Combatting meth: Four-year operation ends
A methamphetamine-production ring investigation started more than four years ago by local authorities, then later taken over by federal officials, closed out last week with the final sentencing in...
View ArticleFGCU far from underacheiving
FORT MYERS, Fla. — There’s a sense in some basketball quarters this season that Florida Gulf Coast is underachieving.Maybe that’s what happens when an anonymous mid-major makes a big splash at the NCAA...
View ArticleSeveral pills found after traffic stop
ELIZABETHTON — A response to a complaint about a man in the left lane of traffic on Broad Street led to an arrest on drug charges Tuesday. Roger Hardin, 61, 1551 Broad St., was arrested by Deputy...
View ArticleUnited Way campaign gets week to hit goal
With final reports still pending from several of its campaign divisions and less than $83,000 needed to meet its $1.7 million goal, the United Way of Washington County on Friday opted against closing...
View ArticleBird solution still up in the air
In the Gump neighborhood, a solution to the problem of how to handle pesky starlings and blackbirds has been as evasive as the birds themselves. A meeting held Friday night at Memorial Park Community...
View ArticleToppers drop second straight league game
KINGSPORT — Dobyns-Bennett was constantly working in the paint on Tuesday, but left no streaks.Paul Gadson, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound senior post, scored 24 points, and 6-foot-4 Tyleke Love (11 points) and...
View ArticleUnicoi doubles up on Happy Valley, 66-33
ERWIN — Slugging their way through the first half, the Unicoi County Blue Devils caught fire in the second half to put away rival Happy Valley on Friday night.The Blue Devils, who appeared to see the...
View ArticleHampton rolls past Cloudland
ROAN MOUNTAIN — When Hampton gets on a roll, it is flat-out relentless.In a span of 9:54, the Bulldogs outscored Cloudland by 34 points and turned a tight rivalry game into an absolute blowout. Led by...
View ArticleWilson music to Lady ’Landers’ ears
ROAN MOUNTAIN — It was difficult to assess whether Courtney Wilson's basketball game was better than her singing.Either way, it was a win for Cloudland.Wilson helped sing the national anthem, and then...
View Article2014 Niswonger Invitational Track Meet Friday
Niswonger Invite Friday Dave Boyd/Johnson City PressNiswonger Invitational Track Meet Friday
View ArticleObama fuels reform on some but not all NSA spying
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's orders to change some U.S. surveillance practices put the burden on Congress to deal with a national security controversy that has alarmed Americans and outraged...
View ArticleRedi-Mart store in Elizabethton burglarized
A burglary to the Redi Mart convenience store at 725 W. G St., Elizabethton, occurred a few minutes after midnight Friday, police said. Detective Sgt. Christopher Bowers of the Elizabethton Police...
View ArticleLongtime police employee running for Carter Circuit clerk
ELIZABETHTON — Longtime police investigator Frank Peters has announced he will be a candidate for Carter County Circuit Court clerk in the May 6 Republican Primary. The office is currently held by...
View ArticleAmbulance service looks to move offices to Unicoi County Sheriff Department's...
ERWIN — In March, the Unicoi County Sheriff’s Department relocated its administrative offices from downtown Erwin to the Unicoi County Jail Annex on Jackson Love Highway. Now, the county’s...
View ArticleCarter County Sheriff Chris Mathes praises governor's methamphetamine bill
ELIZABETHTON — Carter County Sheriff Chris Mathes praised Gov. Bill Haslam’s methamphetamine bill that was filed in the General Assembly this week. Speaking at a small news conference in his office...
View ArticleBucs win big for Walker at Niswonger
Win for Coach Walker.It was the clear mission of the East Tennessee State track and field team Saturday at the 36th annual Niswonger Invitational.The Bucs won four different events and finished...
View Article‘Irish Brigade’ runner remembers former coach with reverence
We never called him Dave. We always called him Coach. That was the level of respect that all of the Irish athletes who attended East Tennessee State, myself included, had for Coach Dave...
View ArticleQuestions asked about candidates' intentions in attending campaign events
Attending the political campaign kickoff for a candidate could be perceived as showing support for that person, but on the other hand, it might not mean that at all. At least that’s what two men...
View ArticleProposal seeks to increase time for fleeing felons
A Washington County government committee put its stamp of approval on a resolution that would name a new law after a local sheriff’s deputy nearly killed two years ago by fleeing felons. District...
View ArticleLocal preteen's impact felt through past actions and words
In some ironic way, a 12-year-old’s dream to travel the world doing mission work has materialized with her death, and though Tim and Ellen miss their youngest child terribly, they can see the impact...
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