Umoja Festival!
The 17th annual Umoja Festival started Friday afternoon in downtown Johnson City. (Ron Campbell)
View ArticleTwins charged in theft of drain covers, vending machine
KINGSPORT — Kingsport twins face multiple charges, according to police, after they were caught stealing a Pepsi machine with a Ford Mustang that contained city-owned drain covers. Records at...
View ArticlePet of the Week
Chaucer is an adult male spaniel mix. He was turned in because his owner moved. He is good with dogs. Templeton is an adult make Jack Russell terrier. He is good with dogs. For more...
View ArticleDevine, Bucs gain global experience
When the East Tennessee State volleyball team opens preseason practice today, it will have an international flair it didn’t possess when it last played.Bucs’ coach Lindsey Devine spent part of her...
View ArticleFirst day of Umoja Festival a success for storytellers
Just as craft and food vendors were starting to wait on visitors at the 17th annual Umoja Festival Friday, the chairs in the gazebo area between East Main and East Market streets were quickly being...
View Article$118.5M budget heads to Washington County Commission
The Washington County Commission’s Budget Committee will recommend to the full commission Aug. 26 a proposed $118.5 million budget, pending review by the Board of Education of a three-step move to...
View ArticleTwo more charged in Facebook slayings
MOUNTAIN CITY — Two more people have been charged with first-degree murder in the 2012 deaths of Billy Clay Payne and Billie Jean Hayworth. A Johnson County grand jury on Friday returned presentments...
View ArticleCardinals Vs Bluefield Blue Jays 8-9-2013
The Johnson City Cardinals played the Bluefield Blue Jays at Cardinal Park in Johnson City Friday night. (Lee Talbert/Johnson City Press)
View ArticleCards beat Blue Jays on passed ball
It was a classic example of how low-scoring baseball games can still be entertaining.Johnson City got a walk-off passed-ball 12th-inning win over East Division-leading Bluefield on Friday night at...
View Article4 bodies pulled from wreckage of Conn. plane crash
EAST HAVEN, Conn. — Four bodies have been recovered from the site of a plane crash in a residential Connecticut neighborhood, a fire official said Saturday. Those presumed dead are the pilot, a former...
View ArticleWoman charged with killing husband and keeping body in home for a month...
GATE CITY — A Southwest Virginia woman pled guilty during an appearance Friday in Scott County Circuit Court to shooting her husband and leaving his dead body in their home for nearly a...
View ArticleThe Buzz: Today's look at local news worth knowing
In case you missed these posts, here are eight local items that will get you talking today from JohnsonCityPress.com: • $118.5M budget heads to Washington County Commission. The Washington County...
View Article2 more ex-Vandy football players now in custody
NASHVILLE — Police have two more of the former Vanderbilt players in custody following their indictment on five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery involving an...
View ArticleRain storm floods streets, businesses in downtown Johnson City
A strong set of thunderstorms with heavy rain drenched areas in Washington County this afternoon, including the downtown Johnson City area, forcing some vendors at the 17th annual Umoja Festival to...
View ArticleJohnson City Flash Flooding (VIDEO)
On 8/10/13, late afternoon / early evening, heavy rain fell in johnson city and flooded parts of the city.
View ArticleCourthouse Celebration
The 100 years celebration of the Washington County Courthouse was canceled due to the heavy rains Saturday afternoon. The weather cleared in time for the swearing in of Chancellor John Rambo by Judge...
View ArticleJC Area Flooding 8-10-13
Flash flooding resulted in low lying areas after a hard afternoon storm brought heavy rain Saturday in the JC Area.
View ArticleUmoja 2013 Saturday
Umoja Saturday included a full slate of activities including a marching performance by Zulu Connection and a hard rain storm in-between sunshine.
View ArticleRambo to strive for fairness as judge
Newly appointed Judge John Rambo said his humble goal is to uphold justice for the people who stand before him in the Chancery Courtroom. “The privilege of being an attorney is to serve the people you...
View ArticleBest foot forward: City police set to host reaccreditation team
The Johnson City Police Department will host a team of international law enforcement professionals next week in its sixth bid for reaccreditation in an effort to provide what department leaders say is...
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