Johnson City News

Johnson City is looking to acquire federal funding that, if received, will not only fit into the planned renovations for Kiwanis Park but also expand accessibility of one of the city's fire stations.

After delays and numerous proposed sites for a new senior center in Johnson City, some seniors believe it's taking the city way too long to move forward.

Due to the Buc Ridge III construction project on the campus of East Tennessee State University, some city residents will experience water outages in the early morning hours Thursday, and others will have low water pressure.

A Carter County boy was arrested over the weekend on charges of stealing from an ambulance while paramedics were treating his mother.

Authorities have found dynamite as well as a mobile meth lab at 560 Tavern Hill Road just outside of Jonesborough.

A hiker from Illinois is recovering at an eastern Tennessee hospital after being bitten by a snake on the Appalachian Trail.

Yesterday, and online auction began to auction off all the contents of the former Mazer Corporation in Johnson City.

CONTACT:A A A A A Becky Hilbert, director A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Community Relations A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 434-6022 The Johnson City Board of Commissioners will consider an appointment of a representative at-large to the Johnson City Power Board.

GREENVILLE, Tenn. a ' Greeneville police have alerted the FBI after residents found Ku Klux Klan fliers in their yards.

On April 22nd, Washington County Tennessee Sheriff's deputies filed a criminal summons for simple assault against John Henson.

Johnson City, Tenn. - Twenty-six veterans from Middle Tennessee have contracted either Hepatitus B, Hepatitis C, or HIV.

Johnson City Police have arrested four people they believe to be in a drug ring that involves the illegal sale of prescription drugs.

Representatives for a German company with ties to the Tri-Cities told 11 Connects its Johnson City plant could be on the chopping block.

A friendship formed on MySpace may save a Scottsdale woman's life. Diana Phillips will undergo a kidney transplant Wednesday morning.

From:A A A A A A A A A A A A A A The Office of Fire Chief Paul Greene Contacts:A A A A A A A Fire Marshal Sam McLain 434-6182 On June 5, 2009 a prank phone call was placed to the Comfort Suites located at 3118 Browns Mill Rd in Johnson City.

Former Carter County Sheriff John Henson will spend six months on probation after a judge found him guilty of assaulting a woman at a laundromat on Watauga Road in Johnson City.

Johnson City's historic train depot will soon hit the auction block. Johnson City Development Authority Executive Director Suzanne Kuehn says the JCDA will be there next week when the property, which is now in foreclosure, is sold.

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. - A judge in northeast Tennessee has sentenced a former Sunday school teacher to six months in jail for inappropriately touching a teenage girl in his class.

Agricultural equipment maker Bush Hog has agreed to a deal which will keep a northeast Tennessee plant open.

Traffic stop leads to drug arrest : Thursday, June 11 at 11:44 p.m., the Johnson City Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a car, driven by John D. Humphrey, 182 Green Pond Rd, Johnson City.