Police: Wanted man had sawed-off shotgun at Johnson City motel
A search for a wanted man at a Johnson City motel led police to a sawed-off shotgun early Saturday morning, resulting in an additional charge. Clint Chandler, 37, 116 Spring City Dr., Lot No. 44, was...
View ArticleFoster parents change lives for children
Like butterflies emerging from cocoons, children who are traumatized and placed in state custody often go through amazing transformations in the secure and loving homes of foster parents. In her role...
View ArticleLocal residents heeded warning to stay off roads
Northeast Tennesseans seemed to heed the warning of icy conditions predicted for Friday, which may have kept the number of wrecks and accidents with injuries down from what could have potentially been...
View ArticlePolice say woman struck, injured girl
KINGSPORT – A Kingsport woman was arrested Saturday morning after allegedly striking her 6-year-old daughter and causing a puncture wound outside her mouth and more injuries inside her mouth. According...
View ArticleCourt date upcoming for alleged shoplifter
A Johnson City man arrested on Jan. 19 following an investigation into a shoplifting in December will soon appear in court, according to a police press release. According to the release, Keenan Acosta,...
View ArticleStudy shows meth on rise; area law enforcement continue efforts to stop it
There’s no way to ignore the strong hold meth has on East Tennessee, and that hold doesn’t seem to be loosening, according to a recent state study. The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office’s report released...
View ArticleTaekwondo just part of 80-year-old’s physical routine
Henry David Thoreau once said, “None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.” The quote seems appropriate for one unique physical and mental specimen who apparently returns to her Boones...
View ArticleMountain Home cemetery work helps keep vets off streets
James Barger was working at a local fast food restaurant when he got a stroke of good luck with a job at a cemetery. This was not just any cemetery, though. It was Mountain Home National Cemetery,...
View ArticlePolice identify man found dead off University Parkway
Johnson City police have identified a 45-year-old man found dead off University Parkway earlier this month. In a news release Monday, police said an autopsy had been ordered for the body of Robert L....
View ArticleCity sees seven fire-related deaths in last 13 months
Seven fire-related deaths have occurred in Johnson City in the past 13 months, a number that is too high for a city this size, according to the fire chief. Recent deaths include a woman who was found...
View ArticleHampton property owner says county work caused flooding
HAMPTON – A small section of a mobile home park on Carl Smith Road sustained some of the worst damage from the four days of rain that fell in the region. The rains turned Laurel Fork Creek from a...
View ArticleResident says Unicoi officials shouldn’t get tax break
ERWIN – Unicoi County resident John Day said Monday that through his nearly yearlong investigation of operations of the Unicoi County Property Assessor’s office, he has found that two Unicoi County...
View ArticleWoman who allegedly falsely reported three gunmen at hospital bound over
A Jonesborough woman accused of faking a security risk by reporting three gunman at the Johnson City Medical Center in December planned on duplicating the Newtown, Conn., shooting was bound over to a...
View ArticleWoman accused of hitting boyfriend with car
A woman was arrested late Sunday night after she allegedly hit her boyfriend with a car following an argument about house keys, according to a police report. Leslie R. Brewer, 31, 152 Hilltop Road, was...
View ArticleGray man faces meth-related charges
A 26-year-old Gray man has been arrested on methamphetamine-related charges. James B. Kimes, 136 Greyland Drive, was charged with promotion of methamphetamine manufacture and unlawful drug...
View ArticleCarter Co. man who swims Watauga River to escape cops caught on other side
ELIZABETHTON – In an effort to avoid law enforcement officers Thursday, a man swam the frigid Watauga River, only to be arrested by officers on the other bank, police said. James Lynn Cox, 30, 340...
View ArticleCarter County students hear battles with bullying at program kickoff
ELIZABETHTON – A new anti-bullying program was kicked off in the Carter County schools Monday morning, with the debut held at Hunter Elementary School. A second program was held Monday afternoon at...
View ArticleCarter woman says she, son witness neighbor shoot dog
ELIZABETHTON – A Carter County man shot his neighbor’s dog Sunday, but claimed he thought it was a stray animal that had attacked his dog the previous night, according to the Carter County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleMan gets 24 years in prison in son’s accidental shooting death
A Johnson City man will spend the next 24 years in prison for convictions related to his son’s accidental shooting two years ago, a judge ruled Tuesday. But Christopher Mitchell won’t get out of prison...
View ArticleEx-sheriff’s trial on official misconduct set for July 8
ERWIN – Former Unicoi County sheriff Kent Harris is set to once again face trial in Unicoi County Criminal Court in July, this time on a single charge of official misconduct. At a Tuesday afternoon...
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