Rally aims to increase support for proposed Tweetsie Trail

The Elizabethton Star - Fri Nov 27

Photo by Bryan Stevens If plans succeed, this section of railroad track on State Line Road in Elizabethton could become part of the Tweetsie Trail, a greenway running between Johnson City and Elizabethton.

Food Bank Bell-Ringers List Holiday Schedule

Greeneville Sun - Thu Nov 26

Greeneville-Greene County Community Ministries is making plans for its annual Christmas bell-ringing campaign to benefit the Food Bank, which is an outreach of the G-GCCM. The annual bell-ringing collection at Christmas is the Food Bank's main fundraiser of the year, spokesmen have explained.

Blackburn, Childers & Steagall Opens New Greeneville Office

The Greenville Sun - Thu Nov 26

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Monday to celebrate the opening of the Blackburn, Childers & Steagall accounting firm's new office at 550 Tusculum Blvd.

Johnson City Police not involved in fundraising For Junior Police Academy

TriCities.com - Wed Nov 25

The Johnson City Police Department has been contacted by concerned citizens in regards to receiving telephonic solicitation calls asking for donations to the building of a Junior Police Academy in the Johnson City area.

Knoxville gasoline edges higher for Thanksgiving; oil hovers near $76

The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Wed Nov 25

Just in time for Thanksgiving, retail gasoline prices were up across Tennessee and oil prices hovered around $76 a barrel Wednesday as a weakened U.S. dollar overshadowed a U.S. government report showing a less-than-expected build in U.S. crude inventories.

Elizabethton man arrested trying to evade JC Police

Http - Wed Nov 25

An Elizabethton man is in jail today after Johnson City Police say they stopped him during a traffic stop and he tried to run.

Higher gas prices face holiday travelers

Http - Wed Nov 25

Tennesseans are expected to travel less this Thanksgiving holiday than they did a year ago, but more Virginians will hit the road, area AAA officials project.

Student at North Side Elementary charged with assault

Http - Tue Nov 24

A girl has been arrested today and charged with assault in an incident at North Side Elementary School.

Washington Co. Tenn. students to be vaccinated against H1N1

Http - Tue Nov 24

Children in Washington County, Tenn. schools will be vaccinated against the H1N1 flu on Tuesday, Dec.

Local family seeks to raise

The Elizabethton Star - Tue Nov 24

Photo by Eveleigh Stewart A local family that lost its matriarch to pancreatic cancer almost two years ago is interested in forming a support group to raise funds and increase awareness of the disease that is the fourth deadliest cancer in the United States.