Biffle likes his team's short-track improvement
Greg Biffle liked the improvement Roush-Fenway Racing made on the short tracks like Bristol Motor Speedway last season.However, he wasn’t happy about the trade-off.The driver of the No. 16 Ford...
View ArticleAll-SEC team
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A list of the coaches All-Southeastern Conference teams, individual awards:Coach of the Year: Billy Donovan, FloridaPlayer of the Year: Scottie Wilbekin, FloridaScholar-Athlete of...
View ArticleNASCAR changing qualifying after safety concerns
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Moving swiftly to address driver safety concerns, NASCAR on Tuesday banned cool-down laps and will start allowing teams to hook up cooling units to their engines on pit road — the...
View ArticleAn instant guilt trip, the case of the missing Facebook account, and more...
Father knows best ... sometimes. Police were called to a local package store after the owner said an ex-employee's father had called and threatened to put his life "in danger." The owner told police...
View ArticleFather, son arrested on meth charges in Carter County
ELIZABETHTON — Carter County deputies said a father and son were arrested Monday evening when they were caught red handed manufacturing methamphetamine.Gary Scott Carr Sr., 54, who was described as...
View ArticleCourt ruling won't derail Tweetsie Trail project
If a U.S. Supreme Court decision to revert ownership of Rails-to-Trails property back to its original owners can’t stop Johnson City and Elizabethton’s Tweetsie Trail project, it’s unlikely anything...
View ArticleCrowe won't pull annexation bill
State Sen. Rusty Crowe, R-Johnson City, said Tuesday he will not withdraw legislation that would let voters decide for themselves whether they want to be annexed into municipalities, regardless of...
View ArticleJohnson City spring break camp popular with counselors, kids and parents
Contrary to popular belief, it’s the boys at Johnson City’s Spring Break Camp who take much longer to get ready for the swimming portion of their day than the girls.Why so? The counselors say the guys...
View ArticleFast cars equal big business for Johnson City
As the high-banked oval of Bristol Motor Speedway churns to life, hundreds of thousands of fans, drivers and support staff will flock to the Tri-Cities this week, bringing millions of dollars rolling...
View ArticleBig sixth inning propels Boone over Crockett
Daniel Boone’s baseball team is less armed than dangerous for the moment, but had enough weapons to outgun David Crockett.The Trailblazers broke a tie with an eight-run sixth and defeated the Pioneers...
View ArticleUnicoi stifles Cyclones
ELIZABETHTON — Sticks. Check. Arms. Check. Defense. Check.Unicoi County’s baseball team checked into O’Brien Field on Tuesday evening and checked out with an all-phases 6-2 victory over Elizabethton in...
View ArticleLady Bucs fall to Upstate in A-Sun quarterfinals
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Brittany Clency scored 22 points as USC Upstate beat the East Tennessee State, 76-66, Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun Conference Sun women’s basketball...
View ArticleCongratulations to state champion Lady Cyclones
Congratulations go to the Lady Cyclones for winning the Class AA state basketball tournament Saturday night in Murfreesboro. With the 66-52 victory over Knox Fulton, Elizabethton High School secured...
View ArticleComcast monopoly and lack of service
I am writing to see if something can be done about the county’s choice of cable provider (i.e. Comcast) which essentially provides a monopoly on cable services for Washington County. Having written...
View ArticlePenalties for meth
I take pseudoephedrine for allergies and sinus problems per living in East Tennessee. This was suggested by a medical doctor approximately 12 years ago. I take it only as needed. A box of 20 may last...
View ArticleMeth sentencing
As the chairman of the Sevier County Tea Party, I read a lot of in-state newspapers. I ran across your article asking a good question, and thought I’d give my two cents. Meth is certainly a problem in...
View ArticleUse of car horns
I liked your recent editorial about appropriate use of an automobile horn — it should be used as a warning only. I recently witnessed a car coming out of a driveway without slowing down turn left in...
View ArticleJonesborough to be first stop of Smithsonian art tour
A Smithsonian Institution traveling arts exhibition may help boost the town of Jonesborough’s already established reputation for storytelling.In August 2015, the Jonesborough/Washington County History...
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