Press circulation manager gives preview for Black Friday shoppers
Sure, there’s a turkey, dressing and all of the holiday fixings, but another Thanksgiving Day staple for many is sorting through all those shopping circulars stuffed inside the holiday...
View ArticleCrowns passed to new local pageant winners
Just days after the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, 2013 Miss Historic Jonesborough, Emilee Ketron paid homage to the fallen public servant in her speech before...
View ArticleOne person dead after vehicle drives into Boone Lake
PINEY FLATS — An unidentified person died late Saturday afternoon when their vehicle drove into Boone Lake and became completely submerged. According to the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office,...
View ArticleTennessee's bowl hopes dashed in ugly loss
KNOXVILLE – Tennessee’s bowl eligibility got flushed Saturday when the Volunteers came up short in a real stinker.In a game uglier than homemade sin, Vanderbilt drove 92 yards in 12 plays and four...
View ArticleIran nuclear deal fuels anger, jitters in Mideast
JERUSALEM — Israel's prime minister harshly condemned the international community's nuclear deal with Iran on Sunday while Saudi Arabia remained conspicuously quiet, reflecting the jitters felt...
View ArticleOff the Wall News: Jose Canseco pulled over with a diaper-wearing goat
Even by Jose Canseco standards, the tweets were ridiculous.“Just got pulled over with goats in the car,” the former Oakland A’s slugger wrote from his official account Wednesday evening, alongside a...
View ArticleThe Buzz: A week of local news worth talking about
In case you missed these posts, here are ten items worth reading today on JohnsonCityPress.com: • Stolen funds impact Boys & Girls Club club, kids The $60,000 Johnson City’s former...
View ArticleLonghorns to face Memphis team in Arby's
BRISTOL — It’s a long way from Mountain City to Memphis, and it has been a long time since Johnson County was in the Arby’s Classic.Both of those things were brought into closer perspective at the...
View ArticleLady Bucs can't keep pace with Red Flash
Alli Williams scored 40 points to lead Saint Francis (Pa.) to a 92-79 victory over the East Tennessee State women's basketball team on Sunday afternoon inside Brooks Gym.With the loss, ETSU dropped to...
View ArticleMcCormack lets the good times roll
Young Tom McCormack, of Mullingar, Ireland, faced a tough decision coming out of high school in the early 1970s. He had to decide which running powerhouse school in the United States he would attend....
View ArticleBig improvements coming to I-26/Highway 75 interchange
Elizabethton’s Summers-Taylor has secured a nearly $14 million contract with the Tennessee Department of Transportation to complete a project aimed at keeping infrastructure improvements in step with...
View ArticleEagle Scouts use their leadership projects to better Johnson City parks
You can find the fruits of 16-year-old Ronnie Zimmern’s labor atop the highest point above Johnson City. Zimmern used his Eagle Scout project to construct a bench and table on the Tip Top trail of...
View ArticleShopping for Others most popular program with volunteers
Coalition for Kids is gearing up for its annual Shopping for Others excursion with about 110 of its children not included in any other Christmas outreach for kids in the Johnson City area in need....
View ArticleThe Language of Life: Unique, fun ways to give back and benefit children
Global Language ProjectMCTI was with several parents over the weekend and they began sharing great ideas for kicking off the holiday season that include a dose of giving back. I was startled to learn...
View ArticleWashington Co. Commission squabbles over courthouse renovations
It’s very likely Washington County’s 25-member decision-making body has spent more time grappling over the courthouse’s second-floor renovations than has been dedicated to design, shipping orders and...
View ArticleSocktober-Toevember collection delivers
Inspired by YouTube sensation Kid President and his drive for a million pairs of new socks for homeless people in communities nationwide, Johnson City’s MarketingMel, Summit Leadership Foundation,...
View ArticleAutopsy ordered for body found along Kingsport road
KINGSPORT — An autopsy has been ordered for a body that was located Monday morning near a busy Kingsport intersection, while police say a preliminary investigation has found no evidence of foul...
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