Overflowing Cobb Creek has damaged local woman's home numerous times
Shirley Crowe’s basement used to have a furnished bedroom, a treadmill, paneled walls and a pool table in it, but after constantly getting hit with high waters from Cobb Creek entering her home on...
View ArticleBonecrusher shares experiences with JCAC
Whether he was punching muscular men or hitting the books, James “Bonecrusher” Smith made his mark.Smith visited the Johnson City Athletic Club on Thursday, where youngsters – and some...
View ArticleAttrition to take out 200 jobs at Mountain States Health Alliance
Mountain States Health Alliance CEO Dennis Vonderfecht stressed Thursday that the 200 positions slated for elimination from the system’s facilities in Tennessee and Virginia in the coming months will...
View ArticleShould state consider a vehicle miles traveled tax?
There has been talk in recent years about Tennessee raising its share of the gas tax, but state legislators have shown no political will to follow that course. Tennesseans now pay 21.4 cents in state...
View ArticleGrant's Lemonade Stand, IRS and more in Friday's Forum
Pardon me, but the use of the term “11 Napoleons” to describe an 11-member County Commission as opposed to the current 25-member panel shows why Michael Hartman should not have been elected to head the...
View ArticleMan dies from Piney Flats crash injuries; charges pending against Johnson...
BLUFF CITY — Charges were pending against a Johnson City woman after a man died in a two-vehicle crash last weekend. Fleming Dwight Sluder, 66, Piney Flats, died at the University of Tennessee...
View ArticleJudge gives Roan Mountain man 466-day sentence for multiple probation violations
ELIZABETHTON — Brady Nathaniel Hill, 22, 137 Paul Blevins Road, has a record of convictions for minor crimes that goes back to 2011 and his convictions have been mostly for non-violent and less...
View ArticleOff the Wall News: Pennsylvania police say man beat wife with frozen meat
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. — Authorities say a western Pennsylvania man beat his wife with a package of frozen ground beef, then ran away when police were called.Police were called to the Aliquippa home of...
View Article40 ounces of crack cocaine found in Unicoi Co. traffic stop; 2 from Kingsport...
FLAG POND — Two Kingsport residents have been charged with possession of more than a kilogram of crack cocaine following a traffic stop that occurred earlier this week along Interstate 26 in Unicoi...
View ArticleElizabethton council OKs issuing bonds for new stadium, more
ELIZABETHTON — The Elizabethton City Council gave its approval Thursday night to an upcoming issue of General Obligation School Bonds in an amount not to exceed $6.6 million. The funds from...
View ArticleTwo children missing after plane crashes into house in Connecticut
EAST HAVEN, Conn. — A small plane plunged into a working-class suburban neighborhood near an airport Friday and three people were missing, including two children inside a home that caught fire.The...
View ArticleKingsport family's brawl leads to stabbing
An argument between a Kingsport woman and her daughter allegedly escalated to attempted murder early Friday morning, when a Rutledge man stabbed his girlfriend's brother in the stomach.Kingsport police...
View ArticlePolice: Speeding, drunken driver crashes into truck, utility pole in Johnson...
Johnson City police arrested an Elizabethton man on multiple charges after an officer clocked him speeding and he attempted to get away. Justin Price, 21, was taken into custody on West Main Street...
View ArticleThe Buzz: Local news worth talking about
In case you missed these items, here are 10 local and regional news stories that will get you talking today:• Man dies from Piney Flats crash injuries; charges pending against Johnson City woman....
View ArticleSee Carson Peters on 'The Tonight Show'
ELIZABETHTON — Nine-year-old Carson Peters and his parents flew back to East Tennessee on Friday after a busy and successful week that included winning a bluegrass championship in Virginia and his...
View ArticleHot Topics: Teaching gratitude a ‘basic’ necessity
Teaching gratitude a ‘basic’ necessityBy Suzanne BroughtonThe Orange County Register(MCT)My daughter lowers her tiny feet deep into the bubbling water. “Can I get a flower, too?” she asks me over the...
View ArticleBenefit 5k for county deputy injured in off-duty crash
The Washington County Sheriff’s office SWAT team will sponsor a Sgt. David “RoboCop” Chambers Benefit 5K at the Appalachian Fairgrounds, gate 5 at 8 a.m. Saturday. The entry fee is $25 and all...
View ArticleHome invasion: Johnson City man charged with burglary, assault
Johnson City police recently arrested a 21-year-old city man on charges that he assaulted a man in an early morning home invasion in June. Spencer Xavier Forney, 21, was among three men who forced...
View ArticleObama says reform ahead for NSA surveillance program
WASHINGTON — Responding to critics, President Barack Obama promised Friday to work with Congress on "appropriate reforms" for domestic surveillance programs that were thrust into the public eye by...
View ArticleCritter rescue: Kingsport firefighters free ferret from drain
KINGSPORT — A wayward ferret needed help from Kingsport firefighters after getting stuck in a drain pipe.On Wednesday night, a ferret escaped out of its owner’s house. Once out of the house,...
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