After serving time in Unicoi County, man arrested on JC charges
An Erwin man was arrested this week on charges stemming from two incidents that took place last year.On Tuesday, Johnson City Police Department officers arrested Brandon Michael Alves — also known as...
View ArticleJohnson City preacher's video against biracial marriage goes viral
A “hit job” is what Brother Donny Reagan of Johnson City’s Happy Valley Church of Jesus Christ thinks of controversy stirred by a video sent across the Internet last week, in which he rails against...
View ArticleScience Hill subtracting foreign exchange program
Fearing negative impacts of Tennessee’s increasing reliance on statistical data, Science Hill will not host students from other countries as part of its foreign exchange program.“Right now, with things...
View ArticleNun gets nearly 3 years in prison for nuke protest
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An 84-year-old nun was sentenced Tuesday to nearly three years in prison for breaking into a nuclear weapons complex and defacing a bunker holding bomb-grade uranium, a...
View ArticleHampton takes 1-A boys crown
Hampton picked up in the postseason where it left off in the regular season.After going undefeated through the Watauga Valley Conference, the Bulldogs capped off a dominant run in the District 1-A boys...
View ArticleNWS says Tuesday's warmer weather no preview of things to come
After two weeks of freezing or near-freezing temperatures and snowy, wintry weather, when the sun came out and temperatures warmed up, Kevin VanDusen, his wife, Shannon, and his 4-year-old daughter,...
View ArticleTennessee bill to allow businesses to discriminate against same-sex couples...
NASHVILLE — A proposal to protect wedding-related businesses from lawsuits if they refuse to provide services to same-sex couples is dead for the session after being withdrawn from a Senate committee...
View ArticleCar crashes through dry cleaner
A woman driving a four-door sedan Wednesday morning plowed into the building housing Grady's Cleaners Dry Cleaning & Laundry business on West Walnut Street. The wreck took place shortly...
View ArticleMeet Unicoi County's first-ever Roan Scholar
The responsibility that comes with being Unicoi County’s first student to be selected for the East Tennessee State University Roan Scholars Leadership Program is not lost on Nathaniel Farnor. “I...
View ArticleJonesborough planners grant approval for farm winery
Even though the Jonesborough Planning Commission met for less than 10 minutes, it was long enough to grant a business an opportunity to expand.On Tuesday night, the commission approved a certificate of...
View Article18 sent to hospital after Tennessee school bus crash
MEMPHIS — A crash involving a school bus in Memphis has sent 18 people to area hospitals.WMC-TV reports that there were 30 students from Sheffield High School on the bus and that some students...
View ArticleBristol Half & Half Marathon
In just its second year, the Bristol Half & Half Marathon is on track to become a major fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. “We had 350 runners last year, and we’re hoping for 1,000 this...
View ArticleDevo guitarist Bob Casale dies at age 61
NEW YORK — Bob Casale, the guitarist for Devo, best known for the 1980 hit "Whip It," has died of heart failure, his brother and band member Gerald Casale said Tuesday. He was 61.Devo founding member...
View ArticleKingsport business owner faces felony tax evasion charges
A Kingsport paint and body shop owner is held in the Sullivan County Jail on 34 counts of tax evasion.James William "Bill" McConnell, 78, of Meadowview, Va., was indicted last week by a Sullivan County...
View ArticleUpdate: Kingsport home blaze attributed to cooking fire
Authorities have cleared the scene and are now reporting there is no danger, adding no charges will be filed. The cause of the fire has been determined accidental due to unattended...
View ArticleCity will set precedent with Gump bird decision
Johnson City commissioners are set to decide on a plan Thursday to help Gump Addition residents who are being harassed by birds. One option would see the city paying as much as $7,000 for officers from...
View ArticleTennessee Wilderness Act should be passed
I am writing this letter to show my support for Sen. Lamar Alexander’s Tennessee Wilderness Act 2013. This legislation would create the state’s first new wilderness area in decades, expand five current...
View ArticlePopulation growth
Austin Bay’s column on Feb. 4 seeks to perpetuate the myth that we can grow forever because Paul Ehrlich’s “Population Bomb” didn’t explode on time. He neglected to tell you that the world grew less...
View ArticleAct like an adult
A man is killed in a Florida movie theater, his wife is injured and his 3-year-old child left fatherless. He is shot by a retired police officer, who had the right to carry a gun. He became upset...
View ArticleTwo men charged with stealing rugs from local business
Police say they arrested two men Tuesday for breaking into a local business and stealing several rugs.According a Johnson City Police Department news release, Caleb Price, 326 Tipton St., Erwin, and...
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