Concussed athletes treated differently these days

Concussions are part of the risk for playing high school athletics, especially football.

End jail waits for non-violent crimes

More than 5,000 people being held in jail today in Tennessee have not been found guilty of a crime.

Today in Johnson City History: March 23

Hearing and seeing the real thing is far more interesting

Recently, I had the luxury of revisiting two places in Tennessee that ought to be shouted about from the roof tops. Both within 30 miles of the other, and 40 miles this side of Chattanooga.

Johnson City Fire Department is meeting and exceeding emergency vehicle training

This past week, the Johnson CIty Fire Department has been conducting Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) training off of Legion Street downtown to their keep firefighters behind the wheel - and those who will be soon - sharp.

Names and Faces: Jonesborough Senior Center celebrates accreditation

The Jonesborough Senior Center, 307 E. Main St., held a party Friday morning to celebrate the facility being accredited by the National Institute of Senior Centers. Staffers, patrons and volunteers of the senior center lined up for cake and punch to

AMC investing $4.6 million into Johnson City theater renovation, includes a bar

AMC Theatres will invest $4.6 million into renovating the AMC Classic Johnson City 14 cinema at 1805 N. Roan St., with the finished product including a bar — even though the city currently prohibits drinking alcohol inside movie theaters.

ETSU students and locals weigh in on campus free speech executive order

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing federal agencies to link grants and funding for higher education with how colleges and universities protect campus free speech.

ET Classic: Lady Trailblazers edge Farragut

There was no margin for error, and Daniel Boone was the team that found a way.

UH, Science Hill notch non-conference home wins

Brant Hare was 3 for 4 with a pair of runs, Michael Degennero and Carter Pollock each tallied three RBIs and University High subdued South Greene 9-1 on Friday at Thomas Stadium.

Bucs erase five-run deficit, edge Catamounts

Coming through in come-from-behind fashion, East Tennessee State captured its Southern Conference baseball opener on Friday night with a 10-9 triumph over visiting Western Carolina.

Reward offered after 85-year-old assaulted in Johnson City home invasion

According to a news release, police were investigating a home invasion that took place on March 11 around 6 p.m. in which an 85-year-old man was attacked and stabbed in a home on the 2500 block of Louise Street.

Carjacking claim leads to drug charge

ELIZABETHTON — A complaint about a carjacking in Stoney Creek led to a drug charge against a man and the serving of an outstanding warrant on a juvenile.

Bucs go through first workout in pads

The East Tennessee State football team worked out in pads for the first time this spring on Friday and coach Randy Sanders said he saw what he expected to see.

Trump reverses new sanctions on NKorea, bucking US Treasury