Mother mourning son killed in Afghanistan
In the three years Linda Bradford has lived in Johnson City, Veterans Park has always been special, due in part to her son’s Army service and being a private contractor with the military in the Middle...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development allocates millions to help...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has allocated an additional $60 million for permanent housing and support services for homeless veterans nationwide, including supportive housing...
View ArticleUnicoi Board of Mayor and Aldermen approve two liquor applicants
UNICOI — The two applicants seeking to open retail package stores in the town of Unicoi now have the Unicoi Board of Mayor and Aldermen’s OK to move forward. At a called meeting Thursday, the board...
View ArticleTennessee routs Florida 9-2 in Women's College World Series
OKLAHOMA CITY — Melissa Brown had a two-run double in Tennessee's three-run first inning, and Ellen Renfroe limited Florida to four hits and struck out nine to help the Lady Vols beat the Gators 9-2 on...
View ArticleOsborne happy national race back at Muddy Creek
BLOUNTVILLE — It is the perfect time for Zach Osborne to come back home.Fresh off his first podium finish in the AMA Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Series, the Abingdon, Va., rider was back at his home track...
View ArticleUpdate: Man charged with attempted burglary says tenant owed him $20
An East Myrtle Avenue man was arrested Thursday on a charge that he tried to break into an apartment a few blocks from his home to recover $20 the resident had borrowed. Thomas William Basil Presnell,...
View ArticleDeli comes to Johnson City's downtown at Buffalo Street
Downtown Johnson City is becoming an interesting place to visit, especially with all of the watershed construction and roadway reconstruction. The area around Fountain Square has received a lot of...
View ArticleLongtime Kingsport educator, school board member Barbara Goodlett dies
KINGSPORT — Veteran educator, former city school board member and author Barbara Goodlett died Thursday.“We were friends for over 70 years,” Alex Anderson of Kingsport said. “I have a picture from my...
View ArticleCarter County Budget Committee continues crafting budget
ELIZABETHTON — The Budget Committee of the Carter County Commission was able to reach a recommendation on three of the four funds in the property tax rate during its meeting on Thursday, but after...
View ArticleJohnson City man accused in teen sex case transferred to federal custody,...
GREENEVILLE — Rickie Lee Hoyle Jr., the Johnson City man accused of attempting to solicit sex from an underage male in a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation sting, is now federal custody. Hoyle, 40,...
View ArticleBreaks Interstate Park splashes into summer
Breaks Interstate Park is geared up and ready for a new season.Splash! in the Park opened the Friday before Memorial Day, said Superintendent Matthew O’Quinn, noting that a new slide was installed in...
View ArticleEvent: Cheer Workshop
Learn to cheer from the coach for the 2012 National Champions during a Cheer Workshop, June 10-14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day at the Princeton Arts Center on Oakland Ave. in Johnson City.Students...
View ArticleBrad Blackwell to perform at ‘ROCK the Block 2013’
KINGSPORT — With summer breezes come festivals and concerts nearly every weekend, but one church in the area is going above and beyond to not only provide entertainment for the community but also serve...
View ArticleHarry Potter theme park to add Diagon Alley
The rumors bubbling for the last year are true. The clever “Wizarding World of Harry Potter” theme park at Universal Orlando is being expanded, and it will open in 2014.The new section is called Diagon...
View ArticleSycamore Shoals to host weekend Native American fest
ELIZABETHTON — Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area will host its 23rd Annual Native American Festival on Saturday and Sunday.The festival celebrates all Native American cultures, but Park Manager...
View ArticleWhite House: Asteroid 'poses no threat' to Earth
WASHINGTON — Have no fear: The White House says an asteroid more than 1 1/2 miles long poses no threat to planet Earth.The big rock called Asteroid 1998 QE2 was making its closest approach to Earth on...
View ArticleUpdate: Truck taken at gunpoint used in North Knoxville bank heist
KNOXVILLE — Authorities have released surveillance photos of two men who today robbed a North Knoxville bank and fled in a truck that had been stolen earlier in the morning.The pictures show two black...
View ArticleElizabethton set to offer concert series at City Hall
ELIZABETHTON — Carter County musicians have never needed any encouragement in order to get together and entertain their neighbors. But some talented musicians and groups will be getting some...
View ArticleJonesborough approves budget with no rate, fee increase
The Jonesborough Board of Mayor & Alderman on Thursday gave first reading approval budget ordinances for a total $12.9 million 2013-2014 budget that includes no increases in property taxes or...
View ArticleNo mold, no wheels, no joke: Couple gets keys to new house after trailer...
When Tim and Katie Smith found out they were getting a new house free of charge to replace his mold-infested Dry Creek trailer, they thought it was a joke. And until they saw the foundation being...
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