During his 10 years on the City Commission, including two as mayor, Darden demonstrated the leadership skills and vision necessary to move the…
Every member of the Mount Carmel Board of Mayor and Aldermen have been wearing masks recently during their meetings. Apparently, not all membe…
Let’s get out of here.
For more than 100 years, the Times News has been keeping you informed about what’s happening in your community, keeping you aware of where the…
Illegal dumping in a national forest should be a felony offense with increased fines and jail time. That's the only way to stop these problems.
As with others, we dislike carrying change in our pocket and place it in a bowl when we come home. When the bowl’s full we empty it into a coi…
A tiny fraction of one percent of Americans struggling to make rent are full-time minimum wage workers without secondary sources of income.
Your vote is important, and you should not take any election for granted. Your vote is your voice in the process which governs our country and…
The tragic loss took friends, students, school staffs and families by surprise. The standout teacher and principal will be missed by many.
We've no doubt this person will be caught. He appears to be local and can be identified. It's just a matter of time, though he can do himself …
In actuality, an economy is the aggregate of nearly every decision, made by nearly every human being on the planet, nearly every second, of ne…
Of One Accord Ministry has an incredible record of achievement for the welfare of the regional community and it's an organization worthy of yo…
Northeast Tennessee – and Tennessee as a state – has so much to be proud of and so many things to hold high. This is not one of them.
As government reopens the economy it must protect businesses and other organizations from lawsuits by people impacted by the coronavirus.
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To wear or not to wear? We wish everyone would. But government simply cannot force the issue. In the simplest terms, there aren’t enough law e…
From its building murals, Sculpture Walk and the gallery from Shelby to Commerce streets, Kingsport has found various way to dress up downtown…
As with any community, Kingsport could benefit from more public venues, but what it does not need is another bar in the Riverview community.
It’s a new beginning for Mount Carmel with the swearing in of Vice Mayor Jennifer Williams as mayor and Alderman Pat Stilwell as vice mayor af…
During his campaign for office, Gov. Bill Lee maintained that he was opposed to removing the bust of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest f…
The painted fiberglass statuary craze is such a successful driver of tourism and fundraising that one wonders why all local communities have y…
“Thank God that’s over,” our 92-year-old neighbor said to us Sunday. “Maybe now I can get a full night’s sleep.”
A new law that took effect July 1 allows children to operate lemonade stands in Tennessee. In Virginia, a new law limits the fine for possess…
Money from the Tennessee Department of Health to help reduce obesity and diabetes has been put to good use in Kingsport as the first part of a…
In recent days we have witnessed two events that reinforce the glaring fact that many — far, far too many — people continue to ignore the pres…
What a year it has been for high school seniors. As Tim Belisle, chairman of the Johnson City Board of Education told Science Hill graduates, …
Every now and then, the corpse of Sullivan County-wide school consolidation is exhumed, dusted off and marched forth for a time, only to be re…
It’s good news that Kingsport’s leadership seems inclined to use property near Brickyard Park for a major housing project.
Not in the memory of anyone living has every nation on earth faced such a common threat as COVID-19, and it has left many uncertain and fearful.