GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - The Friends of the Smokies says the group's specialty Tennessee license plate raised more than $183,000 in the first half of this year. The group has an annual goal of raising $1 million for the park.

Kingsport police are searching for a man that they say robbed the Shell Station on John B. Dennis Highway. It happened around 9:00 o'clock last night. Detectives say that the man entered the store, placed his hand under his shirt, indicating to the clerk that he had a gun. The man then forced his way into the cash register. Witnesses say he fled the area in a red Ford Escort with a female. If you have information contact Kingsport Police Detectives.

Carter County authorities are investigating an accidental shooting. It happened Wednesday afternoon at a home off of Highway 11E. A teenager was trying to load an old muzzleloader when it mis-fired. The teen was airlifted to the Johnson City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. An autopsy has been ordered.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee State Library and Archives will develop an online database of the state's Civil War battlefields. The project will convert a comprehensive Civil War database for Tennessee to a web-based application.

Members of the Second Judicial Drug Task Force raided a home on Kingsport's Fort Henry Drive. During that raid they found cocaine, guns and cash. Two illegal aliens were arrested. Alberto Esquivel and Jesus Castellanos are currently in the Sullivan County Jail and will more than likely be prosecuted by federal authorities.

Fourteen people were arrested during a Carter County drug roundup. According to Sheriff Chris Mathes the investigation began in February and targeted individuals that were known as drug dealers. He says that his department is looking for eight other people in connection with this investigation.

A former priest in Northeast Tennessee has entered a guilty plea in a child abuse case. William Casey had served as a catholic priest in Kingsport and Greeneville. He was charged earlier this year in McDowell County, North Carolina, and that's where he entered his plea on Wednesday. The judge sentenced Casey to three years in prison which were suspended and he was placed under supervised probationfor 24 months.

Early voting continues in Northeast Tennessee through Saturday for the August 5th General and Primary elections. Most polls will close at noon on Saturday. Sullivan County voters can cast their ballot at the County Election Office in Blountville, the Kingsport Civic Auditorium or at the YWCA in Bristol.

A Greeneville attorney has been suspended from practicing law for 33 months. The suspension was brought about by a November, 2008 incident in court. Francis Santore Jr. threwacup of coffee across the courtroom, cursed loudly and left the courtroom. He pulled a handrail from the stair causing damage. Santore was criminally charged with vandalism under 500 dollars. He was ordered to serve 45 days on active suspension, with the remainder on probation.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says he remains hopeful that Arizona's strict new immigration law will survive, despite a setback in federal court. Cuccinelli was one of nine state attorneys general who filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the law.

Johnson City police arrested a man for allegedly attacking his step-father. Officers responded to the 2600 block of Louise Street. Upon arrival they found the victim whose head was covered with blood. The victim adivsed them that his stepson had hit him over the head with a wooden club. The suspect was stopped in his vehicle a short distance from the scene. 25 year old William Taylor was charged with domestic aggravated assault.

The American Red Cross is conducting a fund raising drive for Northeast Tennessee. Last year, the agency responded to 224 disaster incidents in the region. Most of those were home fires that affected 600 people. The local fundraising efforts are part of a national Red Cross campaign to raise funds. To make a contribution to the Kingsport office gotoredcrossnetn dot org or call 800 RED CROSS.

A Kingsport man is facing charges in connection with the discovery of a man's body in Newberry, South Carolina. Jeremiah Shane Fields bought prescriptions drugs and was under the influence of oxycodone and xanax. He awoke to find 37 year old Keith Richard Konkol dead. Fields is alleged to have drug Konkol's body into a wooded area near Interstate 26 before returning to Kingsport. Authorities say they're is no indication that Fields caused Konkol's death. Fields is being held inthe Sullivan County jail.

A Johnson City man was arraigned Wednesday for his part in a robbery. 20 year old Jamarcus Jackson was charged in connection with a May 2009 incident in which a woman told authorities that she was robbed at gunpoint by two men, a juvenile and Jackson. Jamarcus Jackson is still waiting to face an attempted first-degree murder charge in an April, 2010 shooting incident at a Johnson City apartment.