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Johnson City’s water and sewer rates for city residents will increase by about 25% over the next four years if the Johnson City Commission passes a recommended rate increase next month. Rates for both...

Buchanan County officials confirmed that 140 employees of Coronado Coal, one of the county’s largest employers, have been laid off. The facility, which employs about 600 employees, has an agreement with the county based...

One person died Wednesday after a car crashed into Watauga Lake. The crash happened at 6:32 p.m. A Tennessee Highway Patrol report said a 2008 Mazda M6 ran off the left side of the...

A father and son were arrested after a drug investigation in Unicoi County on April 24. The Unicoi County Sheriff’s Department says that information from a surveillance operation found that 25 year old Chance...