Johnson City Press wants to see those selfies
We need your “selfies.” Do you use your smartphone, webcam or other such device to take pictures of yourself? We want to see them, and possibly use them with an upcoming story in the Johnson City...
View ArticlePress circulation manager gives preview for Black Friday shoppers
Sure, there’s a turkey, dressing and all of the holiday fixings, but another Thanksgiving Day staple for many is sorting through all those shopping circulars stuffed inside the holiday...
View ArticleCrowns passed to new local pageant winners
Just days after the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, 2013 Miss Historic Jonesborough, Emilee Ketron paid homage to the fallen public servant in her speech before...
View ArticleOne person dead after vehicle drives into Boone Lake
PINEY FLATS — An unidentified person died late Saturday afternoon when their vehicle drove into Boone Lake and became completely submerged. According to the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office,...
View ArticleTennessee's bowl hopes dashed in ugly loss
KNOXVILLE – Tennessee’s bowl eligibility got flushed Saturday when the Volunteers came up short in a real stinker.In a game uglier than homemade sin, Vanderbilt drove 92 yards in 12 plays and four...
View ArticleCarter County auctions off Range Elementary School in online auction
ELIZABETHTON — The Carter County School Board voted unanimously to sell Range Elementary School to the highest bidder in an online auction conducted by the Royston Auction Co. The winning bid was...
View ArticleTwo bound over on pot-flying charge
A federal grand jury will consider the case of two men who allegedly used a private plane to transport more than 70 pounds of high-grade marijuana and were arrested early last week upon landing at the...
View ArticleWoman picks up more drug charges after meth lab found
ELIZABETHTON — A woman who was arrested last month on drug charges in the parking lot of the Carter County Justice Center after she testified in an unrelated drug case is facing more drug charges...
View ArticleBoone, Crockett take Hardee’s openers
Washington County rivals Daniel Boone and David Crockett posted opening-round wins in the 24th Hardee’s Classic basketball tournament on Monday night.Daniel Boone scored the first 17 points of the...
View ArticleHumble Marine hero: 1 of 10 things to know today at a glance
1. HOW SOME SENATORS ARE PREPARING FOR AN IRANIAN REVERSAL ON DEALA bill would ask Obama to certify Tehran's nuclear compliance every month but the White House wants to give diplomacy a chance first.2....
View ArticleWinter storm moves east, threatens holiday travel
A winter storm system that hit parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas swept toward the densely populated East Coast on Tuesday, threatening to disrupt the plans of travelers ahead of the long...
View ArticleWhy? Sandy Hook school gunman's motive remains mystery
HARTFORD, Conn. — A yearlong investigation into the Newtown school shooting has provided disturbing insights into the gunman who killed his mother and then massacred 26 other people, but it still has...
View ArticleTennessee residents can now access driving records online
NASHVILLE — State officials are giving Tennessee residents an online option to access driving records.The Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced this week that it has launched an online...
View ArticleChristmas events roundup
With just a little over a month to go until Christmas morning, many of us are in the full swing of shopping, decorating, baking and wrapping. We may be so busy there’s just not much time left for...
View ArticleJohnson City police: Pair used debt repayment to steal cash, jewelry
Two Johnson City residents were arrested Monday on charges that they stole more than $1,300 in cash and jewelry from an apartment while pretending to settle a debt. Daniel Blaine Coffey, 26, and Sarah...
View ArticleOff the Wall News: Mall Santa Claus accused of pinching elf's butt
HINGHAM, Mass. — A man who played Santa Claus at a Massachusetts mall has been barred from the shopping center after he was charged with groping an 18-year-old woman playing an elf.Herbert Jones was...
View ArticleGroup presses for no-kill shelter
Jonesborough’s Katie O’Grady heads a Johnson City area pro-life movement, but not for the lives of humans. Although her morals call for her to consider every life precious, she and other group members...
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