Sullivan South High student: Let us wear, display Confederate battle flag

With the start of the new school year and the first football game of the season for South, it’s an old controversy arisen anew.

ETSU Board of Trustees to name football stadium Thursday

The East Tennessee State University Board of Trustees will hold a special called meeting on Thursday, Aug. 24, at 3:30 p.m., to discuss the naming of the new football stadium.

4 incidents, 2 deadly, raise questions about Navy operations

The Navy has ordered an “operational pause,” which one analyst said makes sense “to explore what on Earth is happening.”

Coal CEO expected Trump help, but administration said no

The Trump administration has rejected a coal industry push to win a rarely used emergency order protecting coal-fired power plants, a decision contrary to what one coal executive said the president personally promised him.

Family’s tolerance of verbal abuse is red flag for girlfriend

UPDATED: Pediatrician, ex-ETSU clinical adjunct indicted on child sexual battery charges

The charges against Dr. Chris Calendine are based on allegations of two boys ages 12 and 14.

Jonesborough celebrates eclipse with a dash of science

Hundreds of people turned their attention skyward Monday afternoon in downtown Jonesborough along with millions of Americans for the event of a lifetime.

Carter County Commission decides not to downsize

ELIZABETHTON — A resolution to downsize the Carter County Commission from 24 commissioners to 16 went down to defeat on Monday night by a vote of 14-10.

2 hurt in separate Carter County shootings

Shootings injured people in the Buck Mountain and Gap Creek areas over the weekend.

Writing spider at night

This writing spider may not be dangerous to humans, but it sure can give you the willies, especially when it's hanging right outside your front door. A moth that found its way into the spider's web never had a chance. This spider is part of the

Elizabethton thumps JC in key division battle

The Elizabethton Twins came into Monday night’s game against the Johnson City Cardinals with a narrow 2 1/2-game lead over the Cards in the Appalachian League West Division.

Trump says US can't afford quick Afghanistan withdrawal

The president did not provide a number of additional troops that will be sent to the war, though U.S. officials said ahead of the speech they expect him to go along with a Pentagon recommendation for nearly 4,000 new troops.

Students at Cherokee Elementary School witness the eclipse

Nearly 400 students remained at the school to view the eclipse with their classmates, while others went elsewhere with their families. As the students caught their first glimpse of the eclipse, they were instantly mesmerized.

Clouds try to eclipse the eclipse in Johnson City, but celestial show shines on

As the sun and moon did their dance Monday, a few clouds eclipsed the eclipse in downtown Johnson City, but there was still plenty of good viewing as well.

Women's group calls out Van Huss for comments about Confederacy, wants dialogue

Some local activists are asking that State Rep. Micah Van Huss engage with them in a discussion about white supremacy in the wake of his comments about the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.