Washington County 911 plans to accept text, video messages for emergency...
As communications technology advances, emergency communications have also had to change, and the public will soon be able to contact 911 by text and video messaging. It’s called NG911, or Next Gen...
View ArticleTupelo Honey targeting spring opening
A long-awaited restaurant is moving closer to occupying its targeted historic downtown Johnson City site, but hungry patrons will have to endure at least at least eight more months before sitting down...
View ArticleBoy missing in Memphis after jumping from car
MEMPHIS — Memphis police have issued a bulletin on a teenager who is considered endangered.Police said 15-year-old Khalee Nooh jumped from his father's car early Tuesday and ran into the woods near...
View ArticleHot Topic: Pope Francis says he won't judge gay priests
ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT — A remarkably candid Pope Francis struck a conciliatory stance toward gays Monday, saying "who am I to judge" when it comes to the sexual orientation of...
View ArticleUnicoi County hospital board OKs latest credit line extension
ERWIN — As the Unicoi County Memorial Hospital Board of Control continues work to rectify several concerns from the state attorney general’s office that delayed UCMH’s sale to Mountain States Health...
View ArticleLuxury student housing to move onto former Mullican property
A new housing development hopes to bring resort-style living to students on the former site of a Johnson City manufacturer. With the purchase of the former Mullican Flooring manufacturing facility,...
View ArticleAttorneys try to plant doubt in testimony during Johnson City robbery case...
A woman testified that two men robbed her of $35 and threatened to “slice my throat” when they approached her car July 15 after she pulled over to pick up a lighter she’d dropped in her floorboard....
View ArticleNorth Johnson City chickens out
Two local franchisees hope that fried chicken is the key to making a bock on Johnson City’s north side. As owner Wais Shoja oversaw final preparations Monday for today’s official opening of Popeyes...
View ArticleExpo to help get Kingsport students ready for school
KINGSPORT — The Fourth Annual Back to School Expo will be held today (Tuesday, July 30) from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Kingsport Town Center, formerly the Fort Henry Mall.Sponsored by Kingsport City...
View ArticleReader photo: A beautiful Johnson City sunrise
Reader Justin Tobias Burleson submitted this photo of sunrise in Johnson City.Submit your photos using our Share feature.
View ArticleWomen coal miners to gather in Jonesborough this weekend Archives of...
Women coal miners from across the United States, Canada and England will gather in Jonesborough this weekend for a reunion at which their stories will be documented by the Archives of Appalachia at...
View ArticleCool Cat
When I first purchased this style of rug and was unrolling it onto the floor, my cat, Daniel, followed the waves of the vortex to their center and parked himself right on it. To this day, it is always...
View ArticleHot Topics: Managing sibling rivalry
Managing sibling rivalryBy Robert NickellMcClatchy-TribuneMCTAs a daddy to seven kids between the ages of 5 months and 27 years old, I’ve learned a thing or two — first hand — about sibling rivalry....
View ArticleFamily Meals Matter: August eats
Family Meals Matter: August eatsHealthyEating.orgMCTAugust is National Watermelon Month and National Sandwich Month. Aptly named, watermelons are about 91-percent water by weight, making them a...
View ArticleHearing set for Aug. 6 for 2 accused in robbery; more sought
Two Unicoi County residents were arraigned Monday in Jonesborough on an aggravated robbery charge involving a woman’s morphine prescription, but Washington County investigators are looking for two...
View ArticleEvents: Back to School Fair at the Health Resource Center in Johnson City
BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR At The HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER IN JOHNSON CITYFriday, Aug. 2, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.While you are at the mall doing your tax-free shopping, stop by the HRC and get a head start on the new...
View ArticlePolice cruisers rammed in high-speed chase through Carter Co.; man faces...
ELIZABETHTON — A high-speed pursuit in which police reported two cruisers were struck and a head-on collision narrowly avoided ended in a crash and several charges for the driver. Deputy...
View ArticleRails-to-Trails Task Force sets pace for new 10-mile recreational trail...
The Rails-to-Trails Task Force has taken its assignment very seriously and has been hard at work to reshape a 10-mile section of the old Tweetsie Railroad System into a biking, hiking and recreational...
View ArticleWikiLeaks supplier Bradley Manning acquitted of aiding the enemy, convicted...
FORT MEADE, Md. — More than three years after U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was arrested for giving classified secrets to WikiLeaks, a military judge acquitted the former intelligence analyst Tuesday...
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