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Adam Dickson is an Alderman for Jonesborough, Tennessee, where his family has lived for five generations.

Alderman's links to Jonesborough stretch five generations
Wild boars stand on the Appalachian Trail, where it crosses Highway 19-E on the Tennessee side of the Roan Highlands. The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy has created a working group of stakeholders to address growing feral hog population on the Roan. (photo by Travis Bordley)

Federal, state & local partners work to address invasive wild hogs on Roan Mountain

In the summer of 1927, Ernest “Pop” Stoneman acted as a talent scout and helped Ralph Peer conduct the famous Bristol Sessions, where two of the most famous early country acts, Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family, were discovered. There, he recorded with his Dixie Mountaineers mostly religious songs.

Ken Burns and co-producers will visit Bristol next month in anticipation for country music doc
The senior members of the Elizabethton Betsy Band were presented to the Elizabetehton City School Board on Monday evening. The group has won state championships and marched at Watlt Disney World and Neyland Stadium at the University of Tennessee.

Elizabethton schools ask for more local funding
The red star shows the former location of BedInABox. On Thursday, Johnson City commissioners will vote on a rezoning request to accomodate a "manufacturer of automobile heating components" at the former BedInABox location. The interested manufacturer is working with the Northeast Tennessee Economic Partnership on the possible relocation.

'Secret' auto parts company considering temporary move to downtown Johnson City

Jean Garner Stead, who heads Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church's Melting Pot Ministry, leads a discussion with residents of the neighboring John Sevier Center at the church's Christian Life Center on Monday.

Tenants say John Sevier Center is like a 'town'

Senator Dolores Gresham, chairwoman of Tennessee Senate Education Committee, and Mark White, chairman of House Education Committee, are founding members of the Tennessee General Assembly Early Education Caucus.
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Early childhood education needs inspire new Tennessee legislative caucus

Just as a sturdy house depends on a strong foundation, building an excellent statewide education program will depend on how well Tennessee develops its youngest learners.

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Milligan College basketball

Milligan teams beaten in AAC basketball semifinals

KINGSPORT—Ultimately, Milligan College’s basketball teams couldn’t get things to go their way in the Appalachian Athletic Conference tournament semifinals.

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Flu and stomach virus shut down Unicoi County schools

Double digit absenteeism attributed to flu and stomach virus has prompted Unicoi County schools to cancel classes through Wednesday.

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Carter County Sheriff's Department

Man who police said spurred river search faces sex registry violations

ELIZABETHTON — A man police said spurred dozens of first responders to search the Watauga River for a young girl last week was arraigned Friday on two counts of violating the sex offender registry law.

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ICE Most Wanted

Mexican fugitive charged in deadly Jonesborough crash named on ICE Most Wanted list

As the two-year anniversary of Shirra Branum’s death in a head-on collision investigators say was caused by a man in the U.S. illegally, immigration officials have placed him on a 10 most wanted list on the agency’s website.

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High school basketball

Lady Highlanders breeze to Region 1-A quarterfinal win

ROAN MOUNTAIN— It is not enviable to have to visit a team that beat you by 30 points in the opening game of the season, but that was the task facing Hancock County on Friday night  in a Region 1-A basketball tournament quarterfinal at Cloudland's Updated Yesterday at 10:53 PM

Alex Harris knocks down one of her four first-half 3-pointers for Sullivan South.
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High school basketball

High school roundup: Boone girls defeat Morristown West in Region 1-AAA quarterfinals

MORRISTOWN — The Daniel Boone girls basketball team held Morristown West to nine first-half points in a 33-30 win in the Region 1-AAA quarterfinals.

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Science Hill's Jeila Greenlee tries to protect the ball from a reaching Noelle Cox of Morristown East during Friday's Region 1-AAA contest.
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High school basketball

Lady Hilltoppers blow away Hurricanes

When Science Hill last played Morristown East, the Lady Hilltoppers scored the first 21 points only to see the game tied at halftime.

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Elizabethton's Torrie Roberts drives into the paint.
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Lady Cyclones brush aside Cumberland Gap

ELIZABETHTON—The Lady Cyclones’ postseason spree continues.

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County Commissioner Kent Harris, right, tells an economic development panel Friday he has questions about current tax incentives given by the county.
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Washington County Commission

Washington County officials talk economic incentives

The workshop began with a presentation by Jon L. Smith, an East Tennessee State University associate professor of economics and director of the Bureau of Business and Economics Research, who discussed a “significant shift in the labor force” since the Great Recession.

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At Fridays East Tennessee State University Board of Trustees meeting, President Brian Noland covered a lot of ground on everything from adjunct pay to school safety initiatives, state politics, university enrollment concerns and more.
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ETSU Board of Trustees: longtime administrator announces retirement, Noland discusses strategic goals and impact of new governor

At Fridays East Tennessee State University Board of Trustee’s meeting, President Brian Noland covered a lot of ground on everything from adjunct pay to school safety initiatives, state politics, university enrollment concerns and more.

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JCP Week in Review, February 22
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JCP Week in Review, February 22 - VIDEO

House Democrats are gearing up for a fight against President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration seeking to fund his Southwest border wall without congressional approval.

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FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft walks on the field before the AFC Championship NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New England Patriots, in Kansas City, Mo. Police in Florida have charged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution, saying they have videotape of him paying for a sex act inside an illicit massage parlor. Jupiter police told reporters Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, that the 77-year-old Kraft has not been arrested. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft accused of soliciting prostitute

JUPITER, Fla. — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft faces misdemeanor charges of soliciting a prostitute after he was twice videotaped in a sex act at a Florida massage parlor, police said Friday in a case that could get him in trouble with Yesterday at 3:58 PM

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R. Kelly charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse

CHICAGO — R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by lurid rumors that made him Public Enemy No. 1 to the #MeToo movement, was charged Friday with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least Yesterday at 3:58 PM

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Police: Man in gorilla suit breaks in home, hides under bed

SULPHUR, La. — Police say a man wearing a gorilla suit broke into a Louisiana home and hid under a mattress before officers arrested him.

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