logo
Junior Appalachian Musicians
JCP
Out and About

Carter Fold Christmas program set for Saturday

On Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, Virginia will present a special Christmas program.

Updated Dec 12, 2019 at 8:44 AM
not logged in
Out and About

JCSO presents Tchaikovsky’s 'Nutcracker'

This season, the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra is partnering with the East Tennessee Ballet Academy to present Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.”

Dec 12, 2019 at 8:43 AM
Fire In the Kitchen will perform at VHCC this Sunday.
bpaykamian
Out and About

10 things to do!

Upcoming events in the region. 

Dec 12, 2019 at 8:43 AM
At Rocky Mount's "Candlelight Christmas," attendees will get a chance to join the Cobb family and Governor William Horton in the year 1791, when Christmas was celebrated much differently.
not logged in
Out and About

Rocky Mount Celebrates the Holidays with Candlelight Christmas

Come experience an old-fashioned Christmas at Rocky Mount’s annual “Candlelight Christmas” event, continuing Dec. 13 and 14.

Dec 12, 2019 at 8:43 AM
not logged in
As they see it

Make the ride-share ride safer

Uber racks up more than 3.1 million ride-share rides every day. That's more than a billion rides each year. Certainly a big number, but so is this: 3,045. That's the number of sexual assaults that occurred in Uber vehicles in 2018, according to a Updated Dec 12, 2019 at 8:35 AM

Climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a news conference at the COP25 climate summit in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. Thunberg is in Madrid where a global U.N.-sponsored climate change conference is taking place. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)
AssociatedPress
Donald Trump

'Ridiculous': Trump criticizes teen climate activist after magazine honor

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lashed out at 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday, a day after she was named by Time as its Person of the Year, calling her selection “ridiculous.”

Dec 12, 2019 at 8:35 AM
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., top center, and Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., the ranking member, right, makes his opening statement during a markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. The Democratic members of the panel are on the bottom row. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
AssociatedPress
Impeachment

Beyond the hearings: What to watch on Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON — Impeachment is moving beyond the hearing room.

Dec 12, 2019 at 8:33 AM
not logged in
Today in Johnson City History

Today in Johnson City History: December 12

Dec. 12, 1895: The Comet reported Plato had said centuries earlier, “I call education the virtue which is shown by children when the feelings of joy or of sorrow, of love or hate, which arise in their souls, are made conformable Dec 12, 2019 at 7:45 AM

Select Seven Credit Union will conduct its 5th annual holiday turkey giveaway for people in need Thursday Dec. 19 at its downtown Johnson City office at 333 E. Main St.
slegg
Turkey Giveaway

Select Seven turkey giveaway set for Dec. 19; Seasons of Hope filling Secret Santa family wishe

Select Seven Credit Union realizes the holiday can be tough financially for many families and is excited to be giving away 200 free turkeys to help with their holiday dinner.

Dec 11, 2019 at 11:55 PM
From left: Jonesborough Police Sgt. James Jenkins, Jonesborough Mayor Chuck Vest, Bud Gray and PSO Tammy Ray pose for a photo after Jenkins and Ray were awarded for saving Gray’s life during a house fire in September. Photo: Jonathan Roberts/Johnson City Press
jroberts
Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Aldermen

Jonesborough honors two police officers credited with saving man’s life

Two-and-a-half months ago Bud Gray’s life nearly came to a tragic end — but it didn’t.

Dec 11, 2019 at 9:07 PM
rhouk
Carter County

State comptroller's office list missing funds

State Comptroller Justin Wilson said his office has identified a total of $3.5 million in stolen or misused public funds statewide that have not been reimbursed.

Dec 11, 2019 at 6:20 PM
Elizabethton's Covered Bridge is seen in a new light this Christmas, thanks to the work of Parks and Recreation Department employees (from left to right) Nathan Morefield, Michael DePriest, Kelly Kitchens, Derrick Vines, and Damian Rutter.
jthompson
Elizabethton Parks and Recreation Department

Thousands of new Christmas lights making Covered Bridge Park a family Christmas spot

ELIZABETHTON — Families are going there, just to take photographs among the lights and Christmas decorations. Thousands of new Christmas lights have recently been installed. That old song, “Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” certainly Dec 11, 2019 at 6:05 PM

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2019, file photo Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell addresses a round table discussion during a visit to Silver Lane Elementary School, in East Hartford, Conn. On Wednesday, Dec. 11, the Federal Reserve issues a statement and economic projections, followed by a news conference with Powell. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
AssociatedPress
Federal Reserve System

Fed leaves low rates alone and foresees no moves in 2020

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate alone Wednesday and signaled that it expects to keep low rates unchanged through next year.

Dec 11, 2019 at 3:44 PM
Samuel Sylvester
AssociatedPress
Child sexual abuse

Tennessee music producer indicted on child sex charges

FRANKLIN — A Tennessee music producer has been arrested and accused of sexually assaulting two children.

Dec 11, 2019 at 3:44 PM
Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz arrives for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Inspector General's report on alleged abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AssociatedPress
U.S. Congress

Watchdog: 'Basic and fundamental errors' in Russia probe

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog told Congress on Wednesday that he is concerned that “so many basic and fundamental errors” were made by the FBI as it investigated ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Dec 11, 2019 at 3:42 PM
Johnson City Press Videos