Jonesborough McKinney Center nearly complete, classes to resume
The state Fire Marshal has granted the town of Jonesborough a certificate of occupancy for the McKinney Cultural Arts Center at Booker T. Washington School, allowing classes that were moved off-site...
View ArticleHand Up to quadruple assistance through end of year
Directors of the nonprofit Heisse Johnson Hand Up emergency assistance program for low-income utility customers at risk of cutoff voted Monday to more than triple the annual limit on the amount of...
View ArticleHigh-tech surgery wing nearing opening at JCMC
With construction complete on Johnson City Medical Center’s $69 million surgery tower, staff are preparing to move into the expanded and updated operating facility. Jeff Clinebell, Mountain States...
View ArticlePro-To Cook-off spotlights men’s culinary skills
So, gentlemen, you think you can cook? Now you have a chance to show off your best dishes. The Pro-To Club is having a Men’s Cook-off on Sept. 21 at Carver Recreation Center, 322 W. Watauga Ave....
View ArticleU.S. News ranks Milligan among South’s top 10 regional colleges
MILLIGAN COLLEGE — Milligan College continues to receive national recognition for its high quality and affordability, with U.S. News & World Report again naming it among the top 10 regional...
View ArticleOff the Wall News: New wife charged with pushing husband off cliff
HELENA, Mont. — They were newlyweds, but she was having second thoughts about the 8-day-old marriage, court documents say. The couple drove the short distance from their Kalispell home to Glacier...
View ArticleSyria accepts Russia's offer on chemical weapons
MOSCOW — Syria said Tuesday it has accepted Russia's proposal to place its chemical weapons under international control for subsequent dismantling.Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Tuesday...
View ArticleLack of action costs Wash. Co. $250K; Commissioners to review, vote on $128...
Disagreements, amendments and an unproductive rerouting of Washington County’s plan to pay for capital projects within its nearly $128 million 2014 fiscal budget has cost the county time, and time is...
View ArticleReaders share thoughts on Syria in Tuesday's Forum
Spare the innocentThe use of gas to kill people is illegal, but what about the use of any weapon that results in the death of innocent people?Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking on the use of gas...
View ArticleETSU fall enrollment down by 400-plus students
Enrollment for the fall 2013 semester at East Tennessee State University stands at 14,957 students, according to preliminary figures released today.This figure includes undergraduate and graduate...
View ArticleTeen accused in Carter Co. killing to be tried as adult
ELIZABETHTON — A Carter County teen who has been charged with second degree murder and attempted second degree murder will be tried as an adult in Criminal Court. Nicholas Willen, 15, has been charged...
View ArticleEric Myers' Man of the House - Thanks Baby Alive
Thanks Baby AliveMy youngest daughter Sarah loves babies and dolls and Barbies. At least she likes to think she does, and she wants us to think she does. What I mean is when you ask...
View ArticleHomes burglarized in "normally quiet" Carter County neighborhood
ELIZABETHTON — Three burglaries were reported on Shalom Drive in the southwestern section of Carter County on Friday. Shalom Drive is a dead end road off Tester Road and is described as normally a...
View ArticleErwin board votes to accept town recorder’s resignation
ERWIN — Erwin Mayor Doris Hensley said the Erwin Board of Mayor and Aldermen’s vote to accept Town Recorder Randy Trivette’s letter of resignation as “bittersweet.” “I am happy for him, but I’m also...
View ArticleTruck rolls through yard, crashes into home in Elizabethton
ELIZABETHTON — A riderless pickup truck reportedly crashed into one home and went through another yard after breaking free from the chock placed on its wheels at 2:30 a.m. Saturday. Officer James...
View ArticleUnicoi County sheriff discusses budget disagreements
ERWIN — Unicoi County Sheriff Mike Hensley said he feels the county’s employees are hardworking and deserving of a raise, but he “respectfully resents” the notion that his department may be blamed for...
View ArticleJonesborough seniors center committee pleased by new design
Jonesborough’s Seniors Center Advisory Committee on Monday unanimously approved a new set of scaled-back designs for the town’s new senior center that brought the project back within its $2.3 million...
View ArticleLow blow: Woman arrested after allegedly assaulting man's genitals
A Kingsport man reported his girlfriend — who had been "drinking all night" — came into his bedroom and started "aggravating him." He reportedly told her to leave him alone, as he had to go to work the...
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