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Locals weigh in on judge's guns in bars ruling
There was plenty of reason to celebrate at Numan’s Cafe and Sports Bar Friday as employees received word that a judge in Nashville ruled that a new law allowing people with carry permits to bring firearms into restaurants that serve alcohol is unconstitutional.
Banjos, mandolins and fiddles: Bluegrass major now at ETSULaura Ford had wanted to study bluegrass music since she was 14.
Fund established for family of Spc. GreeneAn account has been established to benefit to the family of Army Spc. Fred Z. Greene, a Mountain City resident who was killed in the Nov. 5 attack at Fort Hood, Texas.
Thanksgiving from long ago – Regiment to show 18th- century holiday at Sycamore Shoals this weekend
ELIZABETHTON — Thanksgiving comes this weekend to Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area, as the Washington County Regiment of the North Carolina militia gives thanks for a bountiful harvest.
Chainsaw theft in Erwin leads to chase, shots fired at tires
ERWIN — A man and woman from Kingsport suspected of stealing a chainsaw in Erwin were caught after a police officer pursued them down a dead end road Thursday afternoon and shot out their car’s tires.
Officials to continue negotiations in hopes of keeping ‘Tweetsie Trail’ project alive
Hopes are still high for the proposed “Tweetsie Trail” project and the city is chugging along with efforts to see it come to fruition.
Called meeting set to seal renovation deal
An official end to the dispute that has delayed renovation work at Science Hill High School is going to have to wait just a little longer.
Good Samaritan issues last-minute call for Thanksgiving help
Good Samaritan Ministries will begin its annual Thanksgiving food distribution to area homes in need on Monday $20,000 short of the total $54,000 cost of the ministry’s record holiday food outreach to 800 area families and 300 seniors and disabled adults in need.
‘Multitasking’ cited as factor in U.S. 321 accident
ELIZABETHTON — “I should not have been multitasking” the driver of a car involved in a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 321 between Elizabethton and Johnson City shortly after 8 a.m. Friday was quoted as saying in the Elizabethton Police Department’s report of the accident.
Three arrested for West Unaka burglary
Three Johnson City residents were arrested Friday on burglary charges stemming from an October incident on West Unaka Avenue.
Watauga resident charged in motorcycle theft
A Watauga man was arrested Friday on a charge that he stole a motorcycle from a Johnson City residence in October.
Machete bandit robs same Kingsport Sunoco station for second time
For the second time in ten days, the same Kingsport gas station has been robbed by a man armed with a machete.
Request for early release made in drag racing death
A Johnson City man who has served a third of his sentence for vehicular homicide will go before a judge next month in his third attempt at early release — while his codefendant, also convicted but sentenced to an additional year, hasn’t served a day.
Tenn. college students face tuitiion hike
NASHVILLE — Students at Tennessee's public colleges and universities could be facing a 5 percent tuition increase.
Train reportedly broken down on tracks, blocking city roads
A Norfolk Southern train broke down on the rails in a portion of Johnson City this afternoon, blocking access to several roads for several minutes.
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Greeneville knocks off Red Bank
CHATTANOOGA — In a shocking upset, Greeneville eliminated the state’s No. 1-ranked team.
South ends Boone's run
KINGSPORT — Sullivan South qualified for the TSSAA state semifinals for the third time in school history Friday night, and ended Daniel Boone’s dream season in the process.
Rockwood ends it for Hampton
HAMPTON — Rockwood’s Tigers felt right at home in the Hampton jungle on Friday night.
Cyclones cruise to semifinals
ELIZABETHTON — Preston Itaro made the Roadrunners look like Wile E. Coyote.
Bucs brace for matchup with No. 20 Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The East Tennessee State basketball team heads into today’s game at Louisville knowing what it has gotten into.
Buccaneers dispatched by Morgan State
BALTIMORE — The first basketball meeting between Morgan State and East Tennessee State was a memorable one.
Young A-E backs give EHS reason for concern
It should be a fairly simple strategy for Elizabethton tonight: stop the standout sophomores and win the game.
Rockwood’s wing-T to test Hampton
This deep into the playoffs, it’s never a comforting feeling to face a team that does things a little different on offense.
Wellmont Shootout to offer 40 games
For the seventh consecutive year, area middle school basketball teams will converge on Freedom Hall for a December tournament.
Vols land heralded forward
You don’t have to be at courtside to get a favorable impression of Tennessee basketball. An upper-deck view was just fine for Tobias Harris.
Hubbard has stepped up in Smith's absence
BALTIMORE — Tommy Hubbard had a breakout game. Now it’s up to the rest of the East Tennessee State basketball team to follow.
Madison at the Movies: Team Jacob member ‘moved’ by ‘New Moon’
I find the drama of the teenager to be equally compelling and fascinating. That’s why I think I must have been a 13-year-old girl in a past life, because “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” moved me in ways that can’t be explained otherwise.
Here in the Dark: 'An Education' review
You should be naturally suspicious of Peter Sarsgaard’s Svengali, David, the moment he pulls his sports car alongside 16-year-old schoolgirl Jenny in the British dramedy “An Education,” but like everyone on screen, you’ll let down the guard with his every winsome smile and polite gesture.
MercyMe heads up contemporary Christian rock at Freedom Hall
Multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated band MercyMe will present “An Evening with MercyMe” Sunday, Nov. 22, at Freedom Hall Civic Center. Tenth Avenue North and Jonny Diaz will join forces to open the show.
Stepping Out for weekend of Nov. 20-22
MUSIC
Cowan: Bluegrass, newgrass and a whole lot more
He’s been in a lot of lineups and played and sung plenty of musical styles, and John Cowan’s distinctive voice has seemed to fit them all. He laughs when he talks about where he fits into the bluegrass genre.
Sunday nights are dull without 'Mad Men'
Wow! What has happened to Sunday nights?
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out come to Down Home
The Down Home will host a performance by award-winning bluegrass group Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out on Thursday at 9 p.m.
Magic & whimsy - Storytelling center’s new gift shop reflects the organization’s sensibilities
The gift shop at the International Storytelling Center no longer is what you’d expect. A recent redesign has given the shop a new look, a new direction and new merchandise chosen to appeal to customers who may know little about storytelling. Yet the items thoughtfully interpret what lies behind the telling of tales — whimsy, magic, fantasy, art, beauty, nature and a bit of fright.
50 years later, mass killings still senseless
Fifty years ago today, a family in the town of Holcomb, Kan., was brutally murdered. Herbert Clutter, his wife, Bonnie, and their teenage children, Kenyon and Nancy, were killed after two men broke into the home in search of money.
The Watercooler: Russell plays bold 'Survivor' game
How can the Galu alliance continue to underestimate the old Foa Foa on “Survivor”?
