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Tennessee’s decades-old and frequently maligned education funding formula, the Basic Education Program, may be in for some changes.
We can’t think of a better person to honor with his name on the new splash pad at Carver Park than Herb Greenlee.
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Nepotism can ruin the morale at any workplace, but its effects are made worse when it pervades a public institution.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s a time to call attention to a problem that is found in every neighborhood of our community.
Cooler nights and shorter days signify a change in the seasons.
I am not sure what I expected our country to look like in 2021, but I certainly did not expect it to be so fractured and so bogged down in hat…
This is that time of the year when listeners of public radio are asked to do their part to help pay the bills.
We got a glimpse last week of the people who may become Johnson City’s next city manager.
The Town of Unicoi’s decision to deny a rezoning request from the owners of the nuisance Budget Inn property on Golf Course Road was the corre…
This is Constitution Week, a time for “We the People” to reflect on the importance of a remarkable document that has guided and protected this…
Autumn officially arrived this week, which is good news to Americans who worship this season as their favorite time of the year.
Autumn officially arrived this week, which is good news to Americans who worship this season as their favorite time of the year.
Last week, 1st Judicial District Criminal Court Judge Stacy Street and District Attorney General Ken Baldwin spoke in favor of a plan to creat…
This week, a group representing area law enforcement and legislators met at a Jonesborough event venue to discuss how to best spend a multimil…
We were pleased to see this week an announcement from unlikely partners The Nature Conservancy and Dominion Energy with a plan to build a larg…
It’s been 20 years since coordinated terrorists killed 2,996 people by hijacking four commercial airliners and intentionally crashing them int…
A good idea is worth repeating and one of the best we’ve seen of late comes from Chief Andy Slagle of the town of Unicoi Police Department.
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Leaders in Carter County and Elizabethton are on the right track toward improving the quality of life for residents.
Statistics tell us our area has been experiencing a shortage of housing opportunities for a while.
These are challenging times for small businesses nationwide. Retailers and restaurants are now struggling to find qualified employees to fill …
Congratulations are in order for South Side Elementary’s Morgan Rankin.
In his statewide address in February, Gov. Bill Lee paid what he later demonstrated to be lip service to “local control,” a notion once champi…
Earlier this month, doctors with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention answered one of the questions we in the public have been wonde…
While many people dread the hot and muggy “Dog Days of Summer,” we hope you will join other Americans today in observing National Dog Day.
Earlier this month, doctors with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention answered one of the questions we in the public have been wonde…
While many people dread the hot and muggy “Dog Days of Summer,” we hope you will join other Americans today in observing National Dog Day.
On Monday, the COVID-19 vaccine produced by pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech received full FDA approval, leaving those hesitant to…
Last week, the Tennessee Republican Party decided charging fees to candidates running in their party’s primaries for local, state and federal …
A dangerous and possibly criminal situation earlier this month in Erwin highlights the problems inherent in Tennessee’s bail bonds system.
Scientific studies have proven that when it comes to planning for the future, birds aren’t really birdbrained at all.
The Johnson City Board of Education finally took the expert advice of dozens of local doctors, nurses, researchers and educators Friday and ad…
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Should trick-or-treating be regulated by localities?
Each year at this time, many parents in our region place calls to their local government asking what day trick-or-treating will be held and what are the hours. This question is particularly common when Halloween falls on a Sunday – as it does this year -- and parents would rather their children be able to trick or treat on Saturday. Most area cities and counties place no regulations on Halloween trick-or-treating.