Piney Flats man accused of vandalizing vehicle
Johnson City police arrested a 22-year-old Piney Flats man after an accusation that he vandalized a vehicle last week in north Johnson City. Justin E. Lane, 649 Austin Springs Rd, Piney Flats, was...
View ArticleUnited Way kicks off 2012 campaign
The United Way of Washington County kicked off its 2012 fall fundraising campaign for 17 area service agencies Thursday with 26 percent of its $1.775 million goal already pledged by contributors at...
View ArticleSheriff Mathes raises concerns over rescue services funding
ELIZABETHTON – Carter County Sheriff Chris Mathes raised concerns during this week’s meeting of the Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce about funding for the county’s search and rescue...
View ArticleFundraising kicks off for October’s 60th annual turtle derby
The competitors will be placed on the track, and the crowd will go wild with anticipation. When the starting buzzer sounds, the racers will try their best to win, slowly. The Johnson City Lions Club...
View ArticleRezoning deferred after heated debate at City Commission meeting
After more than three hours of debate, the city commission deferred the rezoning of about 17 acres on which Mufreesboro’s TDK Construction wants to build a 248-unit apartment complex, The Reserve....
View ArticleState suspends city pharmacist’s license
A Johnson City pharmacist’s license was suspended indefinitely by the Tennessee Department of Health because of a drug or alcohol addiction, according to a news release issued this week. T. Patrick...
View ArticleCounty offices target of budget cuts by Unicoi finance panel
ERWIN – When Thursday night’s meeting of the Unicoi County Commission’s Finance Committee began, nearly $590,000 in cuts were needed to the county’s proposed 2012-13 budget to prevent property tax...
View ArticleLove Chapel sinkhole costs reach $38,000
ERWIN – Although the Unicoi County School System is still awaiting the results of tests conducted on the sinkhole that opened on the grounds of Love Chapel Elementary School a little more than three...
View ArticleReport: Carter Co. couple use baseball bats to subdue burglar armed with pistol
ELIZABETHTON – A burglar armed with a gun proved no match for two residents armed with a baseball bat over the weekend, according to a Carter County Sheriff's Department report. Deputy Paul...
View ArticleCity school board endorses Sinking Creek park proposal
The Johnson City Board of Education endorsed a proposed future project concerning Sinking Creek Tuesday, as well as listened to a report on Science Hill High School’s remaining construction concerns. A...
View ArticleTeams getting ready for Saturday’s Dragon Boat Festival
The hot but overcast conditions set up a perfect afternoon on the water for teams starting practice Tuesday for the 2012 Mountain States Dragon Boat Festival. Putting on life jackets and positioning...
View ArticleUnicoi County Memorial Hospital extends interim CEO’s contract
ERWIN – Jete Edmisson, who was previously hired by the Unicoi County Memorial Hospital Board of Control to serve as the hospital’s interim consultant CEO, will serve in his current capacity at the...
View ArticleWoman accused of assaulting store employee while shoplifting
Johnson City police recently arrested a Virginia woman on accusations that she assaulted a mall store employee as she tried to flee a shoplifting incident. Kimberly Dawn Guerriero, 43, 1725 Baptist...
View ArticleCarter County elementary school mascot found in lake, will go back to school
BUTLER – Now that the school’s mascot has been found, Little Milligan Elementary Principal J.R. Campbell was in a lighthearted mood on Tuesday. “We have had a lot of good fun talking about our...
View ArticleSheriff says smoking likely cause of fatal Carter fire
ELIZABETHTON – Carter County Sheriff Chris Mathes said the house fire that killed Jackie Malone Hampton, 58, last week appears to have been an accident caused by smoking in bed. Mathes said the...
View ArticleMan accused of using credit card stolen from vehicle
A Johnson City man faced several charges from a city police investigation into a purse stolen from a vehicle. Jonathan E. Estep, 26, 205 Edna Court, Apt. 100, was charged with auto burglary, theft...
View ArticleGeorgia woman accused of stealing purse from elderly woman's cart at...
Johnson City police arrested a Georgia woman Tuesday on charges she stole a purse from an elderly woman’s shopping cart and tried to cash a check stolen from the purse and forged. Jamie Elaine Davis,...
View ArticleUnicoi man accused of shooting neighbor in dispute over noise
ERWIN – A Unicoi man was arrested Saturday for allegedly firing in the direction of neighbors that were too noisy for his liking, resulting in one of the neighbors being struck and sent to the...
View ArticleCarter Co. man charged with assaulting pregnant girlfriend, fetus
ELIZABETHTON – A Carter County man was arrested Tuesday on charges he assaulted his girlfriend who is 5-months pregnant. He was also charged with being a felon in possession of a shotgun and with...
View ArticleRoan Mountain woman accused of chasing boyfriend with baseball bat at...
ELIZABETHTON – A Roan Mountain woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon on charges she had armed herself with a baseball bat and chased her boyfriend on a trail leading to the Appalachian Trail. Elisabeth...
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