’Toppers rally past Crockett for 60th straight league win
David Crockett had a good shot at beating Science Hill on Tuesday, but good shooting by Caden Wampler helped the Hilltoppers rally to win their 60th straight regular-season conference game.Crockett,...
View ArticleTarter, Lady 'Toppers beat Crockett for 44th straight league win
Senior point guard Tianna Tarter scored 21 of her 25 points in the first half and Science Hill rolled to a 66-13 victory against David Crockett on Tuesday at Science Hill.It was the 44th consecutive...
View ArticleIf using heaters, take extra precautions
Holy Polar Vortex! That’s all that needs to be said about the frigid temperatures now gripping our region.Even the heartiest fans of winter weather have to admit it’s bone-chilling cold. The Arctic...
View ArticleETSU names Means as new dean of Quillen College
Dr. Robert T. Means Jr., has been named Dean of the James H. Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University, effective March 1.He succeeds Dr. Philip Bagnell, who retired last summer...
View ArticleNew dog in town
The Jonesborough Police Department’s two-dog canine force is back at 100 percent.K9 Officer Loki, a 2-year-old chocolate Labrador specially trained to sniff out narcotics and track down humans, began...
View Article‘Dine-Around’ to benefit trail project
While a lot of clearing and trash removal is under way in the construction of the Tweetsie Trail, the Rails to Trails Task Force discussed one upcoming event that they hope will garner even more...
View ArticleCheesy shortage: Kraft says Velveeta running low
Kraft Foods says some customers may not be able to find Velveeta cheese over the next few weeks. A representative for the company, Jody Moore, didn't give any reasons for the apparent shortage, saying...
View ArticleVonderfecht to be named 2014 Foundation Spirit Award winner
The Mountain States Foundation announced Wednesday that Dennis Vonderfecht will be the recipient of the 2014 Spirit Award, an honor given each year to a person who has passion for his or her community,...
View Article13 regional parks offer winter wonderlands
From downhill and cross-country skiing, snow boarding and snowshoeing to ice skating and tubing, seven ski resorts in North Carolina, one in Tennessee, two in Virginia and three in West Virginia...
View ArticleBody Fat Analysis
Thursday, January 9, 4 - 6 p.mHealth Resource Center at Indian Path Medical Center in the Kingsport Town Center on the upper level near JC Penney.Screener: Ferdnando Calogero, Personal...
View ArticleJonesborough woman charged with forgery, theft
Johnson City police arrested a Jonesborough woman Wednesday after she allegedly used a stolen ATM card multiple times.On Jan. 2, a woman reported that her ATM card had been stolen while she was at the...
View ArticleWays to Cut 100 Calories
Saturday, January 18, 3 - 4 p.m.Health Resources Center - Indian Path Medical Centerlocated in the Kingsport Town Center on the upper level near JC PenneySmall changes can make a BIG difference!...
View ArticleJudge: Jury for Facebook Murder trial to come from Washington County
The second round of trials in the Facebook Murder case will probably be heard from a jury made up of Washington County citizens.That was the decision Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood reached Wednesday in...
View ArticleMedical marijuana bill introduced in General Assembly
State Rep. Sherry Jones, D-Nashville, introduced legislation this week dubbed the Koozer-Kuhn Medical Cannabis Act, which would allow statewide legal protections for qualified patients authorized by...
View ArticleState Rep. Matthew Hill clarifies wine bill vote at JC town hall meeting
State Rep. Matthew Hill, R-Jonesborough, was roughly halfway through an hourlong town hall meeting at Johnson City’s Memorial Park Community Center Wednesday when he leaned an elbow on the podium and...
View ArticleAgreement reached on plea in federal sex solicitation case
GREENEVILLE — A Johnson City man facing arrested last year and charged federally with attempting to solicit sex from a male juvenile has agreed to enter a plea agreement, according to a plea agreement...
View ArticlePlumbers, fire personnel, animal shelter feel brunt of cold weather snap
Chad Mitchell, division manager for Joseph Construction Co., doesn’t foresee his work slowing down anytime soon. Having already tended to a busted sprinkler system at the Asbury Center at Baysmont...
View ArticleLady Bucs know what to expect at FGCU
If the East Tennessee State women’s basketball team is heading into a lions’ den on its first trip of the season to Florida, at least the Lady Bucs are aware of what they’re getting themselves...
View ArticleBucs begin crucial stretch in A-Sun play
East Tennessee State basketball coach Murry Bartow knows his team needs to make some hay early in the conference schedule.The Bucs play seven of their next nine games at home, beginning tonight against...
View ArticleScience Hill still streaking despite attrition
Any transfer of power in the Big Seven Conference is still a work in progress.Science Hill overcame 28 points from former Hilltoppers point guard Patrick Good and 15 from fellow Science Hill transfer...
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