Trailblazers fend off Blue Devils' rally
Daniel Boone jumped ahead 8-0 and held on for a wild 8-7 non-conference victory over Unicoi County on Wednesday night.
View ArticleETSU football scrimmage set for Thursday night in Elizabethton
The ETSU football team will wrap up its third week of spring practice with the Appalachian Orthopaedics Spring Scrimmage on Thursday night at Citizens Bank Stadium in Elizabethton. The scrimmage is set...
View ArticleUnicoi Co. wildfire covering 120 acres
A wildfire that began on Tuesday at 4 p.m. has burned approximately 120 acres in Unicoi County, according to U.S. Forest Service Ranger Leslie Morgan on Wednesday afternoon.
View ArticleTennessee hoping to start new draft streak this year
KNOXVILLE — One year after failing to have anyone drafted for the first time since 1963, Tennessee is attempting to start a new streak.
View ArticleLetters: Columnist misses point of public education
Ken Gough often writes oversimplified opinion pieces claiming that competition and free enterprise will solve our problems. A clear example is his Feb. 27 piece in support of a school voucher bill that...
View ArticleWhat's your hurry? Slow down in highway work zones
Johnson City residents will soon see a portion of their city property tax dollars spread in their neighborhoods. Street repaving is slated to increase five-fold this year thanks to 10 cents of the...
View ArticleETSU's Forbes finalist for Joe B. Hall Award
Steve Forbes, East Tennessee State University's first-year head coach, was announced as a finalist for the Joe B. Hall Award.
View ArticleOpossums as misunderstood as they are helpful and hearty
Across Tennessee and its neighboring states, a creature stalks the night.
View ArticleFred Lee Stewart
TELFORD — Fred Lee Stewart, of Telford, passed away from this life to the next on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at the Johnson City Medical Center after a battle with lung cancer.
View ArticleJohn Frank Simms
JOHNSON CITY — John Frank Simms, 79, 250 Mosier Road, Johnson City, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2016, at his residence.
View ArticleCharles "Warren" Vest, Jr.
JOHNSON CITY — Charles Warren Vest, Jr., 92, former Mayor and City Commissioner of Johnson City died Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at the VA Medical Center.
View Article15 killed, many trapped in overpass collapse in India
KOLKATA, India — Rescuers in Kolkata dug through large chunks of debris from a massive overpass that collapsed across an intersection while under construction Thursday, killing at least 15 people and...
View ArticleHow a tainted Kenyan runner won small US races
NEWPORT, Kentucky — The runners came in all sizes, shapes and ages, from 5 to 99. Celebrating the Fourth of July, some raced in starry tops, shorts and headbands. For them, the 5K through the grounds...
View ArticleHaslam to announce 3-year plan for Tennessee road projects
NASHVILLE — Republican Gov. Bill Haslam is releasing his plan for road construction in Tennessee on Thursday.
View ArticleObama, Asian leaders to huddle on North Korea nuclear threat
WASHINGTON — Working to display a united front, the United States and key Asian countries will seek Thursday to put more pressure on North Korea as world leaders open a nuclear security summit in...
View ArticleKingsport Power’s rate hike request draws fire at hearing
KINGSPORT — Respondents to Kingsport Power’s proposed 13 percent increase in its base rates got to air their concerns Wednesday during an unprecedented public comment session.
View ArticleMan arrested for reportedly wielding a knife after being invited for a meal
Johnson City police said they arrested a 48-year-old man on Wednesday for pulling out a pocket knife and making threats at a home after residents invited him in for a meal.
View ArticleHe didn't get it his way: Man charged with attempted robbery after pulling...
KINGSPORT — A man who allegedly chased employees out of a Kingsport fast food restaurant by waving a handgun has been arrested on attempted robbery charges.
View ArticleTDOT receives funding for University Parkway, Boones Creek exits on I-26
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has received funding for improvements to two Interstate 26 interchanges in Johnson City.
View ArticlePatricia Lynne Cantrell
SILER CITY, NC — Our Heavenly Father sent His Holy Angels to take our dear, precious Patricia Lynne Cantrell to be with Him in her Heavenly home Easter Sunday, March 27, unexpectedly due to...
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