White, Engle selected for spots on Unicoi board of education; assessor...
ERWIN – Aside from the office of Unicoi County Sheriff, several other local races were decided in Thursday’s general election. Two seats to represent the county’s second district on the Unicoi County...
View ArticleCarter school board incumbents beaten
ELIZABETHTON – Two incumbents on the Carter County School Board went down to defeat in the county general election Thursday. In unofficial results, Rusty Barnett gathered 262 votes to defeat incumbent...
View ArticleCorker, Roe easily win GOP primaries; Overall places third
Tennessee’s incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Bob Corker scorched the GOP primary field Thursday en route to what likely will be a return to Washington and a second 6-year term barring an unexpected upset...
View ArticleUpdate: Van Huss beats incumbent Ford in 6th District House race
Republican newcomer Micah Van Huss entered the political arena for the first time Thursday and promptly knocked incumbent state Rep. Dale Ford, R-Jonesborough, out of the running for a chance at a...
View ArticleJohnson City man charged in assault with lamp cord
A Johnson City man was charged Friday with assaulting his girlfriend by allegedly striking her and choking her with a lamp cord. Johnson City police charged Vincent C. Holmes, 45, 504 Swadley Road,...
View ArticleSales tax holiday begins today
The stores will be packed this weekend with parents and their children shopping for back-to-school supplies – and most everything in the store will be close to 10 percent off. The sixth annual sales...
View ArticleHands On! giving children chance to ‘Touch a Truck’
The 300 block of East Main Street in front of Hands On! Regional Museum will be trucked out for kids of all ages at Johnson City’s First Friday tonight. A variety of trucks, including military, fire...
View ArticleVandals strike Carter County highway equipment
ROAN MOUNTAIN – Vandals caused damage to equipment belonging to the Carter County Highway Department and the Carter County School Department this week in vandalism committed near the old abandoned...
View ArticleSpeakers stolen from Elizabethton church
ELIZABETHTON – A thief stole loudspeakers and stands from a church on Tuesday or Wednesday. Omar Gonzalez told Officer Lincoln Orellana of the Elizabethton Police Department that two Scorpion speakers...
View ArticleCrash closes part of eastbound I-26
A T&M Freightliner tractor trailer overturned on Interstate 26 near mile marker 11 just before noon, causing the right side of the eastbound lanes to be closed. According to a Johnson City Police...
View ArticleLow turnout: Only 15.4 percent vote
Washington County Director of Schools Ron Dykes had the total voter turnout more than covered late Thursday as the final one-third of the county’s precincts began to report and the local sales tax...
View ArticleSales tax holiday kicks off with a bang
Office Depot was humming with activity. Cars were pulling in and out of the lot, shoppers were browsing through the aisles and the employees running the cash register were doing their best to keep the...
View ArticleBack to school: Johnson City students return Monday
Most kids might be sad about summer break coming to an end, but Sydney Jordan can’t wait to hit the books Monday during Indian Trail Intermediate School’s first day of classes. “I’m a little bit...
View ArticleRegion deluged by rain; damage forces Johnson City schools to close
Heavy evening rains Sunday flooded several areas of Northeast Tennessee, including downtown Johnson City and numerous sections of Washington, Carter and Unicoi counties. Johnson City police advised...
View ArticleCity, area slammed by flooding
A slow-moving storm dumped a deluge of rain on East Tennessee Sunday afternoon that crippled parts of Johnson City and Washington, Carter and Unicoi counties. The storm tapped every available emergency...
View ArticlePhotos from Sunday night's flooding
Johnson City Press photographers captured numerous images as torrential rains caused heavy flooding that damaged areas of Washington, Carter and Unicoi counties on Sunday evening. Click the photo to...
View ArticleCarter County School System set for multiple changes
ELIZABETHTON – The Carter County School System gets a fresh start this week. It is not only the start of a new school year, but it is also the start of a new administration under interim Director of...
View ArticleUpdate: Area under flood watch until 8 p.m., Red Cross surveying damage
Flooding was worst in Washington County from the storm system that drenched the region Sunday evening, according to the county mayor. Some of the worst hit areas of Washington County included sections...
View ArticleSchool canceled in Johnson City tomorrow
The start of the 2012-13 school year in Johnson City will be delayed a second day due to storm damage, according to the city. A torrential downpour in Johnson City Sunday night caused widespread...
View ArticleAftermath: Local floodwaters recede; damage assessment begins
Rushing flood water swept away homes, cars and animals Sunday night after Dry Creek, so named for its appearance most of the time, overflowed when it couldn’t handle a torrent of rain. Washington...
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