Johnson City police: Empty gas tank upends fleeing driver, resulting in 18th...
A man fleeing a Johnson City traffic stop Sunday ran out of gas in Carter County, allowing authorities to arrest him on charges including his 18th of offense of driving on a revoked license, police...
View ArticleToday: ETSU to dedicate fountain in honor of first students in desegregation
East Tennessee State University will be unveiling a new historical marker and memorial fountain that honors five students who desegregated the college. The official dedication of the marker will be...
View ArticleJohnson City murder case from 2006 heads back to court
Editor's Note: Press Staff Writer Becky Campbell is Tweeting live from the Poncho Delgado murder trial. Follow her @CampbellinCourt. ––– Two jury panels are scheduled to appear in Washington...
View ArticleInsurance will cover Unicoi County's Love Chapel Elementary relocation
ERWIN – While officials with the Unicoi County School System are still working with the system’s insurance provider, Director of Schools Denise Brown said Friday she is confident the cost of relocating...
View ArticleUnicoi County officials want sinkhole risks assessed
ERWIN – Linda Purchase said she bought her home in the Love Chapel community around 10 years ago with the intent of remaining there for the rest of her life. But, like others in the area, Purchase is...
View ArticleUnicoi sheriff says department’s made great strides in year
ERWIN – Tuesday will mark the one-year anniversary of Mike Hensley’s appointment to the office of Unicoi County sheriff by the Unicoi County Commission, and through the challenges and successes of the...
View ArticleInfant, toddler found in meth arrest; parents charged with child endangerment
ELIZABETHTON – A man who was out of jail on bond while awaiting trial on methamphetamine charges is facing new charges, including child endangerment, following an arrest on Saturday. David P....
View ArticleMan charged with vandalizing Johnson City sports bar
A 23-year-old Gray man was arrested early Monday morning on a charge that he vandalized a North Roan Street nightclub. Caleb Warden, 268 Hugh Cox Road, Gray, was charged with vandalism over $500...
View ArticleUpdate: Jury selected in Poncho Delgado murder trial in Jonesborough
Editor's Note: Press Staff Writer Becky Campbell is Tweeting live from the Poncho Delgado murder trial. Follow her on Twitter @CampbellinCourt. ––– 4:29 p.m. - Campbell is going through...
View ArticleWitnesses say Delgado told them he killed man
Two witnesses in a first-degree murder trial that stems back to 2006 testified Monday about information they apparently didn’t tell police during the investigation until recently. The testimony came...
View ArticleSenator pleased with Dry Creek rebuilding project
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander visited the Dry Creek community on Monday and called the ongoing efforts to rebuild homes destroyed in the Aug. 5 flood the best example of people helping people he had ever...
View ArticleWashington Co. Commission moves to cut mayor’s power
The Washington County Commission on Monday voted 17-7 in a surprising move to pull County Mayor Dan Eldridge’s legal authority to appoint members to the county’s Regional Planning Commission. Though...
View ArticleSupporters seek to prevent Carter Co. school’s closing
ELIZABETHTON – Four people who would like to see Range Elementary School kept open addressed the Carter County Board of Education during a workshop session Monday afternoon. The board heard the...
View ArticleLocal Democrats to reorganize party
The Washington County Democratic Party will reorganize Saturday, April 13, 2013, in an event from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Memorial Park Community Center, 510 Bert St. Refreshments will be...
View ArticleTN attorney general calls Van Huss' bill prohibiting U.N. election...
Tennessee legislation prohibiting United Nations’ representatives from observing elections in the state is “constitutionally suspect,” according to a state attorney general’s opinion. The legislation,...
View ArticleVan Huss' UN, gun bills fail in Tenn. House; anti-drone bill survives
State Rep. James “Micah” Van Huss’ amended bills to prohibit United Nations representatives from monitoring Tennessee elections and keep state and local government employees from enforcing new federal...
View ArticleDelgado murder trial wraps for day; closing arguments set for Wednesday
Editor's Note: Press Staff Writer Becky Campbell is reporting live from the Poncho Delgado murder trial in Jonesborough. Follow her on Twitter @CampbellinCourt. ––– 3:24 p.m. - Jury released;...
View ArticlePublic meeting on MSHA acquisition of Unicoi hospital set for Thursday afternoon
ERWIN - For six decades, Unicoi County Memorial Hospital has operated as a publicly-owned community hospital, but UCMH officials and team leaders agreed that for the hospital to survive, a partnership...
View ArticleMan charged with murder takes stand in own defense
Poncho Delgado took the witness stand Tuesday in his own defense at his first-degree murder and arson trial and denied killing Robert Curtis nearly seven years ago. In fact, Delgado, 44, said he didn’t...
View ArticleBill may bring tax relief to Dry Creek
State legislators are not yet satisfied with the relief they feel is due Washington County’s Dry Creek residents affected by the Aug. 5 flood. Sen. Rusty Crowe, R-Johnson City, and Rep. Matthew Hill,...
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