Man accused of stealing a grandmother’s wallet
A city man was charged with aggravated burglary and theft under $500 after his recent arrest by police after an investigation into burglaries in October and December, police said in a news release....
View ArticleHerbert has special cause for Bristol visit
Doug Herbert didn’t want to see other parents go through the same grief he experienced.After his two young sons, Jon and James, died in a highway accident in 2008, the NHRA Top Fuel drag racer started...
View ArticleTwo from Tazewell hit with meth charges
Police say two people from Tazewell picked up several drug charges Tuesday afternoon. A Johnson City Police Department news release said Amanda Cross, 25, 1933 North Hill Drive, and Benjamin Hopson,...
View ArticleWind chills to be near zero for few days
When the temperatures began to drop and the snow began to fall Tuesday, East Tennessee responded swiftly to ensure the safety of its residents. Shawn O’Neill, a meteorologist with the National Weather...
View ArticleFlu-linked deaths up in region
Flu-related deaths are continuing to rise locally and at the state and national level. Locally, flu vaccine remains in good supply and available for free at health departments across the region....
View ArticleTweetsie Trail gets $25,000 boost from Turkey Trot group
One of the area’s largest races intends to spread both the wealth and the health with a donation to the Tweetsie Trail project. An announcement was made at Memorial Park Community Center on Tuesday...
View ArticleEMS to take lead role in unattended deaths
Unattended death investigations in Washington County’s rural areas will soon no longer be the sole responsibility of the sheriff’s office, with a new requirement for a medically trained person to be...
View ArticleProposed law would require jail time for meth
A new law proposed by a local state legislator would establish mandatory minimum sentencing for anyone convicted of possessing any amount of methamphetamine. Rep. Timothy Hill, R-Blountville, filed...
View ArticleThose who injure others deserve tougher punishment
As Press staff writer Becky Campbell reported in Sunday’s paper, legislation will be introduced in the Tennessee General Assembly this year to toughen the penalties for those convicted of injuring...
View ArticleDennis Prager can’t handle historic fact
Can the editors of the Johnson City Press honestly not find a better spokesperson for the right than Dennis Prager? His obsessive demonizations of the left every Saturday are as predictable as the...
View ArticleEducation funding
Recently the Johnson City Press ran an article on the opinion page about school vouchers. I would like to take this opportunity to express my opinion on this subject. First of all, Republicans only...
View ArticleVietnam veterans
I would like to comment on the Jan. 12 letter by Bertram S. Allen Jr. concerning Vietnam veterans. Lighten up Bert, it’s only a license plate. The last thing Vietnam era veterans need to do is dispute...
View ArticleBitter cold grips region ... again
Tri-Cities residents awoke to frigid conditions this morning along with fine powdery snow on streets and sidewalks.As it turned out, most of the Tri-Cities region was spared - or shorted, some may...
View ArticleCommon Core challenge could cause classroom conflict
Local school administrators, currently in the midst of implementing a new set of education standards and curricula in their districts, still plan to move ahead with an upcoming computer-based testing...
View ArticleMan to get at least 10 years in prison after teen-sex plea
GREENEVILLE — A sentencing date has been set in U.S. District Court for the Johnson City man who earlier this month agreed to plead guilty to charges relating to his attempt to solicit sex from a male...
View ArticleSheriff: Deputies find meth operation at Johnson County residence, 2 charged
MOUNTAIN CITY — Two Johnson County residents have been arrested on charges they were making meth at their Shoun Mission Lane residence, Sheriff Mike Reece announced Wednesday in a news release. Jason...
View ArticleAuthorities release name of woman killed in weekend house fire
The name of a woman killed in a house fire over the weekend has been released.According to authorities, Serena Morrow, 22, died in the residential fire that broke out around 4 a.m. Saturday at 2528 Old...
View ArticlePolice: Johnson City woman hit boyfriend with kitchen chair, threatened him...
A Johnson City woman was arrested early Wednesday morning on a charge that she struck her boyfriend with a kitchen chair and threatened him with a knife. Cynthia Brooke Spradlin, 21, 916 Pardee St.,...
View ArticleETSU confirms meningitis diagnosis; employee released from hospital
East Tennessee State University officials confirmed today that a dining services employee was indeed diagnosed with bacterial meningitis.Family members told ETSU that the employee had been released...
View ArticleOff the Wall News: Man takes shot at bunny; blast hits his wife instead
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Twenty-four-year-old Emily Busscher of Zeeland Township suffered serious injuries when she was hit by pellets from her husband's 12-gauge shotgun. She was listed in fair condition...
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