Johnson City News

Washington County, TN community to get fresh water soon

Http - Fri Nov 20

By the end of next year, dozens of families in Washington County, Tennessee should have fresh, clean water to quench their thirsts.

Jonesborough catching a much-needed bathroom break

Http - Fri Nov 20

Visitors of Tennessee's oldest town will soon get some much-needed relief. Jonesborough leaders say its town's Main Street will soon have the one thing it has lacked during the last several years; a place for tourists to use the restroom.

Helping nature steers new TDOT official Amanda Snowden

The Knoxville News Sentinel - Fri Nov 20

Amanda Snowden, the new assistant regional director of region one for the Tennessee Department of Transportation, pauses for a photo along Interstate 40.

Rally aims to increase support for proposed Tweetsie Trail

The Elizabethton Star - Fri Nov 20

Photo by Bryan Stevens If plans succeed, this section of railroad track on State Line Road in Elizabethton could become part of the Tweetsie Trail, a greenway running between Johnson City and Elizabethton.

Charges pending in fatal vehicle crash

Http - Wed Nov 18

Investigators told us this evening that charges are pending in a Wednesday morning crash that claimed the life of an East Tennessee State University administrator.

Oil gives up gains; Knoxville gasoline down

The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Wed Nov 18

Knoxville retail gasoline prices were down and oil prices fell Wednesday as the government said American petroleum demand tumbled to its lowest level in four months.

Truck Smashes Into Waffle House; 5 Hurt

Greeneville Sun - Wed Nov 18

Extended Cab Pickup Crashes Through Glass, Into Restaurant BY BILL JONES and TOM YANCEY STAFF WRITERS Five people were transported to Greeneville hospitals this morning after a pickup truck crashed into the Waffle House restaurant on East Andrew Johnson Highway about 9:10 a.m. Witnesses on the scene told a Greeneville Sun reporter that two ...

City tops magazine's list

The Leaf-Chronicle - Wed Nov 18

This week brings just another in a series of accolades from major, national publications for Clarksville - Tennessee's fifth-largest city.

Budget cuts could lead to the early release of 3,300 Tennessee prisoners

TriCities - Tue Nov 17

With a $1.5 billion budget shortfall becoming more and more of a possibility in Tennessee, desperate times are calling for desperate measures.

Jonesborough man arrested on two counts of aggravated burglary

Http - Tue Nov 17

According to Sheriff Ed Graybeal, Robert G. Davenport Jr., 32 of 4515 Cherokee Road in Jonesborough, was charged with two counts of Aggravated Burglary.