Unicoi County school closed by sinkhole goes up for sale
ERWIN — Love Chapel Elementary School is up for sale. At Thursday’s meeting of the Unicoi County Board of Education, the board unanimously voted to have school building that was closed by a...
View ArticleDrug-addicted babies subject of local panel discussion
BLOUNTVILLE — Area law enforcement, teachers and health care workers got together this week to discuss what is being done about babies being born addicted to drugs. The formal name for this diagnosis...
View ArticleMan says he was denied entry to Justice Center due to service dog
A Johnson City man who claims he was denied entry into the George P. Jaynes Justice Center because of his service dog said the situation should have never happened. In 2013, Tennessee law changed the...
View ArticleSouth tops Cyclones, stays atop conference
KINGSPORT — Sullivan South generally won't knock a team out, but those punches and jabs come from so many directions it's hard to keep everything covered.In an important Three Rivers Conference...
View ArticleLady Cyclones roll over South for conference lead
KINGSPORT — A battle for first place ended with the mercy rule.Elizabethton's girls relentlessly harassed Sullivan South and ran away for a surprisingly easy 78-32 win in a Three Rivers Conference...
View ArticleHappy Valley celebrates 40th anniversary of state title
ELIZABETHTON — It was a time for celebration Friday night on Warrior Hill.Forty years after winning the Tennessee Class S state basketball title, members of the 1974 Warriors were presented with their...
View ArticleJohnson City police officer injured in two-vehicle wreck
A Johnson City police officer received non-life-threatening injuries in a vehicle crash late Friday, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The wreck occurred around 9:30 p.m. when the officer, who...
View ArticleJunior Bucs hold off Cloudland
University High is temporarily without point guard Luke Willoughby and shooting guard Joseph Phillips, but it still has quite a backcourt in Marcus Taylor.The 5-foot-9 senior overcame constant...
View Article40th Anniversary Happy Valley State Champs
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View ArticleMan indicted on charge placed after gun incident at family meeting
ERWIN — A Unicoi County grand jury Friday indicted a county man arrested last year for allegedly pointing a gun at and threatening a member of his family. Brice McGhee Jr., 4560 Old...
View ArticleWork under way on last waterline link in Hampton
ELIZABETHTON — It has been a lengthy project, but the last link of the new waterline from Hampton Springs to Elizabethton underneath U.S. Highway 19E and the Doe River in Hampton began...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts one in alleged drive-by shooting in Erwin
ERWIN — A man arrested in November for allegedly committing a drive-by shooting in Erwin was indicted by a Unicoi County grand jury Friday. Howard D. Metcalf, 312 Jackson Ave., Erwin, was indicted on...
View ArticleThe Buzz: A week of local news worth talking about
In case you missed these posts, here are eight items worth reading today on JohnsonCityPress.com: • Man says he was denied entry to Justice Center due to service dog. A Johnson City man who...
View ArticleUPDATE: Legendary ETSU track and field coach David E. Walker dies at 82
When his mother dropped him off at East Tennessee State University, Mark Finucane remembers the chat his mother had with legendary distance running coach David E. Walker. “Now you take care of my...
View ArticleOrganizers trying to revive local senior softball
Charlie Matiolli wants to bring softball veterans back home and also sign up some new recruits.Over the past 10 years, Matiolli has seen the senior softball scene in the Tri-Cities dwindle down from an...
View ArticleSharon, Israel's bulldozer in politics, dies at 85
JERUSALEM — It was vintage Ariel Sharon: His hefty body bobbing behind a wall of security men, the ex-general led a march onto a Jerusalem holy site, staking a bold claim to a shrine that has been in...
View ArticleShelton takes over at Walters State
Pitching coach Joey Seaver started filling Ken Campbell’s cleats, but Dave Shelton will be the closer.Seaver was picked to succeed Campbell at Walters State last summer after Campbell concluded his...
View ArticleBucs back in business with win over Northern Kentucky
The East Tennessee State basketball team played with a sense of urgency when it counted Saturday to get back on the winning track.The Bucs broke open a tie game with 14 minutes to play, getting big...
View ArticleUnicoi deputies discover moonshine still
UNICOI — Unicoi County Sheriff Mike Hensley said officials made an unexpected discovery Friday evening while attempting to serve an arrest warrant, and as a result, a Unicoi woman faces charges...
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