Jonesborough News

As Washington County leaders get ready to dedicate the county's new courthouse in Jonesborough Friday, those leaders also prepare for the possible sale of one of the county's old courthouses.

Jim Stevens says he's not particularly religious and is clueless about why an image resembling Jesus Christ keeps appearing on his pickup.

A former Johnson City employee convicted of official misconduct, theft over $60,000 and 23 counts of forgery received a 10-year sentence today.

With current Washington County, Tennessee, Mayor George Jaynes set to retire at the end of his term, two men are now vying for the county's top spot.

Happy hour jazz most nights at The Palms. Evening Mariachi Band at EL MESON, 6 p.m. Mariachi - Mariachi Band Line Dance Classes at SHIRLEY'S DANCE CLUB, 6 p.m. Line Dance - No smoking, no alcohol.

The Townsend Historic Halloween Walk is a free walk along the Townsend Historic Trail and Townsend River Walk.

Police in northeast Tennessee say a man shot a truck that two private investigators had abandoned when he pulled a shotgun, then went home and awaited arrest.

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn.- Mizzou finished in eighth place at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at The Ridges after shooting a final round 300 on Sunday.

If you are looking for a family friendly oriented and pocketbook friendly hotel, the AmericInn of Jonesborough, Tennessee is one of the finest budget hotels that you can find.

The National Storytelling Network will consider Indianapolis, along with eight other cities, as it looks to move its headquarters from Jonesborough, Tenn.

Story man Baba Jamal Koram was named a "Legacy Artist" by the Smithsonian. He is telling an African eagle story on October 3 in Jonesborough Tennessee.

Washington County Sheriff Ed Graybeal reported Tuesday that on Monday officers "shut down a major indoor hydroponic marijuana-growing operation near Jonesborough." Graybeal said in a press release: "In the late evening hours of Oct.

Federal, state, and local investigators served a search warrant Monday night at a Washington County, Tennessee home in the 5 hundred block of Headtown Road in Jonesborough.

Law enforcement authorities shut down a large hydroponic marijuana growing operating in Washington County and were searching for people of interest in the case, Sheriff Ed Graybeal announced today.

It is of much interest to me that the area that is now Johnson County has been under so many different governmental bodies.

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. - "If there was ever a sound that came from the open gates of hell, that was it," Sheila Kay Adams cooed, recounting her great aunt's run-in with a sin eater.

Jonesborough, Tenn. - While the Tennessee Legislative session doesn't start back up until January, we've received questions from you about important state legislative issues.

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. - Sheila Kay Adams wants to tell you a story. Same goes for Syd Lieberman, Bill Harley, Willy Claflin and Gay Ducey.

A few drinks, some hugs, a little gossip and a few "bless her hearts" are all things you'd expect at a class reunion.

The Town of Jonesborough and Johnson City are discussing the possibility of offering bus service to Jonesborough.