Six Daniel Boone High School seniors awarded diplomas at county school board...
It may have taken nearly two weeks longer to graduate than the rest of the 2012 class at Daniel Boone High School, but the six seniors on the Trailblazer softball team wouldn’t have had it any other...
View ArticleJudge denies Howard Hawk Willis' motion for new trial in double murder...
Howard Hawk Willis’ trial and conviction for murdering a teenage couple from Georgia was without error and nothing in the record warrants a new trial, according to the presiding judge who issued a...
View ArticleJohnson City police charge mom with neglect after kids go missing from...
Police charged a Johnson City woman with child neglect Thursday after she allowed her two children to walk to a school playground unattended and they briefly went missing, police said in a news...
View ArticleCity teen jailed on charges of car theft, contributing to delinquency of minors
A Johnson City man was arrested on a charge Thursday that he stole a vehicle. Bannan H. Myers, 18, general delivery, also was charged with two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor....
View ArticleFormer Johnson Citian succeeding on America's Got Talent
Some of what’s going on in Joe Castillo’s life right now is a big secret outside his circle of family and close friends. But on Monday night’s showing of “America’s Got Talent” on NBC, he received...
View ArticleTrial date set for Johnson City man accused of assaulting, throwing hot...
A Johnson City man accused of throwing hot grease at his 80-year-old mother and holding a knife to her throat last month is scheduled to go trial in July. Police arrested Mark R. Hurst, 53, on May 29,...
View ArticleCommunity center rates set
Fees and charges for fiscal year 2013 have been approved for the new Memorial Park Community Center, as have other rates for the city’s recreation programs, golf and indoor and outdoor facilities. In...
View ArticleNortheast State starts cleaning up building, to hold classes there this fall
Northeast State Community College has placed new signage and is cleaning up the Downtown Centre in preparation for classes scheduled to be held there this fall. Steve Campbell, with NSCC, gave an...
View ArticleAutorama gets into gear
ERWIN – It seems there is a story behind each of the classic and modern vehicles that surround the Unicoi County High School track at the annual Southeastern Autorama car show. Attendees will also find...
View ArticlePlenty of activities set for festival’s final day
ELIZABETHTON – Today is the last day of the Covered Bridge Festival, but it will be a big day crammed with things to see, music to hear and plenty of activities for the entire family. It will all end...
View ArticleAdult Day Care program clients have fun on a sunny day
After members of the Adult Day Care Center finished their hot dogs and giant slices of watermelon, it was time to dance. The music played in the background as the clients of the center danced and...
View ArticleWitnesses at Freedom Hall for convention
The Freedom Hall Civic Center auditorium was a full house Saturday as thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses from Western North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, parts of Kentucky and West Virginia piled inside...
View ArticleMark Sirois result of 'Law and Grace' upbringing
To look at Mark Sirois or watch how he carries himself, one might think he has a military background. He’s “squared away,” so to speak. But the discipline Sirois displays daily has nothing to do with...
View ArticleTwo accused of hurting man with broken bottle
Two Johnson City men were arrested Friday for allegedly cutting another man with a broken beer bottle. According to a release from the Johnson City Police Department, officers were sent to Davis...
View ArticleFood, crafts and more at Boones Creek Day
Anyone who has ever traveled Boones Creek Road cannot easily forget the kelly green historic-style home that sits just past the railroad trestle. Saturday was one of those days for many riding down the...
View ArticleCollision on U.S. 11E sends three to hospitals
CHUCKEY – A crash involving three vehicles on U.S. Highway 11E Friday night resulted in injuries and two people being airlifted to area hospitals, a Tennessee Highway Patrol report said. According to...
View ArticleRenewal in downtown Johnson City finds higher gear
Momentum. That’s a word a lot of people are throwing around about the state of downtown Johnson City. While the downtown area was once the center of activity for Washington County, that activity began...
View ArticleThree arrested after Lamont Street apartment disturbance
Three Lamont Street men were jailed late Saturday night on charges they broke into a neighbor's apartment and injured him. David P. Andersen, 30, and Matthew Miller, 28, both of 311 Lamont...
View ArticleCarter County's Little Milligan, Fish Springs communities to soon have...
ELIZABETHTON – In a month or two people in Little Milligan and Fish Springs will have the luxury of taking a shower and not worrying about running out of water. They will have plenty of water to wash...
View ArticleJohnson City’s downtown revitalization efforts find higher gear
Momentum. That’s a word a lot of people are throwing around when it comes to talking about the current state of downtown Johnson City. While the downtown area was once the center of activity for...
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