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ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — Authorities say two juveniles have been arrested and charged with kidnapping and assaulting a 10-year-old Elizabethton girl. According to the Elizabethton Police Department, charges of especially aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault were filed against the two suspects in Carter County Juvenile Court on Friday afternoon. The...

BLUFF CITY — The first call to Sullivan County 911 to report a fire last week at Tri Cities Flea Market came from a man who first thought steam was coming from the building. But as he got closer he saw flames, pulled over and called 911 to report the “front building” of the sprawling complex was “engulfed” in flames.

ELIZABETHTON — The Elizabethton Police Department reported that charges have been placed in the assault of a girl on Monday. The department said charges of especially aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault were filed in Carter County Juvenile Court against two juvenile suspects. The juveniles have been arrested and taken to the Juvenile Detention Center to await an initial appearance in Juvenile Court this this week. The police.

A pedestrian was hit on Burkemont Mountain of Friday night and flown to a Charlotte hospital Friday evening. The pedestrian, a woman, was hit by a 4-wheeler and the call was reported as intentional, according to rescue and law enforcement personnel who responded to the call. Salem Fire & Rescue...

Will Martin felt a certain kinship when he first met Burt Kordamiri, who opened Italian Pizza Pub in Johnson City in the 1980s. Kordamiri reminded Martin of his father-in-law John Arrowood, who died in January 2020. There were similarities in their mannerisms, and they were both meticulous businessmen. “They started...

Tennessee Comptrollers this week announced that government officials in Carter and Greene counties allegedly, in separate cases, stole thousands of dollars for their own personal benefit. According to a Comptrollers’ press release, authorities in Carter County have indicted Joyce Parsons, the former administrative assistant for Carter County’s Head Start program.

Burke County’s COVID-19 cases appear to be on the uptick, and while some hospital systems have made the decision to require employees be vaccinated against the virus, Carolinas HealthCare System Blue Ridge will not. The Burke County Health Department reported 75 new virus cases for a total of 10,559 cases,...

CONNELLY SPRINGS — A deputy went back on duty Friday and a use of force policy may be revised after a video captured a man appearing to collapse while the deputy had his arm wrapped around his shoulders and neck. That came after the video, less than a minute long,...

STONEY CREEK, Tenn. (WJHL) – Baseball is a popular form of entertainment during the summertime, but don’t forget about… rodeo!. The Bulls & Barrels Rodeo presented by A&J Rodeo Company took place on Saturday at Evening Breeze Arena in Elizabethton. A number of events put on a show for the...

BLOWING ROCK —It was just like old times, only better. And it brought the biggest of smiles to town, all around. The July 23 'Symphony by the Lake' at Blowing Rock’s Chetola Resort had just about everything. God bestowed His blessing on the event with sensational weather. There was inspirational music from around the world by the Symphony of the Mountains orchestra. There was spectacular fireworks at the end of the evening. There was even a harvest moon seen over the horizon after the smoke cleared.

Meet the Mountains, an outdoors recreation festival held in downtown Johnson City since 2018, is preparing to return next month after the coronavirus pandemic forced its cancellation last year. “We’re very excited to represent our region as one of the first major festivals in downtown Johnson City,” said Festival Director...

ELIZABETHTON — The Carter County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a 14-year-old girl named Ashley Cipriani. Cipriani was last seen on Wednesday morning on Long Hollow Road in Carter County. She is described as 5 feet, 2 inches tall, with hazel eyes and brown hair. Sheriff’s Department investigators believe Cipriani...