Music on the Square welcomes the wonderful
As of 9:20 a.m. Monday, Underhill Rose’s latest effort, “Something Real,” was No. 62 on the Americana Music Association chart and No. 19 on the Alternate Root chart. Tonight, the band will play Music...
View ArticleDown Home hosts The Mudbugs Saturday night
The Mudbugs play Down Home, 300 W. Main St., Saturday at 8 p.m. Not only will they bring their special brand of music, they promise dancing, too. Saturday will be special on other counts: Sax and...
View ArticleSee Barlow Gin and the Hatchetmen at Paramount
Elvis would be proud of Barlow Gin and the Hatchetmen playing Tunes @ Noon at Paramount Center for the Arts today. Barlow Gin is an eight-member, 12-piece professional band that plays with the styles...
View ArticleFormer JCMC NICU nurse’s license put on probation
A registered nurse formerly employed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Johnson City Medical Center has had her license placed on probation for three years and she has agreed to complete a...
View ArticleETSU Olympic Day encourages sports participation
Walking down the steps of the amphitheater at the Memorial Park Community Center to the tune of John William’s “Olympic Fanfare and Theme,” local grade school children were turned into mini-Olympians...
View ArticlePet of the Week
Remy is a 7 year old spayed female Retriever mix. She is house-trained, good with dogs and loves playing in the kiddie pool. Mortimer is an adult neutered male Lab mix. He is kennel trained and good...
View ArticleU.S. and Tennessee reach agreement with King Pharmaceuticals to resolve Clean...
King Pharmaceuticals LLC will pay $2.2 million and take measures to comply with the Clean Air Act to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its pharmaceutical manufacturing facility located...
View Article101st seeking to save 'Band of Brothers' regiment
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — The 101st Airborne Division is trying to save its illustrious 506th Infantry Regiment, whose origins date to World War II's fabled "Band of Brothers," from deactivation under the...
View ArticleGovernor's Visit Sycamore Shoals
Governor Bill Haslam gave remarks during the dedication ceremony for the Interpretive Center and Clean Tennessee Energy Grant Presentation at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park in Elizabethton Friday...
View ArticleRoe 'disappointed' in gay marriage ruling
U.S. Rep. Phil Roe says he was “disappointed” in the Supreme Court’s ruling against the Defense of Marriage Act, but acknowledged “it is the law of the land.”A 5-4 vote by the justices determined DOMA...
View ArticleHaslams to sell Tennessee Smokies baseball team
KODAK — Cleveland Browns owner and Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam are selling the Tennessee Smokies minor league baseball team.Pilot Flying J is under a federal...
View ArticleSears, Penney sever ties with Paula Deen
NEW YORK — Paula Deen's media and merchandising empire is collapsing.Sears, J.C. Penney and Walgreen said Friday that they're cutting ties with Deen, adding to the growing list of companies severing...
View ArticleUpdate: Sullivan County jailer arrested for DUI twice in one day
KINGSPORT -- A Sullivan County jailer who was taken into custody in Virginia early Friday for drunk driving was arrested a second time in the same day for DUI following a traffic stop...
View ArticleJudges step back from Unicoi County deputy case
ERWIN — Criminal Court Judge Stacy Street has recused himself from hearing the case of former Unicoi County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Ricky Butler and has instead ordered that the case be heard by...
View ArticleHobby lands doctor spot in Hall of Fame
Starting off his tennis career with no formal instruction, just knocking the tennis balls around with neighborhood friends, Dr. William T. Mathes has always thought of his involvement with the sport...
View ArticleHistory brings Haslam to interpretive center’s dedication
ELIZABETHTON — Gov. Bill Haslam said he was returning to the roots of his predecessor Friday during a visit to Sycamore Shoals. He said Tennessee’s first governor, John Sevier, led the...
View ArticleCards shut out by BriSox
It was the kind of game the Bristol White Sox and Tony Bucciffero needed.Bucciffero baffled the Johnson City Cardinals, allowing three hits through seven innings Friday night, as Bristol won 8-0 at...
View ArticleJehovah Witness Convention at Freedom Hall
Jehovah's Witnesses Dave Boyd/Johnson City PressThe annual Jehovah's Witness convention is underway at Freedom Hall in Johnson City.
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