George Hatcher
George Hatcher Dave Boyd/Johnson City PressGeorge Hatcher, one of the "Erwin 9," finally gets his World War II service medals in a ceremony at the Unicoi County Courthouse Friday afternoon.
View ArticlePolice say 3 dead after shooting at Maryland mall
COLUMBIA, Md. — Police in Maryland say three people died Saturday in a shooting at a mall in suburban Baltimore, including the presumed gunman.Howard County police said via Twitter that a shooting took...
View ArticleSnow blankets region, roads slick throughout area
Roads in the downtown Johnson City area, which included the Watauga Road and Unaka Aveune areas, were snow covered late Saturday morning and afternoon, as approximately 2 to 3 inches of snow fell...
View ArticleJuvenile Court now in session at new location
The fates of many area children and adolescents literally hinges on decisions made in Johnson City Juvenile Court. Judge Sharon Green knows all too well how the old court’s constricted space many...
View ArticleRoad crews kept busy throughout Northeast Tennessee
It was all hands on deck Saturday, as several inches of snow hit the Johnson City area. The initial estimate of light snow, just about an inch, fell by the wayside. Tennessee Department of...
View ArticleStir crazy kids: Teachers have hands full
You know those days when everything seems like it’s in fast forward and you’re trying to cram two day’s worth of work into one? That’s what a typical day after a snow day or a delayed starting time...
View ArticleBackers hoping to breathe new life into wine measure
With the highly anticipated wine in grocery stores bill reaching the same state House committee this week where it shriveled on the vine last session, lobbyists and lawmakers are toiling behind the...
View ArticleLady Bucs let Mercer get away
This was one the East Tennessee State women's basketball team let get away.The Lady Bucs led by five points with 3:30 left, only to be outscored 12-2 the rest of the way in a 57-52 loss to Mercer in...
View ArticleLady Buffs fall short against Wesleyan
MILLIGAN COLLEGE ? Opportunities sometimes vanish shortly after presenting themselves.Milligan's women experienced “now you see me, now you don't” as their shot at a win disappeared.The Lady Buffaloes...
View ArticleKGG delivers late for Bucs
The points came easy for the East Tennessee State basketball team for a while Saturday in the Dome.When the going got tough at the end, the Bucs turned to Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard.The senior forward...
View ArticleSaturday Snow
Saturday Snow Dave Boyd/Johnson City PressResidents awoke to snow-covered streets and cold weather Saturday morning.
View ArticleGore-trained ‘climate change reality leader’ to speak at site
When it comes to extreme weather patterns –– such as the most recent polar vortex, flooding, fires caused by drought and the increasing amount of hurricanes over the past few years –– Dr. Audrey M....
View ArticleBad weather slows start to seniors center construction
Construction of Jonesborough’s new $2.3 million seniors center is off to a slow start. Since ceremonially breaking ground on the new site at East Main Street at Longview Drive on Nov. 28, the project...
View ArticleThe Week in Review: Local stories that made headlines
A glance at the week's top local stories on JohnsonCityPress.com:• Count ongoing to find area's homeless The annual 24-hour count of Northeast Tennessee’s homeless population is under way. •...
View ArticleFamily: Brain-dead Texas woman off life support
FORT WORTH, Texas — A brain-dead, pregnant Texas woman's body was removed from life support Sunday, as the hospital keeping her on machines against her family's wishes acceded to a judge's ruling that...
View ArticleShould city do a corridor study on Walnut Street?
A proposed redevelopment on West Walnut Street has generated a number of questions and criticisms from some residents of the Tree Streets neighborhood. As Press staff writer Nathan Baker reported...
View ArticleTennessee Valley Authority doesn’t have it together
The Tennessee Valley Authority cries for consumers to cut back on power use. TVA can’t generate enough.Amazing. I’m a Green Partner generator of solar power and was told by TVA this very fall that they...
View ArticleCommissioners must get renovations back on track
How many county commissioners does it take to screw in a light bulb? No, that’s not the opening to a bad joke. It’s a question many taxpayers are now asking in regard to the stalled renovations at the...
View ArticleVotes vs. photo ops
Sue Guinn Legg’s article, “Solving Hunger,” on Dec. 13, provided an excellent example of two critically important conceptions: The compassionate determination of many people in our area dedicated to...
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