Letters: Trump would bring a new Gilded Age
If Donald Trump is elected as the next president, we will be in the new Gilded Age. The Gilded Age was from 1870 to 1890 and was known as the most corruption time in history. Businessmen, such as...
View ArticleThinking of immigration on this St. Patrick's day
St. Patrick’s Day is as good of a time as any to discuss immigration reform in this country. At the turn of the 20th century, newly arrived Irish Catholics (along with Italians and Germans) were...
View ArticleDistance running trash talk — Are you not entertained?
This past weekend in Portland, Nike’s two top distance running groups, the Bowerman Track Club and Nike Oregon Project, had it out on Twitter following the conclusion of the men’s 3,000-meter final at...
View ArticleHill, Lundberg could challenge for Ramsey's Senate seat
KINGSPORT — At least two Northeast Tennessee Republican House lawmakers say they are considering a run at Ron Ramsey’s state Senate seat.
View ArticleDrinking to celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Johnson City police have their eyes...
The Johnson City Police Department will be placing additional officers on the streets this St. Patrick’s Day weekend on the lookout for impaired drivers. These high visibility patrols will be conducted...
View ArticleJohnson City man charged with felony shoplifting at the Mall of Johnson City
Police say a Johnson City man was arrested for shoplifting a felony amount of items from the Mall at Johnson City and fighting with loss prevention employees around noon on Wednesday.
View ArticlePolice: Johnson City man swallowed evidence, had cocaine
A Johnson City man was arrested during a traffic stop on Wednesday after he swallowed evidence, resisted arrest and was in possession of cocaine, police said.
View ArticleBees kill 85-year-old man
RAYMONDVILLE, Texas — An 85-year-old man has died after being stung about 200 times by a swarm of bees in South Texas.
View ArticleFree speech bill withdrawn after Islamic State comments
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Republican lawmaker is defending his comments that free speech rights on Tennessee college campuses should apply to everyone — even recruiters for the Islamic State group.
View ArticleSt. Paul AME Zion to hold weekly fish fry
St. Paul AME Zion Church, 201 Welbourne St., will hold an Old Fashioned Fish Fry on Saturday, March 19, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
View ArticleFBI investigating Virginia police stun gun death
RICHMOND, Va. — The FBI is investigating the 2013 death of a Virginia man who was repeatedly shocked with stun guns by police, the head of the federal agency's Richmond division said.
View ArticleSt. Patrick's Day: Send us your photos
Is your office filled with green-clad St. Patrick’s Day revelers? Are you feeling Irish today?
View ArticleLarry Scott Richmond
JONESBOROUGH — Larry Scott Richmond, 74, Jonesborough, passed away on Monday, March 15, 2016, at Life Care Center of Gray.
View ArticleWalmart cash scheme: Kingsport police say con artists are swindling clerks
KINGSPORT — Police say they are searching for men who use a disputed change scheme to steal cash from clerks throughout the area, including $600 during a single transaction at a Kingsport store.
View ArticleMilligan student photography exhibit examines meaning of 'home'
MILLIGAN COLLEGE — Milligan College senior Abi Bethea believes everyone is searching for belonging.
View ArticleNYC St. Patrick's Day Parade kicks off, gay groups included
NEW YORK — The country’s largest celebration of Irish heritage had the streets of midtown Manhattan awash in green Thursday as thousands marched up Fifth Avenue for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade....
View ArticleDimple Burleson
RINGGOLD, GA - Dimple Burleson, 81, of Ringgold, died on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, in a local health care facility.
View ArticleJoAnn Higgins
JOHNSON CITY — JoAnn Higgins, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at the Johnson City Medical Center.
View ArticleLouise Ingram Dickens
JOHNSON CITY — Louise Ingram Dickens, 83, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday March 9, 2016.
View ArticleEvelyn Carpenter Hampton
LOUISVILLE, KY — Evelyn Carpenter Hampton, 88, Louisville, Kentucky, formerly of Elizabethton, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in the Regency Center of Louisville after an extended illness.
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