Ramsey stands by 9-11 anniversary Tweet accusing President Obama of allying...
Sullivan County state lawmaker Ron Ramsey is standing by his controversial 9-11 Tweet about President Barack Obama's strategy for dealing with chemical weapons use in Syria.Tennessee's lieutenant...
View ArticlePlans coming together for celebration of near century-old Carter County...
ELIZABETHTON — The final pieces are coming together for the centennial celebration of the Carter County Veterans Monument. The committee working on the celebration held its latest meeting on Wednesday...
View ArticleLadies and gentlemen, Voyager has left the solar system
LOS ANGELES — Voyager 1 has crossed a new frontier, becoming the first spacecraft ever to leave the solar system, NASA said Thursday.Thirty-six years after it was launched from Earth on a tour of the...
View ArticleJohnson City pizza delivery driver charged with forging receipts
Altered debit card receipts resulted in a pizza delivery man's arrest on forgery charges Thursday, Johnson City police said in a news release. In March 2011, a customer discovered a debit receipt from...
View ArticleRunway resurfacing to shut down flight operations at Tri-Cities Regional Airport
BLOUNTVILLE — A resurfacing project for the 8,000-foot main runway at Tri-Cities Regional Airport will take place this weekend and next weekend.The massive $15.7 million task means all flight...
View ArticleMan tells police 'just forget' 13 calls to 911
KINGSPORT — In one hour's time, dispatch received thirteen 911 hang ups from a residence on Skyland Drive. An officer checked the home to find the front door open, while four people inside sat around a...
View ArticleElizabethton up next for Crockett
David Crockett needs a big bounce back after last week’s humbling at the hands of Science Hill, but the Pioneers aren’t the only ones who have to overcome that game.Elizabethton can’t allow Crockett’s...
View ArticleJohnson City man arrested for possession of crack cocaine, MDMA and firearm...
A Johnson City man was arrested Tuesday after police reportedly located crack cocaine in his possession during a traffic stop, a Johnson City police news release said. According to the...
View ArticleMilligan notes: Men's volleyball on horizon
A men’s volleyball program is quickly taking shape at Milligan College.Six players are already on campus and another six are being sought before the team begins its inaugural season in January. Women’s...
View ArticleScience Hill to hit the road
A couple of things will be working against Science Hill tonight, but the Hilltoppers still enter as a strong favorite against Morristown West.First, the ‘Toppers are coming off a 90-point explosion...
View ArticleMSHA: Long-term outlook uncertain
Mountain States Health Alliance CEO Dennis Vonderfecht said Thursday that there are no plans to close any of the system’s soon-to-be 14 hospitals in the immediate future, but said uncertainty in the...
View ArticleTVA recognizes community for thinking, acting green
Washington County’s emphasis on green initiatives and responsible growth has earned the community recognition from the Tennessee Valley Authority that may help foster economic development. The TVA...
View ArticleHomecoming still big deal for SHHS queen, students
Already a Science Hill High School band member and swimmer, senior Michaela Humby added a bit more sparkle to her high school resume Sept. 6, as she was crowned the school’s 2013 Homecoming Queen....
View ArticleFormer Johnson City Commissioner Phil Carriger may seek Hill’s 7th House...
Former Johnson City Commissioner Phil Carriger said Thursday he is seriously considering taking on incumbent state Rep. Matthew Hill, R-Jonesborough, for the 7th House District seat, beginning with an...
View ArticleHit and run injures one on Elizabethton Highway
A person was reportedly struck by a vehicle on Elizabethton Highway near Happy Valley Memorial Park Thursday night and suffered injuries.The vehicle reportedly hit the person around 10 p.m. and left...
View ArticleUpdate: 2 people injured in apartment building fire in Elizabethton
ELIZABETHTON — Two people were injured Thursday night as they fled a fire which broke out in a two-story house in the 700 block of West H Street. Elizabethton Fire Chief Barry Carrier, speaking from...
View ArticleScience Hill vs. Daniel Boone in Volleyball
The Lady Toppers played Daniel Boone on their home court with a win 3-0.
View ArticleScience Hill's Adams comfortable in long shadow of 'Shorty'
Addison Adams proudly follows in his father’s deep footprints, and they’re doing it side by side. Gary “Shorty” Adams ran for a touchdown seemingly every other series at Science Hill in the late 1980s...
View ArticleHistoric Blountville Flea Market and Yard Sale set for Saturday
BLOUNTVILLE — The Sullivan County Department of Archives and Tourism’s fifth annual Historic Blountville Flea Market and Yard Sale is this weekend, running from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. smack in the middle of...
View ArticleFederal Court in Tennessee: Bristol dispatchers sue over ‘comp time'
GREENEVILLE — One current and one former Bristol dispatcher claim the city of Bristol has implemented an illegal “comp time” system for its hourly workers and for years has failed to pay them for...
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