Phillip A. Hunt
JOHNSON CITY - Philip A. Hunt, age 59, of Johnson City, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at the Johnson City Medical Center. A lifelong native of Johnson City, he was a son of the late George...
View ArticleMrs. Geraldine ‘Jerri’ Stanton
MOUNTAIN CITY - Mrs. Geraldine ‘Jerri’ Stanton, age 83, of Mountain City, Tennessee, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Johnson City Medical Center following a...
View ArticleRobert “R.H.” Hensley
JONESBOROUGH - Robert “R.H.” Hensley, 78, Jonesborough, joined hands with Jesus on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Johnson City Medical Center. A native of Scott County, VA, he was born to the late...
View ArticleHillary Clinton makes closing arguments in Tennessee
Fresh off a commanding victory in South Carolina, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton swung through Tennessee Sunday, seeking to energize voters during campaign stops in Nashville and...
View ArticleOwenby's efforts not enough for Bucs
In this election year, Hagen Owenby subscribed to a philosophy held by the nation’s 26th President.
View ArticleJohnson City basketball tradition runs deep
Johnson City has always had a rich basketball tradition.
View ArticleLocal restaurant drawing support for slain man's family
You can’t walk into 7 Hermanos on West Market Street and miss it.
View ArticleCandidate's death may complicate Unicoi County assessor's race
ERWIN — In addition to the Super Tuesday presidential primary, Unicoi County voters will select a Republican candidate to appear on the Aug. 4 general election ballot for property assessor.
View ArticleTwo in running for Washington County Commission seat
Tennesseans’ presidential preference will be confirmed when the polls close after Tuesday’s primary, but there also is one local race of particular interest to Washington County and its citizens.
View ArticleTBI campaign combats human trafficking in East Tennessee
It’s delusional to think human trafficking is only an international or urban issue now.
View ArticleBucs to face winner of Mercer-Citadel in SoCon quarterfinals
The pairings for the Southern Conference basketball tournament have been set.
View ArticleRock comes out swinging at Oscars, 'Mad Max' revs up
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Rock, clad in a white tuxedo, kicked off the 88th Academy Awards — “the White People’s Choice Awards,” he called them — in an unflinching, rip-roaring opening monologue that...
View ArticleIn 1931, Gatlinburg (“The Burg”) hosted the Appalachian Trail conference
The Appalachian Trail is a 2,168-mile (2001) footpath for walkers. (According to a 1931 newspaper, it was originally planned for 1200 miles, but has been enlarged over time because of numerous...
View ArticleEarly 1900s city enterprises spotlighted, part 3
This column is the third of three dealing with a few early 1900 city enterprises. I have attempted to identify the location of each, plus (in parenthesis) some later businesses that occupied that same...
View ArticleIs it time for the penny and dollar bill to go?
Pity the poor penny. Once again there are voices on Capitol Hill calling for an end to the production of the 1-cent coin.
View ArticleHistorical Association to look at area's past, growth
Dawn Peters will present the program for the March meeting of the Watauga Historical Association at Tipton Haynes Historical Site, 2620 S. Roan St., Johnson City, on Thursday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m.
View ArticleAsbury Place Steadman Hill names McKinney administrator
Asbury Place continuing care retirement communities has named Tammy Christian McKinney assisted living administrator for its Steadman Hill campus in Kingsport.
View ArticleOscar winners list: 'Spotlight' takes Best Picture
List of winners at Sunday's 88th annual Academy Awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
View ArticleNew twist in addiction crisis: Deadly painkiller impostors
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Authorities are sounding the alarm about a new and deadly twist in the country’s drug-addiction crisis in the form of a potent painkiller disguised as other medications.
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