The Drive-in's gone digital!
A Christie cinema digital projector was installed in the projection booth of the State Line Drive-in Theater, allowing the 68 year old institution to transition from the age of 35 mm film to the future...
View ArticleJohnson City convenience store robbed at gunpoint; 4th in city this week
Johnson City police were seeking public assistance in finding a man who robbed a convenience store early Friday morning at gunpoint.The robbery was reported at the Roadrunner Market at the corner of...
View ArticleNo takers on buying Love Chapel School building
ERWIN — Although Unicoi County Director of Schools Denise Brown said she fielded several calls from potentially interested purchasers, no bids were submitted for the Love Chapel Elementary School...
View ArticleExtreme exercise could lead to a serious kidney condition
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Doctors inside local emergency rooms are sounding the alarm about a fitness craze that’s landing otherwise healthy young people in the hospital."This is no laughing matter,”...
View ArticleCar 'defaced' by lewd image in frost
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies.Sullivan County Sheriff's OfficeFeb. 24Police were alerted to a juvenile "catching yards on...
View ArticlePet of the week 2-28-14
Pepe is a Pub/French Bulldog mix. He has been neutered so his adoption fee is only $35.00. For more information about Pepe or any of the other animals ready for adoption contact the Washington...
View ArticleSheriff: Jonesborough resident heard daughter's screams, found woman standing...
After a Jonesborough resident reported finding a woman standing in her daughter’s doorway, a Johnson City woman was arrested on an aggravated burglary charge Friday.Sheriff Ed Graybeal said a woman at...
View ArticleAlderman absent from man Erwin town meetings
ERWIN — It has been more than seven months since one member of the Erwin Board of Mayor and Aldermen last attended a meeting of the town’s legislative body, and his perpetual absence has prompted other...
View ArticleLocal law enforcement officials backing Haslam methamphetamine bill
An amendment to Gov. Bill Haslam’s proposed bill aimed at eliminating methamphetamine production in Tennessee will allow consumers to purchase a limited amount of pseudoephedrine, the primary...
View ArticleJunior fast and furious on Twitter
AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR’s most popular driver won the sport’s biggest race last weekend.It may not have been the most exciting news of the week, at least when it comes to fans of Dale Earnhardt Jr.A...
View ArticleKeselowski gets pole, calls NASCAR's new qualifying nerve-racking'
AVONDALE, Ariz. — A few drivers, like Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano, raced onto the track to get in their qualifying sessions. Others waited, some nearly 10 minutes before heading out for the first...
View ArticleSkullduggery? Trustee's exit from race extends deadlines
Washington County Trustee Jack Daniels’ withdrawal as a candidate in the May 6 Republican primary on Thursday put into effect a state law known as the Anti-Skullduggery Act of 1991, which extends both...
View ArticleLack of depth hurting Vols
KNOXVILLE — Tennessee is paying a price for its lack of depth.Saturday’s game between Tennessee (17-11, 8-7 SEC) and Vanderbilt (15-12, 7-8) matches two of the least productive benches in the...
View ArticleLady Vols survive scare at LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. — Meighan Simmons has been comfortable taking tough shots in tense moments for a while now.So Tennessee’s leading scorer wasn’t going to be rattled by the sight of her 10th-ranked Lady...
View ArticleCAK presents challenge for Lady Cyclones in sectional
Sarah Bradley was the only Elizabethton player in high school the last time the Lady Cyclones faced Anna Hammaker and Christian Academy of Knoxville.Hammaker, then in eighth grade, led the...
View ArticleArea's first marathon to have NASCAR flavor
Northeast Tennessee's first marathon will have a little NASCAR flavor, and the event's organizers hope that translates into "racing the way it oughta be."That used to be Bristol Motor Speedway's...
View ArticleBucs come up short at Upstate, fate remains uncertain
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Rashawn Rembert put on quite a show in the regular-season finale Friday night at USC Upstate.Unfortunately for the East Tennessee State basketball team, it was mostly a one-man...
View ArticleCrimean leader claims control in section of Ukraine, asks Putin for help
SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine — The pro-Russian leader of Ukraine's Crimea region claimed control of the military and police there Saturday and appealed to Russia's President Vladimir Putin for help in keeping...
View ArticleWhat happened to Corker's VW promise? 1 thing to know in today's Tennessee...
No sign of expansion at plant where UAW dealt lossNASHVILLE — Friday marked the end of the two-week period within which U.S. Sen. Bob Corker promised Volkswagen would announce another line at its...
View ArticleETSU honors top donors, shows off arts programs at event
KINGSPORT — When it comes to top-dollar donors for East Tennessee State University, the school’s policy is “the more, the merrier.”Friday night’s Distinguished President’s Trust Dinner at the...
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