Johnson City man faces a dozen auto burglary charges
A Johnson City man was arrested Monday on multiple auto burglary and theft charges. Kirk A. Trent, 44, was charged with 12 counts of auto burglary, five counts of theft over $1,000, four counts of...
View ArticleRichmond left much to unravel
For the most part, NASCAR got it right with the historic penalties levied against Michael Waltrip Racing following Saturday’s shenanigans at the end of the Richmond race.I totally agree with the...
View ArticleETSU on a drive to increase number college degree holders
East Tennessee State University Student Mary Wise said the benefits of a college degree include a chance at a better career, job stability and a better impression presented to potential employers and...
View Article$128M Washington County budget passes by healthy margin
Washington County’s nearly $128 million 2014 fiscal budget on Tuesday got the green light, putting in motion nearly $10 million in capital projects, a 2-percent salary increase for full-time...
View ArticleWhere were you? Local residents reflect on 12th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
“Gone, but not forgotten” is a truism applied to many tragedies where lives are lost, but few national tragedies hold the weight of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Many in the Johnson City...
View ArticleAllergens at sports events a conundrum for city schools
Concerns raised by the parent of a child with life-threatening allergies could lead to a policy change at Science Hill High School sporting events. Johnson City Schools Director of Secondary and...
View ArticleTrue folk art at Reece Museum ETSU
Nancy Johnson grew up near the Blacksburg Community in Washington County, Virgina. After a career as a nurse she began painting in 1989. The late Minnie Ma Scyphers was born on Clinch Mountain in...
View ArticleBrowder, 'Toppers beat Boone
Grace Browder spent much of the night in pain thanks to minor injuries to her ankle and shin.She spent the rest of the time hurting Daniel Boone.Browder shook off the bruises to score two goals Tuesday...
View ArticleObama blends threat of attack, hope of diplomacy
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said in a nationally televised address Tuesday night that recent diplomatic steps offer "the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons" inside Syria without...
View Article10 things to know today from across the nation and around the world
1. SYRIA SCHEME HITS A SNAGLeading nations disagree on whether military force should be used if Syria fails to comply with a plan to dismantle its chemical weapons.2. EVIDENCE LESS THAN IRONCLADObama...
View ArticleWere you buying what President Obama was selling on Syria?
As President Barack Obama made the case Tuesday night for possible U.S. military intervention in Syria, he addressed a public hardened by the lessons of past wars, murky on the details of the current...
View ArticleFacebook message from Tennessee juror to witness could get convicted murderer...
NASHVILLE — A man sentenced to life in prison in his roommate's murder could get a new trial because one of the jurors contacted a witness on Facebook.According to court filings, the juror knew the...
View ArticleDrive drunk?
Drive drunk.Thankfully, that's just half the message the electronic sign at Wendy's is telling motorists as they pass by the restaurant on one of Johnson City's busiest thoroughfares.The sign on State...
View ArticleWas sentence against those who abused patients just?
It just doesn’t seem right. That’s the feeling many readers have expressed after a judge decided the nursing home workers convicted of abusively teasing patients in their charge should serve no jail...
View ArticleSupport spurs Unicoi County man’s mayoral bid
ERWIN — Unicoi County resident John Day said fellow residents began approaching him around two months ago to see if he would consider running for county mayor. As more and more people...
View ArticleTaxes, handwriting and more in Wednesday's Forum
A friend who is a successful businessman told me the following: “The government thinks if it takes enough money from people who earn it and subsidize a bunch of people it will create millions of jobs....
View ArticleCommissioners reject budget in Unicoi County
ERWIN — Unicoi County Mayor Greg Lynch has consistently used one word when discussing the county’s 2013-14 fiscal year budget process — contentious. This contention did not end Tuesday, when...
View ArticleBomb hits Libya's Benghazi on attack anniversary
TRIPOLI, Libya — A powerful car bomb exploded Wednesday near Libya's Foreign Ministry building in the heart of the eastern coastal city of Benghazi, exactly one year after the Sept. 11 attack...
View ArticleThe Buzz: Today's look at local news worth knowing
Miss something? Never fear, The Buzz is here to keep you updated on local news, sports and commentary. Here are just a few things to pique your interest from JohnsonCityPress.com.• As We See It: Was...
View ArticleKingsport police: Man charged with attempted murder from local stabbing...
KINGSPORT — Police today announced the arrest in Kentucky of a man accused of trying to kill a woman in a stabbing and kidnapping case in Kingsport earlier this month. About 11:45 a.m., Michael D....
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