West Coast landscape not so unlike that of East Tennessee
I recently took a trip that led me down the length of California from Sonoma County to Orange County to the Mexican border. The obvious geographical difference between that side of America and East...
View ArticleMaking a splash
Public pools and water parks in the Tri-Cities have not suffered too much under the record-setting rainfall this summer. In fact, most have retained water and revenue, with nearly 2 million gallons of...
View ArticleHealth care cost and Melungeon origin in Sunday's Forum
It is an embarrassment and a shame to this country to see people with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses have to hold yard sales and other fundraising events to pay for the health care they...
View ArticleJohnson City man faces 20th driving on suspended license charge
A Johnson City man with 19 previous driving on suspended license convictions was arrested again Saturday after Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies spotted him in driving in an emergency lane...
View ArticleStart of season bearing down on local teams
It’s the week before The Week, and that means some area high school football teams are getting really close to game mode.Twelve area teams open in Week Zero, which means they play Aug. 23. Included in...
View Article2 arrested on pot charges after traffic stop on Tenn. 107
A traffic stop in southern Washington County led sheriff's deputies to arrest two Unicoi County men Saturday on drug and related charges. Washington County Sheriff Ed Graybeal said Edward Hamby, 21,...
View ArticleBulls Gap Man charged with stealing car from Johnson City auto repair shop
A vehicle being checked for an oil leak at a local repair shop was stolen as mechanics worked on it in June and an arrest was made over the weekend, according to an arrest warrant filed in Washington...
View ArticleMan accused of stealing purse, cell phone from car parked at Johnson City...
A Johnson City man was arrested Friday on charges of auto burglary and theft under $500 for allegedly breaking into a car at Cookout, 1206 W. State of Franklin Rd. in June.Prince Dean Anderson, 19,...
View ArticleCards take suspended game from Astros
The Johnson City Cardinals waited a while for this one.Johnson City defeated Greeeneville 7-5 on Monday in the completion of an Applachian League game which was suspended back on July 22. A second game...
View ArticleHot Topics: Adoption’s travails, triumphs don’t end at homecoming
Adoption’s travails, triumphs don’t end at homecomingBy Brooke Edwards StaggsThe Orange County Register(MCT)Pages are starting to tug from the binding of the little red book.Zaleeya Pratima Dhalla...
View ArticleHot Topics: For parents, worrying never ends
For parents, worrying never endsBy Lisa CianciOrlando Sentinel(MCT)In the fog of the hours after I gave birth to my son more than 16 years ago, I don’t remember much — except joy and fatigue. But an...
View ArticleUpcoming Events as of Aug. 12
The Upcoming Events list, a public service of the Times-News, runs on a space available basis and does not always run in its entirety. To list an event, e-mail to sports@timesnews.net, fax it to (423)...
View ArticleCarter Co. residents sound off on drainage woes
ELIZABETHTON — Once again, the discussions of the Highway Committee of the Carter County Commission were focused on drainage problems instead of roads. Residents from Brown’s Branch, Braemer, Biltmore...
View ArticleBurglar takes 2 turkeys, ham from downtown Johnson City church
Two frozen turkeys and a frozen ham were reported stolen from a downtown Johnson City church in a burglary on Monday. Police were called to St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, 201...
View ArticleA Georgia couple and a Johnson City man were injured in a crash on I-26...
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 26 Monday afternoon.According to a Johnson City police crash report, Delores J. Montgomery, 82, of Blairsville, Ga., was driving a 2011...
View ArticleSW Virginia man found dead, body tangled in barbed wire fence
GATE CITY, Va. — Authorities are investigating the death of a Scott County man whose body was reportedly found over the weekend tangled in a barbed-wire fence behind his...
View ArticleFormer bondsmen found guilty in Kingsport shooting incident
Two former Kingsport bondsmen have been found guilty on aggravated assault charges stemming from an incident that happened two years ago, when a rubber bullet was fired at a car. Matthew D....
View ArticleBilly Joe Bowman to make 'first pitch' at JC Cardinals' game Wednesday
Science Hill Hall of Famer Billy Joe Bowman will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Wednesday’s Johnson City-Greeneville Astros game at Cardinal Park. Bowman was a long-time coach for the...
View ArticleNorth Carolina fugitives caught in Elizabethton
ELIZABETHTON — A man and woman wanted in North Carolina were arrested in Elizabethton on Monday. Corporal James Deese of the Elizabethton Police Department said he was contacted by Detective Mark...
View ArticleHow to dress up a dorm room without blowing that student loan
How to dress up a dorm room without blowing that student loanBy Maria MartinShopAtHome.comMCTThe words “spacious” and “dorm room” do not belong in the same sentence. The adjectives that will spring to...
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