Odd call: Blowing nose brings big buck running
JACKSON, Miss. — The deer hunter figured sneezing had blown his chance at a deer, but blowing his nose brought a big buck running.Ron Manning of Hinds County said he's hunted deer for 54 years and had...
View ArticleEric Myers' Man of the House - Play With Me, Dad
Being at home has allowed me to witness an interesting phenomena related to child play. That phenomena is this: that parents are the key play people for their kids. Even at an age when kids have...
View ArticleJohnson City police charge man with three Pal's indecent exposure incidents
Johnson City police have arrested a Hawkins County man on indecent exposure charges following reports of a serial public masturbator appearing at a Boones Creek fast food drive-thru window. Tyler P....
View ArticleFounder of Kingsport outreach program for needy and homeless killed in wreck
KINGSPORT — The founder of a Kingsport outreach program for the needy and homeless has been killed in a vehicle crash.According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the incident...
View ArticleMountain View Bakery owner killed in crash with tractor-trailer on Highway 107
A Washington County man was killed early Monday when his car slid on an isolated patch of ice and he hit a tractor trailer head-on on Tenn. Highway 107, officials said. Leonard Yates Jr., 53, 133...
View ArticleEx-Kingsport police chief dies at age 80
KINGSPORT — Former Kingsport Police Chief Jim Keesling had a reputation for being tough as nails, commanding respect from within the department and throughout the community.On Saturday, Keesling, 80,...
View ArticleOpposing sides on school vouchers in Tennessee speak out
NASHVILLE — The debate over a school voucher program in Tennessee is heating up with groups for and against speaking out this week at the state Capitol complex.Tennesseans Reclaiming Educational...
View ArticleEx-Pilot Flying J sales manager to plead guilty
KNOXVILLE — Former Pilot Flying J director of sales for national accounts is to plead guilty Monday in federal court to charges stemming from a fuel rebate fraud investigation.Brian Mosher, of...
View ArticleManhunt ends for alleged gunman disarmed by customer at adult-oriented shop...
A customer disarmed an irate gunman at an adult-oriented gift shop in Gray, prompting a manhunt that eventually resulted in a man's arrest on Sunday in Carter County. Washington County Sheriff Ed...
View ArticleHampton man charged with sexually exploiting minors in Sullivan Co.
BLOUNTVILLE — A Northeast Tennessee man has been indicted on more than six dozen counts of sex crimes against minors, stemming from the alleged discovery of child porn while he was previously living in...
View ArticleChief deputy says Erwin Pizza Hut employee spit on his food to retaliate for...
ERWIN - An Erwin woman was arrested last week for allegedly using her position as a local restaurant employee to express her frustration over a prior arrest by spitting in the food of Unicoi County...
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View ArticleCompetency hearing canceled as murder-for-hire, child solicitation defendant...
A Jonesborough man charged in separate cases of solicitation of murder and solicitation of a minor was set for a competency hearing Monday and a trial starting today, but his attorney withdrew the...
View ArticleWinter sunset
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View ArticleIndian Paintbrush
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View ArticleToday's Buzz: 13 local stories worth reading from Johnson City Press
Miss something? Here's a baker's dozen of local news and sports stories from The Buzz to keep you in the loop:• Elizabethton man wins Grammy with Snarky Puppy. Just minutes after it was announced that...
View ArticleHolden Beach Sunset
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View ArticleDuchess Vixen
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View ArticleA tree grows around a rail fence
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View ArticleUPDATE: Wine bill taking surprising route through legislature
A pared down version of the broad wine in grocery stores bill that failed in the state House Local Government Committee last session passed handily Tuesday by a 13-3 vote.The bill was split into two...
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