The Tennessee Department of Transportation has found in a recent study that the Greenville Municipal Airport has a 23 million dollar economic impact when looking at numbers generated in 2019. The Department alos found in the year-long report that Tennessee’s public airports contribute 40 billion dollars to the state’s economy and even support more than … Read more
It happened again.In just 10 days another Johnson City convenience store is the subject of a robbery investigation. The Johnson City Police Department was called to Roadrunner Market at 408 North Broadway St. just before dawn Tuesday morning on a report of a robbery, and found that a white man entered the store and demanded … Read more
Carter County Republicans will meet Feb. 23 to elect new officers. The Carter County Republican Party will meet Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 6 p.m. at the Ritz Mini Mall. The quarterly meeting’s agenda will include party reorganization with the election of new officers, who will serve for the next two years.
The United States Geological Survey reported two earthquakes in our region happened within five hours of each other late Thursday and early Friday. The USGS reported the first earthquake happened 5.6 miles NNE of Richlands, Virginia at 10:54 p.m. The impact summary states it was a magnitude of 2.9 with a depth of 3.1 miles. … Read more
Tennessee lawmakers have filed legislation which would allow fathers of an unborn child to petition the court if the mother of their child is planning an abortion. The bill states “A person may petition a court with jurisdiction over domestic relations matters to request an injunction to prohibit a woman who is pregnant with the … Read more
A Johnson City man is now charged with attempted robbery after police said he entered a liquor store, presented a note demanding money, and then fled when the employee threatened to call police.Police said the incident happened Wednesday afternoon at AAA Package Store on West Market Street.Officers arrested 24-year-old Stephen Hensley and charged him with … Read more
A federal judge has ruled that parts of Tennessee’s sex offender registration act should not be applied retroactively to two offenders who sued over the law.Monday’s ruling in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee was narrowly written to apply only to the two plaintiffs. But it could open the door to … Read more
A person of interest has been arrested in a Greene County fatal shooting.According to a release from the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called to a home on Warrensburg Road in Midway around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 10.Deputies found Steven Wilds, 60, dead inside the home due to apparent gunshot wounds, according to … Read more
Tennessee lawmakers advanced a proposal that would penalize parents who don’t report a child missing in a timely manner.If passed and signed into law, the proposal would create “Evelyn Boswell’s Law,” named after the Sullivan County toddler who was reported missing before investigators eventually found her body on a family member’s property last year. Boswell … Read more
A Jonesborough woman is facing multiple charges after police say she stole someone’s identity to make fraudulent purchases and then tried to escape police custody with a nail file.According to a release from the Johnson City Police Department, a woman contacted police after she saw someone had made fraudulent purchases with her debit card.JCPD reports … Read more