Deceased tractor-trailer driver involved in Johnson County crash identified
MOUNTAIN CITY – The driver of a tractor-trailer involved in a crash Saturday in Mountain City has been identified. Archie E. Roberts, 47, of Mountain City, passed away due to a medical condition and...
View ArticleUpdate: Emergency aid on standby as flooding continues in Washington County
Steady rain continued to pour over Northeast Tennessee Monday night and all day today, causing swollen streams, flooding residential areas, forcing road closings and prompting school dismissals....
View ArticleTwo bound over to grand jury in shootout
Two people involved in a high-speed pursuit and shootout with a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper were bound over to a grand jury on charges related to the incident earlier this month. Derrick Dakota...
View ArticleNoland, new AD talk ETSU football
A decision on whether to start a new football program at East Tennessee State University or to focus on other sports could come within six weeks, the school president said Tuesday in a conference call...
View ArticleContinuous rain brings flooding; schools closed
Schools across the region closed early Tuesday and residents kept close watch on creeks and streams as a steady rain continued to raise water levels and flood some areas – including Dry Creek, hit hard...
View ArticleMyron seeks third term on commission in April election
Jane Myron officially announced Tuesday that eight years on the City Commission is not quite long enough to see through various plans and projects initiated during her tenure. Myron, 63, told members...
View ArticleArea counties contend with high water
Persistent rains in Carter and Johnson counties have led to the closures of roads and schools and threats to some low lying homes on Tuesday and Unicoi County Sheriff Mike Hensley said officials there...
View ArticleMan charged with vandalism of construction site
A Greeneville man was arrested Tuesday on vandalism charges on a construction site, according to a police news release. According to the release, a project manager for the construction site at 3130...
View ArticleTwo charged in business break-ins
ABINGDON, Va. – Two people were arrested Tuesday for separate break-ins of two local businesses in Abingdon, according to a Washington County, Va., Sheriff’s Office news release. According to the...
View ArticleUnited Way campaign falls $131,282 short of fundraising goal
The United Way of Washington County has closed the books on its 2012 fundraising campaign $131,282 short of its $1.775 million goal for 17 local health and human service programs. Expressing...
View ArticleBig Black Dog Syndrome commonly seen at JC/Wash Co. Animal Shelter
Like most dogs, Randall, a black retriever mix, likes to play, socialize with others and while a tad timid, shows signs of being very loving. But because of the color of his coat, Randall doesn’t get a...
View ArticleOrganizer of defunct GOP presidential forum in Kingsport charged with...
A Greeneville man accused of bilking Northeast Tennessee political activists out of money for a 2011 Republican presidential campaign forum that never happened was arrested Wednesday in Middle...
View ArticleDry Creek area ‘dodged a bullet’
After heavy rain over several days caused breaches along Dry Creek this week, Washington County officials have a better understanding of what work needs to be done to alleviate, and potentially...
View ArticleForecast calls for 100 percent chance of snow
Mother Nature is trading her torrential downpour for colder temperatures and a 100 percent chance of snow today. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Morristown said a low pressure...
View ArticleTime is of essence with Health Care Act
A sudden break came in the midst of the minutia of dealing with numbers, decimal points and minor transfers at Wednesday’s Washington County Budget Committee meeting. Department heads came and went as...
View ArticleJury returns guilty verdict on drug charges
ELIZABETHTON – A man was found guilty on a charge of initiation of process intended to result in the manufacture of methamphetamine and simple possession of morphine by a Carter County jury Wednesday,...
View ArticleMan charged with theft, forgery of check
An Elizabethton man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly stole a check from a residence in Johnson City on Nov. 30, according to a police news release. According to the release, Huston Hartley,...
View ArticleNumerous activities planned for MLK weekend
Johnson City volunteers, students and political action committees plan to hold service days of projects and celebrations to honor civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on and around Monday’s...
View ArticleJohnson City woman charged in August burglary
A Johnson City woman was charged in connection with a burglary from this past August. Johnson City police charged Katina Arnold, 2807 South Roan St., with aggravated burglary and two counts of...
View ArticleJohnson City woman charged in theft of roommate's credit card
A Johnson City woman was charged Thursday with stealing and using her roommate’s credit card, according to police. Amanda Joe Barnes, 31, 716 E. Maple St., was charged with fraudulent use of a credit...
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