Man accused of using stun gun on one child, driving two out into cold rain without warm clothes

ELIZABETHTON — A Carter County man has been accused of using a stun gun on a small child and driving two boys out into a cold rain.

ETSU women foiled by High Point, 80-62

HIGH POINT, N.C.—Never seriously threatened after going on a 12-1 first-quarter charge, High Point repelled East Tennessee State 80-62 in Thursday night’s non-conference women’s basketball game inside Millis Center.

Bucs grind out a win over Winthrop

The games aren’t always pretty, but when his team wins, East Tennessee State basketball coach Steve Forbes doesn’t care.

Elizabethton City Council approves plans to apply for ARC grant

ELIZABETHTON — The Elizabethton City Council voted 6-0 to apply for a $500,000 Appalchian Regionaql Commission grant that will require matching funds to help in the restoration of the Bonnie Kate Theater.

Photo gallery: ETSU vs. Winthrop basketball

Valley Forge Elementary School mourns the loss of 6-year-old

ELIZABETHTON — The faculty and staff of Valley Forge Elementary School responded quickly to the news that a student had suffered a tragic death on Sunday.

Advocates: Use stockpiled funds to help Tennessee’s poor families

More than one in five children in Tennessee live in poverty — enough to fill the University of Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium more than three times and the Tennessee Titans’ Nissan Stadium almost five times.

Lexy Close named Educator of the Year for Appalachian RC&D Field School

Close’s Field School program recently began its fifth year.

Gov. Bevin concedes to Democrat Beshear in Kentucky governor’s race

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican Gov. Matt Bevin conceded to Democratic archnemesis Andy Beshear on Thursday, putting an end to Kentucky’s bitterly fought governor’s race and setting the stage for divided government.

US military academy athletes can now delay service, go pro

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark Esper has issued new guidelines that will allow athletes attending the nation’s military academies to seek waivers to delay their service and play professional sports immediately upon their graduation.

4 former TDOC employees charged with misconduct, falsifying documents

Three of the former officers were charged in Johnson County and the fourth in Carter County because of where the offenses occurred.

Disney Plus adds disclaimer about racist movie stereotypes

UPDATE: 2 dead in California school shooting, gunman also shot self in head

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — A student gunman opened fire Thursday at a Southern California high school, killing two students, wounding three others and shooting himself in the head, authorities said. He was in grave condition.

Tri-Cities Quality Forum, 2019

The Tri-Cities Quality Forum celebrating it’s 60th Anniversary on November 14, 2019 at the Toy F. Reid Eastman Employee Center. For the first time ever, all of our region’s Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Winners, including Pal’s Sudden

Johnson City Symphony Storytelling Event set for Saturday

On Saturday at 7:30 pm, The Johnson City Symphony Orchestra will perform Storytelling, a musical and literary concert at Milligan College’s Seeger Chapel.