Johnson City man charged with stealing gold jewelry
Police arrested a West Holston Avenue man Thursday on charges he stole $600 in jewelry from a Johnson City residence and sold it to a gold buyer in the mall. James Leslie Pipkin, 113 West Holston Ave.,...
View ArticlePolice: Witnesses spot man stealing from vehicle in downtown Johnson City
Johnson City police arrested a 54-year-old Montgomery Street man early Friday on a charge that he stole items from a vehicle parked at 150 W. State of Franklin Road in downtown Johnson City. According...
View ArticleMan charged with stealing, forging checks in Johnson City
A 26-year-old Johnson City man was charged Thursday with forging stolen checks. According to Johnson City police, Brandon Keith Ollis, 323 Grand View Extension, was charged with forgery over $500,...
View ArticleElizabethton man charged with aggravated burglary in Johnson City
An Elizabethton man was charged Thursday with breaking into a Johnson City residence, a police report said. According to the release, Tommy Demery, 40, 1833 Tenn. Highway 91, Elizabethton, was charged...
View ArticleJohnson City man charged with stealing vehicle from Roan Centre lot
A Johnson City man was charged Thursday with stealing a car from a north Johnson City shopping center lot in June. James Saylor, 33, 2357 Lakewood Village, was charged with theft of property over...
View ArticleTrain hits car near Umoja Festival
A Norfolk Southern Railway train was forced to stop alongside Buffalo Street near the main stage of the Umoja Festival Friday night, after it came in contact with a parked car, Johnson City police...
View ArticleFEMA visits area to assess flood damage
Damage assessment teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency toured flooded areas of three East Tennessee counties Friday to begin the process of determining if the area is eligible for federal...
View ArticleUmoja Festival celebrates diversity
The sounds and smells in downtown Johnson City Friday night were not easily ignored, as the Umoja Festival came to celebrate diversity. Food vendors lined Market Street, representing all kinds of...
View ArticleGearhart to resign from Jonesborough BMA due to health issues
Halfway through her second term on the Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Aldermen, Mary Gearhart will resign from the board Monday evening and recommend former Jonesborough mayor Homer G’Fellers be...
View ArticleMan charged with taking car for spin on golf course hole
UNICOI – An atypical drive down the 18th fairway of the Buffalo Valley Golf Course led to last week’s arrest of a Bluff City man on vandalism charges, according to officials with the Unicoi County...
View ArticleNE State cleaning up Downtown Centre after Sunday’s flood
Officials with Northeast State Community College have spent the week cleaning up water damage at the Downtown Centre left in the wake of Sunday’s flood. Northeast State will be renting the facility...
View ArticleCarter files motion to dismiss planning director’s lawsuit
ELIZABETHTON – A motion was filed in Carter County Circuit Court this week to dismiss the lawsuit filed against Carter County and Mayor Leon Humphrey. The lawsuit had been filed by Carter County...
View ArticlePolice say about $818 in heartburn medicine stolen from Walmart
ERWIN – A Chuckey man was arrested Wednesday by officials with the Unicoi County Sheriff’s Department for allegedly stealing nearly 50 boxes of heartburn medication from the shelves of the Unicoi...
View ArticleMumford & Sons concert draws crowd from near and far
BRISTOL – Regardless of where you were from —— Tri-Cities, in-state, out-of-state, out of the country – everyone in downtown Bristol Saturday night merged as one family. State Street was lively as...
View ArticleJohnson Ciy official confident finished plan would have prevented last...
The answer is yes. If the city’s roughly $30 million long-range flood mitigation plan been in place, downtown Johnson City would have been spared the nightmarish Aug. 5 flooding – that’s any flooding,...
View ArticleTornadoes, floods: Challenging 2 years for county agencies
Today marks the eighth day of what promises to be a months-long recovery process for hundreds of Washington County residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed by a widespread flash flood during a...
View ArticleStorm impact: Washington County considers new disaster agency
A new organization could be in place soon to help Washington County residents recover from a flood last week that devastated much of the Dry Creek community, but also wreaked widespread havoc on...
View ArticlePinnacle Fire Tower Trail sees success, pavilion to be added
UNICOI – Since its grand opening last October, it has been a rare sight to see no hikers or bikers taking advantage of the Pinnacle Fire Tower Trail. On weekends when the weather is nice, vehicles can...
View ArticleHampton man accused of shooting at vehicle with teens inside
HAMPTON – No one was reported injured when a man allegedly shot at truck that had people inside on Saturday afternoon. James Edward Scalf Jr., 41, 186 Swimming Pool Road, was arrested by Deputy Paul...
View ArticleJohnson City Gold hits local store shelves
A tribute to Johnson City’s history and claim to fame has been bottled, packaged and is now available at local gas stations and grocery stores. Johnson City Gold started to hit store shelves on Monday,...
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