ETSU nursing students receive white coats in special ceremony
Approximately 80 future nurses walked across the stage at East Tennessee State University’s Martha Street Culp Auditorium on Friday afternoon to take part in the College of Nursing’s white coat ceremony.
View ArticleThe Latest: Belgium says anti-terror raids taking place now
BRUSSELS — The Latest on explosions at Brussels airport and metro station (all times local):
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BREAKING: Federal police in Belgium issue wanted notice for suspect in Brussels airport bombing
View ArticleETSU's Bello picked for dunk contest
ETSU senior guard Deuce Bello has been selected to compete in the 28th annual State Farm College Slam Dunk Championships at the Berry Center in Cypress, Texas on March 31.
View ArticlePolice: Man burglarized Johnson City house, returned 2 weeks later for robbery
A man was accused of burglarizing a Johnson City residence in mid-February and returning to the same place two weeks later to rob the resident, resulting in his arrest Monday.
View ArticleETSU students use radio telescope in North Carolina workshop
Ten East Tennessee State University students recently participated in a radio astronomy workshop at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute in Brevard, North Carolina.
View ArticleETSU program to present "Jack and the Least Gal"
Two of the most famous folktale heroes in American literary history — Jack and his feminine counterpart, the Least Gal — will come to East Tennessee State University this weekend.
View ArticleThe Latest: Anti-terror raids in Belgium turn up nail bomb
BRUSSELS — The Latest on the explosions Tuesday at Brussels airport and a subway station (all times local):
View ArticleHomeland Security: No 'specific, credible' threat to US
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Jeh (jay) Johnson says there is no “specific, credible intelligence” of any plots against the United States like those carried out in Brussels.
View ArticleThe Latest: Cruz calls for 'patrol' of Muslim neighborhoods
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times Eastern Standard Time):
View ArticleVan Huss: Swap UT diversity money for 'In God We Trust' stickers
NASHVILLE — A bill advancing in the state House would redirect money from the University of Tennessee’s diversity office to pay for “In God We Trust” decals for law enforcement vehicles.
View ArticleTransgender bathroom bill dies in subcommittee
NASHVILLE — A bill that would require transgender students to use bathrooms that match their sex at birth has failed.
View ArticleBill to end Tennessee motorcycle helmet law fails in Senate
NASHVILLE — A proposal to allow motorcyclists to ride Tennessee roads without safety helmets has been defeated in a Senate committee.
View ArticleGun safety bill named after 8-year-old victim defeated
NASHVILLE — A Tennessee House committee has defeated a gun safety bill named after an 8-year-old girl who was fatally shot by an 11-year-old boy after she and her sister refused to let him see their...
View ArticleJanice Lee Adkins
ERWIN — Janice Lee Adkins, 75, of Erwin, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2016, at the Johnson City Medical Center.
View ArticleBillie Byron Barnes
JOHNSON CITY — Mr. Billie Byron Barnes, age 85, passed away on Tuesday March 22, 2016, at the Lakebridge Health Care Center in Johnson City.
View ArticleLois Honeycutt Crum
JOHNSON CITY — Lois Honeycutt Crum, 91, died March 21, 2016. She was a proud native of Johnson City and lived there most of her life.
View ArticleDiane Ruth Fair Almaroad
PINEY FLATS — Diane Almaroad, 56, went Home to be with the Lord on March 21, 2016. She departed this life from her home in Piney Flats.
View ArticleEaster time is egg fighting time in Peters Hollow
ELIZABETHTON — Historians in Europe talk about the Hundred Years War, but the folks in Peters Hollow scoff at such at such a small amount of time. They will be celebrating the 193rd year of their own...
View ArticleMountain Home VA to host Vietnam War veteran homecoming
When Vietnam War veterans came home from their tours of duty, there were no hero homecomings, but on Friday that’s exactly what those who served will receive.
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