Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy Gary Daugherty, Sgt. Lee Cross honored two...
When Jan. 2 rolled around this year, Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy Gary Daugherty and Sgt. Lee Cross were working, and neither could help but remember a similar day two years ago. “Gary said,...
View ArticleYour Turn: Is ex-Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell guilty of corruption or just bad...
Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell says he did nothing wrong in accepting the lavish gifts and loans he and his wife received from a businessman during his tenure. Federal prosecutors...
View ArticleUpdate: Authorities say Elizabethton infant had been exposed to meth, but...
ELIZABETHTON — A joint investigation by the Elizabethton Police Department and the Tennessee Department of Children's Services into the death of an 8-month-old boy in 2012 has resulted in...
View ArticleHero, 8, saves six relatives in trailer fire but dies trying to reach more
They say no good deed goes unpunished, a lesson that the upstate New York town of Penfield learned again the hard way after an 8-year-old boy, who saved six relatives from a trailer-home fire, died...
View ArticleOff the Wall News: Boones Creek Pal's drive-thru window gets naked visitor
A drive-thru worker at a Johnson City fast food restaurant told police Tuesday that a man keeps coming by her window and showing his private parts. About 11 a.m. Tuesday, the worker at the Pal's at...
View ArticleLewis ranks among nation's best
Jordan Lewis has gone from being one of the best in the area to one of the best in the nation in a relatively short time.Lewis, a freshman at Daniel Boone High School, recently placed third in the...
View ArticleSander, Fulmer looking for added support
With East Tennessee State just two weeks away from signing its first football recruiting class in more than a decade, there are plenty of things going on behind the scenes.Athletic director Richard...
View ArticleBucs look forward to homestand
The schedule makers couldn’t have envisioned how badly the East Tennessee State basketball team needs a few home games right about now.It just happened that way, and the Bucs are hoping to take...
View ArticleLady Bucs still building foundation
The growing pains are fairly obvious in Brittney Ezell’s first season as East Tennessee State’s women’s basketball coach.Coming off consecutive eight-win campaigns, the Lady Bucs are 5-11 and have lost...
View ArticleCraft distillery clears first hurdle in Jonesborough
A new craft distillery specializing in the production of corn mash liquor has cleared the first hurdle on the track to opening for business in downtown Jonesborough. The Jonesborough Planning...
View ArticleLot 1 may be key to ETSU, Public Building Authority negotiations
Negotiations between East Tennessee State University and Johnson City for the land where the college hopes to build a performing and fine arts center are apparently hinging on parking access and...
View ArticleAs temperatures fall, TVA raising Boone Lake water levels
With another cold snap expected tonight into Friday morning, the Tennessee Valley Authority has halted all non-emergency maintenance at its generation and transmission facilities — including Boone Dam...
View ArticleLazarus hits the big time with two-page spread in Modern Cat magazine
An area cat has earned a two-page photo spread in Modern Cat magazine after receiving more than 82,000 votes in a months-long contest. Lazarus, owned by Dr. Cindy Chambers of Jonesborough, is one of...
View ArticlePolitical Ping-Pong: Contractor pulls out as Washington County Courthouse...
Kingsport’s GoinsRashCain is pulling its project manager trailer from behind the Washington County Courthouse, and it’s hard to say when co-owner Hiram Rash will return to oversee completion of the...
View Article17-year-old driver charged in fatal East Tennessee crash had escaped from...
CHATTANOOGA — The 17-year-old driver in a crash Monday at 4900 Adams Road has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide by impairment, vehicular assault and driving on a suspended license.The...
View ArticleOff the Wall News: Dogs survive blaze after firefighters deploy new breathing...
OGDEN, Utah — Two dogs were narrowly rescued by firefighters in a house fire Wednesday evening near 800 North and Liberty Avenue.Firefighters arrived on scene just after 7 p.m. to find the kitchen of...
View ArticleLike MoonPies? How about MoonPie Moonshine?
CHATTANOOGA — MoonPie and Limestone Branch Distillery officials on Tuesday examined the line of MoonPie Moonshine jars that will debut in Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana in about a month.And in the...
View ArticleBad Boy Bieber: Pop star arrested in Miami Beach on DUI, drag-racing charges;...
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A sober-looking Justin Bieber was released from jail Thursday following his arrest on charges of driving under the influence, driving with an expired license and resisting arrest....
View ArticleTennessee supermarket wine bill up for key votes next week
NASHVILLE — The full Senate is scheduled to vote next week on a proposal to allow wine to be sold in Tennessee supermarkets, while a House committee that killed last year's version is set to consider...
View ArticleWarm bicycle
You, too, can take your best shot on a digital camera and send it to the Johnson City Press. The best of the best will be published in upcoming editions and in our online photo galleries here on...
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