Hawkins County News

Shirley Ann Billings of Church Hill talks on her cell phone, but not at a cost of more than $13,000. She reported to the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office that she'd received a cell phone bill for $13,162.31. She quoted her cell phone provider as saying someone had tapped into her cell phone line and made numerous calls to foreign countries.

Shirley Ann Billings of Church Hill talks on her cell phone, but not at a cost of more than $13,000. She reported to the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office that she'd received a cell phone bill for $13,162.31. She quoted her cell phone provider as saying someone had tapped into her cell phone line and made numerous calls to foreign countries.

Investigators in Hawkins County say it appears the deaths of a man and woman there over the weekend were the result of a murder - suicide.

A branch of the Tennessee Technology Center in Hawkins County, Tennessee sustained heavy damage at the hand of vandals early Tuesday, the school's director said.

CHURCH HILL, Tenn. a ' Authorities in northeast Tennessee say it appears the deaths of a Hawkins County couple were the result of a murder-suicide. Sheriff Roger Christian told the Kingsport Times-News 61-year-old Joseph Jones and his 53-year-old wife Patricia Jones were found dead inside their home on Saturday by Patricia Jones' two daughters.

Hawkins Co., Tenn. - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will take the lead on a frightening and tragic case out of Church Hill.

For the first time in 25 years, the Rev. Glenn Grubb won't be climbing ladders in Brazil to build chapels and reach souls for Christ.

TVA today appealed a North Carolina judge's ruling that emissions from four of the public utility's coal-fired power plants in Tennessee and Alabama are a public nuisance in North Carolina.

A Hawkins County Sheriff's deputy got a call early Friday morning last week and thought it was a prank call.

An East Tennesse Endangered Child Alert has been issued for a Hawkins County girl.

The Hawkins County Sheriff's Department is looking for 10-month-old Leighona Sizemore.

Police said a man's taste for gummy fruit chews landed him in a sticky situation.

Police in Rogersville says a man's taste for gummy fruit chews landed him in a sticky situation.

Libraries have long been places to relax and enjoy a good book. But, in these tough economic times, libraries are increasingly being used by job seekers who need help in creating resumes, searching online for job openings or acquiring new job skills necessary to be more employable.

Multiple fire crews in Hawkins County are battling a fire at Dot & Rick's Market & Deli located on the 2600 block of Highway 11-W in Surgoinsville.

Troopers are trying to determine what caused two separate fatal crashes Saturday morning in northeast Tennessee.

One man is dead after a pick-up truck crashes near Rogersville. Tennessee Highway Patrol officers say Jeffrey Boatman, 28, was killed on Old Highway 11-W when he lost control of the Dodge pick-up truck he was driving.

Posted By: Updated: 5/14/2009 8:47:19 PM Posted: 5/14/2009 6:01:19 PM A Hawkins County, Tennessee woman is now living in a much needed new home.

For years, Virgie Bowlin lived in this house in Hawkins County, Tennessee. But the cracks in the roof, walls caving in and the lack of running waterbecame too much for this 85-year old grandma.

Police say a Church Hill man tried to kill his brother during an altercation at a cemetery.