ETSU leader envisions vibrant downtown
East Tennessee State University has “an extremely vested interest in the future of downtown Johnson City,” the school’s president said in a recent interview. “We can only be as strong as the downtown,”...
View ArticleStormwater projects intended to spur downtown Johnson City growth
Johnson City is ready to issue up to $5 million in bonds to complete three projects in its $30 million long-range flood mitigation plan, meant not only to move floodwaters away from downtown but also...
View ArticleLocal transitional home helps veterans get on track
“It seems like the best I feel is around my guys,” Edwin Font said sitting on the porch of his east Johnson City home. Font, a Vietnam veteran, has lived at 702 E. Myrtle Ave. for two months. His four...
View ArticleUpdate: Murder charges dismissed after Shell ruled incompetent for trial
A man accused of shooting to death a local lawyer and insurance agent visiting the attorney’s office in 1999 will likely never stand trial for the deaths because he is not competent, and he was...
View ArticleNo wrongdoing found in Washington County jail inmate death
The investigation into a Johnson City man’s death five days after he fell inside the Washington County Detention Center earlier this year is over. District Attorney General Tony Clark said he received...
View ArticleSummer reading program brings big fun to Johnson City library
Who says reading can’t be fun? The Johnson City Public Library offers many opportunities for kids of all ages to get involved and get reading. Betty Cobb, youth services coordinator for the library,...
View ArticleETSU legend Jennings back in town to put on not-so-average summer camp
More than 20 years after what is still remembered as the glory days of East Tennessee State University basketball, Keith “Mister” Jennings is back in town this week for a competitive basketball camp at...
View ArticleETSU's Downtown Day Center helps homeless get back on their feet
Helen Lane was sleeping in the Walmart parking lot. This had become a pattern for her. She always had a job, and when she got paid, an apartment was the next step. When she got everything set up in her...
View ArticleJonesborough board approves capital note to pay for renovations
The Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Alderman on Monday authorized a $650,000 capital outlay note to complete construction of the street, sidewalk and lighting improvements under way in the downtown...
View ArticleCarter County committee tries to hammer out how to take scalpel to budget
ELIZABETHTON – With time rapidly approaching for a vote on a recommended budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year, the Budget Committee of the Carter County Commission is still struggling with increases...
View ArticleUnicoi employee insurance premiums capped
A new carrier was chosen for Unicoi County employees Monday evening, and a cap was placed on the amount the county will pay toward individual employee insurance plan premiums. At a special called...
View ArticleTwo face crack cocaine charges after Johnson City traffic stop
A traffic stop led Johnson City police to arrest two men Monday on drug charges. Jessie D. Pate, 35, 605 Carter Sells Road, was charged with two counts of sale of crack cocaine. Lamont Fortune, 31, 232...
View ArticleJohnson City man charged with stealing mower, trailer
An 11-month-old theft case resulted in a Johnson City man's arrest Monday. Timothy D. Garrett, 27, 117 Central Drive, was charged with theft of property over $10,000. In a news release, Johnson...
View ArticleUpdate: TV weatherman describes crossbow attack in Sessions Court hearing
A light in the hallway outside TV weatherman Rob Williams’ bedroom woke him up around 3:30 a.m. June 4, and it took him a few seconds to realize a man he’d known more than a decade was in the house...
View ArticlePolice say two charged after fleeing from stop
Two Johnson City men were arrested on drug charges stemming from one of the suspects fleeing from police at a traffic stop, a police release said. According to police, William Jackson, 23, 716 King...
View ArticleConvicted murderer cooperating with state
One of three people charged in a 2010 murder discovered during a missing person search for another person is cooperating with prosecutors and does not want a trial. That information came from Gary...
View ArticleAttempted murder case changes judges
An attempted murder case against three people accused of hitting a county deputy with their vehicle while fleeing from a robbery was moved to another judge’s docket Tuesday. Judge Lynn Brown moved the...
View ArticleCarter County property tax increase center of budget talks
ELIZABETHTON – For the 19th time in the past 20 years, the Elizabethton City Council has been able to set its annual budget without raising the property tax rate of $1.78 per $100 of assessed property....
View ArticleMonday's Press features former pro baseball player turned high school...
One might consider making it to the big leagues as the pinnacle of a sports career, but Josh Kite is quick to call his job as athletic director with David Crockett High School his “dream job.” See...
View ArticleCub Scouts earn belt loops, pins as part of summer day camp
The crowd was cheering loudly. They could be heard 10 feet away from the building where Cub Scouts were competing. Two contestants were bent low, working hard to win. When the contest was over, the...
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