Favorites, first-time events to highlight Jonesborough Days
The 43rd annual Jonesborough Days celebration will get under way July 5 and continue through July 7, with all the traditional Independence Day events, folk art, music, crafts and food the festival is...
View ArticleErwin man sentenced to 14 years in federal prison on meth conviction
GREENEVILLE — An Erwin man previously charged with offenses related to the manufacture of methamphetamine was sentenced to spend 14 years in prison at a Wednesday hearing in U.S. District Court in...
View ArticleBudget Committee recommends proposed 2014 budget
For the past three years, the Washington County Commission has adopted a bare bones but balanced budget, while maintaining essential services without any drastic adjustments, including tax increases...
View ArticleNew Vision Youth hosting Youth Prom
New Vision Youth, in partnership with the Kingsport Parks and Recreation Department and South Central Kingsport Development, will present their annual Youth Prom, beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday at the...
View Article4th Annual Kingsport City Schools Back to School Expo
Back to School ExpoTuesday, July 30, 3 - 6 p.m.Do you offer lessons, athletics or other fun and educational opportunities for Kingsport kids?Do you offer programs, services and activities for kids in...
View ArticleEvent: It's State of the Arts Weekend in Bristol — June 14-16!
It's State of the Arts Weekend in Bristol — June 14-16!The third annual State of the Arts Weekend kicks off this Friday with Art D’Vine. This event will ignite the weekend-long celebration which plays...
View ArticleEast Tenn. teacher charged with endangerment
OLIVER SPRINGS — A teacher in Roane County has been charged with exposing a person to danger at her home, quarantined during a methamphetamine investigation.According to the Knoxville News Sentinel,...
View ArticleUpdate: Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for NE Tennessee
Update: NWS Morristown has extended it's severe thunderstorm warning until 2:30 p.m. for Northeast Tennessee, including Sullivan, Hawkins, Washington and Greene counties. Lee and Scott counties in...
View ArticleUpdate: Accused Johnson County gunman wounded in shootout, captured
MOUNTAIN CITY — Richard Shane Mabe, 33, was taken into custody on Thursday afternoon following a short but spectacular police pursuit in which several shots were exchanged and Mabe was wounded in the...
View ArticleElizabethton woman accused of burglarizing trailer
ELIZABETHTON — A woman was charged this week on accusations that she broke into a neighbor's residence and stole boxes containing personal items. Deborah Ann Scott, 154 Melody Lane, Lot 2, was charged...
View ArticleSinkhole discovered at second school in NE Tennessee
A roughly 8-foot by 12-foot sinkhole has been discovered in the back parking lot at Ridgeview Elementary School in Gray. Washington County Schools Maintenance Supervisor Phillip Patrick was informed...
View ArticleDowned trees, fires as afternoon storm hits Johnson City area
An afternoon severe thunderstorm hit the Johnson City area just after 2 p.m. Thursday, which downed trees all over town and even sparked fires in some locations.Meteorologist Sam Roberts with the...
View ArticleKingsport woman accused of pointing gun at children, threatening to shoot
KINGSPORT — Children chasing a loose dog on a Kingsport street encountered a surly neighbor Monday night, as she reportedly exited her home and pointed a firearm while threatening to...
View ArticleUpdate: Residents of 1,000 Colorado homes ordered to evacuate as wildfire rages
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Residents of 1,000 homes in Colorado Springs are being ordered to evacuate because of a wildfire that's already destroyed at least 360 houses.Thursday's evacuation...
View ArticlePolice: 4 dead in shooting in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis police say four people are dead in a shooting south of downtown.The St. Louis Police Department posted on its official Twitter account that two women and two men are dead....
View ArticleETSU awarded $2.2 million to research prescription drug abuse
East Tennessee State University has received a $2.2 million research grant aimed at battling prescription drug abuse and misuse, a problem officials described as reaching "epidemic proportions." The...
View ArticleAnimal control is necessary public service, not a charity
Johnson City Commissioner Clayton Stout thinks the city should commit more tax dollars to building a new animal shelter. Stout suggested at the City Commission’s last meeting that the city take...
View ArticleGuilty plea: Man to serve prison term for stealing from Johnson City deli
A Johnson City man already convicted of stealing more than $60,000 from an employer in 2010 pleaded guilty in Washington County Criminal Court this week to a similar crime at another job. Gary Conrad,...
View ArticlePet of the Week
Sadie is a 7-8 year old Pit Bull. She is good with kids, cats and dogs. This super sweet girl is very spunky, playful and loves toys. For more information about Sadie or any of the other animals ready...
View ArticleAbout Portaging
If you paddle a canoe enough, you are eventually going to portage. Portaging is the act of carrying your canoe from point A to point B, most often from lake to lake in a wilderness, or around a...
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