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[] | 2016-08-31T02:50:00 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | ELIZABETHTON — The popular Taste of Carter County sponsored by Security Federal Bank will once again be held at Citizens Bank Stadium on the campus of Elizabethton High School. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FTaste-of-Carter-County-offers-diners-tasty-treats.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/30/x720_q60/Taste-of-Carter-County.jpg | en | null | Taste of Carter County offers diners tasty treats | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Diners will once again be able to sample some of the most popular entrees from several Carter County restaurants. The annual event benefits the Elizabethton High School Athletic Parent Organization and the Betsy Band Boosters.
The Taste of Carter County allows restaurants and eateries to come together and offer small s... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/30/Taste-of-Carter-County-offers-diners-tasty-treats.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/97a6ff844bf03c407dcd3d0df0ba179cbfea98d1ad9523c6b3377c9556960b43.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T00:49:18 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — It’s been the driving issue of Donald Trump’s campaign. Build a wall along the southern border. Make Mexico pay for it. And expel | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FSuddenly-unsure-on-immigration-Trump-trying-to-clear-it-up.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/Campaign-2016-Trump-40.jpg | en | null | Suddenly unsure on immigration, Trump trying to clear it up | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Ten weeks before the election, however, buffeted by conflicting advice from aides and advisers, Trump has seemed to be in full indecision mode.
At a Fox News town hall tall taping last week, in the face of pressing questions, he proceeded to poll the audience at length on the fate of an estimated 11 million people.
Tru... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/29/Suddenly-unsure-on-immigration-Trump-trying-to-clear-it-up.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/563b07dac846788fe3a7f45079317d9594ab47810520b8deeebe86acb633269b.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:49:52 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A federal prisoner with a violent past escaped from the Washington County Detention Center this morning.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a release | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2Flaw-enforcement%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FDangerous-federal-prisoner-escapes-from-Washington-County-Detention-Center.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/30/x720_q60/England-jpg.jpg | en | null | 'Dangerous' federal prisoner escapes from Washington County Detention Center | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a release authorities were actively searching for Timothy Eugene England and investigating how England escaped from the facility.
England, 37, was in federal custody awaiting trial on charges of bank robbery and violating his federal supervised release.
England is white, s... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/law-enforcement/2016/08/30/Dangerous-federal-prisoner-escapes-from-Washington-County-Detention-Center.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/42c76ec9aab86cbc5487a9417f64d3c64d3acdc0fa9a78a4c7b95f10ea4242c6.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:22 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | It’s the season opener, a rivalry, and both teams are starting afresh at the quarterback position.
The old coaching adage of “least mistakes | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FCyclones-invite-Hilltoppers-for-rivalry-renewal.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/QBs-jpg.jpg | en | null | Cyclones invite Hilltoppers for rivalry renewal | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The old coaching adage of “least mistakes wins” will likely apply.
Science Hill makes it first-ever trip to Citizens Bank Stadium to renew a long-standing series with Elizabethton. Kickoff is set for Friday night at 7:30.
“There’s pregame jitters, and getting substitutions on the field, and special teams, so the first ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2016/08/25/Cyclones-invite-Hilltoppers-for-rivalry-renewal.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/df0e93784b4e940d486405b81fd87d8ad7295ea78d78f9ba61c4e81f4e078c94.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:49:14 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | BLUEFIELD, Va. — A night after clinching a spot in the upcoming Appalachian League playoffs, the Johnson City Cardinals came out on the short end of a slugfest against the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FBaseball%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FWalkoff-single-lifts-Bluefield-over-Cards.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/28/x720_q60/Cards-jpg-32.jpg | en | null | Walkoff single lifts Bluefield over Cards | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Jesus Severino came through with a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to life the Jays (35-27) to a 9-8 victory over the Cards (37-26). The two teams ended up with a combined 28 hits in the back-and-forth contest.
After falling behind 8-6 in the bottom of the eighth, Joshua Lopez came through with a two-run... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Baseball/2016/08/27/Walkoff-single-lifts-Bluefield-over-Cards.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/a8b7dc46eec70cd860f375a485b1436cb4a32df27737c1bfc357b1f94f25ffe5.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:49:03 | null | 2015-07-21T00:00:00 | WETS-FM plays quietly on my bedside radio all night. Recently I woke in the early hours to hear an arresting bit of information. Behavioral | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEditorial%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FIt-s-no-contest-Hillary-is-the-most-qualified.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2015/07/21/x720_q60/Community-Voices.jpg | en | null | It's no contest: Hillary is the most qualified | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Their conclusion should be astonishing but, given the phenomenon of Trump supporters, it wasn’t. Facts often as not intensified the unease.
I have admired Hillary Clinton since she was First Lady. Since her college days, she’s fought for our shared passions — affordable health care for all, children and women’s issues,... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Editorial/2016/08/28/It-s-no-contest-Hillary-is-the-most-qualified.html | en | 2015-07-21T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/0a25445822d3b641ebbed8b93484a89e3b6f8352583bc2510d7f34bc2b29ccd6.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T18:48:36 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | NASHVILLE - Julia Baumgardner Cross, 92, Nashville, TN passed away August 23rd at McKendree Village.
Born August 1923 in Bristol, TN, she was the seventh child of John | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FJulia-Baumgardner-Cross.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60/Cross-jpg.jpg | en | null | Julia Baumgardner Cross | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Born August 1923 in Bristol, TN, she was the seventh child of John Dixon and Bessie Kegley
Baumgardner. Julia was educated in the Bristol public school system, graduated from Virginia
Intermont College and received her B.S. from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1946.
She was first employed as the secretary t... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/27/Julia-Baumgardner-Cross.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/7c9ef208c0f969b050ead2a3556c0431190e96c96703826950e937a7e4d43472.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T02:49:04 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | When organizers planned Shakespeare in Founders Park last year, they thought it’d be a one-time show, or maybe something they’d do once every few years. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FShakespeare-in-Founders-Park-wraps-up-second-season.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/Shakespheare.jpg | en | null | Shakespeare in Founders Park wraps up second season | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | But after an outpouring of community support, the group came back for a second year to perform a lesser-known Shakespeare play, and the future is looking bright for Shakespeare in Founders Park for years to come.
Assistant Director Lynnea Hunter said that after this year, the organization will chase a nonprofit status,... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/28/Shakespeare-in-Founders-Park-wraps-up-second-season.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/dcd1c6d627393cb15fed0f5862ae63ad4cde9713ca15d4a7f0e05b058f893153.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T22:49:16 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | BRISTOL — In just seven days, Bristol Motor Speedway has been converted from NASCAR’s most popular track to the world’s largest football stadium. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FTurf-is-down-for-the-Battle-at-Bristol.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/20160829-115949-jpg.jpg | en | null | Turf is down for the Battle at Bristol | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The final piece of field turf was turned over Monday afternoon and a second goalpost was installed as BMS is set to host the Pilot/Flying J Battle at Bristol between the University of Tennessee and Virginia Tech on Sept. 10.
With the most visible portion of the project finished, crews have started on the detail work wi... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2016/08/29/Turf-is-down-for-the-Battle-at-Bristol.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/0d067c5e5195df9abb2c0434195a615867f778da4a25e8a4594fecc8ebf5ed6e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:27 | null | 2015-07-10T00:00:00 | The Johnson City Public Building Authority hopes to save the city more than $700,000 by refinancing $7.9 million in borrowing for construction of the Millennium Centre.
At | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FBusiness%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FBuilding-Authority-votes-to-refinance-Millennium-Centre-debt.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2015/07/10/x720_q60/316c2ab02c1dbf83c43410035fc6f794-jpg.jpg | en | null | Building Authority votes to refinance Millennium Centre debt | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | At the authority’s regular August meeting Wednesday, the governing board unanimously approved a resolution to issue new bonds, which will allow the city to take advantage of lower interest rates.
Authority board member Mike Eddy, a certified public accountant, said the move to refinance was “a win-win situation for eve... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Business/2016/08/24/Building-Authority-votes-to-refinance-Millennium-Centre-debt.html | en | 2015-07-10T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/bd8235ebc1018080db084d3582686bd0c6ee9dad5c71253f5fa8a03973218ae4.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T02:48:11 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | UNICOI — The Joint Economic Development Board of Unicoi County voted Friday to join Washington and Carter counties in the newly created Northeast Tennessee Regional Economic | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FUnicoi-County-joins-regional-economic-development-partnership.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/Unicoi-Co-EDB-1.jpg | en | null | Unicoi County joins regional economic development partnership | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The unanimous vote taken during the board’s quarterly meeting at the Unicoi Visitors and Tourist Information Center included approval of a $75,000 18-month commitment to participate in the new three-county partnership.
For that investment, Mitch Miller, executive director of the Washington County Economic Development C... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/26/Unicoi-County-joins-regional-economic-development-partnership.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/4b08a14cc371f5ec1d6b8ddba9d7ae66e858d04267653ac61c965a491ce74a70.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T22:48:05 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska’s largest city is home to more than 300 grizzly and black bears and now more than a dozen multicolored ones.
Life-size bear | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEntertainment%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FColorful-bear-statues-spring-up-in-Alaska-s-largest-city.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/Parade-of-Bears.jpg | en | null | Colorful bear statues spring up in Alaska's largest city | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Life-size bear statues painted by city artists, part of “Bears on Parade,” are popping up as they’re completed. They’re part of a continuing effort to raise awareness that if you live in Anchorage, you live near bears.
“The whole point of this was to engage in conversation about bears and their habitat — the food that ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Entertainment/2016/08/26/Colorful-bear-statues-spring-up-in-Alaska-s-largest-city.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/54463fa840d483a85093f5cb0bcdc1911b0dbd9d5f9b7244a5c6a4cb3aa80fd0.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:48:24 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The Johnson City Cardinals are headed back to the playoffs.
DeAndre Asbury-Heath's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning gave the Cards the winning run in a wild 8-7 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FBaseball%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FCards-clinch-playoff-berth.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60/Cards-JPG-31.jpg | en | null | Cards clinch playoff berth | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | DeAndre Asbury-Heath's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning gave the Cards the winning run in a wild 8-7 victory over the Bristol Pirates Friday night at TVA Credit Union Ballpark.
Johnson City earned a postseason berth despite committing seven errors.
Bryce Denton's two-run double in the bottom of the 10th inning tied the... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Baseball/2016/08/26/Cards-clinch-playoff-berth.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/8cdb75545f9c8a8950cb126f105b10fd7fe8c45a7966964736c68173c1bf911f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:15:01 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | NEW YORK — A Mississippi firefighter who received the world’s most extensive face transplant after a burning building collapsed on him said Wednesday that he feels like | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FFire-EMS%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FBurned-firefighter-feels-normal-again-after-face-transplant.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/APTOPIX-Face-Transplant.jpg | en | null | Burned firefighter feels normal again after face transplant | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Patrick Hardison, 42, said he can now eat, see, hear and breathe normally, thanks to last year’s surgery. He has a full head of hair and hits the gym twice a week.
“Before the transplant, every day I had to wake up and get myself motivated to face the world,” Hardison told reporters at NYU Langone Medical Center. “Now ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Fire-EMS/2016/08/24/Burned-firefighter-feels-normal-again-after-face-transplant.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/1c523353cd5048303fdeb4ce5ca1f0c498d3c45d2074182a68ee6ab09d1bd9e3.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:33 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | JOHNSON CITY - On a beautiful morning, August 23, 2016, Janet Sue Rogers, 50, of Johnson City, left this earth, joining her Heavenly Father to walk the streets of gold. She spent the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FJanet-Sue-Rogers.html.json | http://jcweb.libercus.net/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/Rogers-jpg.jpg | en | null | Janet Sue Rogers | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | She was preceded in death by her father, David Rogers; sister, Pamela Kay Rogers; maternal grandparents, Smith and Callie Gilbert; and paternal grandparents, T.E. and Laura Rogers.
Janet is survived by her mother, Judith Rogers; brother, Dwight Rogers (Dale); sister, Lisa Gilmore (Jim); nieces, Dana, Emily, Holly and A... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/24/Janet-Sue-Rogers.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/cd7ce3aa41af38375041a76b092c0fd9b94c1340acf6abd6e404aed21d73e493.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:49:18 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | For the past month, Jupiter has been sinking lower and lower with respect to the western horizon in the evening twilight.
Jupiter might be spotted during the first week of | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FBlog%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FJupiter-leaves-the-evening-sky.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Jupiter leaves the evening sky | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Jupiter might be spotted during the first week of September, low in the sky in the bright twilight 20 minutes after sunset, but it will be difficult to see without optical aid. Jupiter moves behind the sun at superior conjunction on Sept. 26. Meanwhile, the brightest of the planets as seen from earth, Venus, slowly inc... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Blog/2016/08/28/Jupiter-leaves-the-evening-sky.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/1e25b451dbd55a0522be04b685da578f9f8464a8c09285afb3d503eee9f6a476.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T02:49:55 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | ELIZABETHTON — Labor Day has another meaning for many health care workers and birth professionals.
That’s why obstetricians, midwives, doulas and other | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FHealth-Fitness%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FMaternity-Fair-to-answer.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/31/x720_q60/Carter-County-Maternity-Fair.jpg | en | null | Maternity Fair to answer expectant moms' questions | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | That’s why obstetricians, midwives, doulas and other experts will be gathering at the Covered Bridge Park on Monday, Sept. 12, at 11 a.m. for the 2016 Maternity Fair.
It will be a time for expectant mothers to have their questions answered by the birth professionals. There will also be other activities offered througho... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Health-Fitness/2016/08/30/Maternity-Fair-to-answer.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/baacdc132a47d317fefd4e7d7134f25f2ae924c05478799346b85920e6800ed8.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T02:48:12 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Some would say winning a demolition derby involves at least some luck.
But that’s tough to say with Carl Hoilman.
For the second straight year, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FBrothers-win-back-to-back-Demolition-Derby.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60/DSC-0464-JPG.jpg | en | null | Johnson City man wins demolition derby for second consecutive year | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | But that’s tough to say with Carl Hoilman.
For the second straight year, Hoilman won the first of two heats during Friday’s demolition derby at the Appalachian Fair.
“I was just trying to hit anything and everything I could,” said Hoilman, who’s from Johnson City.
He admitted his head was ringing a bit from several har... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/26/Brothers-win-back-to-back-Demolition-Derby.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/83ca22d8106853155b26978eeb4e8f3a6073919bc52fe8f153bd8012244a0ad4.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:05:59 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | It seems that eye in the sky is pretty sharp.
The crew of a Tennessee Highway Patrol helicopter flying over Unicoi County Thursday spied a pair of marijuana fields, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FSheriff.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60_ca0,236,1802,1941/Unicoi-County-Marijuana-bust.jpg | en | null | Sheriff: $468K worth of marijuana plants seized in Unicoi Co. | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The crew of a Tennessee Highway Patrol helicopter flying over Unicoi County Thursday spied a pair of marijuana fields, leading to the seizure of nearly 300 plants, according to Sheriff Mike Hensley.
The sheriff said the 293 marijuana plants were seized in the Ernestville community of the county.
Hensley said the street... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/25/Sheriff.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/1a51ae909311e5b23ba5c6e0cd8495685ba43353b5f6e753352e284b78ad75eb.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T02:48:46 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Freshman Kellee Geren was named the MVP of the Milligan College Mountain Madness volleyball tournament as the Buffs moved to 6-2 on the season by going undefeated while hosting the two-day | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FVolleyball%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FMilligan-volleyball-runs-win-streak-to-five.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/28/x720_q60/Kellee-Geren-JPG.jpg | en | null | Milligan volleyball runs win streak to five | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | On Saturday, the Buffs swept past Middle Georgia College 25-21, 25-17, 25-12 and the University of Pikeville 25-13, 25-23, 25-21. Milligan freshman Julie Dockery earned a spot on the all-tournament team thanks to her strong play.
"This was an awesome weekend and I'm excited that we not only won our tournament but more ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Volleyball/2016/08/27/Milligan-volleyball-runs-win-streak-to-five.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/6ea32828adaa1289d8f5b1c2e48581b8bc5801f457a12b01c5f8c4a7ef32821d.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:49:00 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | It’s hard to imagine a more admirable and important endeavor than helping the women of East Tennessee who need it most.
But doing so by highlighting the artwork | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FCommunity%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FJourneys-of-Women-Art-Show-For-women-by-women.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/23/x720_q60/Journeys-of-Women-Art-Show-2.jpg | en | null | Journeys of Women Art Show: For women, by women | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | But doing so by highlighting the artwork of the some of region’s best artists, makes it reach a brand new level. That’s exactly what the nonprofit Women’s Fund of East Tennessee has done and is doing with their upcoming fourth Journeys of Women Art Show. The women-focused event will be held at Jonesborough’s McKinney C... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Community/2016/08/28/Journeys-of-Women-Art-Show-For-women-by-women.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/d63eabe7abb3ea1b2210e1ea3632a69b3df81a2848f5d3c8e29a509eb8e68508.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:49:11 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Some say it was an act of God. Others claim it was a political conspiracy. Fair officials blamed it on a faulty latch.
Whatever the cause, it was exactly 12:17 p.m. on | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FBlog%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FHogwash-Raymond-contracts-case-of-swine-flew.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Hogwash: Raymond contracts case of swine 'flew' | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Whatever the cause, it was exactly 12:17 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26, 1998, when no fewer than 11 full-sized, potentially prize-winning pigs escaped Livestock Barn B and stampeded straight toward the entrance to the Spring County Fair Pavilion.
Raymond Cooper, making a surprise live appearance at the fair to host “Ren... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Blog/2016/08/28/Hogwash-Raymond-contracts-case-of-swine-flew.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/55005c19d7de6ff0d559667fa13e40f728371b5e0ab3d7d24b012e4c18a5dc1d.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T00:48:46 | null | 2015-06-24T00:00:00 | There’s a chance members of the Animal Control Board met the new leaders of the Washington County-Johnson City Animal Shelter Saturday morning.
But only time | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FBoard-interviews-5-candidates-for-two-managerial-animal-shelter-positions.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2015/06/24/x720_q60/d63a0a897e1ceaceb9720650fdd2b6b3-jpg.jpg | en | null | Board interviews 5 candidates for two managerial animal shelter positions | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | But only time will tell.
Two candidates interviewed for the executive director position and three others were vying for the operations manager job.
“I thought we had some excellent candidates. I was very impressed with all five of them. They all brought different skills,” Board Chairman Gary McAllister said.
During a m... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/27/Board-interviews-5-candidates-for-two-managerial-animal-shelter-positions.html | en | 2015-06-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/1662b764da7c55ba015b4de698d3166bf58397372bfd0d96d5b38f8d0041a39a.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T00:49:56 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | MENDOTA, Calif. (AP) — Many California farmworkers who make up the backbone of the nation’s No. 1 agricultural state on Tuesday were praising historic legislation that | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FCalifornia-farmworkers-on-edge-over-historic-overtime-bill.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/30/x720_q60/Farmworker-Overtime.jpg | en | null | California farmworkers on edge over historic overtime bill | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | If signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown, a new overtime bill would put California at the forefront nationally of farm labor pay and mark a victory in the fight to improve farmworkers rights in the decades old movement launched by Cesar Chavez, the legendary co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association who fought ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/30/California-farmworkers-on-edge-over-historic-overtime-bill.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/e27da500b7a50a7cab75ae6d1c1331d7b09ec4c4a3f0eef16af87bf64aa0e0c1.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T02:48:48 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | GREENEVILLE — Tyler Wells came through with another stellar start to help the Elizabethton Twins pick up a crucial 1-0 Appalachian League victory over the Greeneville Astros on | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FBaseball%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FTwins-edge-past-Greeneville-to-notch-Appy-League-win.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/28/x720_q60/E-Twins-jpg-34.jpg | en | null | Twins edge past Greeneville to notch Appy League win | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Wells (5-2) turned in six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and two walks. Colton Davis contributed two shutout innings before Patrick McGuff came on in the ninth and retired the Astros in order to record his ninth save of the season.
In terms of offense, the Twins (35-28) got all they needed on a sacrifice fly... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Baseball/2016/08/27/Twins-edge-past-Greeneville-to-notch-Appy-League-win.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/8916061f68d1e5eb7e834f6c9b65cb30c0f99721cd7ef895923bfb72a795cf90.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T02:49:19 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The ETSU football team released its depth chart for Saturday night’s season opener at Kennesaw State. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FETSU-depth-chart.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/Untitled-1-jpg-2.jpg | en | null | ETSU depth chart | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | ETSU depth chart
The ETSU football team released its depth chart for Saturday night’s season opener at Kennesaw State. | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2016/08/29/ETSU-depth-chart.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/e97b293e449d76f3149f0a631ed4d48429c1648d2aeb99f65c4eafc06ae0cdc6.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T22:48:08 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | DETROIT — The U.S. is seeking to forcibly limit how fast trucks, buses and other large vehicles can travel on the nation’s highways.
A new proposal | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2Flaw-enforcement%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FUS-wants-to-force-lower-speeds-on-truck-and-bus-drivers.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/Truck-Speed-Limit.jpg | en | null | US wants to force lower speeds on truck and bus drivers | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | A new proposal Friday would impose a nationwide limit by electronically capping speeds with a device on newly made U.S. vehicles that weigh more than 26,000 pounds. Regulators are considering a cap of 60, 65 or 68 mph, though that could change. Whatever the speed limit, drivers would be physically prevented from exceed... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/law-enforcement/2016/08/26/US-wants-to-force-lower-speeds-on-truck-and-bus-drivers.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/3aad23deb1a2ca1cd91d9c95b0c4b6740cfa995d189e63c869bd8b3f786f3739.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T00:49:57 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | HAMPTON — Last week, the Tennessee Department of Education recognized the performance of the students of Hampton High School in state and national technical competition during this | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEducation%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FBulldogs-excel-in-state-and-national-technical.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/30/x720_q60/Bulldog-competitors-1.jpg | en | null | Bulldogs excel in state and national technical competition | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Tracy Whitehead, SkillsUSA state adviser, traveled from Nashville to Hampton on Aug. 24 to recognize the Hampton SkillsUSA Chapter as the Most Outstanding Chapter in Tennessee in Division II. In addition to the bragging rights, the school also has the first entry in a new permanent plaque that will be displayed in its ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2016/08/30/Bulldogs-excel-in-state-and-national-technical.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/6ffc446afbccf7a759ff874c1cf684df0cab3342383b6e6db6682de32977d511.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T00:49:20 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia school board urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to weigh in on whether a transgender male must be allowed to use the boys bathroom at his high | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEducation%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FSchool-asks-high-court-to-hear-transgender-bathroom-case.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/30/x720_q60/bathroom-jpg.jpg | en | null | School asks high court to hear transgender bathroom case | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The Gloucester County School Board wants the justices to review a decision from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which said the board’s policy barring 17-year-old Gavin Grimm from using the restroom that matches his gender identity violates Title IX, a federal law that prohibits discrimination in schools.
At issu... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2016/08/29/School-asks-high-court-to-hear-transgender-bathroom-case.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/b780d8aa6f44381d1446d82c8eb1735214a8dcac378bc4d6f6942058cc61c77e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:10 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | The students are back on campus and the fall sports schedule is getting ready to hit full swing at Milligan College.
As a matter of fact, the volleyball team is already | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FMilligan-notes-19.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/Print-44.jpg | en | null | Geren hits ground running with volleyball team | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | As a matter of fact, the volleyball team is already four matches into the season after a busy three-day flurry of action. The Buffs split a pair of matches on Saturday before falling to Keiser University on Sunday and beating Point Park University on Monday to get off to a 2-2 start heading into a home match against Ta... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2016/08/24/Milligan-notes-19.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/4bb505cf4579d85b53ed4f87c1f1d7801997dd34e82d36a7a580889ffe45fa41.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:41 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | ELIZABETHTON — Hitting, pitching and fielding, it was a rough night all the way around for the Elizabethton Twins on Thursday at Joe O’Brien Field.
The | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FRoyals-shut-out-E-Twins.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/E-Twins-jpg-32.jpg | en | null | Royals shut out E-Twins | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The Twins fell to the Burlington Royals 11-0 on a night when they were trying to keep pace with the Johnson City Cardinals in the Appalachian League West Division standings.
Elizabethton (33-28) had six hits, all singles. They went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine runners stranded.
On the mound, T... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2016/08/25/Royals-shut-out-E-Twins.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/8c5b9f0d68495fefe8c63ba0f4ff3b9c91f1ff48a1786e77059102e32a8a689c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:23 | null | 2016-05-20T00:00:00 | Gray resident Danny Sells said Wednesday a state agency’s approval won’t end the battle over a proposed addiction treatment clinic in his community. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FCON-for-Gray-addiction-treatment-clinic-approved.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/05/20/x720_q60/GrayMethadone1.jpg | en | null | CON for Gray addiction treatment clinic approved | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | “I’ve specifically said that if this clinic is forced upon us, that we will not accept it in our community,” Sells said, noting the Citizens to Maintain Gray opposition group will continue to fight the plan.
The Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency voted 8-0 Wednesday to grant a certificate of need for Moun... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/24/CON-for-Gray-addiction-treatment-clinic-approved.html | en | 2016-05-20T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/70d6bbd91fea334ce8c3bc93e648838c976b196bedeb2f128f19bca24865ac93.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T22:48:06 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | With all due respect to Johnson City’s recreation and entertainment offerings, there’s nothing comparable to the cavernous playground for the young at heart set to open | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FSpacious-bounce-house-set-to-open.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/QUANTUM-LEAP-5.jpg | en | null | Spacious bounce house set to open | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | We report; you decide.
Entrepreneurs Dan and Leah Bolton are about to open their new 41,000-square-foot Quantum Leap Trampoline Sports Arena at 117 W. King St.
“We’re trying to be agile and add new things,” Dan Bolton said. “We don’t want anybody sitting around. The city has been very supportive, and the community’s re... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/26/Spacious-bounce-house-set-to-open.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/5b0ecf8763a35e78856aed10a0b36dbc37f90e634036a64491f50d0d20ed03b0.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T04:49:03 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | East Tennessee State University’s George L. Carter Railroad Museum and the George L. Carter Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society have a few seats remaining for a two- | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FArt-Culture%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FSeats-remain-for-ETSU-Carter-Railroad-Museum-s-two-night-fall-train-excursion.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60/durbin-rocket-old-number3-jpg-1.jpg | en | null | Seats remain for ETSU Carter Railroad Museum’s two-night fall train excursion | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | On the day of the excursion, passengers should arrive at ETSU’s parking lot 22a on Go Bucs Trail by 6:15 a.m. for check-in and loading. There are no refunds for those who miss the bus. The motor coach will drive to Elkins, West Virginia, where passengers will check into the Holiday Inn Express before going to dinner an... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Art-Culture/2016/08/29/Seats-remain-for-ETSU-Carter-Railroad-Museum-s-two-night-fall-train-excursion.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/c1f7da7d66edcd59af666a52abbd6cec49e36d8202373388647f7fe9c3077c80.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T20:48:09 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | MARYVILLE, Tenn. — A police officer responding to a dispute between a father and son in eastern Tennessee was shot to death after helping get the elder man to safety, authorities | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FOfficer-shot-in-neck-after-protecting-a-father-from-his-son.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/Maryville-Police-Department.jpg | en | null | Officer shot in neck after protecting a father from his son | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Maryville Police Officer Kenny Moats and a colleague came under fire as they were taking cover and waiting for backup after responding to a call to intervene in a domestic dispute involving a man with a gun.
They were about 70 yards from the home when the son fired from a garage, fatally striking Moats in the neck just... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/26/Officer-shot-in-neck-after-protecting-a-father-from-his-son.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/6dfb0c4923e42b1dea64f299fee96dafa94b0be344f66b6ad0347854b04d8015.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T00:49:16 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — From the White House to San Francisco police union headquarters and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Colin Kaepernick’s name came up Monday as his | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FKaepernick-s-decision-to-sit-through-anthem-scrutinized.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/Packers-49ers-Football-3.jpg | en | null | Kaepernick's decision to sit through anthem scrutinized | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | And many aren’t thrilled with the quarterback’s strong words about why he is doing it: To instigate change and challenge authority when it comes to race relations and what he considers police brutality.
Even his former coach, outspoken Michigan leader Jim Harbaugh, chimed in from afar in disagreement.
Martin Halloran, ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/29/Kaepernick-s-decision-to-sit-through-anthem-scrutinized.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/a334d97df6ab5bfdc9055929444cc41ada2029d159cbf2bd2aa1e6b2d5ed48c5.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:48:14 | null | 2016-04-20T00:00:00 | DEAR ABBY: I'm 15 and my parents won't let me date. I try to talk to them about it often, but they are convinced I'm going to get hurt or lose my virginity. I think I'm old | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FAdvice%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FGirl-who-wants-to-date-might-start-first-with-small-groups.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/04/20/x720_q60/Dear-Abby-1.jpg | en | null | Girl who wants to date might start first with small groups | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | What can I do to ease my parents into the idea of letting me date him? We have been together for almost two years — not dating — just seeing each other at school. We talk by texting. I want to be with him outside of school. Any ideas? — READY TO DATE
DEAR READY: Like any other “skill,” being able to date successfully t... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Advice/2016/08/27/Girl-who-wants-to-date-might-start-first-with-small-groups.html | en | 2016-04-20T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/83164783c9f2f97322bf787813729e90aaf7139415cde59bb6daf660e0423d99.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:52 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | JOHNSON CITY - Mildred M. Green, 75, 116 Milligan Avenue, Johnson City passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Johnson City and was | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FMildred-M-Green.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/Green-jpg.jpg | en | null | Mildred M. Green | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Survivors include seven children, Larry Sanders of Johnson City, Wanda Owens and husband, Chris of Morrison, TN, Phyllis Hooks, Bobby Green Jr., Rachel Estep and husband, Wes, Dale Green and wife, Heather and Richard Green and wife, Renee all of Johnson City; nineteen grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; one g... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/24/Mildred-M-Green.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/76385255e44fd4886c1e19ccad036ed97ea72a23dcc75c9a5577f82746e279d6.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:51 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | JOHNSON CITY - THOMAS RAY VINCENT “RICKY” SAYERS of Johnson City, born October 5, 1954 entered into eternal rest on August 22, 2016 after a lengthy illness at his home. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2Ffrontpage%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FThomas-Ray-Vincent-Ricky-Sayers-THE-LEGEND-RICKY.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Thomas Ray Vincent “Ricky” Sayers “THE LEGEND RICKY” | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | He leaves to morn his passing three sons: Henry Sayers (New York), Thomas Darmel Thomas (Three Rivers, Texas) and Shavonn “Eric” Sayers (Anitra) (Johnson City, TN) three daughters: Shanna Lee Whitaker (Greg) (Elizabethton, TN), Loyita Darice “Bebop” Sayers (Asheville, NC) and his heart Shaneea “NA NA” Sayers (Johnson C... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/frontpage/2016/08/25/Thomas-Ray-Vincent-Ricky-Sayers-THE-LEGEND-RICKY.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/f31c5ac4eb55b7b5c8487503b61a2164ce05b8ceda5f856ddae2dfa4ab5d3283.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:21 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | AMATRICE, Italy — A devastating earthquake rocked central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 38 people were killed in hard-hit | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FWorld%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FAt-least-38-dead-as-strong-earth-quake-rocks-central-Italy.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/APTOPIX-Italy-Quake.jpg | en | null | At least 38 dead as strong earth quake rocks central Italy | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | “The town isn’t here anymore,” said Sergio Pirozzi, the mayor of Amatrice.
The magnitude 6 quake struck at 3:36 a.m. (0136 GMT) and was felt across a broad swath of central Italy, including Rome, where residents felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. The temblor shook the Lazio region and Umbria and Le Marche on ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/World/2016/08/24/At-least-38-dead-as-strong-earth-quake-rocks-central-Italy.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/12bdcde572c6bdc2cd4f434dcd0d1c70cb7ba98c8653c33818446140b1636e81.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T02:49:21 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | We’ve still got 124 days left in the year, but data is showing that 2016 could shape up to be the warmest year on record. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNation%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FLocal-international-data-point-to-2016-being-warmest-year-on-record.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/climate-trend.jpg | en | null | Local, international data point to 2016 being warmest year on record | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that so far, 2016 has the highest (and warmest) anomalies of the seven warmest years on record by about 1 degrees Celcius, wrapping up for an exceptionally warm year for most of the globe. According to NOAA, 10 out of the 16 top warmest years on record have be... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Nation/2016/08/29/Local-international-data-point-to-2016-being-warmest-year-on-record.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/1a5d3125b26f0f6b793b745f4f121e9811c5366d9ca361318d533fcc3104b2a8.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:55 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | When Science Hill rolls into town Friday, Elizabethton will greet the Hilltoppers with a mixture of confidence, excitement, and respect.
It’s not the playoffs | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FElizabethton-players-excited-about-facing-Science-Hill-challenge.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/Turner-Norwood-jpg.jpg | en | null | Elizabethton players excited about facing Science Hill challenge | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | It’s not the playoffs — just one of the best high school football rivalries in Northeast Tennessee — but for the Cyclones it basically amounts to a playoff practice game.
“It is like (playoff) practice because we hope to play a similar opponent in Alcoa late in the playoffs,” said senior running back Jacob Turner. “And... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2016/08/24/Elizabethton-players-excited-about-facing-Science-Hill-challenge.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/a75b0239492e8db6bbc02608eaf74de9c6980137d48b36ffdc8319f94f4952ed.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:27 | null | 2016-04-20T00:00:00 | DEAR ABBY: My best friend, “Kate,” approached me on a matter I'm uncomfortable with. For the last 12 years we have laughed, cried, consulted on everything we struggle | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FAdvice%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FProposition-reveals-secret-side-of-woman-s-best-friend.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/04/20/x720_q60/Dear-Abby-1.jpg | en | null | Proposition reveals secret side of woman's best friend | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Recently, Kate, her husband and I were on an outing when they mentioned a menage a trois. It was obvious to me that they have done this before. Kate has been my closest friend for years, but I realize now there's a side to her I never knew.
My resistance to their suggestion seems to have had no effect on her, yet I'm w... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Advice/2016/08/24/Proposition-reveals-secret-side-of-woman-s-best-friend.html | en | 2016-04-20T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/c19c055c05c4278d8a1bf2719aeff3edc1251593a5977cc75fa173c863f06f83.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T20:49:53 | null | 2015-08-20T00:00:00 | GREENEVILLE — An investigation into a distribution ring that brought crack cocaine into Johnson City has resulted in the convictions of 10 people in Tennessee, South Carolina and | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FCourts%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F10-sentenced.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2015/08/20/x720_q60/Courts.jpg | en | null | 10 sentenced from Johnson City crack cocaine ring | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the conspiracy was responsible for the distribution of multi-kilogram quantities of crack cocaine throughout Johnson City. The ring procured both powder cocaine and crack cocaine from suppliers in New York, North Carolina and elsewhere. The contraband was then taken to Tennessee, where f... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Courts/2016/08/30/10-sentenced.html | en | 2015-08-20T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/614be7a08d31e2cbc8988ffbbcc19bc2cde70e9761931b11c367fc252ffbec1a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:54 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | Only a few planks of wood were left standing at 260 Furnace Road after a fire ravaged the empty home Tuesday night.
Four different local fire stations — Watauga, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FFire-EMS%2F2016%2F08%2F23%2FFire-destroys-empty-Johnson-City-home.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/FurnaceFire.jpg | en | null | Fire destroys empty Johnson City home | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Four different local fire stations — Watauga, Central, Johnson City and Gray — responded to a structure engulfed in flame at about 8:30 Tuesday. Watauga Assistant Fire Chief Keith LaFleur said he could see the smoke long before arriving on scene, and arrived to find the building swallowed by the fire.
“It was a pretty ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Fire-EMS/2016/08/23/Fire-destroys-empty-Johnson-City-home.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/49a1f8e5f0070726cf6896ea3f36cbb2281e238ee125a63e6733c0cf0d917e16.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T18:49:17 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | In an attempt to address one of American democracy’s biggest problems – low and unequal participation that leads to low levels of engagement beyond college – | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEducation%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FETSU-aims-to-improve-student-participation-in-elections.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/ETSU-Votes.jpg | en | null | ETSU aims to improve student participation in elections | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | “SoCon Votes” aims to capitalize on existing rivalries among schools to transform student voting engagement into a contest to be tracked by a national voting organization.
East Tennessee State University, along with each of the conference’s nine participating institutions, has formed a team of students, faculty and sta... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2016/08/29/ETSU-aims-to-improve-student-participation-in-elections.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/51f06f50bbd1929ce6964c1bb7cd886d0a65a521225a22c8e556ba59ac415fc7.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T20:49:56 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A 40-bed local living center will no longer be providing housing to senior centers in two months time.
The Lexington Senior Living at 114 W. Fairview Ave. will cease | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FBank-will-cease-operations-at-The-Lexington-senior-center.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/30/x720_q60/The-Lexington-at-Johnson-City.jpg | en | null | The Lexington to close Oct. 31 | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The Lexington Senior Living at 114 W. Fairview Ave. will cease operations on Oct. 31, according to a news release from TruPoint Bank, the owner of the facility.
Residents and employees were notified about the closing during a meeting on Aug. 24. The senior center currently employs 20 people and houses 24 residents.
“Un... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/30/Bank-will-cease-operations-at-The-Lexington-senior-center.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/d4324b5f9e12cbb1c27b58b102f309979afde8479cc1979a8f7d80252cd01d5e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:00:25 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison and Green Bay Packers defensive players Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers met this week with NFL investigators looking into allegations linking | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FFootball%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FHarrison-Matthews-Peppers-talk-PEDs-with-NFL-investigators.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/NFL-PEDs-Investigation-Football-1.jpg | en | null | Harrison, Matthews, Peppers talk PEDs with NFL investigators | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Matthews and Peppers met with league representatives on Wednesday, while Harrison did so on Thursday, according to the NFL Players Association.
Last week, the league threatened Harrison, Matthews, Peppers and free agent Mike Neal with indefinite suspensions if they did not meet with investigators. All of them were ment... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Football/2016/08/25/Harrison-Matthews-Peppers-talk-PEDs-with-NFL-investigators.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/c8128f6470a234cb846296ee2b69c0b83e7ec62def6ad71207adc138660220aa.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T20:49:18 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | KINGSPORT — A Kingsport man was arrested for assault after punching a Kingsport Area Transit Service manager who planned to confront him about his personal hygiene, according to a | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2Flaw-enforcement%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FBody-odor-complaint-leads-to-assault-on-Kingsport-transit-manager.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60_ca208,104,658,664/Gene-Chrisinger.jpg | en | null | Body odor complaint leads to assault on Kingsport transit manager | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Kingsport Police Officer Jim Clark arrived at the KATS Bus terminal Friday morning to work the bus overtime detail when the manager of KATS approached him. The manager advised the officer he needed to speak with a man about his personal hygiene.
The manager informed Clark he had received complaints from one of the bus ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/law-enforcement/2016/08/29/Body-odor-complaint-leads-to-assault-on-Kingsport-transit-manager.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/97dc573a1f4ec358e457f992b4aaa5fed38f0f8cefb38e39818e1250b1b793d5.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:50 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | Freedom Hall Civic Center’s new padded seating — along with other major renovations and new construction at the 42-year-old facility — should be in place for | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FFreedom-Hall-seat-replacement-renovations-on-track.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/freedom-hall-2.jpg | en | null | Freedom Hall seat replacement, renovations on track | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The facility’s 528 telescopic seats, which extend outward for closer views, already have been installed. Freedom Hall’s 5,437 fixed seats brings to 5,965 the total number of cushioned, body-friendly human holders.
East Tennessee State University basketball fans also will be glad to know the seating contract calls for t... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/24/Freedom-Hall-seat-replacement-renovations-on-track.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/63fb85acbbe7d56ba09406cd9b68306cc1f234850f2d336933f980798a4a15fd.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T00:49:54 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | HARDAN, Iraq (AP) — Peering through binoculars, the young man watched as Islamic State extremists gunned down the handcuffed men and then buried them with a waiting bulldozer. For | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FAP-documents-72-mass-graves-left-by-IS-militants.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/30/x720_q60/Islamic-State-Mass-Graves-15.jpg | en | null | AP documents 72 mass graves left by IS militants | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The five graves arranged at the foot of Sinjar mountain hold the bodies of dozens of minority Yazidis killed in the Islamic State group’s bloody onslaught in August 2014. They are a fraction of the mass graves Islamic State extremists have scattered across Iraq and Syria.
In exclusive interviews, photos and research, T... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/30/AP-documents-72-mass-graves-left-by-IS-militants.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/4c9703ceb73e5f4299c96ddc0743f13e56b26dad2086b1e5a046aa5ba731e94a.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T00:48:45 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The student section on the visiting side of Carl Matherly Stadium was hopping during Daniel Boone’s season-opening road win over Sullivan South back on August 19. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FFootball%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FFlannigan-goes-from-spectator-to-gridiron-hero-in-six-days.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60/image-jpeg-738.jpg | en | null | Flannigan goes from spectator to gridiron hero in six days | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Senior soccer player Leeland Flannigan was smack dab in the middle of the revelry as the Trailblazers put a 26-6 whipping on Sullivan South. It would take a real nitpicker to find fault in Boone’s performance, especially since the ‘Blazers had just won their first game of the 2016 season after going 1-9 last year. Asid... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Football/2016/08/27/Flannigan-goes-from-spectator-to-gridiron-hero-in-six-days.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/b0975f66502bf5da0011148550f9979ca78b5d7b5cb692fa843ffcd99c42c52f.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T04:49:27 | null | 2016-04-20T00:00:00 | DEAR ABBY: I recently retired after 26 years of working with a professional partner of the opposite sex. Now my wife expects me to cut off all communication with her. There was never any | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FAdvice%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FHusband-s-longtime-friendship-is-now-forbidden-by-his-wife.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/04/20/x720_q60/Dear-Abby-1.jpg | en | null | Husband’s longtime friendship is now forbidden by his wife | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | I have explained this to my wife many times, but she refuses to believe me and wants this person out of my life for good. How can I explain this to someone I have worked with for so many years? Is my wife’s request reasonable? Can’t married males have female friends, or am I restricted to only male friends for the rest... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Advice/2016/08/30/Husband-s-longtime-friendship-is-now-forbidden-by-his-wife.html | en | 2016-04-20T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/ef0d756a2687b53e500ce226d4f281a6acfb3fd26e1f17ddfbdbc31ef9cb0b57.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T20:49:51 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | BURNSVILLE - Daniel Edwin "Danny" Peterson, age 49, of Burnsville, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 29th, 2016 at Mission Memorial Campus surrounded by his loving | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FDaniel-Edwin-Danny-Peterson.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Daniel Edwin "Danny" Peterson | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Surviving in addition to his mother, Irene Tipton Peterson is his son, Brennan Peterson; sister, Pattie Smoak and husband, Daryl, of Burnsville; brothers: Donald Peterson and wife, Debbie, of Brummetts Creek and Randall Dale "Murdock" Peterson and wife, Vickie, also of Brummetts Creek; nieces and nephews: Danielle Brow... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/30/Daniel-Edwin-Danny-Peterson.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/adacb4097a7ede059643ce6180f29be8123884c0c83da599c963f3ffdadfd43a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:56:41 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Frances Elizabeth Fletcher, 93, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Franklin Woods Community Hospital after a brief illness.
She was born in Cranberry, NC to the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FFrances-Elizabeth-Fletcher.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/FletcherFE-jpg.jpg | en | null | Frances Elizabeth Fletcher | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | She was born in Cranberry, NC to the late Clyde and Jane McKinney Simerly.
Frances graduated from Science Hill High School, class of 1941, and subsequently moved to Arlington, Virginia, where she lived until early 1980. She returned to Tennessee that spring as she always considered Johnson City her home. She also resid... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/25/Frances-Elizabeth-Fletcher.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/4ead37349d581e4de9de101839471b94ae9251fb2ad6c489ad0cceeba88a9838.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:42 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | Autumn might be the official season of the one-pot wonder. Kids are back in school, the office watercooler gets crowded as we trickle back from summer vacations, and suddenly dinnertime | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FFood-Drink%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FLemon-juice-makes-a-chicken-and-potato-bake-into-a-breeze.html.json | http://jcweb.libercus.net/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/Food-Healthy-Baked-Chicken-and-Potato.jpg | en | null | Lemon juice makes a chicken and potato bake into a breeze | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Busy lives need quick meals that don’t require a ton of prep, crazy ingredients or lots of dishes because the last thing I want to do after a long day of work, kids activities and homework-checking is a counter loaded up with dishes.
Baked dinners are a classic weeknight solution, but how to make one that is healthy, f... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Food-Drink/2016/08/24/Lemon-juice-makes-a-chicken-and-potato-bake-into-a-breeze.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/2f377fe0289627cdc2b24beb3aeb33adf0d2dff7357a719c5c574f60d383c055.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:06:51 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | ELIZABETHTON - Mr. Don Merryman, Minister, age 84, of Elizabethton, TN passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016 in the Hillview Health Center. A native of Carter County, he was the son of the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FMr-Don-Merryman-Minister.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/Don-Merryman-photo-jpg.jpg | en | null | Mr. Don Merryman, Minister | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lee Merryman. Those left to cherish his memory include a son, Jeff Merryman and wife Angela, Oak Ridge, TN; a grandson, Kolby Merryman, Greenville, SC and special friends, Allen and Joan Jarrett, Johnson City, TN. Several cousins also survive.
A gravesid... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/25/Mr-Don-Merryman-Minister.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/a896af424e2911c85eed51278381c1f4b1291e7e0a3d70f4e5679184ce603d1e.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T00:49:51 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama cut short on Tuesday the sentences of 111 federal inmates in another round of commutations for those convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FObama-cuts-short-the-sentences-of-111-federal-inmates.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/30/x720_q60/Obama-Commutations-2.jpg | en | null | Obama cuts short the sentences of 111 federal inmates | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Obama has long called for phasing out strict sentences for drug convictions, arguing they lead to excessive punishment and incarceration rates unseen in other developed countries.
White House Counsel Neil Eggleston said the commutations underscored the president’s commitment to using his clemency authority to give dese... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/30/Obama-cuts-short-the-sentences-of-111-federal-inmates.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/2b6f39b1ff86fb4e1fcf01c2a1bd865ca211d337e15cb335c8556284d90785bd.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:51:22 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | DEAR ABBY: My friend “Virginia” and I have known each other for 11 years. Five years ago she went into renal failure and was on dialysis for three years. It was hard on | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FAdvice%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FDonation-of-kidney-ends-with-loss-of-a-friendship.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Donation of kidney ends with loss of a friendship | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Virginia is on the young side, and she was in such a bad way I agreed to be tested. After several procedures it was determined I was a “close enough” match, so we decided to go for it. She was scared to death right before the surgery. I convinced her that even though things might be rough for a while, she would be glad... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Advice/2016/08/26/Donation-of-kidney-ends-with-loss-of-a-friendship.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/0791368fc01a695c4234435407f4288fa05b35020890cd495bce110f281fec4d.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:49:07 | null | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | ETSU presents 2016 Distinguished Faculty Awards
East Tennessee State University bestowed its highest honors upon three professors today with the presentation of the 2016 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEducation%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FETSU-presents-2016-Distinguished-Faculty-Awards.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/19/x720_q60/3987b-jpg.jpg | en | null | ETSU presents 2016 Distinguished Faculty Awards | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | East Tennessee State University bestowed its highest honors upon three professors today with the presentation of the 2016 Distinguished Faculty Awards for Teaching, Research and Service.
The winners were nominated and selected by their faculty peers. Each received a medallion, a plaque and a $5,000 check provided by th... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2016/08/28/ETSU-presents-2016-Distinguished-Faculty-Awards.html | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/d0a1d38127f4a6cbceb9ddb6ddf83c4450619b94034c0ac109ec2121cede135b.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:06 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | MOUNT CARMEL — In a closed meeting Tuesday evening at their Mount Carmel station, Church Hill EMS employees received news that their doors were shutting and the company is out of | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FFire-EMS%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FChurch-Hill-EMS-to-employees-We-re-out-of-business.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/Church-Hill-EMS.jpg | en | null | Church Hill EMS to employees: ‘We’re out of business’ | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | It was devastating news on two levels.
About 47 employees, many of whom have worked at Church Hill EMS for more than a decade, are out of work. And the ambulance company that served eastern Hawkins County for more than two decades is no longer in operation.
Hawkins County Emergency Management Agency Director Gary Murre... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Fire-EMS/2016/08/24/Church-Hill-EMS-to-employees-We-re-out-of-business.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/217a8a7aad02789a3c128a6f30ac3ae422502686380e0a7027601ebca4f12fc9.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T02:49:06 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Greenwood Ruritan, 118 Crockett Road off Mill Spring Road and Greenwood Drive in Jonesborough, will host a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, Sept. 3, from 5-7 p.m. Direction signs will be posted. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FCommunity%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FGreenwood-Ruritan-to-host-spaghetti-dinner.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Greenwood Ruritan to host spaghetti dinner | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The meal is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 8 and includes salad, rolls, drink and dessert. The proceeds are used for community service needs. | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Community/2016/08/28/Greenwood-Ruritan-to-host-spaghetti-dinner.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/d302bb9bfa927e8e01f3aad76b481dab29073ad7f7b14dae19870e11c9a22b5d.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T20:49:06 | null | 2016-03-05T00:00:00 | MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 25-year-old man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2014 shooting death of Memphis pastor Don Smith.
The Commercial Appeal | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FState%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FJury-convicts-man-in-fatal-shooting-of-Tenn-pastor.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/03/05/x720_q60/Courts-Image.jpg | en | null | Jury convicts man in fatal shooting of Tenn. pastor | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The Commercial Appeal (http://bit.ly/2bGIUGr ) reports the verdict followed testimony by the defendant, Roger Reed, and a codefendant who were both pictured after the shooting in “selfie” photographs smiling and kissing inside the victim’s vehicle.
The jury convicted Reed on Friday of killing the 57-year-old Smith with... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/State/2016/08/27/Jury-convicts-man-in-fatal-shooting-of-Tenn-pastor.html | en | 2016-03-05T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/2816977b992afe3e1a68ace299db14adc522b0ed8816e5b13e716a6a102e50ad.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:49:34 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Johnson City police arrested a Kingsport man Thursday night after officers say he broke the glass door at a business on the north end, later returned to the scene to inflict more damage and | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2Flaw-enforcement%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FKingsport-man-charged-in-business-vandalism.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/Mark-Moody.jpg | en | null | Kingsport man charged in business vandalism | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Mark A. Moody, 57, 124 Warrior Falls Drive, Kingsport, was charged with attempted burglary, burglary, two counts of aggravated assault and vandalism over $500.
In a news release by the Johnson City Police Department, officers said Moody threw a brick at the glass door of a north Johnson City business Thursday evening, ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/law-enforcement/2016/08/26/Kingsport-man-charged-in-business-vandalism.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/707993f2c50f71e1d11ed9910daadd7927a59383af0bd50b7dba491cc7a794fb.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:50 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | AMATRICE, Italy — Rescue crews using bulldozers and their bare hands raced to dig out survivors from a strong earthquake that reduced three central Italian towns to rubble | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FWorld%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FItaly-earthquake-kills-at-least-120-reduces-towns-to-rubble.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/APTOPIX-Italy-Quake-5-2.jpg | en | null | UPDATE: Italy earthquake kills at least 120, reduces towns to rubble | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Residents wakened before dawn by the temblor emerged from their crumbled homes to find what they described as apocalyptic scenes “like Dante’s Inferno,” with entire blocks of buildings turned into piles of sand and rock, thick dust choking the air and a putrid smell of gas.
“The town isn’t here anymore,” said Sergio Pi... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/World/2016/08/24/Italy-earthquake-kills-at-least-120-reduces-towns-to-rubble.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/1d4770609e2e8008846f65f9caae7ee959242e40d2c56bf5af02fb6b5f641f1f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:15:14 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | AKRON, Ohio — Black Republicans cheer Donald Trump for a newfound outreach to African-Americans, but say the GOP presidential nominee must take his message beyond arenas filled | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FPolitics%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FAs-Trump-tries-minority-outreach-many-blacks-unconvinced.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/Campaign-2016-Trump-Black-Voters.jpg | en | null | As Trump tries minority outreach, many blacks unconvinced | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Many rank-and-file black voters, meanwhile, dismiss the overtures as another racially charged pitch from a campaign aimed exclusively at whites, from Trump’s emphasis on “law and order” to his withering critiques of President Barack Obama, the nation’s first black chief executive. It was Trump in 2011 who fiercely chal... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Politics/2016/08/24/As-Trump-tries-minority-outreach-many-blacks-unconvinced.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/3b3cd7e6fc5155ffb7d33ee007898218cfdb449d9f3bc5a36ad88a60ffe78481.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T22:48:49 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Afternoon rain has delayed the setup for the Billy Currington concert scheduled for tonight at East Tennessee State University near the Center for Physical Activity.
Gates | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FCurrington-concert-delayed-gates-at-7-30-show-at-8-30.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Currington concert delayed: gates at 7:30 p.m., show at 8:30 | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Currington concert delayed: gates at 7:30 p.m., show at 8:30
Afternoon rain has delayed the setup for the Billy Currington concert scheduled for tonight at East Tennessee State University near the Center for Physical Activity. | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/27/Currington-concert-delayed-gates-at-7-30-show-at-8-30.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/cec0b7444d8ab544a093245319bcb74169cf487ae666f931098652589580f226.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T22:49:31 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Kennesaw State is the perfect opening opponent, East Tennessee State University football coach Carl Torbush says.
“I’m glad we get to open up with | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FFootball%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FKennesaw-State-to-be-measuring-stick-for-Bucs.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/DSC0134-JPG-1.jpg | en | null | Kennesaw State to be measuring stick for Bucs | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | “I’m glad we get to open up with Kennesaw State because it gives us the best opportunity to see how much improvement we have made since a year ago,” Torbush said Monday during his first weekly news conference of the season. “Both of us have the majority of our team back and it will be a good test for our guys. We are b... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Football/2016/08/29/Kennesaw-State-to-be-measuring-stick-for-Bucs.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/ef03422223202cf7e793205df7d05dde91969eec5e1a8dbeef78f5ba99a5ce1b.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:49:08 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | DEAR ABBY: During my wedding reception a month ago, one of the guests (a friend of my mom's) poured a glass of water on the DJ's laptop because he felt the music was too loud and he | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FAdvice%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FGuest-s-behavior-at-wedding-earns-no-thanks-from-bride.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Guest's behavior at wedding earns no thanks from bride | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The man ended up paying the DJ to replace the laptop and sent us a note of apology for his behavior. My question is, must we send a thank-you note to him and his wife for the wedding gift they gave us? What the man did was unforgivable. In many ways he spoiled our day. Mom thinks I should "do the right thing" and thank... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Advice/2016/08/28/Guest-s-behavior-at-wedding-earns-no-thanks-from-bride.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/3883f53a8b6899eb54335eb87cd0eb0e49f35e8ca8d0c6b6b86643e881e7d054.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:01:20 | null | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | NEW ORLEANS — Making clear that she thought the sentence was a light one, a Louisiana judge Thursday formally imposed a 20-year prison sentence on former NFL star Darren Sharper, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FFootball%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FEx-NFL-star-Sharper-gets-20-years-in-Louisiana-rape-case.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/19/x720_q60/Darren-Sharper-Rape-Charges-1.jpg | en | null | Ex-NFL-star Sharper gets 20 years in Louisiana rape case | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Defense attorney Billy Gibbens said that the two sentences are essentially the same, when credit for time served and other factors are considered. The sentence follows Sharper’s guilty pleas in state and federal courts in New Orleans, and pleas of guilty or no contest to similar charges in Arizona, California and Nevad... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Football/2016/08/25/Ex-NFL-star-Sharper-gets-20-years-in-Louisiana-rape-case.html | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/1fddffd30b068a61cfcebd054067ff94692ab0d711624040509ef44bc483c478.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:48:32 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | JOHNSON CITY - Lloyd F. Arrowood, Jr., 83, of Johnson City, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2016, after a lengthy battle with cancer at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was a | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FLloyd-F-Arrowood-Jr.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Lloyd F. Arrowood, Jr. | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | In addition to his parents, Lloyd was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda L. Arrowood, and his brother, Ted Arrowood.
He was a graduate of Elizabethton High School, East Tennessee State University, and the University of Tennessee, College of Law. Lloyd proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He was a retired atto... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/27/Lloyd-F-Arrowood-Jr.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/f338fe4cafbd0b08f9568de464b31048b4bbdf33b7f7b2f54ac9e09c3256e083.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T22:49:19 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Public Works projects
• Martindale Subdivision – resurfacing preparations. Motorists advised to use caution in this area. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FArea-road-projects-2.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Area road projects | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | • Martindale Subdivision – resurfacing preparations. Motorists advised to use caution in this area.
• Seminole Drive (between Ashley Road and Forestdale Lane) – drainage improvements. Lane closures possible. Detours will be in place.
• Roan Street (between Market and Water streets) – roadway improvements. Road closed. ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/29/Area-road-projects-2.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/cec99903606be3d084d1772d475ce193ca84c464618a5cbb76d87a62dc7b26d2.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:49:20 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | MILWAUKEE — MacKenzie Schaffner of Roan Mountain has been awarded an A. O. Smith Corporation Merit Scholarship for the 2016-17 school year. Schaffner is one of 26 students, all | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEducation%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FRoan-Mountain-s-Schaffner-awarded-A-O-Smith-Scholarship.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Roan Mountain's Schaffner awarded A.O. Smith Scholarship | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Recipients are selected based on their academic record, participation in school and community activities, work experience and honors.
Schaffner is beginning her sophomore year at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, majoring in mass communications. She was named to the Dean’s list in the fall of 2015 and th... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2016/08/28/Roan-Mountain-s-Schaffner-awarded-A-O-Smith-Scholarship.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/badb40b75d99a2ca7ba2de147f99930b946ddca47839f338bb8cadbcd5b6db9c.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:49:23 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Blood Assurance Regional Blood Center will conduct public blood drives at the following locations:
• Monday, Aug. 29, 7:30-11 a.m., General Shale Corporate Office, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FCharities-Fundraisers%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FArea-blood-donation-opportunties.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Area blood-donation opportunties | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | • Monday, Aug. 29, 7:30-11 a.m., General Shale Corporate Office, Johnson City.
• Monday, Aug. 29, 12:45-3 p.m., General Shale Block Plant, Piney Flats.
• Tuesday, Aug. 30, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Franklin Woods Community Hospital, Johnson City.
• Wednesday, Aug. 31, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., MSHA Information Systems, Johnson City.
• Thur... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Charities-Fundraisers/2016/08/28/Area-blood-donation-opportunties.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/b8ea7fca273c7616065cf05af658f8d13df4050018cd3c99bebd9cbc51e26938.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T20:48:07 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | KINGSPORT - Frances L. “Dodson” Jaynes, 97, of Kingsport, a faithful servant of God, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 25th at Governor’s Bend | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FFrances-L-Dodson-Jaynes.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/Jaynes-Frances-photo-jpg.jpg | en | null | Frances L. “Dodson” Jaynes | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | She was a native of Kingsport and was the daughter of Clarence Dodson and Mattie Lee Dodson Cupp. She served many years in various parts of the country, teaching precious children about God’s love and amazing grace. Frances worked tirelessly along with her late husband, Dr. Marlin S. Jaynes, Sr., who was a Church of Go... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/26/Frances-L-Dodson-Jaynes.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/c067cdbfd02cfd87757e4f2700a3d400fa4f93a3ba5f6866d1f7a198811cd551.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:03:31 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | The maker of EpiPens offered patients more help to pay for its costly emergency allergy shots but didn’t budge Thursday on the $608 price.
The announcement from | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FMylan-boosts-EpiPen-patient-programs-doesn-t-budge-on-price.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/Mylan-EpiPen-1.jpg | en | null | Mylan boosts EpiPen patient programs, doesn't budge on price | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The announcement from Mylan N.V. triggered a new round of condemnation from politicians and consumer groups, who accuse the company of price-gouging on a potentially life-saving treatment.
Critics stressed that insurers, employers and taxpayers will still foot most of the cost for EpiPens. Over time, that drives up ins... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/25/Mylan-boosts-EpiPen-patient-programs-doesn-t-budge-on-price.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/16dd2aea970b01d7dd8665ebcbf68659bd5be59bb46bb52715d39d9dcf7c44e1.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:30 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Nine-month old Brently Ledford may be young, but the battle he is waging stands to benefit thousands of families just like his.
One of the one in 5,000 children who are | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FJohnson-City-infant-raising-awareness-for-craniofacial.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/Brently-Ledford.jpg | en | null | Johnson City infant, family raising awareness for Craniofacial Acceptance Month | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | One of the one in 5,000 children who are born with craniofacial abnormalities, the bones in Brently’s little skull are fused and are not allowing for the rapid brain growth kids his age go through.
The scar he wears from ear to ear across the top the head is from the first surgery he underwent to correct the condition ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/24/Johnson-City-infant-raising-awareness-for-craniofacial.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/92d88b2687b622f922545db0e1d0427c4b4ae22c0409be922874950f5e1f94f9.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:58:48 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Mrs. Bernice Ledford, age 62, Telford, passed away Wednesday August 24, 2016 at Franklin Woods Community Hospital, Johnson City. Mrs. Ledford was a Washington County native and the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FMrs-Bernice-Ledford-1.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/ledford-jpg.jpg | en | null | Mrs. Bernice Ledford | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | She was also preceded in death by one brother and two sisters. Bernice and her husband Russell owned and operated Ledford's Produce, they have sold produce around the area for many years. Survivors include her husband Russell Ledford, two daughters Sandra Crews (Dale) and Shirley Housewright, one son Robert Ledford; fo... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/25/Mrs-Bernice-Ledford-1.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/9d6cfcf54b69a5c977198693970ad4459c38d601155dd5774fcae75a3341eb8c.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:49:49 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Here is a list of schedule changes for area governmental and other institutions for Monday’s Labor Day holiday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FLabor-Day-to-affect-schedules-throughout-area.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Labor Day to affect schedules throughout area | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Postal Service: There will be no city or rural delivery of mail on Monday. All area post offices and branches will be closed and retail window service will not be available. Express Mail will be delivered if a holiday premium was paid. Mail will not be delivered to post office boxes but lobbies will be open. Mail will ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/30/Labor-Day-to-affect-schedules-throughout-area.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/c4a2183b8612f4ded7c15d883a4ee6920063a70c00540ff0c00d796914933b59.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T20:49:55 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | ERWIN - Phillip Dale Masters, age 83, of Erwin, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at Johnson City Medical Center. He was a native of Erwin and a son of the late Shell and Creta Miller | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FPhillip-Dale-Masters.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/30/x720_q60/Phillip-Masters-jpg.jpg | en | null | Phillip Dale Masters | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Phillip Dale Masters has left behind to cherish his memories:
Wife: Barbara Miller Masters, of Erwin;Daughters: Melody Annette Masters Hughes;Crystal Lynn Masters Lanford, and husband Jeff; Brother: Earl Masters; Grandchildren: Maci Hughes and Hunter Rice
The family respectfully requests the honor of your presence as w... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/30/Phillip-Dale-Masters.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/e188b6523f50b0ed9f387b95cc470561beb9cd26803c1836f8ba2ec95f3d9b52.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T14:50:10 | null | 2016-06-23T00:00:00 | Tennessee is set to receive federal funding that can be used to improve opioid prescription tracking databases and enhance community awareness programs.
The U.S. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2FTennessee-gets-federal-funding-to-fight-opioid-overdoses.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/06/23/x720_q60/Opioid-Drugs-Medicare.jpg | en | null | Tennessee gets federal funding to fight opioid overdoses | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is distributing $53 million in funding for various programs that bolster opioid overdose awareness and addiction treatment services to 44 states, Washington, D.C., and four tribes.
Tennessee will get funding from two buckets of allocations. The awards were competitive an... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/31/Tennessee-gets-federal-funding-to-fight-opioid-overdoses.html | en | 2016-06-23T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/7fc98afed5843504092853ac484af48acccf377e57e7e967d2f78c8650a146da.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:04:56 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Police say a man’s failed attempt to rob a Johnson City convenience store landed him in jail for the stickup and outstanding burglary and theft warrants for separate offenses. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FPolice-charge-Johnson-City-man-after-failed-robbery.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/Coleman-Durnford.jpg | en | null | Police say they charged Johnson City man after failed robbery | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | According to information released by the Johnson City Police Department, Coleman Foster Durnford, 33, 1109 University Parkway, Apt. 4203, was charged Thursday with attempted aggravated robbery.
Investigators said the Roadrunner Market at 901 W. Walnut St. was the scene of the incident shortly before 7 a.m. Thursday, wh... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/25/Police-charge-Johnson-City-man-after-failed-robbery.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/3348ce2a1882407bc246487b68364e2b6b22eb1aa4e932389ab635e109018663.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:48:20 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | ELIZABETHTON — Mitchell Kranson led off the bottom of the ninth with a home run to give the Elizabethton Twins a walk-off, 7-6 win over the Burlington Royals on Friday night at Joe | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FBaseball%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FKranson-homer-gives-Twins-win-over-Burlington.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60/E-Twins-jpg-33.jpg | en | null | Kranson homer gives Twins win over Burlington | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The win kept Appalachian League playoff hopes alive for the Twins (33-28), who are three games back of first-place Johnson City and four games ahead of Greeneville in the West Division. Elizabethton closes out the regular season with a six-game, home-and-away series with third-place Greeneville (30-32) on Saturday.
Kra... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Baseball/2016/08/26/Kranson-homer-gives-Twins-win-over-Burlington.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/272cef210483b1724a8768e8447562911f0b742af66c45743827142ef342a45c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:15:05 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton met or talked by phone with at least 154 people from private interests, such as corporations, during her time as secretary of state. More than half | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FPolitics%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FFoundation-donors-who-met-talked-with-Clinton.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/23/x720_q60/Campaign-2016-Clinton-Foundation-1.jpg | en | null | Foundation donors who met, talked with Clinton at State | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Among them:
— Joseph Duffey, who once worked for Laureate Education, a for-profit education system based in Baltimore, was one of 20 people at a higher education policy dinner with Clinton in August 2009. Weeks earlier, Clinton emailed her staff looking for Duffey’s phone number. Duffey, whom Bill Clinton appointed as ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Politics/2016/08/24/Foundation-donors-who-met-talked-with-Clinton.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/3621d0a3b331684024c2d03e1f78e3ebc6ae319a508d06d23f8c66855df8bcb6.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:48:47 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The Office of Undergraduate Admissions at East Tennessee State University will host the annual Tri-Cities College Fair on Thursday, Sept. 1, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Elizabethton | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEducation%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FETSU-to-host-Tri-Cities-College-Fair-over-70-colleges-participating.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | ETSU to host Tri-Cities College Fair, over 70 colleges participating | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | All area high school students, prospective transfer students and their families are invited to attend. Students from area high schools will be bused to the fair during the morning program.
Representatives from over 70 colleges and universities throughout the Southeast will be present to discuss admissions requirements,... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2016/08/28/ETSU-to-host-Tri-Cities-College-Fair-over-70-colleges-participating.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/e2fcfbff2dcdc4bef0d9a3e0a2dcef8bf63f439ccd45577b3212e78cc091267b.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:15:08 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | JONESBOROUGH - Albert Thomas Hicks, 87, Jonesborough passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016 in the James H. Quillen VA. Medical Center. A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FAlbert-Thomas-Hicks.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/Albert-Hicks-jpg.jpg | en | null | Albert Thomas Hicks | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Survivors include his wife of 45 years: Sue Miller Hicks. One sister & brother-in-law: Bonnie Harold Stout, Elizabethton. Two Brothers: Bobby Jack Hicks, Hampton and Harold Hicks, Elizabethton. Several nieces & nephews, he was like a father to them.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday in Memorial Funera... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/24/Albert-Thomas-Hicks.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/6d3da0a2589a2bf736b3361932484771e796071941c09b57b3fd83edf461742a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:09 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | JOHNSON CITY - Phillip R. Miller, 70, of Johnson City, died Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at his home.
Phillip was a native of Bessemer, Alabama. He was a son of the late Glenn | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FPhillip-R-Miller.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Phillip R. Miller | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Phillip was a native of Bessemer, Alabama. He was a son of the late Glenn M. Miller, Sr. and Etta Mae Parsons Miller.
Phillip proudly served in the US Army in Vietnam.
He worked as an Assistant Casualty Claims Manager at Cincinnati Insurance.
He is survived by: his wife, Kristina Olsen Miller; two daughters, Kellie M. ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/24/Phillip-R-Miller.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/98de270778105d1cd026d986b269588199c57e11b36a8c21102b72c26bec2f22.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:41 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | JONESBOROUGH - Mr. Lewis "Pops" Carsten died peacefully at his home on August 17th in Jonesborough, TN at the age of 63.
Lewis was survived by his wife, Patsy | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FMr-Lewis-Pops-Carsten.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/Carsten-jpg.jpg | en | null | Mr. Lewis "Pops" Carsten | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Lewis was survived by his wife, Patsy Miller Carsten; children Christy Carsten Lundy or Magnolia, TX, Jason Carsten of Boerne, TX and Randy Carsten of Concord, N. C; step-children, Chad Quesenberry of Floyd, VA and Lindsie Bury of Erwin, TN; sibling, Robert Carsten of Houston, TX and grandchildren Dillon & Alyssa of Ma... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/25/Mr-Lewis-Pops-Carsten.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/4373eee86ca43552331a4c6dcbbba295159c5e3bc5b0d1902ddd89ae01db0cab.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:50:16 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | After more than six hours of deliberation, a Washington County trial jury convicted Moses Alfonso Ballard Jr. of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting death of another man, but the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FCourts%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FJury-in-2014-Myrtle-Avenue-shooting-death-begin-deliberations.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/Moses-Ballard-2.jpg | en | null | UDATED: Jury returns second degree murder conviction in 2014 Myrtle Avenue shooting death | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | “Nothing can bring my son back. I don’t really feel like there was justice here today,” said Caroline Jackson, mother of Michael Rowe, who was shot three times while sitting inside his vehicle in the early morning of July 4, 2014.
“This man murdered my son in cold blood and I’ll never see him again,” Jackson said. “He’... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Courts/2016/08/25/Jury-in-2014-Myrtle-Avenue-shooting-death-begin-deliberations.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/f87bca7f7e5e0445a51ab67541d3ec7c61e708d48732c3a674d6809830144d52.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:48:59 | null | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | East Tennessee State University’s 2016-17 Student Government Association president has been elected vice president of the Tennessee Board of Regents Student Government | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEducation%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FPooja-Shah-elected-vice-president-of-TBR-Student-Government-President-s-Council.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/18/x720_q60/shah-pooja-2037-news-item-size-jpg.jpg | en | null | Pooja Shah elected vice president of TBR Student Government President’s Council | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Pooja Shah was elected to this position during a recent retreat for members of this organization comprised of duly elected student body presidents or equivalent elected officers at TBR institutions. The SGPC provides a forum for communication and recommendations regarding relevant issues between TBR students and the ch... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2016/08/28/Pooja-Shah-elected-vice-president-of-TBR-Student-Government-President-s-Council.html | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/e502d8949438428bc3c50daa4d27170f89307c91614690aaf6f79f6f738b564d.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:49:48 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | UNICOI - Nadine June Gouge, age 83, of Unicoi, went to be with the Lord on Monday. August 29, 2016, at the Johnson City Medical Center.
Nadine was a native of Roan | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FNadine-June-Gouge.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/30/x720_q60/Gouge-jpg.jpg | en | null | Nadine June Gouge | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Nadine was a native of Roan Mountain, TN but had lived most of her life in Limestone Cove. She was a daughter of the late Nathan and Edith Hill Bennett. In addition to her parents, Nadine was preceded in death by one son, Nathan Gouge, a great granddaughter, Paislee Gouge, brothers Gene and Harry Bennett and a sister, ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/30/Nadine-June-Gouge.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/c1b06d4f268555d344f2c8fe5f0e72e463e0532697792c491187d203af5dde80.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:48:33 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | MOUNTAIN CITY - Daniel W. Barry, age 69, of Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2016 at the Johnson City Medical Center. He was born on January 17, 1947 in Mountain | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FDaniel-W-Barry.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Daniel W. Barry | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Daniel was a former principal at Little Milligan Elementary School until his retirement in 2001. He was one who loved genealogy and had many names on the tree. Daniel was a member of the Taylorsville Masonic Lodge #243 and an active member of the Dewey Christian Church.
Daniel is survived by his wife of 41 years, Gearl... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/27/Daniel-W-Barry.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/a908dcff1b237a92a0a7939132c1d128a52b965e64ff0b00de4fcbd2e7d00d23.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T02:49:56 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | ELIZABETHTON — The United Way of Elizabethton/Carter County has announced the chairman for the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FCharities-Fundraisers%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FElizabethton-Carter-County-United-Way-set-to-begin-new-campaign.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/31/x720_q60/Corey-Paulson.jpg | en | null | Elizabethton/Carter County United Way set to begin new campaign | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Corey Paulson is serving as the campaign chairman. He is the director of marketing and communications for the Southeast Market at Mountain States Health Alliance. He is a resident of Elizabethton and a graduate of the Carter County Leadership Tomorrow program.
Paulson will be the keynote speaker at the campaign kickoff... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Charities-Fundraisers/2016/08/30/Elizabethton-Carter-County-United-Way-set-to-begin-new-campaign.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/62ead31000e83619b54e3054794fdcd3da0a4f52587b9a991e26f2a9c1d4a461.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T02:48:47 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Heading into the final day of the Appalachian Fair, administrative assistant Sherry Shadden said attendance numbers weren’t quite matching last year’s. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FFinal-day-of-Appalachian-Fair-draws-biggest-crowd.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/28/x720_q60/DSC-0305-JPG-3.jpg | en | null | Final day of Appalachian Fair draws biggest crowd | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | “Right now we’re down just a little bit from last year,” Shadden said. “Last year was a banner year. It was just one of those years that were better. We’re running about the same as we did in 2014.”
But Saturday’s crowd sure didn’t appear to be down, and Shadden certainly wasn’t complaining.
From the Ferris wheel to th... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/27/Final-day-of-Appalachian-Fair-draws-biggest-crowd.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/b8f8bf3a8a582d1ad842e3e4f0796662c07533ca8011feb2c65e0eac90c10f08.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T15:12:41 | null | 2016-05-28T00:00:00 | Science Hill High School Principal Melanie Riden-Bacon is celebrating the most recent American College Testing scores earned by her students.
“We are excited | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEducation%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FScience-Hill-s-ACT-scores-near-highest-in-Tennessee.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/05/28/x720_q60/Science-Hill-Graduation.jpg | en | null | Science Hill's ACT scores near highest in Tennessee | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | “We are excited about our school’s continuous improvement and are proud of our students and teachers. We will continue to supply stellar programs and services that promote post-secondary and career readiness,” she said in a release from the school district. “Our focus is to provide excellent learning opportunities for ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2016/08/24/Science-Hill-s-ACT-scores-near-highest-in-Tennessee.html | en | 2016-05-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/539e80baab69d7fe7b796a114efcdcdbc1fe2df6d4bb6d4db6d18050d12ec579.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:53:54 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | LIMESTONE - Mrs. Charlotte Vivian Vick Dockery, Limestone, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Franklin Woods Community Hospital. Mrs. Dockery was born August 9, 1933 in | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FMrs-Charlotte-Vivian-Vick-Dockery.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/Dockery-jpg-1.jpg | en | null | Mrs. Charlotte Vivian Vick Dockery | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Mrs. Dockery was a registered nurse. She graduated from St. Mary's School of Nursing in Knoxville. She worked at Valentine-Shults Hospital in Newport, the Mountain Home VA Medical Center, Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, and taught nursing at Science Hill High School. Mrs. Dockery was an active member of Mount Bethel... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/25/Mrs-Charlotte-Vivian-Vick-Dockery.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/626ec77d41e3d633156f47e57892ad73b6e41f8e1c293ccd32c717dbc05e3b55.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T02:49:54 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | ERWIN — A flurry of developments in the town of Erwin brought the Board of Mayor and Aldermen together Tuesday for a specially called work session to discuss where the town is and | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FErwin-work-session-focused-on-development.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/31/x720_q60/144-JPG-1.jpg | en | null | Erwin work session focused on development | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Topics included a new marketing strategies partnership with East Tennessee State University, improved traffic enforcement on Interstate 26, an ordinance to set restrictions for beer sales during street festivals, a comprehensive study to streamline road maintenance and paving schedules and a developers’ exploration of ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/30/Erwin-work-session-focused-on-development.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/9a7160f6525b8afd95a9e936b8d2c5c04772d275cca2d7843b4ba62b51345fe1.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:49:12 | null | 2015-07-13T00:00:00 | Many selfless Americans help to save lives annually by being a donor. Some donate their blood. Others bequeath their organs.
Most open their wallets to donate their money | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEditorial%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FHelp-save-lives-by-becoming-a-bone-marrow-donor.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2015/07/13/x720_q60/As-We-See-It-1.jpg | en | null | Help save lives by becoming a bone marrow donor | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Most open their wallets to donate their money to these and other lifesaving causes. But there are other donors who don’t always get the attention they should.
The National Marrow Donor Program says there are more than 35,000 children and adults in the United States who develop a life-threatening disease each year that ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Editorial/2016/08/28/Help-save-lives-by-becoming-a-bone-marrow-donor.html | en | 2015-07-13T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/679e62aecd491e37321b306a5c00ed2f1e0fd66985cfa0f3a8ba49938a0017d1.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T00:48:43 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | It didn't take long for Steve Forbes to fill his latest scholarship.
Forbes, East Tennessee State | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FBasketball%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FBucs-get-transfer-from-Longwood.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60/Kanayo-Obi-Rapu-JPG.jpg | en | null | Bucs get transfer from Longwood | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Forbes, East Tennessee State University's basketball coach, has received a commitment from junior guard Kanayo Obi-Rapu Jr., who will transfer from Longwood University.
ETSU had an open scholarship after the departure of red-shirt freshman guard Shemar Johnson.
Obi-Rappu averaged 12.0 points per game last season at Lon... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Basketball/2016/08/27/Bucs-get-transfer-from-Longwood.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/86a71002bac31c1196358d1cfb17f0bb5db1152558b9fbadaee6c7887ca99e0a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:06:16 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | The circumstances worked out perfectly for the ETSU women’s triathlon team.
With East Tennessee State University bringing back football, Title IX requirements | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FETSU-triathlon-team-to-debut-next-week.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/ETSU-Triathlon-1-jpg.jpg | en | null | ETSU triathlon team to debut next week | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | With East Tennessee State University bringing back football, Title IX requirements were for the Bucs to add three women’s sports.
One of those sports became obvious when ETSU was one of eight schools chosen by USA Triathlon for grants which allowed them to buy the equipment they needed.
The Bucs had an easy time findin... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2016/08/25/ETSU-triathlon-team-to-debut-next-week.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/9cae15ec8a4df7487d21e1eb38bae00777bb9596aea5a3aea2dbac5bf7bb528f.json |
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