violence.

Kingsport City Schools received an "A" in academic achievement in math, science and social studies and a "B" in reading on the 2009 Tennessee Department of Education Report Card.

A Greeneville man is arrested and charged with attempted first degree murder after a shooting early Saturday morning in Rogersville.

For a quarter of a century, Lifestar helicopters have been soaring through the skies of East Tennessee.

Mom said in the Rogersville Forum:

Has any body heard weather they will be having this event this year?

ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. - A northeast Tennessee man serving five years in prison for attempting to have sex with a 13-year-old girl in Kentucky now faces eight more years after being sentenced on a child porn charge.

A Canton alderman's statement about holding building owners accountable for the appearance of their buildings has drawn criticism from some town residents.

Rebelrose said in the Rogersville Forum:

Loved by plenty! Missed by many! I'll always love and miss you Buddy 'By God'! R.I.P. Sweetheart! My heart goes out to the family and many, many friends of his! =(

Friend said in the Rogersville Forum:

how much more can one family take

By Joel Spears Features Editor ROGERSVILLE - For five years, the People Loving People Thanksgiving Dinner has helped residents in Hawkins County and surrounding communities have a better holiday.

The defendant in an East Tennessee murder trial is expected to take the stand in his own defense Tuesday.

Defense attorney Herb Moncier painted a picture of a violent Jordan Shelton, the 16-year-old foster child allegedly murdered by Moncier's client, Kenneth Wayne Taylor, 54.

Hamblen County Coroner Eddie Davis, who also runs the Morristown Emergency Childrena TMs Shelter, testifies during the trial of Kenneth Wayne Taylor on Thursday in Hawkins County.

A Hawkins County man was charged with carjacking and aggravated kidnapping following an incident early this morning in which he allegedly attempted to drive a pickup truck occupied by a woman from a Baileyton travel center.