Power restored in north Johnson City
Johnson City Power Board officials said a north Johnson City outage was resolved within an hour Monday night.
View ArticleHouse passes resolution directing state to sue over refugees
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The House has passed a resolution that directs the state to sue over the federal refugee resettlement program.
View ArticlePolicing Unicoi - Town to reduce payment to Sheriff's Department
UNICOI — Citing a lack of extra patrol by the Unicoi County Sheriff’s Department in the town of Unicoi, the town’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted unanimously Monday to send Sheriff Mike Hensley...
View ArticleNew Talent - Town of Unicoi welcomes new top staff
UNICOI — There are a couple of fresh faces on the job at Town Hall in Unicoi.
View ArticleCarter County Commission makes move to end lawsuit with Carter County Tomorrow
ELIZABETHTON — The Carter County Commission voted 16-8 on Monday night to approve a memorandum of understanding that could lead to a settlement of a lawsuit filed last year against the county’s...
View ArticleScience Hill, Crockett earn Big 7 Conference baseball wins
Jacob Beaird kept his record unblemished and the Science Hill baseball team scored runs any way they could get them in a 6-1 victory over Sullivan Central on Monday evening at Cardinal Park.
View ArticleChange is on the TSSAA horizon
Nothing is written in stone, but there seems to be a strong sense many — or perhaps all — of the 24 Division I private schools will move to Division II for the 2017-18 classification period.
View ArticlePolice: Man, woman dead on West Chilhowie in apparent murder-suicide
Officials with the Johnson City Police Department have confirmed that they are investigating the deaths of two people as a murder-suicide.
View ArticleTBI's Crime in Tennessee 2015 report: More murders and rape, fewer overall...
Murders and methamphetamine offenses increased statewide last year year while DUI arrests and burglaries decreased, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s 2015 Crime in Tennessee report...
View ArticlePolice investigate two deaths in central Johnson City, neighbors in shock
Johnson City police are investigating the deaths of two people as a possible murder-suicide.
View ArticleUnicoi County crushes Longhorns
ERWIN — Johnson County had been one of the hottest teams around, but Unicoi County's hitters found a seemingly never-ending groove.
View ArticleWesley Steven Holtsclaw
Wesley Steven Holtsclaw ELIZABETHTON - Wesley Steven Holtsclaw, age 47, of Elizabethton, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. He was a son of Luther Taylor...
View ArticleLetters: Support for racial profiling is wrong
It isn’t often that a writer can manage to be both vacuous and offensive, but Kenneth Gough pulled it off with his (April 6) column in support of racial profiling.
View ArticleBest Shots: Photos from Our Readers
You, too, can take your best shot on a digital camera and send it to the Johnson City Press. The best of the best will be published in upcoming editions and in our online photo galleries here on...
View ArticleHouse approves Fantasy Sports Tax Act
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s Legislature is close to passing a bill that would make clear that fantasy sports betting is legal, but would also regulate it and put a tax on it.
View ArticleAthalee Arnott Chase
Athalee Arnott Chase passed away on Monday, April 18, 2016 at the Life Care Center in Gray, Tennessee. She was born November 11, 1923, in Hawkins County, to John J. and Helen Ruddle Arnott. Athalee was...
View ArticleNetherland Inn’s 2016 Opening and Daniel Boone Day
The historic Netherland Inn, 2144 Netherland Inn Road, Kingsport, will open Saturday, May 7, for the 2016 season with tours from 2 to 5 p.m. with the last tour of the day beginning at 3:30.
View ArticlePolice: Girlfriend assaulted boyfriend in Electric Cowboy parking lot
A Bristol woman was charged with aggravated domestic assault and resisting arrest Sunday morning for reportedly assaulting her boyfriend in the Electric Cowboy parking lot.
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