Massive Food City could open later this year
A new, larger Food City on Johnson City’s northwest side could bring a few features rarely seen in local supermarkets. K-VA-T Food Stores CEO Steve Smith said the nearly 60,000-square-foot store in...
View ArticleFood City to extend BMS sponsorship
BRISTOL — Officials from Food City and Bristol Motor Speedway announced a five-year extension of the grocery chain’s sponsorship of the March NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race during a Thursday morning...
View ArticleD-B’s Frye tops area wrestlers
There’s still plenty of work left to do, but Austin Frye has been at the head of the class among this year’s Region 1 wrestlers.The Dobyns-Bennett senior was selected as the Super 14 wrestler of the...
View ArticleShort-handed Lady Bucs can't stop FGCU
There was no NCAA record this time around, but the result was the same for the Florida Gulf Coast women’s basketball team.The Eagles did most of their damage from 3-point range and beat a short-handed...
View ArticleBucs rely on defense to get past Norse
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — East Tennessee State has been winning basketball games lately by piling up the points.It took some stout defense to get the job done Thursday night.The Bucs limited Northern...
View ArticleWhere’s Remy?
A member of Jeff and Stacey Miller’s family is missing and they’re desperately trying to get her back.Her name is Remy, she’s 13 years old and has black semi-bushy hair with some gray whiskers around...
View ArticleApartment complex rezoning approved
City commissioners on Thursday breezed through a first reading of an ordinance to rezone property at the former Mennel Milling Co. and current Mize Farm & Garden sites to make way for a new...
View ArticleGrant may aid theater purchase
The town of Jonesborough has received an informal and indirect notice that the Appalachian Regional Commission has approved a $270,000 grant for its purchase of the Jackson Theater.While there has been...
View ArticleWashington County School Board member talks about cost of snow days
One Washington County Board of Education member urged compassion Thursday night for hundreds of employees who lost more than a third of their pay last month because of snow days called by the...
View ArticleSchool superintendent should remain appointed position
When AASA, the School Superintendents Association, names its National Superintendent of the year at its national conference on education in Nashville next week, it’s a good bet that person will have...
View ArticleRequiring script for OTC meds ill-advised
The recent guest commentary by Martin Kennedy (Jan. 29) regarding the proposal to require a doctor’s prescription to purchase over-the-counter allergy and cold medication was very informative. Indeed,...
View ArticleLiving wage
The answer to the question of a wage increase is provided by a few available facts of life. Businesses have long abused the minimum wage and have exploited low-wage earners, be it burger, chicken, taco...
View ArticleUnion wage hike
One aspect of President Obama’s executive order is receiving no attention. The rising tide of federal labor costs does indeed raise all boats, especially union boats, and with it, our deficit. The...
View ArticleElderly Blountville woman raped, robbed
Police are searching for a gun-wielding man who allegedly raped and robbed and elderly woman in her Blountville home, then stole her vehicle and dropped her off at a convenience store. The Sullivan...
View ArticleElizabethton man faces drug charges, indecent exposure charge
A call to police regarding suspected drug activity resulted in the arrest of a 28-year-old Elizabethton man Wednesday on charges ranging from indecent exposure to possession of drugs for...
View ArticleHoffman's funeral draws Streep, Blanchett
NEW YORK — The private funeral for Philip Seymour Hoffman in Manhattan on Friday attracted a somber, star-studded audience that includes Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Ethan Hawke, Louis C.K., Ellen...
View ArticleSochi Olympics kick off with grand opening
SOCHI, Russia — Music, dance and plenty of Russian bravado unleashed the ultimate achievement of Vladimir Putin's Russia on Friday — a Winter Olympics to showcase the best athletes on ice and snow that...
View ArticlePet of the week 2-7-14
Jax is a young adult neutered male American Staffordshire Bull Terrier mix. He is full-grown, house-trained and good with kids and dogs. He was adopted and returned to the shelter because he was too...
View ArticleTrial set in case of girl forced to drink soda
ROGERSVILLE — A Hawkins County couple accused of killing the man's 5-year-old daughter by forcing her to drink large quantities of grape soda and water will face trial in October.Randall and Mary...
View ArticleTeens charged in December burglary in Washington County
A man already jailed in connection with a home invasion where he apparently left his coat and wallet behind earlier this month now faces charges in a December burglary, Washington County Sheriff Ed...
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