Jonesborough planners grant approval for farm winery
Even though the Jonesborough Planning Commission met for less than 10 minutes, it was long enough to grant a business an opportunity to expand.On Tuesday night, the commission approved a certificate of...
View Article18 sent to hospital after Tennessee school bus crash
MEMPHIS — A crash involving a school bus in Memphis has sent 18 people to area hospitals.WMC-TV reports that there were 30 students from Sheffield High School on the bus and that some students...
View ArticleBristol Half & Half Marathon
In just its second year, the Bristol Half & Half Marathon is on track to become a major fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. “We had 350 runners last year, and we’re hoping for 1,000 this...
View ArticleDevo guitarist Bob Casale dies at age 61
NEW YORK — Bob Casale, the guitarist for Devo, best known for the 1980 hit "Whip It," has died of heart failure, his brother and band member Gerald Casale said Tuesday. He was 61.Devo founding member...
View ArticleKingsport business owner faces felony tax evasion charges
A Kingsport paint and body shop owner is held in the Sullivan County Jail on 34 counts of tax evasion.James William "Bill" McConnell, 78, of Meadowview, Va., was indicted last week by a Sullivan County...
View ArticleUpdate: Kingsport home blaze attributed to cooking fire
Authorities have cleared the scene and are now reporting there is no danger, adding no charges will be filed. The cause of the fire has been determined accidental due to unattended...
View ArticleCity will set precedent with Gump bird decision
Johnson City commissioners are set to decide on a plan Thursday to help Gump Addition residents who are being harassed by birds. One option would see the city paying as much as $7,000 for officers from...
View ArticleTennessee Wilderness Act should be passed
I am writing this letter to show my support for Sen. Lamar Alexander’s Tennessee Wilderness Act 2013. This legislation would create the state’s first new wilderness area in decades, expand five current...
View ArticlePopulation growth
Austin Bay’s column on Feb. 4 seeks to perpetuate the myth that we can grow forever because Paul Ehrlich’s “Population Bomb” didn’t explode on time. He neglected to tell you that the world grew less...
View ArticleAct like an adult
A man is killed in a Florida movie theater, his wife is injured and his 3-year-old child left fatherless. He is shot by a retired police officer, who had the right to carry a gun. He became upset...
View ArticleTwo men charged with stealing rugs from local business
Police say they arrested two men Tuesday for breaking into a local business and stealing several rugs.According a Johnson City Police Department news release, Caleb Price, 326 Tipton St., Erwin, and...
View ArticleBucs ready to make run at track title
East Tennessee State will try to make a run at a team championship this weekend at the Atlantic Sun Conference indoor track and field meet in Winston-Salem, N.C.“On paper, we’re probably second on the...
View ArticleStokes leads Tennessee past Georgia 67-48
KNOXVILLE — Tennessee made sure to get the ball in Jarnell Stokes' hands more often Tuesday night.Stokes responded by scoring 20 points and pulling down 11 rebounds in one of his most dominant...
View ArticleHamlin puts injury behind him and focuses on 2014
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Just five months ago, Denny Hamlin could barely get in his race car at his home track in Richmond without first stopping at the care center for treatment on his aching back.His...
View ArticleBluff City parents arrested after toddlers found by highway
Bluff City parents have been arrested after their two toddlers were allegedly found wandering unattended near a highway.Police say the children, each age two, had been left alone with a man who had...
View ArticleSharpshooting Rembert in rare air at ETSU
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — If recent form holds true, Rashawn Rembert should enter the East Tennessee State basketball record book sometime late in the first half or early in the second when the Bucs take on...
View ArticleArnold resigns as Boone coach
In a surprise move, Daniel Boone basketball coach Ryan Arnold announced he was resigning Wednesday after nine years on the job.Arnold, who was unavailable for comment, is pursuing other opportunites...
View ArticleJudge denies motion for new murder trial
Even though a local judge wasn’t totally pleased with how a murder investigation interrogation was conducted, he said it wasn’t enough to warrant a new trial for the defendant.Criminal Court Judge...
View ArticlePharmacist's bond reduced in first-degree murder case
A local pharmacist’s bond hearing was packed Wednesday afternoon with friends and family members of his and his wife, who is also the victim in the case against him.Lee Scott Renfro, 51, 15 South Hills...
View ArticleCenter conducts final fundraiser before move
While a good time was had by all at Wednesday’s benefit chili luncheon at the Jonesborough Senior Center, it was destined to be last of the annual fundraisers to play out at the center’s current...
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