History of service
Do any of these old photos of the Johnson City Fire Department provided by the East Tennessee State University Archives of Appalachia bring back memories? If so, send an email to Ron...
View ArticleBig Stone Gap Celtic festival expands for sixth year
BIG STONE GAP — The 6th annual Big Stone Celtic Day will be all day in Big Stone Gap on Sept. 28, but the Celt bash begins the evening prior with a 7 p.m. concert on Sept. 27.The town’s Celtic Day...
View ArticleDeath penalty protocol focus of Mass. bomb hearing
BOSTON — Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will ask a judge to discuss the timeline and procedure for prosecutors to decide whether to seek the death penalty.A joint status...
View ArticleMoms turn dried fruit into organic baby-food empire
Moms turn dried fruit into organic baby-food empireBy Chanie KirschnerMother Nature Network (mnn.com)MCTHave you ever tasted jarred baby food? It isn’t that good. So why feed it to your little...
View ArticleBoring lunchboxes banished with ideas from website
Boring lunchboxes banished with ideas from websiteBy Allison GrayMcClatchy-TribuneMCTEveryone remembers picking through their bagged lunch as a child, sneakily throwing away a few items they didn’t...
View ArticleHot Topics: Tory Johnson discusses her ‘Shift’
Tory Johnson discusses her ‘Shift’By David OliverMcClatchy-TribuneMCTTory Johnson had the perfect life. A husband, children, two successful businesses and a regular segment called “Deals &...
View ArticleJohnson City man charged in domestic assault case
A Johnson City man was charged with assaulting his girlfriend early Monday morning. Police said the girlfriend of Robert J. Williams, 54, 115 Beechnut St, Apt. B10, had a cut and bruise above her left...
View ArticleFlurry of events on tap at Kingsport Oktoberfest
Now hailed as Tennessee’s largest Oktoberfest celebration, Kingsport Oktoberfest will spread over six city blocks on Saturday, Sept. 28 in downtown Kingsport.Sponsored by Yuengling and Smith Brothers...
View ArticleEllen Pompeo: 'The Emmys felt so dated to me'
NEW YORK — Ellen Pompeo (pahm-PAY'-oh) wasn't a fan of this year's Emmy Awards show.The 43-year-old actress says she "was really disappointed" by Sunday's telecast."I didn't see any diversity in the...
View ArticleHawkins man arrested for allegedly faking suicide attempt
ROGERSVILLE — A Hawkins County man was arrested last week on charges including filing a false report and misuse of official information after he allegedly faked a suicide attempt to gain sympathy from...
View ArticleOne seriously injured in Rogersville rollover crash
A medical emergency behind the wheel is suspected of triggering a Monday crash in Rogersville, with a car hitting a pickup truck nearly head-on as it sat at a red light.Rogersville police report the...
View ArticleNew $60K digital projector headed for Elizabethton's iconic State Line Drive-In
ELIZABETHTON — Andrew Wetzel missed one of the most important phone calls of his life on Monday morning. Fortunately the directors of the Honda Project Drive-In called him back 10 minutes later to...
View ArticlePipe bursts in downtown Johnson City, sending water gushing high
A section of downtown was flooded this afternoon after what appears to be a 12-inch water pipe burst, causing a geyser of water to erupt high into the sky.A broken water line near Roan Street and State...
View ArticlePrep players of the week - Week Four
Austin Whitehead, CloudlandWinning the honor for a second straight week, the Highlanders’ sophomore QB collected 427 all-purpose yards and accounted for five TDs. He rushed 35 times for 319 yards and...
View ArticleA more transparent look at state rankings
Each week the state football rankings, compiled and distributed by the Associated Press, are voted on by sports writers.Sometimes it becomes territorial as writers rank their local teams a few spots...
View ArticleScience Hill girls claim district golf title
BRISTOL — The Dobyns-Bennett boys and Science Hill girls were the big winners in Monday’s District 1-AAA golf tournament at the Country Club of Bristol.The Indians posted a team total of 296 to capture...
View ArticleSouth sweeps 1-A/AA region golf titles
ELIZABETHTON — Sullivan South scored a clean sweep at the Region 1-A/AA golf championships on Monday at Elizabethton Golf Course.Cayman Ratliff scored his second straight region title in the boys...
View ArticlePenny, Culley win Bluegrass Half Marathon
The fourth annual Bluegrass Half Marathon crowned a new champion and also a familiar one on Sunday morning, as J Penny captured his third title at the event while U.S. Olympian Julie Culley cruised to...
View ArticleLocal group builds on its long history of providing jobs for the visually...
With a new mattress factory outlet store recently opened at its manufacturing plant in Johnson City and a second store to open soon in Kingsport, Lions Volunteer Blind Industries is attempting to...
View ArticleJohnson County woman had shot at officers, ambulance
MOUNTAIN CITY — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department has released more information into the suspected murder-suicide that killed 31-year-old Heather Buchanan and her daughter, 6-year-old Alexis...
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