Man receives animal cruelty charge after animal control says dogs found in...
An incarcerated man received a charge of animal cruelty after animal control personnel said they found six dogs in a trash can outside of his house.On Friday, police cited Gary Eugene Bailey, 50, 2905...
View ArticleLawmaker hopes upcoming daylight savings will be Tennessee's last
When Tennesseans spring ahead this weekend, it could be the last time they change clocks.That is, if a bill sponsored by state Rep. Curry Todd, R-Collierville, goes through. Todd’s bill calls for the...
View ArticleGirls Inc. takes on projects based on books
In celebration of the March birthday of the beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss, the girls at Girls Inc. in Johnson City snacked on green eggs and ham after school Friday. And unlike the Cat in the Hat...
View ArticlePublic defender to represent woman accused of striking two
ERWIN — The North Carolina woman arrested Thursday after police say she struck two pedestrians — a 6-year-old boy and his grandmother — at a Unicoi bus stop made her first appearance in Sessions Court...
View ArticleLady Cyclones headed to state final
MURFREESBORO — Another 16-point lead drifted off into the sunset, but once again Elizabethton steadied itself in the storm.And the Lady Cyclones will play for a girls state basketball championship for...
View ArticleSimmons has 21, Lady Vols rally past LSU
Nothing was going right for Meighan Simmons, so the Tennessee star decided to stop being hard on herself.“I was very proud about how my teammates stepped up,” she said. “They lifted me when I got down...
View ArticleJones excited about four healthy quarterbacks
The presence of four healthy quarterbacks gives Tennessee coach Butch Jones reason for optimism that the Volunteers could have better results this season.Three of the four scholarship quarterbacks on...
View ArticleLogano gets pole in Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Joey Logano believes two facts are abundantly clear after he emerged from the organized chaos of NASCAR’s first three-round knockout qualifying session Friday with the pole position at Las...
View ArticleAsheville arena, So Con are natural fits for Bucs
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Seeing Calvin Talford at the Southern Conference basketball tournament over the weekend was a fitting reminder of the event’s past.It also foreshadowed the tournament’s future.“Hey...
View ArticleThe Buzz: A week's worth of news with our top 10 stories
Out of the loop? The Buzz is here to help put you back in with 10 of the biggest news and sports stories from the past week:• FULL STORY: Stratton found guilty of murder. There were...
View ArticleRoad to championship a process for Elizabethton
A mountain wasn’t scaled overnight by Elizabethton’s girls basketball team. Winning a state championship is always a process.The Lady Cyclones earned their first-ever state title with a 66-52 win over...
View ArticleByrnes gets support from NASCAR friends fighting illness
Cancer.That single word can strike fear in the hearts of men, the news that often devastates a family. Steve Byrnes remembers the moment last August when he heard the diagnosis of throat...
View ArticleMeet Your Neighbor: Carter County Deputy Scott Whitmire drawn back to law...
Carter County Deputy Scott Whitmire got a surprise during his graduation ceremony from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy earlier this year. He was awarded the Casey-Fowler-Williams...
View ArticleFour vie for District 2 County Commission seats
Candidates for Washington County’s 2nd District County Commission seats are qualified and looking forward to the May 6 Republican primary and the Aug. 7 county general election.The 2nd District is...
View ArticleFull steam ahead for Tweetsie Trail
A construction report from Johnson City Public Works Director Phil Pindzola left jaws on the floor at Tuesday night’s monthly Rails-to-Trails task force meeting.The slide show, which was an updated...
View ArticleKeselowski wins as Earnhardt coasts to finish
LAS VEGAS — Dale Earnhardt Jr. knew he probably didn’t have enough fuel to finish. Being in Vegas, he decided to gamble anyway. And when Earnhardt’s tank went bust on the final lap, Brad Keselowski was...
View ArticleLady Vols rally past Kentucky for SEC crown
DULUTH, Ga. — Tennessee’s late-season surge has produced another Southeastern Conference tournament championship and perhaps a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Meighan Simmons scored 17 points,...
View ArticleSpring forward this weekend - and stop?
Don’t forget to “spring forward” tonight before going to bed. Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday and ends Nov. 2.Americans have always had mixed feelings about daylight saving time. Many...
View ArticleThe year 1974 is one worth remembering
Wednesday will mark the 40th anniversary of a remarkable vote in the Tennessee House of Representatives that helped to shape the entire Northeast Tennessee region as we know it today. On March 12,...
View ArticleA frightening tale I, luckily, lived to tell
Not too long ago my sister asked, “Do you remember the night Bev (my eldest sister) almost shot you?”While I seem to remember every detail of my childhood, I do not remember this particular near-death...
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