One charged with domestic assault, vandalism
Police arrested a Gray man Wednesday on charges that he assaulted his girlfriend, according to a news release. Shawn Lana Centers, 42, 160 Rockingham Road, was charged with domestic assault and felony...
View ArticleMan charged with stealing property at social function
A Gray man was arrested Wednesday after reportedly stealing more than $10,000 worth of property while at a social function, police said in a new release. Stephen Brobeck, 32, 11 Hiddenbrook Lane, was...
View ArticleUpdate: 2nd Washington County inmate dies in custody this week
A second inmate has died in a matter of days while in the custody of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. In a news release, Sheriff Ed Graybeal said Charles Frederick Young III, 35, 631 Saylor Hill...
View ArticleUnity found at Jonesborough's National Day of Prayer Service
The crowd gathered around the steps of Washington County Courthouse in downtown Jonesborough Tuesday clapped and rejoiced in a unified “Amen” as speaker Helen Conger gave her testimonial of prayer...
View ArticleCity Commission gives go ahead to Sinking Creek Wetlands Project
An agreement between Johnson City and Boone Watershed Partnership to pursue the first phase of the Sinking Creek Wetlands Project received a thumbs-up Thursday from commissioners after a safety report...
View ArticleETSU initiative hopes to bring more veterans to campus
If you are a veteran, chances are you can attend East Tennessee State University debt-free, or with very little expense, depending on your benefits. ETSU administrators announced Thursday the Buc Hero...
View ArticleCorker says TVA needs better management during ETSU visit
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker thinks a possible sale of the Tennessee Valley Authority will not help solve the nation’s debt problems, but thinks the utility should be reviewed as called for in President Barack...
View ArticleJohnson City man faces assault, drug, gun charges after Milligan Hwy....
Police arrested a 22-year-old Johnson City man early Friday morning after a series of incidents along the Milligan Highway involving a gun, attempted carjacking, drugs, a broken window and a foot...
View ArticleTelford woman faces charges in Ga.
A Telford woman facing drug and theft charges out of Georgia was taken to jail Thursday by Johnson City police. Police said in a news release that Amy Larck, 37, 133 Carters View Way, Telford, was...
View ArticleOutgoing JC commissioner Myron has no regrets
Though she finished a distant fifth in this year’s race to seat two new city commissioners, Jane Myron on Thursday – just hours before she received her ceremonial plaque and well wishes in the...
View ArticleJC police: Two face meth charges after routine traffic stop
A routine traffic stop ended with methamphetamine charges for two people. Johnson City police Friday stopped Amanda Clark, 28, 141 E. Market St., Apt. 905, who was driving a car with no headlights near...
View ArticleUpdate: Johnson City police release bank robbery details
A white male about 6 feet tall and between 150-160 pounds demanded money from an Eastman Credit Union bank teller today at about 10:30 a.m., a Johnson City Police official said in a press conference...
View ArticleMore rain coming to Tennessee as soggy spring slogs on
NASHVILLE – A damp weekend is on tap for Tennessee, which is already slogging through a soggy spring from Memphis to Bristol. Forecasters with the National Weather Service said Friday that rain by the...
View Article2 teens charged with Carter County house burglaries
ELIZABETHTON – Two men were arrested by the Carter County Sheriff’s Department recently on charges of aggravated burglary and theft stemming from burglaries allegedly committed April 15. One of the men...
View ArticleETSU student on road to recovery after being beaten, hospitalized
An East Tennessee State University student remained hospitalized Friday after being assaulted in his off-campus apartment last week. Joseph Geiger, father of critically injured ETSU junior Haden...
View ArticleUpdate: Suspect sought in local credit union robbery
A North Roan Street bank closed temporarily Friday after a man demanded money from a teller and ran away, Johnson City police said. “This morning at approximately 10:22 a.m., we had a robbery at one of...
View ArticleRelative wants answers in WCDC inmate’s death
A relative of a Johnson City man who died while custody at the Washington County Detention Center this week wants answers about his death. Alan Sieckman, grandfather of Stewart W. Peppers, 22, 606...
View ArticleFestival promotes Latin art and culture
Pamela Delgado and Ivan Ramirez, who are spending two years away from their homes in Costa Rica to study mathematics at ETSU, said the 2013 Corazón Latino Festival surprised them. “We didn’t know there...
View ArticleFormer Virginia police officer sentenced for sending sexual messages
GATE CITY – A former police officer for the town of Coeburn will spend the next year in prison after he was sentenced Friday in Scott County Circuit Court for using Facebook to solicit sex from a...
View ArticlePERFECT: Sullivan South junior aces ACT
KINGSPORT – Taylor Pinto made a 34 out of a possible 36 ACT score his sophomore year of high school. He at first thought about letting that be his final try at the test. After all, that was an...
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