Potential land swap could benefit property owners, city flood remediation
Johnson City officials are in negotiations to do a “land swap” that would allow the city to open up a large portion of Brush Creek and facilitate the movement of floodwater into Founder’s Park, while...
View ArticleTwo ETSU sororities help black women become leaders of tomorrow
The college experience should be all encompassing –– make friends, study hard, get involved and have fun. And one way to accomplish all of that would be to become a part of Greek Life. Alpha Kappa...
View ArticleEbenezer Baptist Church celebrates Black History Month
KINGSPORT — A Kingsport congregation celebrated Black History Month Sunday afternoon with music, dance, prayer, and a look back at significant African-American events and people over the past 150...
View ArticleHomelessness 'a bigger problem than people realize in this area'
GATE CITY — A recently completed survey for the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development found that there are nearly 200 homeless individuals living in a four-county area of Southwest...
View ArticleProsecutors want jury in Scott murder trial to visit victim's Nickelsville home
GATE CITY — With the murder case against Bristol, Tenn., resident Charlie Joe Ramey likely headed for trial in March, Scott County prosecutors filed a seldom used motion last week that would allow...
View ArticleKingsport City Schools Recognizes National Engineers Week 2013
KINGSPORT, Tenn. – Kingsport City Schools will be joining educators, students and engineers across the country in the sixty-second annual National Engineers Week, Feb. 17-23, 2013. The National...
View ArticlePolice say 'desperate' Morristown man carjacked vehicle with BB gun
JONESVILLE — A Tennessee man was arrested for carjacking Sunday afternoon after allegedly using a weapon to steal a vehicle from a Lee County gas station. Anthony Caldwell, 31, of Morristown, Tenn., is...
View ArticleAuthorities investigate discovery of Dungannon woman's body along creek
DUNGANNON — Authorities in Scott County are investigating a possible suspicious death after a Dungannon woman's body was found along a roadside Sunday morning. The Scott County Sheriff's Office and...
View ArticleKFC: Johnson City employee fired for photo of potato licking
Potato lickin’ good? If you were perusing social media this weekend, you may have seen the image of an employee at the Kentucky Fried Chicken on North Roan Street in Johnson City holding a plate of...
View ArticlePolice: Virginia woman lied about sexual assault in Johnson City
A Virginia woman was arrested Monday on a charge that she falsified a sexual assault claim in Johnson City. Jenny Wren Wright, 19, 2608 Clark House Farm Road, Stuart, Va., was arrested after she...
View ArticleWise County, Norton set record for gun permit applications
WISE — Wise County and Norton residents made applications to obtain a license to carry a handgun concealed from plain view in record numbers last year, Wise County Clerk of Circuit Court J. Jack...
View ArticleRogersville liquor store permit applications are due March 15
ROGERSVILLE — Rogersville City Recorder Bill Lyons said Monday he’s aware of at least six potential applicants who have shown interest in applying for Rogersville’s two liquor store permits which will...
View ArticleBlack History Month: WWII vets recall serving in segregated Army
Allen Harris and Hugh Collie can remember detail by detail their time in the service during World War II. They remember basic training, they remember the equipment they used and they remember serving...
View ArticleAdult education programs are merging statewide to cut costs
ROGERSVILLE — Although Hawkins County Adult Education is uniting with Hancock County as part of a statewide administrative merger, there is still ample opportunity for adults in both counties and...
View ArticlePolice investigating robbery at JC restaurant; two in custody after chase in...
The Little Caesar's Pizza on North Roan Street was robbed at gunpoint on Monday, and two suspects were in custody in Unicoi County following a chase on Interstate 26. Johnson City police said a lone...
View ArticlePolice: Trio arrested after reckless target practice sends neighbors scurrying
Reckless target practice near Fort Henry Drive in Kingsport allegedly sent neighbors and responding officers scrambling for cover Monday — and possibly one round into a nearby home. The Sullivan County...
View ArticleParoled drug dealer arrested in Kingsport crack bust
A man reportedly on parole for drug convictions in Memphis, Tenn., has now been arrested in Kingsport, with police saying $6,000 worth of crack cocaine was seized from his residence. At 3 a.m. Tuesday,...
View ArticleBlotter: Man caught stealing needles from hospital, police wait out...
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Kingsport Police Department Feb. 15 A stop was conducted on a driver who failed to signal while...
View ArticleHawkins detectives investigate illegal tire dump
BULLS GAP — Hawkins County deputies have a tag number and a good description of a pickup used to dump more than 100 old tires on private property on Rt. 66-S in Bulls Gap last week. On Friday property...
View ArticleAutopsy rules out homicide in Dungannon woman's death
GATE CITY — Authorities in Scott County said autopsy results have ruled out foul play in the death of a Dungannon woman whose body was found lying along a rural roadside Sunday morning. The Scott...
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