Floyd "Dave" Sparks
JOHNSON CITY — Floyd "Dave" Sparks, age 76, Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord on April 6, 2016, following a brief illness.
View ArticleBuffs close season with Milligan College Cycling Classic
The Milligan cycling team will close out the regular season at home this weekend by hosting the third-annual Milligan College Cycling Classic.
View ArticleManning to serve as honorary race official at Food City 500
BRISTOL — Bristol Motor Speedway is scheduled to host the largest college football game ever this September.
View ArticleMartin-McClure team wants to add to area’s heritage
ABINGDON, Va. — Eric McClure wants to pay homage to the past, while building something special for the future.
View ArticleLeisure Products dives into new hot tub manufacturing facility
Later this month, the global headquarters of a tub and tanning bed manufacturer will be fully operational in its new Johnson City facility, bringing new jobs and revenues to the area.
View ArticleRegional Cancer Center, ETSU partnering for "Saving Our Smiles" on Saturday,...
The Regional Cancer Center at Johnson City Medical Center will host “Saving Our Smiles,” a fun, free awareness event for kids ages 8-14 on Saturday, April 16, from 3-5 p.m. at Carver Park, 322 W....
View ArticleTrailblazers beat Tennessee High for sixth straight win
Not quite as easy as 1-2-3, but Daniel Boone’s latest baseball victory was like 4-5-6.
View ArticleHonor Flight to honor another troop of local veterans; United Way Spring Fore...
Honor Flight of Northeast Tennessee is preparing to treat a crew of 22 local World War II, Korean and Vietnam veterans to an all-expense-paid, three-day round trip to Washington for a tour of the...
View ArticleETSU faculty, staff, students to be remembered
As the academic year nears a close, members of the East Tennessee State University community will have the chance to pay respects to those who have died in the past year.
View ArticleBill would leave condo owners vulnerable
I first began working with a condo association in Tennessee in 2000 when I was elected to serve on my condo association’s board. One thing I’ve learned both as a volunteer board member and now as a...
View ArticleOphelia Shoffner
Ophelia Shoffner, 86, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in the Greystone Health Care Center of Blountville.
View ArticleBetty Sure Hartline-Jones
GREENEVILLE — Betty Sure Hartline-Jones, 180 Cicero Ave., Greeneville, TN, passed away on March 30, 2016, of a lengthy illness.
View ArticleSmokies to use lottery for synchronous firefly parking
GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Great Smoky Mountains National Park visitors hoping to see the synchronous fireflies this summer will need to enter a lottery for the limited parking spots.
View ArticleGov. Haslam names Wendy Long as new TennCare director
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Haslam has named Wendy Long as the state’s new TennCare director.
View ArticleRobert A. Davidson
BRENTWOOD, NY — Robert A. Davidson (born in Elizabethton, TN), of Brentwood, NY, passed on April 6, 2016.
View ArticleSandra Kay Marsh
ERWIN — Sandra Kay Marsh, 67, of Erwin, passed to her heavenly reward on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at her residence.
View ArticleLoyce "Sue" C. Raber
"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." -...
View ArticleWashington County & Johnson City Animal Shelter, April 6 - VIDEO
It was another beautiful day as I visited the Washington County & Johnson City Animal Shelter, and there were several visitors on hand walking dogs, spending time with cats, and getting to know the...
View ArticleTransgender restroom bill revived by Tennessee House panel
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee House panel has revived a bill seeking to require public school students to use restrooms that match their sex at birth.
View ArticleOfficial: Sewage leak into Tennessee creek stopped
MEMPHIS — Officials in Tennessee say a sewage leak that led to a major fish kill and high levels of E.coli bacteria in a creek and a lake has been stopped.
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