EMS to take lead role in unattended deaths
Unattended death investigations in Washington County’s rural areas will soon no longer be the sole responsibility of the sheriff’s office, with a new requirement for a medically trained person to be...
View ArticleProposed law would require jail time for meth
A new law proposed by a local state legislator would establish mandatory minimum sentencing for anyone convicted of possessing any amount of methamphetamine. Rep. Timothy Hill, R-Blountville, filed...
View Article’Toppers get back on track
Calvin Songster is Science Hill’s ace, but the Hilltoppers best win games by committee this season.Songster paced four double-digit scorers with 17 points and Science Hill snapped its two-game losing...
View ArticleLady 'Toppers top Boone for 47th straight league win
Tianna Tarter has driven Science Hill’s basketball program into the fast lane the past three and a half seasons, and she’s finding another gear for the homestretch of her career.The 5-foot-6 senior...
View ArticleThe freeze is on: Wind chills to be near zero for few days; UPDATE: JC...
When the temperatures began to drop and the snow began to fall Tuesday, East Tennessee responded swiftly to ensure the safety of its residents. Shawn O’Neill, a meteorologist with the National Weather...
View ArticleFire damages 1,800 tombstones at Chattanooga National Cemetery, including...
CHATTANOOGA — A grass fire damaged about 1,800 tombstones, including those of a number of Civil War dead, after flames spread across five acres of Chattanooga National Cemetery on Sunday...
View ArticleETSU soccer coach Calabrese headed to Florida International
Scott Calabrese, the man who started the men's soccer program at East Tennessee State University in 2008, is leaving the school.Calabrese has accepted a job as the head coach as Florida International...
View ArticleThose who injure others deserve tougher punishment
As Press staff writer Becky Campbell reported in Sunday’s paper, legislation will be introduced in the Tennessee General Assembly this year to toughen the penalties for those convicted of injuring...
View ArticleDennis Prager can’t handle historic fact
Can the editors of the Johnson City Press honestly not find a better spokesperson for the right than Dennis Prager? His obsessive demonizations of the left every Saturday are as predictable as the...
View ArticleEducation funding
Recently the Johnson City Press ran an article on the opinion page about school vouchers. I would like to take this opportunity to express my opinion on this subject. First of all, Republicans only...
View ArticleVietnam veterans
I would like to comment on the Jan. 12 letter by Bertram S. Allen Jr. concerning Vietnam veterans. Lighten up Bert, it’s only a license plate. The last thing Vietnam era veterans need to do is dispute...
View ArticleBitter cold grips region ... again
Tri-Cities residents awoke to frigid conditions this morning along with fine powdery snow on streets and sidewalks.As it turned out, most of the Tri-Cities region was spared - or shorted, some may...
View ArticleCommon Core challenge could cause classroom conflict
Local school administrators, currently in the midst of implementing a new set of education standards and curricula in their districts, still plan to move ahead with an upcoming computer-based testing...
View ArticleMan to get at least 10 years in prison after teen-sex plea
GREENEVILLE — A sentencing date has been set in U.S. District Court for the Johnson City man who earlier this month agreed to plead guilty to charges relating to his attempt to solicit sex from a male...
View ArticleSheriff: Deputies find meth operation at Johnson County residence, 2 charged
MOUNTAIN CITY — Two Johnson County residents have been arrested on charges they were making meth at their Shoun Mission Lane residence, Sheriff Mike Reece announced Wednesday in a news release. Jason...
View ArticleElizabethton police: Dead infant was exposed to meth; couple arrested
ELIZABETHTON — Police recently charged the parents of a dead 8-month-old child with attempted aggravated child abuse after tests revealed they had exposed the infant to methamphetamine, police said...
View ArticleAuthorities release name of woman killed in weekend house fire
The name of a woman killed in a house fire over the weekend has been released.According to authorities, Serena Morrow, 22, died in the residential fire that broke out around 4 a.m. Saturday at 2528 Old...
View ArticlePolice: Johnson City woman hit man with kitchen chair, threatened him with knife
A Johnson City woman was arrested early Wednesday morning on a charge that she struck a man with a kitchen chair and threatened him with a knife. Cynthia Brooke Spradlin, 21, 916 Pardee St., was...
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