'Gathering in the Gap' announces competitions
BIG STONE GAP — The 2013 “Gathering in the Gap” Music Festival, slated for May 25 at the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park, offers an opportunity for area musicians to test their skills...
View ArticleJohnson City's musical past honored with marker
A Tennessee Historic Marker was unveiled near the corner of East Main Street and Colonial Way Friday, commemorating a musical past long forgotten in Johnson City’s history. Kicking off the months-long...
View ArticleSullivan County Commission meeting to discuss possible settlement of...
BLOUNTVILLE — The Sullivan County Commission is scheduled to meet in an open, public, special called session Monday regarding potential settlement of Sheriff Wayne Anderson’s lawsuit seeking more...
View ArticleGiant sculpture to promote Virginia tourism in Scott County
GATE CITY — Officials in Scott County will unveil a new attraction next week that is part of a statewide social media campaign aimed at promoting Virginia tourism. Scott County was one of 16 localities...
View ArticleCity backing off on annexation efforts
KINGSPORT — The city of Kingsport plans to scale back its annexation efforts this year and will likely not continue annexing neighborhoods within the Colonial Heights community, rather focusing on one...
View ArticleThis week's top crime news
A look back at the most viewed crime stories generated by the Times-News staff from March 29 through April 5. 1) Alleged April Fool's prank lands Kingsport woman in hot water An April Fool’s joke...
View ArticleSullivan asked to appropriate additional funds for autopsies
BLOUNTVILLE — Sullivan County’s annual budget, as approved by the Sullivan County Commission last year, did not properly fund the account that covers autopsies provided by the forensics center at East...
View ArticleWashington Country Sheriff's Office learns, teaches new techniques on...
In light of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., local law enforcement agencies across the country began looking into new and different solutions when dealing with armed...
View ArticleTennessee Senate to hear bill to halt annexations
A bill that would halt all city-initiated, or so-called “forced” annexations statewide for two years, will hit the Senate floor Monday in Nashville, and its passage has major implications not only for...
View ArticleMotorcyclist struck by van on Stone Drive
KINGSPORT — A motorcyclist was hospitalized but didn’t appear to suffer life-threatening injuries Sunday evening after being struck by a van on Stone Drive in front of the Rick Hill Imports dealership....
View ArticleHawkins County Parks Committee approves proposed budget
ROGERSVILLE — The Hawkins County Commission’s Parks Committee approved a proposed 2013-14 department budget Thursday that is nearly $400 less than budgeted in the current fiscal year, despite the...
View ArticleWebsite supports STEM education in northeast Tenn.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — A new website has been created in northeast Tennessee to support and share best practices in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. The subjects, known...
View ArticleJohnson City man charged with pointing gun at 3 people
An East Pine Street man was charged early Monday morning with pointing a gun at three people outside his residence. Bobby D. Fair, 59, 617 E. Pine St., was charged with two counts of aggravated...
View ArticleArea native enjoyed musical career abroad, at home
Jimmie Self just wanted to be a musician. A 26-year career with the United States Air Force not only allowed him to play, but also to travel across the United States, Canada, Europe and parts of the...
View ArticleWanted man allegedly hides beneath mobile home, igniting standoff with...
A wanted man ignited a standoff with the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office late Sunday night after allegedly jumping through a "trap door" to hide from bondsmen, then refusing to come out from...
View ArticleCrews find bodies of 2 NC children trapped in dirt
STANLEY, N.C. (AP) — Rescuers on Monday recovered the bodies of two young cousins buried when a wall of dirt fell on them while they were playing in a hole at a home construction site in North...
View ArticlePolice say Hawkins man high on meds drove through wheat field
CHURCH HILL — A Hawkins County man accused of crashing through a barbed wire fence early Monday morning and tearing up about 300 yards of wheat before his pickup died was allegedly high on medication....
View ArticleBlotter: Man arrested after cursing, threatening dispatchers
The blotter is derived from recent central dispatch records and incident reports of area police agencies. Kingsport Police Department April 4 A clerk at a North Eastman Road gas station suspected a...
View ArticleKingsport man sentenced on drug charges in Scott County
GATE CITY — A Kingsport man found guilty of receiving a nearly 50-pound package of marijuana in the mail last year will serve over four years in prison following an appearance Monday in Scott County...
View ArticleKingsport Fire Department responds to fire at Allandale Mansion
KINGSPORT — The Kingsport Fire Department received a call of fire at Allandale Mansion around 4 p.m. Monday afternoon. KFD Public Education Officer Barry Brickey said when Engine 4 first arrived on...
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