Auditor recommends financial fixes for Carter County Tomorrow
ELIZABETHTON — After months of discussion by the Carter County Tomorrow's Board of Directors, the financial policies and a recent examination by an accountant have suddenly drawn public interest.An...
View Article'Ghostbusters,''Stripes' actor Harold Ramis dies at 69
CHICAGO — Harold Ramis, the bespectacled "Ghostbusters" sidekick to Bill Murray whose early grounding in live comedy led to blockbuster movies such as "National Lampoon's Animal House," ''Caddyshack"...
View ArticleReader Photo: Sunrise
Early morning view from The Tower at Appalachian Christian Village, Johnson City.You, too, can see your photos online. The Johnson City Press would love to see your snow pictures for online galleries...
View ArticleEffort to build gay marriage support heads South
ATLANTA (AP) — Less than two weeks after a federal judge declared Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, a new effort has been launched in the South seeking to build wider acceptance of...
View ArticleEarnhardt's Daytona 500 win lifts 'heavy weight'
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — There was a moment late in the Daytona 500 when Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a moment to catch his breath. It was clearly his race to lose and the tension ran thick through Junior...
View ArticleAn unaffordable care act, the disappearing car lot, a rogue firefighter, and...
Gas-tly behavior. A man gave a gas station clerk $6.15 to prepay for gas, but the pump didn't stop until the total went up to $30.07. The clerk then told the man he would have to pay the difference,...
View ArticleUnicoi teacher suspended as part of probe
ERWIN — A Unicoi County teacher has been suspended without pay pending an ongoing investigation, Director of Schools Denise Brown said Monday.While Brown could confirm that a county teacher has been...
View ArticleArea dentist's license on probation due to conviction
The license of a former Johnson City dentist now practicing in Bristol was placed on probation in January because of a misdemeanor conviction that stemmed from a child pornography investigation.Joshua...
View ArticleHouse votes 69-17 to approve anti-Sex Week resolution
NASHVILLE — A resolution condemning the University of Tennessee’s Sex Week as “an atrocious event” and “an outrageous misuse of student fees and grant moneys” was approved by the House on Monday night...
View ArticleFour Ketron Elementary students taken to hospital following bus accident
KINGSPORT — Four elementary school students were taken to the hospital with minor injuries following an accident Monday afternoon that involved a Sullivan County school bus.The incident occurred on...
View ArticleCloudland girls advance to 1-A final
AFTON — Faced with a 13-point deficit midway through the first quarter, Courtney Wilson and her Cloudland teammates were determined not to let history repeat itself.Twice during the regular season, the...
View ArticleCameras-in-classrooms draws concerns from teachers, parents
A new video teacher evaluation process in Washington County Schools has been temporarily suspended while the state reviews the practice, but teachers and parents are asking why they weren’t notified of...
View ArticleHouse approves bill limiting TennCare expansion
The Tennessee House of Representatives approved a bill Monday night making it harder for Gov. Bill Haslam to expand TennCare.House lawmakers voted 69-24 to approve House Bill 937, a measure...
View ArticleLady Cyclones struggle, but reach 1-AA title game
GREENEVILLE — Style points were hard to come by for Elizabethton's girls.But at this time of year, what matters most is the W.The Lady Cyclones battled through foul trouble, poor shooting and some...
View ArticleLady 'Toppers knocked out
Science Hill looked like a fish out of water without senior point guard Tianna Tarter, and Morristown West suffocated second-string quarterback Keisha Gregory and the second-ranked Lady Hilltoppers in...
View ArticleCounty Commission in mood to table or defer resolutions
An unusually brief Washington County Commission meeting Monday resulted in three resolutions being either deferred or tabled.Commissioners considered a resolution from the Public Safety Committee...
View ArticleOld mill property has more potential than current plan
I have followed the fate of the old General Mills property since it was sold to Mennel Milling Co. several years ago. Mennel bought it simply to keep it away from any other milling companies that might...
View ArticleAlcohol impairment
The fanatical have a very difficult time thinking outside the box. When it became time to address the problem of impaired drivers on our roadways, studies were done to define the meaning of impaired....
View ArticleHonorable people
My heart breaks for my country. I recently viewed a film documenting our government relocating Japanese-Americans in camps as prisoners at the beginning of World War II. Where were the men of honor...
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