Unicoi County Commission likely to OK budget with no tax hike
ERWIN — Just a little more than a month ago, Unicoi County’s citizens were facing a double-digit property tax increase for the 2013-14 fiscal year, which would have represented the fifth consecutive...
View ArticleJohnson City Symphony Orchestra rocks Winged Deer Park lawn
Looming rain clouds couldn’t keep the music from playing Sunday evening. Wet weather held off as the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra kicked off its series of concerts with a Picnic in the Park...
View ArticleVols getting ready for grueling stretch
KNOXVILLE — Tennessee coach Butch Jones doesn’t think he ever got home earlier than 11:30 p.m. last week while preparing for Western Kentucky.He might not return before midnight anytime in the next six...
View ArticleChildren through middle school take Cardboard Challenge
KINGSPORT — The city’s first Cardboard Challenge event will be held at the Farmers Market on the corner of Center and Clinchfield streets from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 5.The event, organized by...
View ArticleOpting out: More parents keeping their kids away from standardized tests
DELAWARE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — While his eighth-grade classmates took state standardized tests this spring, Tucker Richardson woke up late and played basketball in his Delaware Township driveway.Tucker's...
View ArticleHMG Sports Injury Clinic opens for next-day treatment of athletes
If your student-athlete sustains an injury during his Friday night football game, you now have the option of having him evaluated the very next day by a team of specially trained sports medicine...
View ArticleLakeside Concert
Lakeside Concert Dave Boyd/Johnson City PressThe Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, celebrating its 44th season, performs Sunday afternoon at Winged Deer Park's Lakefront Festival Plaza.
View ArticleDespite struggles, rural life is worth it
I recently read an interesting article about women in rural America. The piece, written by Casey Quinlan and published in The Atlantic, took a critical look at life in rural areas and the unique...
View ArticlePre-K programs pay off for children and Tennessee
In Tennessee, some children come to the Pre-K classroom never having had a book read to them, never having seen their name in print and never having had the opportunity to work cooperatively with...
View ArticleGov. Haslam invested in K12 education company at one time
Gov. Bill Haslam owned a block of shares in K12 Inc., the education company behind a troubled online school in Tennessee, but sold the investment before taking office or weighing in on two...
View ArticleTwo women capture landscapes, rural life in exhibit at Reece
Folk artists Nancy Johnson and the late Minnie Ma Scyphers never met, but it’s appropriate their work is on display in a joint exhibit at East Tennessee State University’s Reece Museum.“Shining Light,”...
View ArticleThe doctor is in: Home delivery takes Dr. Enuf back to past
Dr. Enuf has long been a soft drink that capitalizes on fierce brand loyalty and nostalgia for bygone years to boost sales. The simple glass bottle it’s sold in and the scrawling cursive script on the...
View ArticleAssociated Press poll: Most Americans oppose strike on Syria
WASHINGTON — A new Associated Press poll shows a majority of Americans oppose a U.S. strike on Syria, despite a weeks-long Obama administration campaign to respond to chemical weapons attacks the U.S....
View ArticleFla. police called on George Zimmerman
LAKE MARY, Fla. — George Zimmerman's estranged wife called police officers to her father's house in Florida Monday, saying the former neighborhood watch volunteer who was acquitted of murder...
View ArticleSyria positive about giving up chemical weapons
MOSCOW — Syria on Monday quickly welcomed a call from Russia, its close ally, to place Syrian chemical arsenals under international control, then destroy them to avert a U.S. strike, but did not offer...
View ArticleRoad rage incident leaves Kingsport police looking for answers, seeking...
KINGSPORT — Police are seeking two motorcyclists, one who punched a mirror off a car and caused both motorcycles to wreck, for a road rage incident. The incident began on the evening of Sept....
View ArticlePrep players of the week - Week Two
Malik McGue, Science HillMcGue did all of his damage in the first half of a 90-21 win over David Crockett: 267 yards rushing with 5 TDs on runs of 8, 89, 10, 25 and 72 yards. He also passed for a score...
View ArticleBig Seven golf: Science Hill girls prevail; boys second
UNICOI — With an expected result from a senior and a surprise performance from a freshman, the Science Hill girls rolled to a 16-stroke victory Monday in the Big Seven Conference championship at...
View Article4A football appears to be loaded for playoffs
Moving out of Class 3A may have seemed like a good thing for Elizabethton, even though the Cyclones were moving up to 4A for football playoff purposes.After all, who wouldn’t want to say goodbye to...
View ArticleJonesborough approves construction budget, finally gets its senior center
Aldermen for the town of Jonesborough happily approved plans to move forward with construction of a new seniors center Monday night. Mayor Kelly Wolfe said that coming in at the proposed $2.3 million...
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