Youths camping out at Milligan
MILLIGAN COLLEGE —— The arts took over Milligan College this week as students age 7 to high school age infiltrated the campus for Summer Arts Camp and the Milligan College Fine Arts Summer Academy. The...
View ArticleDocuments provide more info on Rice charges
Recently filed and previously sealed court documents provide more details on the approximately four-year investigation that led to last week’s federal indictment and arrest of Billy Joe Rice on drug-...
View ArticleBest Hospitals report ranks JCMC high in 11 specialties
Johnson City Medical Center has been named as a high performer in 11 different specialties by U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospitals 2012 rankings. JCMC was the highest-ranking hospital in the...
View ArticleJohnson City stores' floral departments donating flowers to Salvation...
With help from Fresh Market, Kroger and the Shady Oaks Garden Club, the Johnson City Salvation Army is recycling flowers to bring a little beauty to people throughout the community in need of little...
View ArticleSHHS repaving nears completion
Money from Washington County bond funds carried over from Johnson City Schools’ ambitious construction crusade is paying for most of the remainder of Science Hill High School’s repaving efforts,...
View ArticleJonesborough streetscape work set to move away from most storefronts
With the widening of the brick sidewalks along Main Street in Jonesborough’s historic expected to wrap up this week, the town’s year-long streetscape project is rounding a bend that may finally bring...
View ArticleTeens’ driving skills put to test in, on course
Five area teenagers’ driving skills were put to the test Thursday, and hopefully improved, in a two-day course that focused on avoiding road dangers. The teens participated in Collision Avoidance...
View ArticleElizabethton reduces interest payments with loan refinancing
ELIZABETHTON – Many homeowners have taken advantage of historically low interest rates to refinance their home in recent years. On Thursday, the city of Elizabethton took advantage of those low rates...
View ArticleTown announces shopping promotion
To preview the progress being made on its downtown streetscape project and to bring relief from the financial hit the project has delivered to downtown merchants, the town of Jonesborough is launching...
View ArticleSoftball tourney expected to boost local economy
The first pitch of the USA/Amateur Softball Association 2012 Girls’ Class “A” Fast Pitch 18-Under National Championship is only a few days away. Beginning Sunday, nearly 4,000 people will make their...
View ArticleMan suffers inhalation during fire at home
A man was treated for smoke inhalation suffered during an apparent grease fire at a mobile home Thursday night, a Johnson City Fire Deparment release said. According to the release, fire personnel were...
View ArticlePress garage sale to benefit United Way set for Saturday
Sometimes another person’s unwanted item can turnout to be another person’s treasure. One place people have been known to stumble across some useful items have been local garage sales, and United Way...
View ArticleWoman accused of writing bad checks at grocery
A Jonesborough woman was arrested recently following an investigation into bad checks being passed at a Food City store, police said. According to the report, Diane E. Smith, 63, 1502 Rocky Hollow...
View ArticleJohnson City man charged with arson in trailer fire
A Johnson City man was charged with arson this morning. Johnson City police said in a news release that Tony Michael Whitehead, 32, 145 Kings Mountain Court, intentionally set fire to the mobile home...
View ArticleAt least six look to apply for judge slot
The process to select a third General Session judge by Jan. 1 isn’t hammered down, but at least six people have taken steps to put their name in the hat. Washington County commissioners voted this week...
View ArticleWork to resume after explosion gone awry
Construction is set to resume Monday near the intersection of Brook Hollow and Lone Oak roads. On July 9, city workers were using explosives to clear rock when one blast sent rock and debris hurtling...
View ArticleCity happy with TCAP results
Area students improved standardized test scores in nearly every category, according to annual data released Thursday by the Tennessee Department of Education. Johnson City schools ranked second in the...
View ArticlePress garage sale helps United Way’s efforts
From clothes to chandeliers to makeup products, the Johnson City Press garage sale Saturday was populated with loads of unique items ready to be sold and vendors excited to be helping out a good cause....
View ArticleChild life specialists help parents, children understand medical situation...
It can all seem a huge blur when parents and their children are ushered into an ambulance and taken to a hospital, sometimes miles away from their home, for medical tests and procedures. The fear of...
View ArticleUpdate: Two people still in critical condition after crash on U.S. Highway 19E
Two people who were injured in a Friday afternoon car crash in Carter County remained in critical condition Saturday at Johnson City Medical Center, a Tennessee Highway Patrol release said. According...
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