Johnson City schools among finalists for grant
The Johnson City School District is among 31 finalists out of more than 250 districts competing for $120 million in federal Race to the Top funding. Greg Wallace, author of the grant proposal for the...
View ArticleETSU professor says Kennedy key part of history
Fifty years ago today was a day known to many as “the day the world stood still,” as President John F. Kennedy was assassinated just after noon while riding in his motorcade in Dallas. While many...
View ArticleGreeneville-Fulton tilt has championship feel
Looking at the TSSAA calendar, the Class 4A state championship football game is set for Dec. 7 in Cookeville.It might be more accurate to say the title game is scheduled for tonight in...
View ArticleMorehead State outlasts Lady Bucs
The uphill battle was eventually too much for the East Tennessee State women to overcome.The Lady Bucs battled back from eight-point deficits twice in the first half and twice in the second half to...
View ArticleBucs rally past Samford for first win
The venue was different and so was the result for the East Tennessee State basketball team.In a matchup of two teams desperately needing a victory, the Bucs pulled away in the second half for an 89-75...
View Article32 dead in supermarket: 1 of 10 things to know today at a glance
1. SOLEMN MEMORIALS MARK JFK 50TH ANNIVERSARYDallas wants to reflect on Kennedy's legacy in its Dealey Plaza ceremony.2. SKIES COULD BECOME CELLPHONE-FRIENDLYFederal regulators are considering changing...
View ArticleReverent memorials to mark JFK 50th anniversary at site of assassination
DALLAS — Fifty years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, thousands will mark the day with a solemn ceremony in Dealey Plaza, through which the president's...
View ArticleOne dead in early morning crash
A single-vehicle traffic crash on Carroll Creek Road during the early morning hours has claimed the life of one person, according to dispatchers in Washington County.Keep checking JohnsonCityPress.com...
View ArticleAuthorities find meth labs at Boones Creek residence
Authorities are on the scene of a methamphetamine bust on Scenic Drive off Flourville Road in Boones Creek.According to Washington County Sheriff Ed Graybeal, deputies went to the...
View ArticleETSU Bucs takes to the court in Freedom Hall
ETSU Bucs took the court during a doubleheader at Freedom Hall Thursday evening with the Ladies taking on Morehead State and the Men finishing up with Samford.
View ArticleJohnson City Press-Chronicle front page from JFK assassination in 1963
Thanks to Casey Nicholson for sending us a photo of the Johnson City Press-Chronicle's front page from Nov. 23, 1963.
View ArticleRotary Greenhouse blooms
There’s a new eco-friendly learning center up and running at Coalition for Kids, a 20- by 40-foot greenhouse purchased, built and equipped for the nonprofit after-school program by the Rotary Club of...
View ArticleUnited Way 2nd Report Meeting
United Way 2nd Report Meeting for the 2013 campaign Thursday at Holiday Inn in JC.
View ArticleUPI teletype news flash: JFK shot
This image of a UPI teletype news flash about President Kennedy's assassination was contributed to the Press.The text:FLASHKennedy seriously wounded, perhaps seriously — perhaps fatally by assassins...
View ArticleUS survey: More than 1 in 10 kids has ADHD
ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say the number of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder continues to rise. The latest survey says more than 1 in 10 children has been diagnosed with...
View ArticleJohnson City resident visits Dealey Plaza and Texas School Book Depository...
Teresa and I are at the 2013 KOA Convention in Austin, TX. While traveling the 1,200 miles here, we stopped in Dallas to visit the Sixth Floor Museum in Dealey Plaza Thursday morning, the day...
View ArticlePet of the week 11-22-13 2
Nugget is a 6 year old neutered male DSH. He is very loving. For more information about Nugget or any of the other animals ready for adoption contact the Washington County/Johnson City Animal...
View ArticleTake steps to avoid extra holiday bulge
Thanksgiving, now less than a week away, marks the beginning of a holiday weight gain for many Americans. According to the National Institutes of Health, the average American will consume as many as...
View ArticleGrassy knoll shooter
It appears to me that Lee Harvey Oswald was not the only gunman to shoot President Kennedy. According to documentaries of this event, there was a second gunman on the grassy knoll to the left of the...
View ArticleQuestions remain
Considering the continued doubt that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin of President Kennedy, I totally agree with a letter from Anthony Summers from County Waterford that appeared in the Nov. 18...
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