Kingsport man faces child porn charges
BLOUNTVILLE — A Kingsport man has been arrested following the alleged discovery of child porn on his computer.Joshua D. Johnson, 27, turned himself in Tuesday night at the Sullivan County Sheriff's...
View ArticleMan sentenced to federal prison in crack case resulting from Johnson City...
GREENEVILLE — An Atlanta, Ga., man was sentenced to nearly nine years in prison Tuesday on federal drug charges that resulted from a Johnson City Police Department traffic stop. Calvin Carter, 31, was...
View ArticleElizabethton police want help solving recycling center burglary
ELIZABETHTON — The Elizabethton Police Department is seeking help from the public in an effort to identifying people suspected of being involved in the burglary of the Carter County Recycling Center...
View ArticleElizabethton airport gets $1.6 million grant
ELIZABETHTON — The Elizabethton Municipal Airport has received a $1,670,000 grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. It will require a local match of 5 percent, or...
View ArticleNSA collected thousands of US communications from Americans with no...
WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency declassified three secret U.S. court opinions Wednesday showing how it scooped up as many as 56,000 emails and other communications by Americans with no...
View ArticleETSU medical student escapes from captivity at hotel in Kenya
An East Tennessee State University recently escaped from captivity at a hotel in Kenya after a three-day ordeal, a university spokesman confirmed this afternoon.Logan A. Key, a fourth-year student at...
View ArticleTrail restoration, parking grant funds given to Doe Mountain Recreation...
MOUNTAIN CITY — The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has announced the awarding of a Recreational Trails Program grant of $196,000 to the newly established Doe Mountain Recreation...
View ArticleETSU’s Ingram hired as women’s golf coach at Samford
Rachel Ingram has helped the East Tennessee State women’s golf team achieve great heights in recent years. Now she has a team of her own.Ingram, a 26-year-old Johnson City native, has been hired as...
View ArticleRecent success makes area football bigger than ever
It’s that time of year again, and anticipation will change into application with the first thump of a foot into the cowhide.High school football season kicks off today, and Daniel Boone head coach...
View ArticleBristol always one of Jarrett’s favorite tracks
“I wish my record showed I had more wins here, but I had so much fun most of the time,” said Jarrett, who had one win in 44 Bristol starts. “It’s just such a great event and you get so keyed up as a...
View Article‘Holding Court’ is fine lead-in to new season
East Tennessee State coach Murry Bartow was looking for a unique way to set the stage for a new basketball season.What he came up with is billed as “Holding Court,” an intriguing evening with...
View ArticleBosken, Pioneers set to begin new era
David Crockett’s football team has been living in anticipation mode for quite some time.The calendar has changed, and it’s time to show what all of the fuss is about.As the Pioneers prepare to play...
View ArticleStefanik rules Modified race at BMS
BRISTOL — Winning never gets old and it never gets boring to Mike Stefanik.The seven-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Series champion scored his series-record 74th career win on Wednesday, passing Todd...
View ArticleBusch wins Truck race, 14th Bristol victory
BRISTOL — Kyle Busch won the NASCAR Truck Series race Wednesday night at Bristol Motor Speedway for his record 14th overall victory on the high-banked 0.533-mile oval.The Sprint Cup driver took fresh...
View ArticleFlooding fix? Johnson City flooding woes subject of meeting as state lawmaker...
State Rep. Matthew Hill, R-Jonesborough, has initiated a community meeting next week to discuss Johnson City’s recent flooding problems — a connection with state legislators both city and Washington...
View ArticleDrivers, music, food await fans at Food City Race Night
BRISTOL — Whether you’re a fan camping out for the Bristol Motor Speedway race this weekend, or a local just looking for something to do on Thursday, Food City Race Night has a little bit of something...
View ArticleHot Topics: 6 things to know before switching schools
6 things to know before switching schoolsBy Paula SiroisMCTThis whole school thing is ridiculous, don’t you think? Most of us are happily going through life oblivious to the inner turmoil that parents...
View ArticleMedical trip to Kenya becomes nightmare, ETSU medical student escapes captors
As a fourth year medical student at East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine, Logan Key said she decided to look into a summer program abroad where she could get hands-on...
View ArticleGirls here, boys there: Gender separation key to keeping the peace on Johnson...
Johnson City students may be frustrated by a gender segregation policy on the district’s school buses, but city Transit Authority Director Eldonna Janutolo says separating the sexes is the best way to...
View ArticleJury in Fort Hood rampage trial set to deliberate
FORT HOOD, Texas — Army Maj. Nidal Hasan is sending only a single piece of evidence to the jury room when deliberations likely start Thursday about whether he is guilty of the 2009 shooting rampage at...
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