Johnson City mayor to detail animal shelter plans at City Commission meeting
After nailing down a location for the new Washington County-Johnson City Animal Shelter Tuesday, as well as a building design, Johnson City Mayor Ralph Van Brocklin will give a presentation at...
View ArticleWashington County/Johnson City EMS receives Ambu-Bus to be used to transport...
A new piece of equipment at the Washington County/Johnson City EMS is something officials there hope they’ll never need, but if there is a mass casualty disaster here, the agency now has a way to...
View Article'Toppers crush Crockett
First-year coach Jeremy Bosken has the David Crockett program pumped up, but Science Hill at least temporarily sprang some ‘Liks in it on Friday at Tipton Stadium.Quarterback Malik McGue rushed for 267...
View ArticleNorth outlasts Unicoi County
ERWIN — Sullivan North saw the opportunity and struck for gold.Jacob Jasper rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries as the Golden Raiders earned a 44-22 win over Unicoi County Friday...
View Article’Blazers pull away with strong second half
Daniel Boone scored on its first four possessions of the second half to roll to a 34-17 victory over Sullivan Central on Friday night at Nathan Hale Stadium.Leading just 7-3 at halftime, the...
View ArticleElizabethton, Hampton open in style
The Elizabethton Cyclones stayed focused on the task at hand on Friday night.So did the Hampton Bulldogs.While the fans of both football programs have already been talking about potential Week 10...
View Article2015 season can’t get here soon enough
The second Saturday of the college football season has come and gone, and the East Tennessee State campus was a quiet place once again.Other than a football clinic for women on Saturday morning,...
View ArticlePotential UT-WKU drama never materializes
KNOXVILLE — Tennessee slam-dunked another basketball school, this time thanks to generating turnovers like a Bruce Pearl press.Beating Western Kentucky wasn’t the uncontested layup that last week’s...
View ArticleShowcase to give local musicians shot at contract
Local bands with big-time aspirations could land a recording contract with a Nashville record label next month during a music showcase to be conducted by Big Time Talent Booking Agency in Kingsport....
View ArticleNew Seniors Center plans redrawn to fit budget
The town of Jonesborough has developed a scaled-back, “value-engineered” design for its new Seniors Center since bids on the building came in more than $2 million over the project’s $2.3 million...
View ArticleETSU taking the long view on its goals for the future
What do you think you’ll think of Johnson City in 2036? A new report released by East Tennessee State University’s Committee for 125 paints a picture of the future where the university is the...
View ArticleDragon boats, competitors hit Boone Lake for a cause
Forty-two teams entered the Dragon Boat Festival race on Boone Lake at Winged Deer Park. But only one team left as the champion. That champion was the Quillen College of Medicine’s Dragonhearts team....
View ArticleThe Tree Streets Yard Sale thriving as late-summer regional attraction
It’s all good in the Tree Streets of Johnson City. On Saturday, the neighborhood neighboring East Tennessee State University had its annual Tree Streets Yard Sale. The day was highlighted...
View ArticleDragonboat Races 2013
Dragonboat Races Dave Boyd/Johnson City PressDragonboat Races at Winged Deer Park
View ArticleUS: Proven link of Assad to gas attack lacking
WASHINGTON — The White House asserted Sunday that a "common-sense test" dictates the Syrian government is responsible for a chemical weapons attack that President Barack Obama says demands a U.S....
View ArticleGet The Buzz on 10 stories from the past week
Just in case you missed something past week, check out this collection of Buzz-worth storiesUnicoi County Jail cook becomes inmateAn employee of the Unicoi County Sheriff’s Department was arrested on...
View ArticleChurch sponsors Sept. 14 fair promoting emergency readiness
It was Eleanor Roosevelt who said, “it takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.” A plan is exactly what those involved with University Parkway Baptist Church’s Emergency Preparedness Fair, on...
View ArticleStage set for 41st annual Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough
The 41st annual National Storytelling Festival is set to run Oct. 4-6 in downtown Jonesborough. Nineteen featured tellers are lined up for three days of main-stage performances in the festival’s...
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