Chamber sees future home where graffiti artists see canvas
It’s seen as a target for graffiti by some, and as a white elephant by others, but local officials agree the former General Mills site along West Walnut Street and West State of Franklin Road is a...
View ArticleLocal health worker equates domestic abuse to terrorism
When you think of terrorists, you may think of someone in another country plotting attacks against civilians, but domestic violence here at home is terrorism too, according to a local mental health...
View ArticleRadical school consolidation plan faces Carter officials
ELIZABETHTON – During the past several years when Carter County was planning and building a new jail, the county’s school system did not make any demands for new schools, and only two schools, Hampton...
View ArticlePolice: Shoplifter took 11 ties from Johnson City mall store
A Kingsport man was arrested Friday on an accusation that he stole several ties from a Johnson City mall store. Brandon W. Bentley, 3424 Page St., Kingsport, was charged with felony shoplifting. In a...
View ArticleWashington Co. legislator files bills to block U.N. from Tenn.
Republican James “Micah” Van Huss promised to protect Tennessee from the United Nations when he ran for state representative in 2012. Van Huss made that pledge at a tea party event in Kingsport last...
View ArticleJC traffic stop results in meth, weapons charges for Morristown man
A Morristown man was caught with methamphetamine and some knives in a Johnson City traffic stop on Saturday, police said in a news release. Garrett Short, 28, 2771 Turley Mill Road, Morristown, was...
View ArticleSpeed, safety at odds on Tree Streets
It’s been nearly 20 years since residents of Johnson City’s Tree Streets first petitioned the city for traffic calming devices to slow speeding drivers in their neighborhood. Kate Zimmerman is a West...
View ArticleMended Little Hearts support group hold events for Congenital Heart Defect...
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week kicked off Feb. 7 and will wrap up on Valentine’s Day. To raise awareness that heart defects claim more lives than any childhood cancer and receive only a...
View ArticleCity Commission candidate forum set for Tuesday downtown
Three local organizations will conduct a forum for Johnson City Commission candidates Tuesday beginning at 6:30 p.m. at The Charles in downtown Johnson City. Seniors in Action, Young Professionals of...
View ArticleDrug, child abuse charges placed against three in Unicoi County
Three adults were charged this weekend with drug and child abuse offenses, according to information from a posting on the Unicoi County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. According to the post,...
View ArticlePolice: 2 women caught stealing meat, pills, denture glue at local grocery
Two Sullivan County women were arrested Saturday at a local Food City after a store employee discovered meat, allergy pills and denture glue hidden in their purses, according to a Johnson City police...
View ArticleMan charged with dealing drugs from Unicoi Co. motel
ERWIN – A monthlong drug investigation has resulted in the weekend arrest of a man for allegedly selling drugs out of a Unicoi County motel. According to a release from the Unicoi County...
View ArticleOfficer finds drugs on prisoner, police say
ELIZABETHTON – A prisoner in the Carter County Detention Center faces additional charges after a correction officer reported finding him in possession of quarantined drugs. Jeffery Roger Hammonds, 27,...
View ArticleThree charged with auto burglary after stop
Three people were charged with auto burglary and more Sunday by the Johnson City Police Department. A vehicle was stopped at the Sunoco, 2810 W. Walnut St., and the vehicle and its occupants were...
View ArticleMore questions, few answers on county solid waste plan
During the Washington County Solid Waste Committee meeting Monday afternoon, Mayor Dan Eldridge said he had more questions than answers when it came to choosing an option that could save the county...
View ArticleLocal community reacts to papal resignation
Some local Catholics were surprised Monday by the announcement of Pope Benedict XVI saying he would resign at the end of the month. Father Michael Cummins, chaplain at the Catholic Center at East...
View ArticleJonesborough board votes to expand drug-screening policy
The Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Alderman voted Monday to expand the town’s drug-screening policy to include all newly hired employees during their probationary period. In recommending the...
View ArticleCarter County judge changes course on public records
ELIZABETHTON – The public’s access to warrants and other papers for the Sessions Court appeared to be back to normal in Carter County on Monday, after three days of confusion and controversy over the...
View ArticleCarter Co. committee recommends naming new Siam bridge after two men
ELIZABETHTON – The Highway Committee of the Carter County Commission had to make a Solomonic decision Monday morning and the members appeared to have succeeded. The first item on the agenda for the...
View ArticleMore money taken from Carter Co. budget to pay for pauper burial
ELIZABETHTON – Carter County’s commitment to pay the funeral bills for some of its poorest citizens has once again become a topic of discussion in the Budget Committee of the County Commission. For...
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