Meth dump site discovered in Hampton
ELIZABETHTON – A methamphetamine laboratory dump site was found Monday at the end of Hampton View Road in Hampton. Lt. Mike Little, Lt. Patrick Johnson and Sgt. Harmon Duncan of the Carter County...
View ArticleCity’s historic district boundaries likely to grow (updated with current map)
Johnson City is on the verge of quadrupling the size of its downtown Historic Zoning/Conservation Overlay District, which will put the onus on more property owners to adhere to specific standards but...
View ArticleSnowfall scrambles school schedules, produces few traffic problems
As promised, snow blanketed Northeast Tennessee early Wednesday morning, as accumulations of anywhere from 1 to 5 inches prompted school closings and delays throughout the region. Johnson City schools...
View ArticleCommission on Aging surveys seniors, others
The Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability conducted a regional town hall meeting at Johnson City’s Memorial Park Community Center Senior Center Wednesday to gather input from local seniors,...
View ArticleCovered pavilion set to be built at trail in Unicoi County
ERWIN – It has taken less than two years for the Pinnacle Fire Tower Trail to become one of the most popular destinations for hiking and biking in Northeast Tennessee, and the town of Unicoi is set to...
View ArticleFellow attorneys remember 'brilliant, devoted' Slagle
Johnson City attorney Mark Slagle, known to his friends and fellow lawyers as a dedicated, hardworking client advocate who was also devoted to his wife, died late Tuesday in a Dallas hospital while...
View ArticleRange Elementary recommended for closure by Carter director of schools
ELIZABETHTON – Range Elementary School, Carter County’s smallest school, might be closed and its students moved to Central Elementary School next year. The closure was the recommendation Director of...
View ArticleSix charged in Johnson Co. meth investigation
MOUNTAIN CITY – Six people were arrested last week after a Johnson County Sheriff's Office and Drug Enforcement Administration investigation into a meth-making operation, Sheriff Mike Reece...
View ArticleStranded hiker rescued after night on Appalachian Trail
ERWIN – A hiker stranded overnight along a Unicoi County portion of the Appalachian Trail in freezing conditions was rescued Wednesday by county officials. Lt. Jimmy Erwin with the Unicoi County...
View ArticlePolice: Weapons, pot, cash found in Elizabethton raid; 2 charged
ELIZABETHTON – Two men were arrested Wednesday by the Elizabethton Police Department on drug charges following an investigation into the possible sale of drugs at a Jordan Road home. Wyatt E. Penrod,...
View ArticleJohnson City man accused of assaulting relative with chair
A Cherokee Road man was arrested Wednesday after he assaulted a relative with a wooden chair, Johnson City police said in a news release. Arbey Lopez, 28, 1412 Cherokee Road, was charged with...
View ArticleFirst draft of ‘Rails-to-Trails’ master plan revealed
Durham, N.C.-based Alta/Greenways unveiled on Thursday its first draft of a master plan for East Tennessee’s first “Rails-to-Trails” project, which will serve as a guide for the successful completion...
View ArticleProposed animal shelter fundraising contract on hold
Animal Control Board members agreed to disagree Thursday on a proposed contract from Enka, N.C.-based Dickerson, Bakker and Associates that would put the company in a position to pull the cart on a...
View ArticleWounded soldier needs kidney transplant
Army Pfc. Marshall Lane is grateful he survived a bullet wound last year while on a training mission with an Afghanistan military police unit and knows he’s lucky to be alive. But the 23-year-old...
View ArticleLocal politicians happy with state finances
ELIZABETHTON – The state of Tennessee is in great financial shape even though the national government is a mess. That was the message the area’s legislative delegations to Washington and Nashville...
View ArticleFood City may open store in Unicoi Co.
ERWIN – An area grocery chain has an interest in setting up shop in Unicoi County, and preliminary work is under way to determine if the county could support a new store. Food City President/CEO Steve...
View ArticleSHHS students to cheer on Lady Hilltoppers in state championship today
As Science Hill High School’s Lady Hilltoppers get ready to take on the Riverdale High School Lady Warriors today in the AAA state basketball championship game at Middle Tennessee State University in...
View ArticleDavid Crockett student earns $100,000 Air Force scholarship
David Crockett High School senior Katelyn Curley can’t imagine her what her high school career would’ve been like if she hadn’t joined the school’s Navy JROTC program. All of Curley’s hard work in the...
View ArticleCommission moves to enlarge downtown historic district
The City Commission on Thursday unanimously passed the first reading of an ordinance to triple the size of its downtown Historic Zoning/Conservation Overlay District. The request, which came from the...
View ArticleCourthouse renovation plans turned sideways to allow for more space
Initial plans for the Washington County Courthouse’s makeover called for keeping the second-floor courtroom’s orientation as is, but the design literally has been turned sideways to fit into the same...
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