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[] | 2016-08-29T14:49:20 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | MACON, Ga. — There are two First Baptist Churches in Macon — one black and one white. They sit almost back-to-back, separated by a small park, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNation%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FNeighbor-churches-split-on-race-lines-work-to-heal-divide-1.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/Divided-America-Tale-Of-Two-Churches-18.jpg | en | null | Neighbor churches, split on race lines, work to heal divide | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | “We’re literally around the corner from each other,” said the Rev. Scott Dickison, pastor of the white church.
About 170 years ago, they were one congregation, albeit a church of masters and slaves. Then the fight over abolition and slavery started tearing badly at religious groups and moving the country toward Civil W... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Nation/2016/08/29/Neighbor-churches-split-on-race-lines-work-to-heal-divide-1.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/ae084b64cfd702967e40fbeee9d56c8e06d2c8f7f6f2d83948e90ab012264f9b.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T04:49:13 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | In the summer of 1952, an expert hillbilly fiddler from the mountains of Tennessee became a member of the “world's most exclusive club.” The fiddler was black haired | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FHistory%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FGore-Sr-followed-in-the-musical-footsteps-of-the-Taylor-brothers.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60/1-BW-Al-Gore-Sr-jpg.jpg | en | null | Gore Sr. followed in the musical footsteps of the Taylor brothers | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Back in 1938, men of politics were reinforcing old fashion oratory in that year's scramble for votes with fresh appeal in "music, message and machinery." The music (hillbilly bands), the message (old age pensions) and the machinery (motorized loudspeakers) became streamlined versions of salesmanship.
Mountain music was... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/History/2016/08/29/Gore-Sr-followed-in-the-musical-footsteps-of-the-Taylor-brothers.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/d08677ab60236a368ff8ef2b25b22930548b9f5852c6b94c697bb4b0ff90192c.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T14:50:12 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | DICKSON, Tenn. — The Tennessee Highway Patrol says alcohol was involved in the wreck of a fire truck that overturned on its way to a house fire.
The Tennessean | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2FTroopers-say-alcohol-involved-in-Tennessee-fire-truck-wreck.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/31/x720_q60/Fire-truck-wreck.jpg | en | null | Troopers say alcohol involved in Tennessee fire truck wreck | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/2c6Gb5t ) that the tanker truck carrying three Vanleer volunteer firefighters missed a turn Saturday morning and ran off of the road.
Driver David Boutcher told investigators the air brakes didn’t work at the time of the crash.
The THP says Boutcher and another firefighter had bee... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/31/Troopers-say-alcohol-involved-in-Tennessee-fire-truck-wreck.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/2d8b3f0289a5df67d6df3e238fb3f647f5ffedb3ee7363c2be2943aa2faa6cd9.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T02:49:52 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Adventurers elected to test out the ropes of East Tennessee State University’s new Basler Team Challenge and Aerial Adventure Course at the course’s grand opening Tuesday | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FLearning-the-ropes-ETSU-opens-new-Aerial-Adventure-Course-on-campus.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/30/x720_q60/AerialCourse.jpg | en | null | Learning the ropes: ETSU opens new Aerial Adventure Course on campus | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The course rises into the sky at 503 Go Bucs Trail on ETSU’s campus bordering Greenwood Drive. With platforms ranging from 15 to 45 feet off the ground, the course is designed to give beginners a taste of the aerial course, and a challenge to seasoned aerial adventurers.
A 44-foot tall climbing wall scales one side of ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/30/Learning-the-ropes-ETSU-opens-new-Aerial-Adventure-Course-on-campus.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/a08065cc5a03c22d313fd9c045a8cc7cb6ec80e41576d2714f5c0c9c145e28af.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:17 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | AMATRICE, Italy (AP) — In three days, the rugged residents of the medieval Italian hill town of Amatrice had planned to hold one of their most joyful events of the year: the 50th | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FItalian-town-destroyed-in-quake-was-preparing-food-festival.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/Italy-Quake-2.jpg | en | null | Italian town destroyed in quake was preparing food festival | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Instead, they will now be mourning the dozens dead from a strong earthquake that trapped residents in their homes as they slept.
Due to the upcoming food festival, known as a sagra, there was an influx of visitors to the town, so it was very hard to know how many people were sleeping Wednesday morning in Amatrice when ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/24/Italian-town-destroyed-in-quake-was-preparing-food-festival.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/5e125ba96009882eaebf76696aa875e1e9b903333fe8daffb85946f4b865e7a1.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:48:56 | null | 2016-08-17T00:00:00 | Dr. Jill Stinson, a faculty member in East Tennessee State University’s Department of Psychology, researches a group so stigmatized that it is often given little professional | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEducation%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FETSU-s-Dr-Jill-Stinson-researching-often-overlooked-problem-behaviors.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/17/x720_q60/Stinson-Dr-Jill-ETSU-jpg.jpg | en | null | ETSU’s Dr. Jill Stinson researching often overlooked problem behaviors | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | “Research on early childhood abuse, neglect and family dysfunction shows that repeated exposure to early maltreatment has long-term impacts on adult mental and physical health,” Stinson says.
Her target population often comes to the attention of authorities early in life. She adds, “Outcomes, including early-life menta... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2016/08/28/ETSU-s-Dr-Jill-Stinson-researching-often-overlooked-problem-behaviors.html | en | 2016-08-17T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/a4793c7826f3a43462640a9aa77cb7293207e42e7eea5c12c39052a9bf396bdb.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T00:49:02 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Defiant, and determined to be a conduit for U.S. change, Colin Kaepernick plans to sit through the national anthem for as long as he feels is appropriate | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FKaepernick-will-sit-through-anthem-until-there-s-change.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/28/x720_q60/Packers-49ers-Football.jpg | en | null | Kaepernick will sit through anthem until there's change | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | He knows he could be cut by San Francisco for this stand. Criticized, ostracized, and he’ll go it all alone if need be.
The quarterback realizes he might be treated poorly in some road cities, and he’s ready for that, too, saying he’s not overly concerned about his safety, but “if something happens that’s only proving ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/28/Kaepernick-will-sit-through-anthem-until-there-s-change.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/364f225c6be12855db008295d2694a56b988d1c4618bbde71b7c4e5b1c5ccef6.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T14:50:09 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Don’t be alarmed if come October you see caped or masked superheroes running through the grounds at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Mountain Home. It’s just a 5K. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FHealth-Fitness%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FRun-for-Recovery-5K-set-for-Oct-1.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/Run-for-Recovery-5K-1.jpg | en | null | Run for Recovery 5K set for Oct. 1 | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | But it isn’t just any old 5K. Oct. 1 will be the second annual Run for Recovery 5K run/walk, Superhero Edition, sponsored by the Day Reporting Center. The DRC is an intensive outpatient addiction recovery probation program operated by the Tennessee Department of Correction. The DRC was just recently handed over to the ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Health-Fitness/2016/08/30/Run-for-Recovery-5K-set-for-Oct-1.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/a75d3e71a6d8d95d6118f81d7d260e4b3ad1de6c4dc378be1e2cdd0d60d34f3d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:18 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | KNOXVILLE — Lenoir City will pay out "six figures" to stave off the threat of a lawsuit from the family of a man killed by a police officer in March, an attorney said | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FState%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FLenoir-City-to-pay-family-of-man-killed-by-officer.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/Lenoir-City-Shooting.jpg | en | null | Attorney: Lenoir City to pay ‘six figures’ to family of man killed by officer | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The city reached the agreement Monday with the family of Joshua William Grubb of Clinton, said T. Scott Jones, the family's attorney. He wouldn't give a specific amount.
"We were pleased with the resolution," Jones said. "Obviously, we were incredibly chagrined that the young man lost his life, and there is no amount o... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/State/2016/08/25/Lenoir-City-to-pay-family-of-man-killed-by-officer.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/9c7eafbd1d03b0896cf9da278da3bd9c30f1dde25b6a492f7c9ba069d3342151.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T20:49:15 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Johnson City motorists are the winners here.
Nineteen of State of Franklin Road’s 20 intersections are now signalized, and the near-complete restructuring of the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FCity-racks-up-traffic-improvements.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/traffic-improvements.jpg | en | null | City racks up traffic improvements | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Nineteen of State of Franklin Road’s 20 intersections are now signalized, and the near-complete restructuring of the West Walnut Street/West State of Franklin intersection has eased congestion and relaxed what has been some tense turning situations.
“It used to back up past McKinley Road,” Public Works Department Direc... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/29/City-racks-up-traffic-improvements.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/06f901c404fa6c758a65d82ac1d3b26d9fdbb22d79ce2fca700e38b53ed76354.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:02 | null | 2015-08-04T00:00:00 | Johnson City commissioners have committed $8 million of taxpayers’ money to add some seats to East Tennessee State | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLetter-to-the-Editor%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FLetters-What-are-soft-costs-of-the-performing-arts-building.html.json | http://jcweb.libercus.net/image/2015/08/04/x720_q60/Forum-jpg.jpg | en | null | Letters: What are 'soft costs' of the performing arts building? | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Over the past three months I have asked Johnson City Mayor Clayton Stout, City Commissioner Jeff Banyas, state Sen. Rusty Crowe, the chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the executive director of facilities development for a cost breakdown of the $1.4 million of soft costs.
None of them have provided the in... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Letter-to-the-Editor/2016/08/25/Letters-What-are-soft-costs-of-the-performing-arts-building.html | en | 2015-08-04T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/ff544d3aa673b5cd1f591e0332a24daf1ccf0ec4196f9876520fdb7a424641a3.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:46 | null | 2016-08-15T00:00:00 | Eds. note: Individual columns that appear in the Johnson City Press reflect the opinions and viewpoints of the writer and not necessarily those of the newspaper. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FHealth-Fitness%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FThere-are-no-winners-when-cemetery-expansion-is-needed.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/15/x720_q60/VA-Sign-1.jpg | en | null | VA cemetery expansion cuts off best soft surface running spot in the region | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | When I first moved to Johnson City about five years ago, it was recommended by various members of the local running community that I log my miles at the Mountain Home VA Medical Center.
Its soft surface running has treated myself and the Johnson City running community — including some of the best runners on the planet ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Health-Fitness/2016/08/24/There-are-no-winners-when-cemetery-expansion-is-needed.html | en | 2016-08-15T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/406d8f7fc656d2ceb49260a6eb937f865e4cd0881745353abd3ba3ed7e5830a7.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:58:23 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | ESPN College GameDay's information man Chris Fallica and analyst Kirk Herbstreit confirmed on Thursday that the network's Saturday morning show would be at the Battle at Bristol on | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FFootball%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FESPN-College-GameDay-will-be-at-Bristol.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/Basic-RGB-2.jpg | en | null | ESPN College GameDay will be at Bristol | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Because of the magnitude of the game between Tennessee and Virginia Tech, it was expected that the show would broadcast from Bristol Motor Speedway - but the pair officially confirmed it on a Facebook live chat with fans on Thursday.
Fallica said the GameDay crew would be at LSU-Wisconsin at Lambeu Field in Green Bay f... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Football/2016/08/25/ESPN-College-GameDay-will-be-at-Bristol.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/1301d49222998682a2519693a713cd6771d3c9bfe928d4119a6e24ad1a478431.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:48:52 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | ETSU’s McCarty wins management award
Don McCarty, director of East Tennessee State University’s Postal and Passport Services, was | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FCommunity%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FHappenings-in-your-community-132.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60_ca88,2,615,489/1895b-jpg.jpg | en | null | Happenings in your community | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Don McCarty, director of East Tennessee State University’s Postal and Passport Services, was recently presented with the Excellence in Management Award by the National Association of College and University Mail Services.
His recommendation for the award states that McCarty earned the honor by being “relentless in pursu... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Community/2016/08/28/Happenings-in-your-community-132.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/648a812be82a117dadeb9b70eeb0fac5cc74795a25c6094da13e744faae89318.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T22:49:23 | null | 2015-08-17T00:00:00 | A female student reported that was she was sexually assaulted in an East Tennessee State University campus residence hall, according to an alert issued Monday by campus police. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2Flaw-enforcement%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FETSU-student-reports-sexual-assault-in-dorm-room.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2015/08/17/x720_q60/ETSU-shield-logo.jpg | en | null | ETSU student reports sexual assault in dorm room | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The student reported that a male acquaintance sexually assaulted her in his residence hall room on Sunday, the alert stated. ETSU’s Public Safety Department is investigating.
The exact location of the assault was not included in the report to protect the student’s identity.
Anyone with information regarding the inciden... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/law-enforcement/2016/08/29/ETSU-student-reports-sexual-assault-in-dorm-room.html | en | 2015-08-17T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/5ac73c62be182639a9071fafd790f573406292077a7280985d5e3fec0bafcb7a.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:49:13 | null | 2016-08-12T00:00:00 | East Tennessee State University has named Dr. Shawn M. Dowiak as director of Fraternity and Sorority Life in the Division of Student Affairs.
Dowiak is responsible for | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEducation%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FETSU-names-new-director-of-Fraternity-and-Sorority-Life%28copy%29.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/12/x720_q60/Shawn-M-Dowiak.jpg | en | null | ETSU names new director of Fraternity and Sorority Life | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Dowiak is responsible for oversight of planning, policy, program development and assessment for ETSU’s fraternity and sorority chapters and governing associations.
He provides support and coordination for fraternity and sorority leadership development, risk management, community engagement programs and activities, and ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2016/08/28/ETSU-names-new-director-of-Fraternity-and-Sorority-Life(copy).html | en | 2016-08-12T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/bd3fc18d6222afdc7f18a77f86aa78926faf9ce38064c98a1e42624d34d16dc8.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:49:15 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | WASHINGTON — Donald Trump says he’ll deliver a detailed speech Wednesday on his proposal to crack down on illegal immigration — but | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FPolitics%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FTrump-plans-detailed-immigration-talk-as-questions-remain.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/Campaign-2016-Trump-37.jpg | en | null | Trump plans detailed immigration talk as questions remain | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The announcement came late Sunday in a tweet by the Republican presidential nominee after days of wavering — and at least one canceled speech — on a question central to his campaign: Whether he would, as he said in November, use a “deportation force” to eject the estimated 11 million people in the U.S. illegally.
Trail... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Politics/2016/08/29/Trump-plans-detailed-immigration-talk-as-questions-remain.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/8552bf4783ea26b8c8685cfb70f318ec8870e025f373d2a0f560a258c024d9e3.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:49:12 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has begun deploying a Russian-made S-300 air defense system around its underground Fordo nuclear facility, state TV reported. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FWorld%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FIran-deploys-S-300-air-defense-around-nuclear-site.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/Mideast-Iran-3.jpg | en | null | Iran deploys S-300 air defense around nuclear site | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Video footage posted late Sunday on state TV’s website showed trucks arriving at the site and missile launchers being aimed skyward. It did not say whether the system was fully operational.
The large, underground facility is located in some 60 miles south of the capital, Tehran.
Russia began delivering the S-300 system... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/World/2016/08/29/Iran-deploys-S-300-air-defense-around-nuclear-site.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/43f2ba534438af7a8e3435e36d0836af6a8c1b7acbb3aa6adf8c54c1bd5504fc.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:59:58 | null | 2015-09-21T00:00:00 | ELIZABETHTON — Brian Keith Moore, 47, a teacher with 20 years of working for the Elizabethton City School System, pleaded guilty Thursday to felony | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FCourts%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FElizabethton-teacher-pleads-guilty-resigns-on-reckless-endangerment-charge.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2015/09/21/x720_q60/Crime.jpg | en | null | Elizabethton teacher pleads guilty, resigns on reckless endangerment conviction | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Moore’s plea was a plea by information agreement. Such an agreement with the state means the charge bypassed the grand jury.
The sentencing form indicated the victim and Sgt. Chris Bowers, the Elizabethton Police Department investigator, both agreed to the plea.
Bowers’ investigation led to an information paper to the ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Courts/2016/08/25/Elizabethton-teacher-pleads-guilty-resigns-on-reckless-endangerment-charge.html | en | 2015-09-21T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/94ce17be1add314c588c755370082322ffc544a581ad4935bace4eafc2231f09.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:49:51 | null | 2015-08-04T00:00:00 | I am a 43-year-old retired disabled combat veteran. I have had two surgeries on my left ankle from injuries I got while in Iraq.
I have arthritis in my hands, feet, knees | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLetter-to-the-Editor%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FThe-medical-benefits-of-cannabis.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2015/08/04/x720_q60/Forum-jpg.jpg | en | null | Letters: The medical benefits of cannabis | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | I have arthritis in my hands, feet, knees and shoulders from carrying a rucksack on 12-mile road marches. I also suffer from post traumatic stress disorder.
I do not feel that cannabis is dangerous at all. I feel that if it were not for lobby groups sponsored by the alcohol producers, private prison guard unions and bi... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Letter-to-the-Editor/2016/08/30/The-medical-benefits-of-cannabis.html | en | 2015-08-04T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/4174525f9574ae8271ff02b226759c6a8ad38f5314ab09922d91d3d6994f6048.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:15:17 | null | 2016-03-17T00:00:00 | NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee residents can hunt without a license on Saturday.
Free Hunting Day is an annual event provided by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FFree-Hunting-Day-lets-Tennesseans-hunt-without-license.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/03/17/x720_q60/TWRA-Logo.jpg | en | null | Free Hunting Day lets Tennesseans hunt without license | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Free Hunting Day is an annual event provided by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to increase interest in hunting.
A news release from the agency says Tennessee residents are also exempt from Wildlife Management Area permit requirements on Saturday. Hunters should check on the TWRA website to see which areas are ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/24/Free-Hunting-Day-lets-Tennesseans-hunt-without-license.html | en | 2016-03-17T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/fdd5e569bbca407dcb3aa4d0c188537ef6e502718ccdadf8d949313766b18485.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T22:48:45 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | After decades of enjoying the region’s bountiful natural resources, David Ramsey says he doesn’t want a new designation proposed for nearby | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FBusiness%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FOrganizer-Recreation-area-won-t-change-outdoors-opportunities-in-Cherokee.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60/1-Buffalo-Mountain-9-jpg.jpg | en | null | Organizer: Recreation area designation won't change outdoors opportunities in Cherokee | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Hired by the Washington County Economic Development Council to seek a new national recreation area designation for hundreds of square miles of the Cherokee National Forest in Carter, Unicoi, Washington and, possibly, Greene counties, Ramsey said last week the created area would mainly be used as a brand to market to ot... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Business/2016/08/27/Organizer-Recreation-area-won-t-change-outdoors-opportunities-in-Cherokee.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/2f9b4668751c6a45ad0a6e286ece024c5b976f414d6107d32557152c9a53a5bd.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:04:36 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Longtime Washington County-Johnson City Health Department Director Tim Carson will retire Aug. 31 after 39 years in the public health industry.
Carson spent 31 total years | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FCarson-steps-down-as-Washington-County-Johnson-City-Health-Department-director.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/Carson-1.jpg | en | null | Carson steps down as Washington County-Johnson City Health Department director | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Carson spent 31 total years as a health department director, including six years with the Carter, Johnson and Washington County Health District and the past 19 years with the Washington County-Johnson City Health Department.
“I think it’s just time for a change,” Carson said inside the Dr. Hezekiah B. Hankal Building T... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/25/Carson-steps-down-as-Washington-County-Johnson-City-Health-Department-director.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/6ed1f9ba976cb8333efacb5a28c8834f6c132f6257dabaf64c1ebe03a61de11b.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T00:49:03 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | AMATRICE, Italy (AP) — Italian authorities are vowing to investigate whether negligence or fraud in adhering to building codes played a role in the high death toll in last | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FItaly-probes-whether-negligence-played-role-in-quake-toll.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/28/x720_q60/Italy-Quake-23.jpg | en | null | Italy probes whether negligence played role in quake toll | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | They also called for efforts to ensure organized crime doesn’t infiltrate lucrative construction contracts to eventually rebuild much of the picturesque towns leveled in the disaster.
Meanwhile, rescue workers pressed on with the task of recovering bodies from the rubble, with hopes of finding any more survivors virtua... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/28/Italy-probes-whether-negligence-played-role-in-quake-toll.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/7b803163d108d16779d67a1704a84ce198737ea1aaa04651de1dbcb910d9e0d8.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T20:49:53 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | BLOUNTVILLE - Wayne G. Byron, 68, Blountville, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Quincy, MA, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FWayne-G-Byron-1.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/30/x720_q60/byron-jpg.jpg | en | null | Wayne G. Byron | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Wayne G. Byron
BLOUNTVILLE - Wayne G. Byron, 68, Blountville, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Quincy, MA, and later moved to Weymouth, MA. He moved to Bristol, TN, then to Gray, TN, before settling in Blountville. He wa... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/30/Wayne-G-Byron-1.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/cb1eb06d65ca3af3623960ffdd79ba50fc9786f1d8a5f69855f17b8e8cf50d8d.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T00:48:08 | null | 2015-10-08T00:00:00 | A three-county regional economic development group expected to be formed in October will operate similarly to Washington County’s council, but with more classes of contributing | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FBusiness%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FRegional-development-group-s-draft-bylaws-set-up-membership-structure.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2015/10/08/x720_q60/d0a8d2ad-fdf4-4d20-bfa4-bdf9ff82f408.jpg | en | null | Regional development group's draft bylaws set up membership structure | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Called the Northeast Tennessee Regional Economic Partnership in the documents and public meetings in which it has been discussed, the new group’s founders envision it as a partnership of the public governing bodies in Washington, Unicoi and Carter counties and the private businesses within their borders.
“Through the m... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Business/2016/08/26/Regional-development-group-s-draft-bylaws-set-up-membership-structure.html | en | 2015-10-08T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/3241d3a8e714300dc7596f3ecfdfb4f64f09980afdc19e5a012eb8a072830fa9.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T02:49:03 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Tourist John Gleason crept through the grass, four small children close behind, inching toward a bull elk with antlers like small trees at | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FVisitor-misbehavior-abounds-as-US-parks-agency-turns-100.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/28/x720_q60/National-Parks-Misbehaving-Tourists-5.jpg | en | null | Visitor misbehavior abounds as US parks agency turns 100 | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | “They’re going to give me a heart attack,” said Gleason’s mother-in-law, Barbara Henry, as the group came within about a dozen yards of the massive animal.
The elk’s ears then pricked up, and it eyed the children and Washington state man before leaping up a hillside. Other tourists — likewise ignoring rules to keep 25 ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/28/Visitor-misbehavior-abounds-as-US-parks-agency-turns-100.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/8e1b72dd9fd91dbc199c62ebef378bb3a822ed3e003f72782b5a6a2b7ed0c5f5.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:19 | null | 2016-04-20T00:00:00 | DEAR ABBY: I have a complicated family situation. My dad was married to a woman named “Cynthia” for 16 years until they divorced. He met and married my mother the next | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FAdvice%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FDad-dating-ex-wife-causes-daughter-to-feel-betrayed.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/04/20/x720_q60/Dear-Abby-1.jpg | en | null | Dad dating ex-wife causes daughter to feel betrayed | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | A few days ago, Dad told me that he and Cynthia are dating, and he asked me to wish them luck. My immediate reaction was “Why?!” I left immediately, and have ignored his phone calls ever since.
I cannot express how upset this made me. I realize he's a lonely old man who would like to maybe start dating again, but his E... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Advice/2016/08/25/Dad-dating-ex-wife-causes-daughter-to-feel-betrayed.html | en | 2016-04-20T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/5d2fedf3a05014f0384798599d5799513278ac97cdb104a57740cca2e971a29d.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T02:49:53 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | ELIZABETHTON — The Bonnie Kate Theater will once again be the site of a business.
After being acquired in a joint effort by the Elizabethton/Carter County | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FBusiness%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FBonnie-Kate-business-to-open.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Bonnie Kate business to open | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | After being acquired in a joint effort by the Elizabethton/Carter County Community Foundation and the city of Elizabethton this summer, the building at 115 S. Sycamore St. has stood empty while some renovation work was done. Now a ribbon cutting for the Sugar Love Bakery and Cafe has been scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m.... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Business/2016/08/30/Bonnie-Kate-business-to-open.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/939f830fa5cd8b5c73ad009bd465e8c4db8400358c92c7ef41b61995101a8da9.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T04:49:04 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The evening of May 9, 1947, was an eventful and much anticipated occurrence for Science Hill High School's ROTC program that was comprised of several young men and eight young ladies who | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FHistory%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FDrills-part-of-daily-schedule-for-cadets-sponsors.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60/2b-ROTC-Ball-Program-May-1947-jpg.jpg | en | null | Drills part of daily schedule for cadets, sponsors | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The military instructors were Lieut. Col. Walter L. Sherfey (Infantry, Professor of Military Science & Tactics); 1st Sgt. Paul H. Hicks (Infantry, Military Instructor), Sgt. William C. Salter (Signal Corps, Military Instructor).
Student officers and (corresponding sponsors) were Cadet Major Gene Arnold (Jo Anderson), C... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/History/2016/08/29/Drills-part-of-daily-schedule-for-cadets-sponsors.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/ab577ab1d288e7fef93cbf7833111ed9cf6107626da9e59506099ccc11a71c00.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T22:48:47 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | BLUFF CITY — In the first major cross country meet of the season, the Science Hill girls showed they are a force to be reckoned with.
The Lady Hilltoppers took | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FScience-Hill-places-three-in-top-five.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60/Julia-Simpson-JPG.jpg | en | null | Science Hill places three in top five | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The Lady Hilltoppers took three of the top five spots at the Run for the 5K at South Holston Dam. It pushed them to a 32-48 win over Daniel Boone in the team competition. Watauga (N.C.) finished third with 82 points.
Junior Julia Simpson led the way for the Lady ’Toppers. She ran 20:32 to finish second in the individua... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2016/08/27/Science-Hill-places-three-in-top-five.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/132c14a5d52bf017c47ac4eb33c0215061bf32137b5d8d77a4795a6fd2907f2f.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:49:14 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | ELIZABETHTON - Patsy Nave-Hubbard, age 61, of Elizabethton, TN went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at her residence following an extended illness. A native of Carter | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FPatsy-Lynne-Nave-Hubbard-1.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/patsyhubbard-jpg.jpg | en | null | Patsy Lynne Nave Hubbard | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Ken Franklin. Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Clinton Eugene Hubbard, of the home; brothers, Gary Nave and wife Miyoko, Sumter, SC and Larry Nave and wife Sara, Elizabethton, TN; sister, Barbara Smith and husband Paul, Banner Elk,... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/29/Patsy-Lynne-Nave-Hubbard-1.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/d2bca8cfa9ff8bbb2e1f9963ecaf475b8a802985b660501a36e7987bbeb161fa.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:49:22 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | BRISTOL, VA - Margaret Bierbaum King, 90, of Bristol, VA, died Tuesday, August 23, 2016. She was born in Savanna, GA on January 14, 1926, to the late George Henry Bierbaum and Louise Berges | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FMargaret-Bierbaum-King-2.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/KING-jpg-1.jpg | en | null | Margaret Bierbaum King | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Margaret was a 1943 graduate of Virginia High School and Virginia Intermont College preparatory school. She received her AA degree from VIC and her BS degree from East Tennessee State University. She taught for 24 years in the Bristol, VA school system and served as president of the Bristol, VA Teachers Association. Sh... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/26/Margaret-Bierbaum-King-2.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/d1688d11f4aaec9084066a9b5109af7cc1a5df6ead1d0a344f4b8469359738b7.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:00 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | ELIZABETHTON — Many homeowners have heard the loud bang when a bird flew into their window. A woman told Carter County deputies she heard a much louder bang when a man dove through | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2Flaw-enforcement%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FMan-flees-from-shotgun-crashes-through-front-windows.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/Carter-County-Sheriff-s-Office.jpg | en | null | Man flees from shotgun, crashes through front windows | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | It happened Tuesday night at a trailer park on Dave Buck Road. Deputy Jason Mosier of the Carter County Sheriff’s Department said he was dispatched to the scene around 8:50 by a 911 call about a man armed with a shotgun holding another man at gunpoint.
When he arrived, Mosier said he found Brian Sargent, 46, 1957 Dave ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/law-enforcement/2016/08/24/Man-flees-from-shotgun-crashes-through-front-windows.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/45e068edbe5f38be4eda28aa503bc2503fbb7f3d3bcad7a7c1702074b20be4fb.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:48:58 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump said rival Hillary Clinton will push regulations and high taxes that will hurt family farmers as he campaigned in Iowa, an agricultural state | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FTrump-warns-of-regulations-taxes-harming-family-farmers.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/28/x720_q60/Campaign-2016-Trump-36.jpg | en | null | Trump warns of regulations, taxes harming family farmers | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Trump warned a crowd in Iowa on Saturday that Clinton “wants to shut down family farms” and implement anti-agriculture policies. His comments came in a speech to the annual “Roast and Ride” fundraiser for Republican Sen. Joni Ernst. Trump skipped the 42-mile motorcycle ride that preceded the event.
Joining the presiden... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/28/Trump-warns-of-regulations-taxes-harming-family-farmers.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/aa43260959d4925a3d1429088d299c68c955ed5bb6c4e7cb5ea9a1a32d3b7e2b.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:48:22 | null | 2015-07-13T00:00:00 | The Johnson City Fire Department is offering installation of a free smoke alarm to any city resident who needs one. This is a valuable service that has helped to save lives. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEditorial%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FWorking-smoke-le.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2015/07/13/x720_q60/As-We-See-It-1.jpg | en | null | Properly maintained smoke alarms help to save lives | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Every home should have at least one smoke detector. And new technology — such as dual sensor smoke alarms that warn of both flame and smoke — has made these essential devices even more effective. Dual sensor alarms use both ionization and photoelectric technologies.
An ionization smoke alarm warns of flaming fires, suc... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Editorial/2016/08/27/Working-smoke-le.html | en | 2015-07-13T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/0f670698aeb2eb575768bd8544292d9fac2ee8928c3d6cd24fc7d5d0bec66178.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T02:48:09 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee this week sent a tractor-trailer load of food and supplies to help the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank recover from the loss of 500,000 pounds | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FSecond-Harvest-of-NET-joins-flood-relief-effort-at-Greater-Baton-Rouge-Food-Bank.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/Food-Bank-Flood-Relief-1.jpg | en | null | Second Harvest of NET supporting relief efforts at flooded Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Kathy Smith, community relations director for the local food bank, said Second Harvest of Northeast Tennessee was one of the first to respond to the Feeding America food bank network’s nationwide call for help for the flooded food bank.
Its truck arrived in Baton Rouge on Monday loaded with diapers, baby food, cleaning... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/26/Second-Harvest-of-NET-joins-flood-relief-effort-at-Greater-Baton-Rouge-Food-Bank.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/751e81beccfa9e9539f850b0cbdbcb8b13a4a9460d368e423624c8b649517693.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:51 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | ELIZABETHTON — The Burlington Royals opened a close game with a four-run sixth for an 8-3 win over the Elizabethton Twins in Appalachian League play Wednesday night at Joe | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FBaseball%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FE-Twins-come-up-short-against-Burlington.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/E-Twins-jpg-31.jpg | en | null | E-Twins come up short against Burlington | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Chris DeVito hit a two-out single in the sixth that plated two runs for Burlington. The Royals scored two others runs and loaded the bases prior to DeVito’s hit on three walks and a hit batter.
Burlington led 4-3 going into the sixth, scoring one run apiece in the first four innings. Kort Peterson hit an inside-the-par... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Baseball/2016/08/24/E-Twins-come-up-short-against-Burlington.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/3fc32eb39b7d2174c52c67d2e65e74c1804ffe5ddb70326c983a6678c90b6d6c.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T20:49:20 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | KNOXVILLE - Mrs. Louise Wyatt, formerly of Bristol,TN departed this life Sunday August 27, 2016 at UT Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. Arrangements are incomplete. Online condolences may be | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FMrs-Louise-Wyatt.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/Wyatt-jpg.jpg | en | null | Mrs. Louise Wyatt | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Mrs. Louise Wyatt
KNOXVILLE - Mrs. Louise Wyatt, formerly of Bristol,TN departed this life Sunday August 27, 2016 at UT Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. Arrangements are incomplete. Online condolences may be sent to the family at raclarkfuneralservice@yahoo.com Professional service and care of Mrs. Louise Wyatt and fam... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/29/Mrs-Louise-Wyatt.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/9e7b591f7667fc3ba664a2d962edadd3f1b27e44e6b5dbe974422697bcbf7b83.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T18:49:18 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin said Monday that she is separating from her husband, Anthony Weiner, after the former New York congressman was accused in yet another | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FPolitics%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FWeiner-s-wife-is-leaving-him-amid-a-new-sexting-scandal.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/Anthony-Weiner-Sexting.jpg | en | null | Weiner's wife is leaving him amid a new sexting scandal | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | “After long and painful consideration and work on my marriage, I have made the decision to separate from my husband,” Abedin, vice chair of Clinton’s presidential campaign, said in a statement issued by the campaign. “Anthony and I remain devoted to doing what is best for our son, who is the light of our life.”
The New... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Politics/2016/08/29/Weiner-s-wife-is-leaving-him-amid-a-new-sexting-scandal.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/e831d9fc14b110747fbddbeb8413bdb8d23481284e42f1987ec86424a8dac7d4.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T00:48:47 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The East Tennessee State University women's soccer team will put its perfect record on the line Sunday when it plays at Tennessee.
The Bucs have won their first two | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FETSU-women-to-take-on-Vols-in-soccer.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/28/x720_q60/ETSU-volleyball.jpg | en | null | ETSU roundup: Women's soccer to take on Vols | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The Bucs have won their first two games, both by 1-0 scores, against USC Upstate and Radford.
Sunday's game in Knoxville begins at 6 p.m.
This is the third consecutive year ETSU has started 2-0. Freshman Georgia Allen and senior Simona Koren have scored the Bucs' goals.
ETSU has never beaten a Southeastern Conference s... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2016/08/27/ETSU-women-to-take-on-Vols-in-soccer.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/2f0e78557545ede9d5d82387e532b1d81c6a4f82f0fb8e7b5ddf783927bf1867.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T02:49:17 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | ERWIN — The Erwin Elephant Revival series of benefit community activities wrapped up Saturday with more than $7,000 raised for The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FErwin-Elephant-Revival-exceeds-expectations.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/Elephant-Revival-2-1.jpg | en | null | Erwin Elephant Revival exceeds expectations | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | “We are thrilled with the total,” said Kristen Anders, co-owner of The Bramble and vice president of the Rise Erwin group that staged the two-week benefit.
“When we started our planning and preparations, we hoped we would raise a few hundred dollars for the sanctuary, much less a thousand, and much less several thousan... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/29/Erwin-Elephant-Revival-exceeds-expectations.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/16d14116a8ec50b2adf69acd5a3ef4f8c67e3ee930603366c4618377bb44acf2.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:07 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Andrew Knizner drove in three runs on two hits and the Johnson City Cardinals rallied for a 7-6 Appalachian League win over the Bristol Pirates on Thursday night at TVA Credit Union Ballpark. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FBaseball%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FCards-rally-for-win-over-Bristol.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/Cards-jpg-30.jpg | en | null | Cards rally for win over Bristol | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Down 6-4, the Cards plated three runs in the seventh. Knizner drew a bases-loaded walk for one, and Joshua Lopez reached on a throwing error that plated J.R. Davis and Caleb Lopes for the game-winner.
Estarlin Arias pitched the final two inings for the save, limiting Bristol to two hits and striking out one.
Johnson Ci... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Baseball/2016/08/25/Cards-rally-for-win-over-Bristol.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/a6f1196c020d67dadfbb9d8fa28ce87abd2204a9f4788effcbb57cb4dd820c57.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:56 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | ELIZABETHTON — It was a very good summer for the Elizabethton/Carter County Public Library.
The library has always had an active reading program during the time | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FElizabethton-library-reports-busy-summer.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/Elizabethton-Library-summer-program.jpg | en | null | Elizabethton library reports busy summer | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The library has always had an active reading program during the time when children are out of school for the summer, but this year, the library introduced a summer feeding program for needy children who receive most of their nutrition from school lunches during the school year.
In all, 21 volunteers and five community ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/24/Elizabethton-library-reports-busy-summer.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/b5d4ba5b54ebcc1f83353d07747793b5f7ab457f4aa6a5dcfa9f630d9962f9ee.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:40 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | WASHINGTON — After scanning the vast reaches of the cosmos for Earth-like planets where life might exist, astronomers have found one right next door.
A planet | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FScience%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FJackpot-Scientists-find-Earth-like-planet-at-star-next-door.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/Proxima-Centauri.jpg | en | null | Jackpot: Scientists find Earth-like planet at star next door | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | A planet that is rocky like Earth and only slightly bigger has been discovered orbiting Proxima Centauri , the nearest star to our solar system, scientists reported Wednesday. It is probably in the not-too-hot, not-too-cold Goldilocks Zone where liquid water — a key to life — is possible, if the planet has an atmospher... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Science/2016/08/24/Jackpot-Scientists-find-Earth-like-planet-at-star-next-door.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/41c04e2e6e5c0917998ca2c5cd9ca900dee67af304ee7cf92f08c6d212cb6381.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T00:49:19 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | DURANT, Miss. (AP) — Hundreds of people filled a cathedral in Mississippi’s capital city on Monday to remember two nuns who spent decades helping the needy and were found | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2F2-slain-nuns-remembered-for-helping-the-needy.html.json | http://jcweb.libercus.net/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/APTOPIX-Nuns-Killed.jpg | en | null | 2 slain nuns remembered for helping the needy | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Bail was denied during the initial court appearance for the man charged with two counts of capital murder in the slayings of Sisters Margaret Held and Paula Merrill, both 68. Rodney Earl Sanders, 46, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, was also charged with one count of burglary and one count of grand larceny. He was not repres... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/29/2-slain-nuns-remembered-for-helping-the-needy.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/c26bb75113c424ad35c48348186d8e670c8ac0db09040bcb887eedc2eea01684.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T04:49:13 | null | 2015-07-13T00:00:00 | The Associated Press reported last week that a number of accidents this summer involving amusement rides — including one in Greene County that sent three girls to the hospital | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEditorial%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FShould-Tennessee-require-tougher-ride-inspections.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2015/07/13/x720_q60/Question-of-the-Week.jpg | en | null | Should Tennessee require tougher ride inspections? | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The AP said 29 deaths on thrill rides or water slides have been reported to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission since 2010. The latest came earlier this month when a 10-year-old boy was killed at a water park in Kansas.
Meanwhile, a Ferris wheel gondola overturned at the Greene County Fair two weeks ago, spilli... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Editorial/2016/08/29/Should-Tennessee-require-tougher-ride-inspections.html | en | 2015-07-13T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/276e411880a820f58b94e384b90d2df7569737e3730dcffee4b2ceed4c188f79.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:15:12 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | NEW YORK — Hollywood’s blockbuster machine frequently stalled and sputtered this summer, leaving behind a steady trail of misbegotten reboots, ill-conceived sequels and | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEntertainment%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FMeasuring-the-fallout-from-a-summer-full-of-box-office-flops.html.json | http://jcweb.libercus.net/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/Film-Summer-Box-Office.jpg | en | null | Measuring the fallout from a summer full of box-office flops | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | None of the movies that did poorly this summer were the spectacular species of bomb: an out-of-leftfield disaster like “The Lone Ranger.” The failures of “Ben-Hur,” ‘‘Independence Day: Resurgence” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” were, to most people who have seen a movie in the last decade, not e... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Entertainment/2016/08/24/Measuring-the-fallout-from-a-summer-full-of-box-office-flops.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/5cf74340adee2ff72236eb3bb45ead6bfc2e0d812455a8c369701af6f167fa72.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T18:48:39 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | ERWIN - Curtis Buford White, age 76, Erwin, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2016 in the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home surrounded by his loving family. He was a lifelong | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FCurtis-Buford-White.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60/Curtis-White-jpg.jpg | en | null | Curtis Buford White | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Other than his parents he was preceded in death by his grandson, Senior Airman Benjamin Daniel White who died while performing a rescue mission on June 9, 2010, near Forward Operating Base Jackson, Afghanistan, as a result of injuries received from an aircraft accident due to hostile actions. One brother, Robert L. "Bo... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/27/Curtis-Buford-White.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/03ea570f9adf6e3b7af72f496385d6547136fc4c20a719947080427d2e428701.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:58 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | JONESBOROUGH - Mr. Bobby Jack Bennett, Jonesborough, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at his residence. Arrangements are pending. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FMr-Bobby-Jack-Bennett.html.json | http://jcweb.libercus.net | en | null | Mr. Bobby Jack Bennett | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Mr. Bobby Jack Bennett
JONESBOROUGH - Mr. Bobby Jack Bennett, Jonesborough, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at his residence. Arrangements are pending. Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Jonesborough, TN 753-3821 | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/24/Mr-Bobby-Jack-Bennett.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/b9487b555847cfdecb2c8c154197bd63ddd20747d942058d670e1b93948ab742.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T02:49:22 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | GREENEVILLE — As the Elizabethton Twins were closing in on Johnson City for a division championship, their bats were suddenly silent.
The Greeneville Astros held | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FBaseball%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FE-Twins-1.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/30/x720_q60/E-Twins-jpg-35.jpg | en | null | E-Twins fall two games out of first with three to play | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The Greeneville Astros held the Twins to two hits and posted a 2-1 victory Monday night at Pioneer Park.
Elizabethton, which had closed within a game of the Cardinals in the Appalachian League West Division, fell two games back with three to play.
Jonathan Matute's RBI single in the fifth inning broke a 1-1 tie, and th... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Baseball/2016/08/29/E-Twins-1.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/f6b4462149eb6b38e3846db5e7f0748a768360fca9e70a0d21568e59f650501e.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:49:17 | null | 2015-08-04T00:00:00 | I read Tony Casey’s Aug. 25 column about his pain of losing the unique running area at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLetter-to-the-Editor%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FThe-National-Cemetery-is-indeed-a-special-place.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2015/08/04/x720_q60/Forum-jpg.jpg | en | null | Letters: The National Cemetery is indeed a special place | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | I, too, am a runner, although not in-depth as Casey’s community. However, I have run several marathons as an amateur. I respect and acknowledge the significance of that area to the historical running community here dating back to the 1970s.
I am a Marine Vietnam combat veteran, who was decorated for valor in 1968. I be... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Letter-to-the-Editor/2016/08/28/The-National-Cemetery-is-indeed-a-special-place.html | en | 2015-08-04T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/fb0f9fc494f6108431ae0ee2778dd43caac84f21e66870872fa1ebe7c18c6fad.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T22:49:20 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | A Dunkel for a doggie. A Porter for a puppy. Maybe even a keg of Eighty for a kitten. Your consumption of a local brewery’s craft brews could really help the dogs and cats of the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FPints-for-Paws-to-help-get-pets-adopted-when-it-s-needed-most.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/Pints-for-Paws-Animals-11.jpg | en | null | Pints for Paws to help get pets adopted when it's needed most - PHOTOS/VIDEO | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The Washington County-Johnson City Animal Shelter, at 3411 N. Roan St., is at its seasonal peak of available dogs and cats. Yee-Haw Brewing Company’s Pints for Paws fundraiser series and adoption drive, next coming Thursday at the brewery from 5-9 p.m., is taking place at exactly the right time.
Shelter administrators ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/29/Pints-for-Paws-to-help-get-pets-adopted-when-it-s-needed-most.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/530f5027c2d893f600258489d152a3d2ef53996fbcad31327eca7af1fc5ef1ba.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:48:52 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Science Hill High School’s Percussion Ensemble is one of two ensembles selected from around the world to perform at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEducation%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FScience-Hill-s-percussion-ensemble-selected-for-top-honor.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Science Hill’s percussion ensemble selected for top honor | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | This recognition is the highest honor achievable for a high school percussion ensemble in the country.
The Topper Ensemble will make its second appearance at the convention scheduled for Friday, Nov. 11, in Indianapolis, Ind.
A benefit dinner and concert are currently planned for Sunday, Nov. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Anyone... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2016/08/28/Science-Hill-s-percussion-ensemble-selected-for-top-honor.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/a578c841142701e2dc4bfbc0dfb0981cc35f9218d8500f2e594907692f965e0b.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T22:49:50 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | FRANKFORT, Ky. — Days after Matt Bevin took office in December, the Republican governor went to work on an ambitious project: persuading some Democratic state representatives from | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FPolitics%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FKentucky-lawmaker-says-governor-left-threatening-voicemail.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/30/x720_q60/Kentucky-Governor-Debate.jpg | en | null | Kentucky lawmaker says governor left threatening voicemail | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Two representatives did switch parties, while two more resigned to take other jobs. But Russ Meyer, a Democrat from Nicholasville, declined. Democrats held onto their majority, setting up a series of pivotal elections this November as all 100 seats are on the ballot.
Now, Bevin and Meyer’s discussion — chronicled in pa... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Politics/2016/08/30/Kentucky-lawmaker-says-governor-left-threatening-voicemail.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/960985f7a35517485c320b5bb5add893fb682f25a55143e74460ac682d78ae40.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:48:59 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | MACON,Ga. (AP) — There are two First Baptist Churches in Macon — one black and one white. They sit almost back-to-back, separated by a small park, in a hilltop historic | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FNeighbor-churches-split-on-race-lines-work-to-heal-divide.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/28/x720_q60/Divided-America-Tale-Of-Two-Churches.jpg | en | null | Neighbor churches, split on race lines, work to heal divide | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | About 170 years ago, they were one congregation, albeit a church of masters and slaves. Then the fight over abolition and slavery started tearing badly at religious groups and moving the country toward Civil War. The Macon church, like many others at the time, decided it was time to separate by race.
EDITOR’S NOTE — Th... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/28/Neighbor-churches-split-on-race-lines-work-to-heal-divide.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/866b2c4942ed03062d9222964ea62784c26198828a73215f026c731fdf54762e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:48:11 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority has approved a $10.37 billion budget for fiscal year 2017.
President and CEO Bill Johnson has made diversifying | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEnvironment%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FTennessee-Valley-Authority-approves-10-37-billion-budget.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/TVA-plant-jpg.jpg | en | null | Tennessee Valley Authority approves $10.37 billion budget | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | President and CEO Bill Johnson has made diversifying TVA’s energy generation fleet a priority. According to a news release from the utility, at its quarterly board meeting on Thursday, Johnson highlighted completion of a Watts Bar Nuclear Plant reactor near Spring City and construction of natural gas units in Paradise,... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Environment/2016/08/26/Tennessee-Valley-Authority-approves-10-37-billion-budget.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/80fa7c8ed140675991eaa001d2e46c5963170697ce26d4e44e29c0cb4c3380d4.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:19 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | The name of the scholarship has grown and so has the number of students it’s helped.
Founded in 1991, the Melvin Stevens Scholarship Award was named honor of the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FStevens-Wade-tournament-set-for-Saturday.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Stevens/Wade tournament set for Saturday | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Founded in 1991, the Melvin Stevens Scholarship Award was named honor of the former Carver Recreation Center director.
Now it’s called the Melvin Stevens/Thomas Wade/Jeremy Stevens Scholarship to also honor Mr. Wade who served for 35 years in the Johnson City School System, and Jeremy Stevens, who spent 25 at Carver Re... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2016/08/24/Stevens-Wade-tournament-set-for-Saturday.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/a67ed5c93ecbc86d891096aceff50793bd68a73f14e3f48b722cc628cb14e488.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:49:04 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency voted 8-0 Wednesday to grant a certificate of need for Mountain States Health Alliance and East Tennessee State University’s | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FJCP-Week-in-Review-August-25-VIDEO.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/40a22531-98a2-4748-a32c-5d9761b22b61.jpg | en | null | JCP Week in Review, August 26 - VIDEO | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Gray resident Danny Sells said the state agency’s approval won’t end the battle over a proposed addiction treatment clinic in his community, however, stating, “I’ve specifically said that if this clinic is forced upon us, that we will not accept it in our community,” noting the Citizens to Maintain Gray opposition grou... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/26/JCP-Week-in-Review-August-25-VIDEO.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/d628181d3f5287fd3ea6482f2d276242df25e94dd5c36ab709c6cb4acef172f7.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T22:49:19 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Science Hill’s Ahmik Watterson earned the top spot in the Players of the Week. Tennessee High, Hampton, Happy Valley and Sullivan East football players took the other | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FHilltoppers-facing-potential-season-shaping-game.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/SH-Ahmik-Watterson-jpg.jpg | en | null | Hilltoppers facing potential season-shaping game | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Players of the week
Five Star
#26
Ahmik Watterson
Science Hill, RB, So.
On just six carries, rushed for 193 yards and had two fourth-quarter game-tying TDs in 28-21 double-overtime win over Elizabethton.
#16
Four Star
Courtland Carter
Tennessee High, QB, Jr.
Totaled 217 yards and 4 TDs (three rushing) in Vikings’ 48-21... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2016/08/29/Hilltoppers-facing-potential-season-shaping-game.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/75a416f83b836361a44c579f4042d73b717f6509cbd7bc2ab03da474c2be91da.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:03:05 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Backyard Terrors creator and manager Chris Kastner has a little less than a year to finish raising the funds to bring his free-for-all dinosaur park up to code.
Between | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FJRH-Brewing-s-Prehistoric-Pints-to-benefit-Backyard-Terrors-Dinosaur-Park.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/BackyardTerrors.jpg | en | null | JRH Brewing's Prehistoric Pints to benefit Backyard Terrors Dinosaur Park | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Between renovating the playground, building the restrooms, fencing the park and surveying the land, Kastner said the park, at 1065 Walnut Grove Road in Bluff City, is still looking to raise about $10,000 by June to complete the construction needed to bring the park up to code and avoid closure.
And four of those months... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/25/JRH-Brewing-s-Prehistoric-Pints-to-benefit-Backyard-Terrors-Dinosaur-Park.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/576da5896f8929cc7120737653d3f0ac1798d201f4a55ae9ff3dddc0cb648b5d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:07 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | ERWIN — The Erwin Elephant Revival series of community activities to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the infamous hanging of the elephant in Erwin and benefit The Elephant | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FErwin-Elephant-Revival-finale-on-deck.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/Elephant-Revival.jpg | en | null | Erwin Elephant Revival marching toward weekend finale | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Tonight’s activities will be lead by a “Trunk Show” of vintage automobiles, coordinated by the Erwin Cruisers car club.
Main Avenue will be closed between Gay to Love streets for the show. Live music will be provided. An old-fashioned ice cream floats will be available for a donation to The Elephant Sanctuary. Admissio... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/24/Erwin-Elephant-Revival-finale-on-deck.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/67038c6e7d54b8eb4180aa03a6530b07c357a6ec4e6b8bd48d9efceff3db8f14.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:02 | null | 2015-07-13T00:00:00 | The theme of the 90th annual Appalachian Fair, which got underway Monday in Gray, is “summer days and country ways.” That seems to be a fitting description of an event | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEditorial%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FAppy-Fair-still-delivers-on-fun-and.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2015/07/13/x720_q60/As-We-See-It-1.jpg | en | null | Appy Fair still delivers on fun and nostalgia | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The fair means summer is almost over, the new school year is here and football season is just around the corner.
The Appy Fair, which ends Saturday, has become as much a part of local Americana as funnel cakes or cotton candy. The sights and sounds of the midway, the exciting rides and the farm and home exhibits still ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Editorial/2016/08/24/Appy-Fair-still-delivers-on-fun-and.html | en | 2015-07-13T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/7f17cfab436cc0210b959c6455ea3cc483d01216d279d4b2b0bd9f0f427211d9.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:06:33 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30. This was the theme of Bobby's life, from the time he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior, November 12, 1972. On that day, he became the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FMr-Bobby-Jack-Bennett-1.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/bobbyjackbennettLIB-jpg.jpg | en | null | Mr. Bobby Jack Bennett | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | JONESBOROUGH - Mr. Bobby Jack Bennett, Jonesborough, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at his residence.
Bobby was born in Roan Mountain, TN, May 12, 1941, to the late Neta Hyder Bennett and Harry Bennett. He lived in the Limestone Cove area of Unicoi County and grew up in Erwin. He graduated from Unicoi County High... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/25/Mr-Bobby-Jack-Bennett-1.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/2c0fb633747fcc91289621e743d691bb5cfc52d9ccd11b7059b9624fad103170.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T22:48:09 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | “Ecclesiastes 3:1-12”
RIDGELAND, SC - Dr. Richard William “Rick” Hensley, DDS, 65, Ridgeland, SC, died unexpectedly Monday, August | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FDr-Richard-William-Rick-Hensley-DDS.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/Richard-Hensley-jpg.jpg | en | null | Dr. Richard William “Rick” Hensley, DDS | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | RIDGELAND, SC - Dr. Richard William “Rick” Hensley, DDS, 65, Ridgeland, SC, died unexpectedly Monday, August 22, 2016, at Coastal Carolina Medical Center, Hardeeville, SC.
Dr. Hensley was born November 28, 1950 in Johnson City, to Mary F. Hensley, Johnson City, and the late William “Mac” Hensley.
Rick was a 1968 gradua... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/26/Dr-Richard-William-Rick-Hensley-DDS.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/00086ae5a72cf23feb220b28d077c811d279fbbcb626b36afa470d7b1734b807.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T00:49:58 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Things are about to get real for the East Tennessee State University football team. And this time around, winning will be a little more important.
As the Bucs entered last | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FFootball%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FBucs-have-new-outlook-this-season.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/30/x720_q60/a-5.jpg | en | null | Bucs have new outlook this season | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | As the Bucs entered last season, nobody knew what to expect. The players had never been in a college football game, they really didn’t have any size and the program was brand new.
In short, the team was expected to struggle on the field, and it did, winning just twice in 11 games.
Now, with a year of learning experienc... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Football/2016/08/30/Bucs-have-new-outlook-this-season.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/8f73d26ecb87cfc1d790f1c15c2d44fbfcaf1cf461e2a4755909af6b32162f21.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:35 | null | 2015-07-13T00:00:00 | Most homeowners in Northeast Tennessee don’t carry flood insurance. That is something many could regret if this area is ever hit with an epic flood like the one that has deluged | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEditorial%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FNow-is-the-time-to-consider-flood-insurance.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2015/07/13/x720_q60/As-We-See-It-1.jpg | en | null | Now is the time to consider flood insurance | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Standard residential insurance policies cover damage from wind or rain (water that comes from above), but they don’t include water that comes from below. Local insurance officials say now is a good time for homeowners to consider flood insurance. It might provide them with some peace of mind during the next big thunder... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Editorial/2016/08/25/Now-is-the-time-to-consider-flood-insurance.html | en | 2015-07-13T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/4c1937ed4fe00077f69c8ce75df13ff238b65df3bd56236d6eafbb9b7abb6f3a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:01 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | Eleven Washington County residents may have already received a harsh letter from Criminal Court Judge Stacy Street ordering them to court Friday.
The letter/subpoena order | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FJudge-issues-stern-warning-for-jurors-who-fail-to-show-up-for-service.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/23/x720_q60/Judge-Stacy-Street-1.jpg | en | null | Judge issues stern warning for jurors who fail to show up for service | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The letter/subpoena order came as a result of nearly a dozen people summonsed for jury duty not showing up Tuesday for jury selection in a first-degree murder trial.
The process starts by Criminal Court Clerk Karen Guinn calling out a name, chosen randomly from a list of the people called in for jury duty.
When Guinn c... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/24/Judge-issues-stern-warning-for-jurors-who-fail-to-show-up-for-service.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/0640eee5907b282b780f19126c35bc5637569483636988141a42385db4a19ce6.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:00:51 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Police arrested a Johnson City woman Thursday and charged her with forgery and theft after a victim reported a check was taken from his mailbox.
In a news release, the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2Flaw-enforcement%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FJohnson-City-woman-accused-of-stealing-forging-check.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/Aleigh-Myers.jpg | en | null | Johnson City woman accused of stealing, forging check | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | In a news release, the Johnson City Police Department said Aleigh Kristine Myers, 21, 1422 E. Lakeview Drive, No. 100, was charged with one count of forgery over $1,000, one count of theft of property over $1,000 and one count of theft of property under $500.
According to investigators, the victim reported a check was ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/law-enforcement/2016/08/25/Johnson-City-woman-accused-of-stealing-forging-check.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/5cd3163457f909c2a8e0b04184e57afbff9b5151286c8a434c817bb5417f50c8.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:15:03 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | FREMONT, Ohio — A grand jury indicted an Ohio sheriff on dozens of felonies Tuesday for allegedly stealing public funds, tampering with public records and illegally obtaining | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNation%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FOhio-sheriff-indicted-on-43-charges-including-theft-records-tampering.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/Sandusky-Co-Sheriff-Kyle-Overmyer.jpg | en | null | Ohio sheriff indicted on 43 charges, including theft, records tampering | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Sandusky County Sheriff Kyle Overmyer’s 43 indictments — 38 of which are felonies — came after a yearlong investigation, and a marathon grand jury session on Tuesday. Special Prosecutor Carol Hamilton O'Brien emerged from the Sandusky County Courthouse and announced the final tally of Overmyer's alleged crimes:
• 12 co... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Nation/2016/08/24/Ohio-sheriff-indicted-on-43-charges-including-theft-records-tampering.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/415752f7f6feb2d48feb14e7f45c3478d817932afb484d8a71b8a8b954655a06.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T20:49:34 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | CHICAGO — NBA star Dwyane Wade’s cousin was shot and killed in Chicago while pushing her baby in a stroller near a school where she intended to register her children. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNation%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FDwyane-Wade-s-cousin-fatally-shot-pushing-baby-in-stroller.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60/Chicago-Violence.jpg | en | null | Dwyane Wade's cousin fatally shot pushing baby in stroller | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Nykea Aldridge, 32, had recently relocated to an area on the city’s South Side, her family said.
On Friday, Aldridge was near the school, which is about a mile and a half southwest of the University of Chicago, when two males walked up and fired shots at a third man but hit Aldridge in the head and arm. She wasn’t the ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Nation/2016/08/27/Dwyane-Wade-s-cousin-fatally-shot-pushing-baby-in-stroller.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/21d8decd4eef1825f4d7870137ba6ed8bc76ddb7f05eb57d26a2e7b58085df72.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:48:15 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | For a second straight year, the David Crockett defense pitched a shutout against the legendary Reggie White’s alma mater.
The Pioneers had five fumble recoveries | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FFootball%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FCrockett-4.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60/DSC-0774-JPG.jpg | en | null | Crockett shuts out Howard for second straight year | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The Pioneers had five fumble recoveries and defeated Chattanooga Howard 12-0 on Friday night at the Pioneer Field.
The key recovery came midway through the fourth quarter with the Pioneers clinging to a one-touchdown lead.
Howard fumbled on a lateral for the third time in the game, and Dylan Royston came up with the ba... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Football/2016/08/26/Crockett-4.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/71d3eae712e5f4379604c1150af0a49ee854c7679e50cca5fe56d621dab73918.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:49:22 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | KINGSPORT – Eastman and East Tennessee State University’s College of Business and Technology announce IDEAcademy (www.ideacademy.com), a free, multi-day event featuring | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEducation%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FETSU-and-Eastman-announce-speaker-lineup-for-IDEAcademy-2016.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | ETSU and Eastman announce speaker lineup for IDEAcademy 2016 | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The event, focused on the theme “Leading Innovation and Change,” will feature regional speakers and a keynote by entrepreneur and author Randi Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media, a boutique marketing firm and production company.
Prior to founding her own company, Randi worked at Facebook, where she created... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2016/08/28/ETSU-and-Eastman-announce-speaker-lineup-for-IDEAcademy-2016.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/f24a1c99afcd0c487e355c657417074b50e02048a99987c6c01d2a63f8699669.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:51:52 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A police officer has died in a shooting in eastern Tennessee.
Maryville Police Chief Tony Crisp said the officer responded with a Blount | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FPolice-officer-fatally-shot-in-eastern-Tennessee.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/Shooting-jpg-10.jpg | en | null | Police officer fatally shot in eastern Tennessee | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Maryville Police Chief Tony Crisp said the officer responded with a Blount County sheriff’s deputy to a domestic disturbance. Sheriff James Berrong says when the two arrived Thursday afternoon, a man came out firing and fatally wounded the officer.
Crisp said the other officer returned fire. He says the suspect wasn’t ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/25/Police-officer-fatally-shot-in-eastern-Tennessee.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/956396a8a669cc30a51fbca55a938f96938acd0b166467d8f74d5fea9bca122b.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:49:00 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Scientists say the Gulf of Maine’s once strong population of wild blue mussels is disappearing.
A recent report in the journal | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FMussels-disappearing-from-New-England-waters-scientists-say.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/28/x720_q60/Disappearing-Mussels.jpg | en | null | Mussels disappearing from New England waters, scientists say | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | A recent report in the journal of Global Change Biology says the numbers along the gulf coastline have declined by more than 60 percent over the last 40 years.
The Gulf of Maine stretches from Cape Cod to Canada and is a key marine environment.
Blue mussels are used in seafood dishes. They are worth millions to the eco... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/28/Mussels-disappearing-from-New-England-waters-scientists-say.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/2724f1d6eaa078ede98cbfb0d34ed1755faaace59ef253fe510d32e95c9b3590.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:49:01 | null | 2016-08-11T00:00:00 | Three East Tennessee State University employees were awarded the Best Paper Award by the International Conference on Learning and Administration in Higher Education for a paper they co | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEducation%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FETSU-trio-earns-Best-Paper-Award-for-paper-addressing-changes-related-to-FOCUS-Act.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/11/x720_q60/Dr-Bethany-Flora-ETSU-jpg.jpg | en | null | ETSU trio earns ‘Best Paper Award’ for paper addressing changes related to FOCUS Act | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | With the final passage of the FOCUS Act, which was signed into law in April, state universities in Tennessee are heading for major transitions in governance structure and autonomy. Six soon-to-be former Tennessee Board of Regents universities, including ETSU, must determine the best way to proceed from their current go... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2016/08/28/ETSU-trio-earns-Best-Paper-Award-for-paper-addressing-changes-related-to-FOCUS-Act.html | en | 2016-08-11T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/5568c9e6f25818676fa2c12526c9f8cbefe1a716523d531ebc9b6bd26b2ea2f5.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:48:09 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | When push came to shove on Friday night against Cherokee, Daniel Boone dug deep and found a way to win.
The Trailblazers went back to an old-school running attack and got | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FFootball%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FBoone.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60/image-jpeg-736.jpg | en | null | Boone escapes Cherokee to move to 2-0 | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The Trailblazers went back to an old-school running attack and got a pair of crucial stops from their defense to escape with a 21-18 victory over the Chiefs to move to 2-0. With the win, Boone doubled its win total from a year ago and will now enjoy a bye week after a hard-fought win.
“I thought our kids did a really g... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Football/2016/08/26/Boone.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/7b43668c32e413080b9f8ef2d7fcab241e1fa6989b3ce0033c09bef87df719a9.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T22:49:25 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Mountain States Health Alliance has been awarded a $133,659 grant to establish a telemedicine network connecting doctors at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital and Johnson County Community | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FMSHA-awared-grant-for-telemedicine-network-for-Unicoi-and-Johnson-counties.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/Unicoi-County-Memorial-Hospital.jpg | en | null | MSHA awarded grant for telemedicine network for Unicoi and Johnson counties | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | USDA Rural Development State Director Bobby Goode announced the Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant award Monday.
According to the USDA, the grant will improve health care for patients served by the two rural hospitals, who have difficulty accessing care due to the distance they must travel, by connecting them wit... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/29/MSHA-awared-grant-for-telemedicine-network-for-Unicoi-and-Johnson-counties.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/bb395e15faa19467a55d889cf1689d9598b940b33e47b0f00afb030ec28aa8a7.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T20:49:57 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | AFTON - Connie Hamaker went Home to be with the Lord on August 28, 2016. She departed this life from the Johnson City Medical Center. Connie was born December 18, 1953 in Johnson City, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FConnie-Leigh-Hamaker.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Connie Leigh Hamaker | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Connie Hamaker was preceded in death by 2 sisters, Brenda Birchfield and Linda Higgs.
Those left to cherish her memory are daughter, Angela Carter of Afton, TN; sons, Christopher Hamaker of Jonesborough and Aaron Hamaker of Afton; sisters, Caroline Britt of Erwin, TN and Pat Honaker of West Virginia; brother, Jerry Bir... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/30/Connie-Leigh-Hamaker.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/42738077576d80fbaec3821ca5e2775d9b809f95612cfb077b94e72e9a7df2d6.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:57:08 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | MINNEAPOLIS — The Detroit Tigers slipped back toward the pack in the wild-card race with an ill-timed stretch this month of 10 losses in 13 games.
They found the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FMcCann-powers-Norris-Tigers-past-Twins-8-5-for-series-sweep.html.json | http://jcweb.libercus.net/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/Tigers-Twins-Baseball-8.jpg | en | null | McCann powers Norris, Tigers past Twins for series sweep | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | They found the perfect tonic on this trip to Minnesota, using the last-in-the-league Twins as a launching pad for their playoff push.
James McCann had a three-run homer among his four hits, Daniel Norris pitched into the seventh inning and the Tigers completed a sweep with an 8-5 victory on Thursday for the Twins’ seve... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2016/08/25/McCann-powers-Norris-Tigers-past-Twins-8-5-for-series-sweep.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/cdeaf37cdb73a1c52f87c1501dd69abbbfc1b8866eac0c6c6059b3c09c6d1a37.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:49:21 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Hillary Clinton is rolling out a comprehensive plan to address millions of Americans coping with mental illness, pointing to the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FPolitics%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FClinton-proposes-plan-to-address-mental-health-treatment.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/29/x720_q60/Campaign-2016-Clinton-21.jpg | en | null | Clinton proposes plan to address mental health treatment | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Clinton’s campaign released a multi-pronged approach to mental health care on Monday, aimed at ensuring that Americans would no longer separate mental health from physical health in terms of access, care and quality of treatment.
The Democratic presidential nominee’s agenda would focus on early diagnosis and interventi... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Politics/2016/08/29/Clinton-proposes-plan-to-address-mental-health-treatment.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/d0663b0d9a1f25fcdf4f0b441687536233b439fc77e64454361028e6d2a5aaa9.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:48:00 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Morley, formerly from Tampa, FL, presently of Elizabethton, TN, will celebrate their 50th anniversary on August 27, 2016, at their home.
The couple | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FAnnouncements%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FMr-and-Mrs-Dennis-Morley.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/MrandMrsMorley-jpg.jpg | en | null | Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Morley | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The couple were married on August 27, 1966, in Tampa, FL.
Mr. Dennis retired from Reddy Ice in 1997. Mrs. Diane Morley is the former Diane Wallace. She retired from Publix in 2008.
The couple have two children, Marc Morley and wife Susan, of Tampa, FL and Robert Morley, of Washington, IN; and two grandchildren, Bradley... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Announcements/2016/08/26/Mr-and-Mrs-Dennis-Morley.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/0bf2c124fcba475511613aa7ac89c40df7a2abd9f97614a92148f3fd005c30f5.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T20:49:49 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | LIMESTONE - Mrs. Pauline Arrowood Hensley, age 79, Limestone, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Four Oaks Health Care Center.
Mrs. Hensley was born in Washington | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FMrs-Pauline-Arrowood-Hensley.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Mrs. Pauline Arrowood Hensley | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Mrs. Hensley was born in Washington County and daughter of the late Harrison Green & Masel E. Branch She was also preceded in death by her husband, Luther Hensley.
She was a member of Limestone Freewill Baptist Church.
Mrs. Hensley was a Homemaker.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Ruble & Ann Hensley, Lim... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/30/Mrs-Pauline-Arrowood-Hensley.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/66353ca728d425dc3f0270ed1546bf0c4e09f8770661498b1263cb4d46fc0917.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T22:48:52 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Undeniably it was a loss that was particularly hurtful to Elizabethton players, coaches and fans.
However, taken in context, the Cyclones’ heartbreaking 28-21 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FSilver-linings-prevalent-in-Cyclones-loss-to-Toppers.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60/DSC-0798-jpg.jpg | en | null | Silver linings prevalent in Cyclones' loss to 'Toppers | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | However, taken in context, the Cyclones’ heartbreaking 28-21 double-overtime loss to Science Hill on Friday night was something far different from an endpoint.
In fact, in its truest sense, this game was foundational if all of the elements were reasonable representations of what the Cyclones’ football team has to offer... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2016/08/27/Silver-linings-prevalent-in-Cyclones-loss-to-Toppers.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/7ca181271a4fee2991e253a20998aaadbb6c88b78d663133a6b55df9ff713f45.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:49:06 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The Health Resources Center at the Mall at Johnson City will host the following programs:
• “Infant Massage,” Mon., Aug. 29, 1-2:30 p.m. The | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FHealth-Care%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FHealth-Resources-Center-schedules-classes.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | Health Resources Center schedules classes | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | • “Infant Massage,” Mon., Aug. 29, 1-2:30 p.m. The facilitator is Tracey Chitwood, MPH, CIMT, OTR/L, MSHA.
Bring your little one and join us for a time of relaxation that promotes bonding and improves sleep. Bring a blanket and unscented massage oil or lotion. Appropriate for infants and babies up to 18 months.
• “Mone... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Health-Care/2016/08/28/Health-Resources-Center-schedules-classes.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/d6fa90c963ca2ad4feec8ad375602bcf7a750e52205c471c4e4182da99491eeb.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T20:48:10 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Two nonprofits will donate $100,000 to fight a fungus that is killing cave bats in many places, including Tennessee.
The Knoxville News | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FLocal%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FNonprofits-donate-100K-to-fight-bat-killing-fungus.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/Bat.jpg | en | null | Nonprofits donate $100K to fight bat-killing fungus | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/2bFQxIE ) reports that Bat Conservation International and the Tennessee Chapter of The Nature Conservancy will support three research projects to fight the fungus that causes a lethal disease known as white-nose syndrome, which has killed 6 million bats since its 2006 arrival ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Local/2016/08/26/Nonprofits-donate-100K-to-fight-bat-killing-fungus.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/a900e1303614d5f482d9f3725892711d605d5e78ed550c7e58c3fe0d9269faad.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T04:49:13 | null | 2016-04-20T00:00:00 | DEAR ABBY: Clearly, America is in a state of turmoil. I am horrified and ashamed of the senseless death occurring daily.
I deal with anxiety, particularly regarding fear | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FAdvice%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2FWoman-copes-with-anxiety-by-filtering-out-bad-news.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/04/20/x720_q60/Dear-Abby-1.jpg | en | null | Woman copes with anxiety by filtering out bad news | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | I deal with anxiety, particularly regarding fear of death. As a result, the only thing I’ve found that I can do to cope with current events is to scan headlines, and ask my understanding husband for a synopsis of events that doesn’t include major triggers.
However, I feel serious guilt that I may not be fully educating... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Advice/2016/08/29/Woman-copes-with-anxiety-by-filtering-out-bad-news.html | en | 2016-04-20T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/bf5a44f57b0136e604ce822824216cf1c2ee673ff43889f44f4a26ad999a32d0.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:13 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | BRISTOL — Bristol Motor Speedway general manager Jerry Caldwell won’t say crews are ahead of schedule in getting the field ready for the Pilot/Flying J Battle at Bristol | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FBMS-crews-get-busy-laying-ground-work.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/DSC-0866-JPG.jpg | en | null | BMS crews get busy laying groundwork | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | But he is certainly pleased with the progress.
With the most popular race in NASCAR, the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, over Sunday night, the infield already had a distinctly different look on Wednesday afternoon.
A base of rock had been laid down and the first layers between the rock and the field turf were being app... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2016/08/24/BMS-crews-get-busy-laying-ground-work.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/17636becb4167eea11b22ae66cefb870aa1b785f026b04bfbbbe6eafdc5f6711.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:49:44 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | KINGSPORT — A Kingsport woman got a shock after returning home from a weekend trip and finding a pantless man inside her home holding a card and a lighter, according to a police | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2Flaw-enforcement%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FPantsless-Kingsport-man-arrested-in-bizarre-burglary.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/30/x720_q60_ca206,8,694,613/Sean-Wampler-41.jpg | en | null | Pantless Kingsport man arrested in bizarre burglary | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | The incident began when the woman arrived home Sunday evening and noticed some things were out of order at her home. Mud was on the front porch and the mail was missing from the mailbox. Inside, a broom was in the living room, and things were out of place in the kitchen.
The victim heard a noise and exited the house an... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/law-enforcement/2016/08/30/Pantsless-Kingsport-man-arrested-in-bizarre-burglary.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/1091a27315913b1a0a22cb7b0a9d8cbfbcf978d0336dcc62138f88528e936232.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:49:05 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | KINGSPORT — A new graduate certificate program in community leadership will be offered starting this fall by East Tennessee State University.
Intended for | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEducation%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FETSU-to-offer-graduate-certificate-in-community-leadership.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com | en | null | ETSU to offer graduate certificate in community leadership | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Intended for individuals who do not need a master’s degree but desire or need certification in leadership skills, the program consists of four courses that may be completed in a minimum of one year. It is designed to help leaders of community, government non-profit and for-profit organizations to further develop their ... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2016/08/28/ETSU-to-offer-graduate-certificate-in-community-leadership.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/19843d2cef1ff6867c0fb3cc1bf455c9b47fe8af1d7fe7ed6a2a91f1394e7bb8.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:36 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | Museum’s Heritage Day set for Saturday
On Saturday, Aug. 27, East Tennessee State University’s George L. Carter Railroad | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FCommunity%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FRailroad-Museum-presents-Heritage-Day-on-Saturday.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/carter-museum-august-photo-jpg.jpg | en | null | Happenings in your community | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | On Saturday, Aug. 27, East Tennessee State University’s George L. Carter Railroad Museum’s monthly Heritage Day will feature “Coal, Coke and Commerce — The Appalachian Carriers.”
The George L. Carter Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society and members of the Mountain Empire Model Railroaders club are develop... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Community/2016/08/24/Railroad-Museum-presents-Heritage-Day-on-Saturday.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/49519005961e66f2499aa19cf8b02ddc12c830b54bd3a680e1e85edc54750e42.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T20:49:50 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Investigators sought the public’s help in locating a compact loader stolen from the Shadden Springs area of Washington County last week.
Sheriff Ed Graybeal said | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2Flaw-enforcement%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2FHeavy-equipment-stolen-from-Washington-Co-home-construction-site.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/30/x720_q60/Skid-loader.jpg | en | null | Heavy equipment stolen from Washington Co. home construction site | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Sheriff Ed Graybeal said Tuesday the 2013 Caterpillar brand compact was taken from a home under construction in the 700 Block of Hales Chapel Road in the early morning hours of Aug. 25. Commonly referred to as a “skid loader,” the equipment and is yellow with the model number “259B3” visible on its sides. The loader wa... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/law-enforcement/2016/08/30/Heavy-equipment-stolen-from-Washington-Co-home-construction-site.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/9dd9d5db89e66e1b9cd328b36dac0822362e09944f8f5b808882d92390cd6ecb.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:10 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida boy has survived a rare brain-eating amoeba that kills most people, aided in part because a hard-to-get drug to fight the infection is made by | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F23%2FTeen-survives-rare-amoeba-infection-that-kills-most-people.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/23/x720_q60/Brain-Eating-Amoeba.jpg | en | null | Teen survives rare amoeba infection that kills most people | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Sebastian DeLeon came to the hospital two weeks ago with sensitivity to light and a headache so severe the 16-year-old couldn’t tolerate anyone touching him, doctors at Florida Hospital for Children said at a news conference.
Hospital staffers had been trained to look for the amoeba, which often is contracted through t... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2016/08/23/Teen-survives-rare-amoeba-infection-that-kills-most-people.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/61da9800e3e906b31f9c5fe57f88c794e291cd2652da931644ec3d7ad9bb3b9f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:54:51 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | JACKSON, Miss. — Two Catholic nuns were found slain in a Mississippi home where they lived when the women, both nurse practitioners, didn’t report to work at a nearby | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2Flaw-enforcement%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2F2-nuns-found-slain-in-Mississippi-home-motive-unclear.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/25/x720_q60/NationalNews2-jpg-18.jpg | en | null | 2 nuns found slain in Mississippi home; motive unclear | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Durant Assistant Police Chief James Lee said it was too early to say how the nuns died, but it appears they were not shot.
There were signs of a break-in and the nuns’ vehicle is missing, said Maureen Smith, a spokeswoman for the Catholic Diocese of Jackson. Both women worked at the Lexington Medical Clinic, about 10 m... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/law-enforcement/2016/08/25/2-nuns-found-slain-in-Mississippi-home-motive-unclear.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/d7db95e6ea0f2965bab9696a80d63a72ee63780c1b8b0f18916f9d967602c024.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T22:48:51 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | KNOXVILLE — Tennessee will wear a commemorative sticker on the back of its helmets this season to honor former Lady Volunteers basketball coach Pat Summitt.
Vols | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FNo-9-Tennessee-to-wear-helmet-stickers-honoring-Pat-Summitt.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60_ca525,0,1020,386_cTL/TennesseeBig-jpg.jpg | en | null | No. 9 Tennessee to wear helmet stickers honoring Pat Summitt | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Vols coach Butch Jones announced Saturday that the team would wear the stickers. Summitt died June 28 after battling early-onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type.
The sticker includes a capital “P‘‘ inside a circle. The “P‘‘ is based off the way Summitt wrote the letter in her actual signature.
Summitt led Tennessee to eight... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2016/08/27/No-9-Tennessee-to-wear-helmet-stickers-honoring-Pat-Summitt.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/51ea2bdc36e65c7b0f5d28cb076c0259cd23233b08a802cd1f59764b3f3b13bd.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:42 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | The wheels are in motion for Johnson City to host its first charter school.
If the process goes according to the plan set forth by Teresa Battle — the dean of | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEducation%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2FSTEM-focused-charter-school-could-be-in-downtown-Johnson-City-by-2017.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/24/x720_q60/Teresa-Battle.jpg | en | null | STEM-focused charter school could be in downtown Johnson City by 2017 | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | If the process goes according to the plan set forth by Teresa Battle — the dean of the proposed Insight STEM School — and other local interested parties, the school could be opened by 2017. It’s already been given a location on the downtown Johnson City-based Northeast State Community College campus.
Charter schools re... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2016/08/24/STEM-focused-charter-school-could-be-in-downtown-Johnson-City-by-2017.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/232fdd8beca8fa36ae8227a77193438777310afe70618f382c2f6af43c7380ad.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:48:51 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | JOHNSON CITY - Gladys Inez Johnson O'Dell Duvall went home to be with her Lord on August 24, 2016. Gladys was born in Erwin, TN on April 19, 1922. Early in life she moved to Johnson City, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FObituary%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FGladys-Inez-Johnson-O-Dell.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/26/x720_q60/DuvallLIB-jpg-1.jpg | en | null | Gladys Inez Johnson O'Dell Duvall | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | A special thank you to the wonderful people at Four Oakes Healthcare for the loving compassionate care given to Gladys and her family. A thank you to Avalon Hospice Care for your care during this time.
Family will have a Celebration of Life for Gladys Saturday August 27, 2016 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at North Johnson Ci... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Obituary/2016/08/26/Gladys-Inez-Johnson-O-Dell.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/90be625626dac083de3ab45b3c1ba8df8b1e55963b68ffe4ca87f81db1d2f95f.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:49:16 | null | 2016-08-04T00:00:00 | GREENEVILLE — Crystal Gilland has been named the director of finance at Tusculum College.
Gilland previously served as executive assistant to the vice president | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FEducation%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FGilland-named-director-of-finance-at-Tusculum-College.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/04/x720_q60/CrystalGilland2016-jpg.jpg | en | null | Gilland named director of finance at Tusculum College | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | Gilland previously served as executive assistant to the vice president for finance and chief financial officer. Gilland came to Tusculum College in 2012.
“Crystal has long been an asset to the business and finance division and will continue to use her talents to serve Tusculum College in her new role,” said Steve Gehre... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2016/08/28/Gilland-named-director-of-finance-at-Tusculum-College.html | en | 2016-08-04T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/d06cc753267a54301e916d1a85c8853857c7faa2ee1257ec9179b1ef0904d8db.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T22:48:50 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | BLUFF CITY — Ben Varghese was ready to pick up the pace.
For the first mile of the varsity boys’ race at the Run for the Hills cross country meet at | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnsoncitypress.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FRun-for-the-Hills-Varghese-leads-Boone-boys-to-victory.html.json | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/image/2016/08/27/x720_q60/Ben-Varghese-JPG.jpg | en | null | Run for the Hills: Varghese leads Boone boys to victory | null | null | www.johnsoncitypress.com | For the first mile of the varsity boys’ race at the Run for the Hills cross country meet at South Holston Dam, the Daniel Boone senior, along with Science Hill senior Alex Crigger, settled in behind Karl Thiessen of Abingdon.
But Varghese didn’t feel they were going fast enough so he bolted out front with Crigger in to... | http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/2016/08/27/Run-for-the-Hills-Varghese-leads-Boone-boys-to-victory.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.johnsoncitypress.com/cd1a8baa5838f5ee04e1377570d160078b8eea04277148c3b9e27c4e59ad9603.json |
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