Mystery Diner: Brunch at Bonefish Grill makes for a civilized Sunday
On a recent Sunday, I performed in a holiday pageant. I was a Wise Man, a role that brought hoots of mirth from my dine-around friends who were attending on a dare. They pronounced it an appalling...
View ArticleOut & About: 5 things to do this weekend
• The East Tennessee State University Chorale, the Men’s and Women’s choirs and Greyscale will present the annual Holiday Choral Concert Saturday at 3 and 7:30 p.m. at Munsey Memorial United Methodist...
View ArticleFood For Fun!: 2nd Harvest benefit show
There are lots of causes worthy of our support, and feeding local people who experience food insecurity should certainly be at the top of anyone’s list. Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee...
View ArticleNewsong's Christmas tour to visit Freedom Hall
NASHVILLE –– Grammy-nominated NewSong will bring their “Very Merry Christmas Tour” to Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City Sunday at 6 pm. Boasting its biggest lineup yet, the tour will feature...
View ArticleRocky Mount offers glimpse of a 1791 Christmas
A longtime tradition of the holiday season in Northeast Tennessee, Rocky Mount offers a glimpse of Christmas in territorial Tennessee circa 1791, when the impending birth of the Christ-child was the...
View ArticleSimilar reactions found after attacks
An adage says time heals all wounds, but the wounds of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, were reopened with the most recent large-scale attack on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, which...
View ArticleCity ponders land purchase at Winged Deer
City commissioners are looking into the possible purchase of 30 acres of land near Winged Deer Park. Roger Blakeley, Johnson City Parks and Recreation Department director, introduced a proposal to...
View ArticlePower Board's contest focuses on reducing energy usage
When it comes to power and energy conservation, fourth-graders at Lake Ridge Elementary School have a few suggestions.Participating in the Johnson City Power Board’s “Imagination Power” calendar art...
View ArticleUpdate: Gray gunshot wound appears to be self-inflicted
Washington County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Shawn Judy said a shooting that took place Friday night near the Appalachian Fairgrounds in Gray appears to be self-inflicted. Judy said the family members...
View ArticleBucs look for another spark from Riley
Jalen Riley is starting to come into his own, and the East Tennessee State basketball team is hoping to reap the benefits.Riley played a key role in the Bucs’ first road victory of the season, an 80-74...
View ArticlePair of former ’Toppers catching on at next level
Former Science Hill wideouts Ryan Mitchell and Greyson Janeway received some love from their college coaches this week.Mitchell, a 6-foot-1 190-pound junior, has a team-leading eight touchdowns for...
View ArticleBuffs looking to make run in AAC
The Milligan College basketball team is sitting sixth in the conference standings, but coach Bill Robinson likes his team’s mindset heading into the holidays.The Buffs (8-2) have won five of their last...
View ArticleLady Cyclones dominant in win over Happy Valley
ELIZABETHTON — Anybody who knows Elizabethton knows the Marosites twins, but the Lady Cyclones are developing some other problems for opponents.Sarah Robinson, Emily Kiser and Megan Pietrowski played...
View ArticleCrockett tops Boone in overtime thriller
With a chance to win at the end of regulation, Patrick Good missed badly on a 3-point shot.He and the rest of his David Crockett teammates kept playing on, and by the end of the night Good totaled a...
View ArticleLineup of events planned around Kingsport Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration
KINGSPORT — Kingsport’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration will kick off at 5 p.m. Saturday in Downtown Kingsport at Church Circle. Santa is slated to arrive at 5:30 p.m. in the Regions Bank...
View ArticleCargo bikes the new minivan for cycling families
SEATTLE (AP) — One fisherman uses a bike to deliver hundreds of pounds of salmon to local markets. A mom who regularly shuttles her two kids around town once tried to haul a twin mattress home. And...
View ArticleJohnson City woman accused of assaulting mother
A Johnson City woman was arrested Saturday after allegedly assaulting her mother. According to a city police news release, Angela D. Jenkins, 47, 1811 W. Lakeview Drive, was charged with domestic...
View ArticleCold start dooms Bucs at Georgia Tech
ATLANTA – A cold start led to a long day for the East Tennessee State basketball team.The Bucs missed 13 of their first 14 shots and never recovered as Georgia Tech rolled to an 87-57 non-conference...
View ArticleFirst fruit planted for new ‘edible park’
There’s a new “edible park” going in the ground at the corner of Buffalo and Maple streets. Build It Up East Tennessee, a Johnson City-based affiliate of the national Grand Aspirations...
View ArticleWashington County Detention Center responds to high number of inmate deaths
Taking a look at the number of inmate deaths at the Washington County Detention Center during the last decade, it’s apparent 2013 has not been a typical year for the jail. In fact, jail records said,...
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