Update: Norfolk Southern’s downtown rail replacement sidetracks motorists
Downtown Johnson City became a maze of dead ends and detours Monday and the work week got off to a steamy start for some motorists visibly irritated with Norfolk Southern Railroad’s track replacement...
View ArticleJC Police: Two charged with child neglect after Wilson Ave. meth incident
A Johnson City couple arrested Sunday on drug and child abuse charges told police they smoked meth that night while their 2-year-old and infant sons were in their apartment. Jeremy Ryan Parks, 30, and...
View ArticleParents charged in child-abuse case no-show at hearing
A Johnson City couple charged last year in a child abuse that involved their children living in what police called “deplorable” conditions failed to appear in a Washington County courtroom Monday for a...
View ArticleMethadone clinic may open in Johnson City
A certificate of need should be filed this week for a methadone clinic to locate in Johnson City, nearly 10 years after a certificate was granted but later revoked, according to a representative of the...
View ArticleCarter County committee discusses alternatives for pauper burials
ELIZABETHTON – The Health and Welfare Committee of the Carter County Commission on Monday night discussed possible alternatives to continued county funding for pauper burials. The topic has rarely been...
View ArticleTown of Unicoi proposing several changes to personnel policy
UNICOI – The town of Unicoi Board of Mayor and Aldermen is proposing changes to its personnel policy – some minor, others more significant – that will impact the town’s small base of employees if...
View ArticleDomestic violence incident leads to police using Taser on man
ELIZABETHTON – Officers from the Carter County Sheriff’s Department, the Elizabethton Police Department and a Carter County constable responded to a domestic disturbance on Clay Little Road shortly...
View ArticleWoman given year in jail for embezzling from Johnson City law office
A former law office comptroller will serve a year in jail and 30 years on probation, but that could be reduced if she finishes repaying money she stole to support a cocaine habit. Lisa Potter, 43, of...
View ArticleFire destroys house in Siam
ELIZABETHTON – A house was destroyed in the Siam community early Tuesday morning. Deputy Michele Meade and Lt. Penny Cornett responded to the fire at 2:25 a.m. and said the house was engulfed in...
View Article2 to 4 inches of snow predicted for region
A winter weather advisory is in place for the Tri-Cities area starting at 10 tonight, as snow showers are forecast to fall throughout the region, beginning in the early morning hours Wednesday....
View ArticleVirginia fugitive arrested in Johnson City
Johnson City police on Monday arrested a man wanted in Southwest Virginia. Glenn Adkins, 37, 26 Poinsetta Lane, Bridge Station, Va., was arrested after the Lee County Virginia Sheriff’s Office tipped...
View ArticleJC Police: Wanted man found with LSD
An East Fairview Avenue man was charged with drug possession Tuesday after police found LSD on him while arresting him on a warrant, Johnson City police said in a news release. Jarrod L. Anderson, 24,...
View ArticleHome euthanasia new local option for pet owners
Losing a pet is a traumatic experience, and perhaps even more so when euthanasia becomes the most humane option. When the time comes to end the suffering of a beloved cat or dog, the dread of taking...
View ArticleMan allegedly involved in THP shootout indicted on more serious charges
A Gray man charged with shooting at a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper after a lengthy chase and crash was indicted by a Washington County grand jury this week on more serious charges than he...
View ArticleMan won’t have to serve three-year sentence for probation violation
A Kingsport man convicted as a teen of negligent homicide was allowed to remain on probation and didn’t lose judicial diversion during a probation violation hearing Tuesday in Washington County...
View ArticleWoman allegedly takes items from store
A Hampton woman was arrested Tuesday by Johnson City police after employees of Belk, 2011 N. Roan St., said she attempted to return merchandise to the store that had been stolen earlier in the day....
View ArticleSnowfall prompts school closings, delays
Light snow began falling across much of the region this morning, causing school closings. Snow was predicted to continue falling throughout the day with varying amounts of accumulation depending on...
View ArticleErwin rail spur repair work on track
ERWIN – With grant funding secured and the construction firm selected, repair work on a problematic rail spur that runs through Erwin’s Riverview Industrial Park is on track for completion in the...
View ArticleGrindstaff sells Ford dealership
ELIZABETHTON – Steve Grindstaff has sold another piece of his Little Detroit. On Tuesday Chantz Scott said he has bought Grindstaff Ford. He said the deal has already received approval in Big Detroit...
View ArticleFire destroys mobile home on Walnut Mountain
ROAN MOUNTAIN – A mobile home on Walnut Mountain was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. Deputy Ross Frizzell of the Carter County Sheriff's Department said when he arrived on the scene at 130...
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