Couple planning a family disagree about adoption

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been happily married for two years. We both want biological children later, when the timing is right. A while ago, some friends adopted a little girl from Russia. The girl was orphaned and badly in need of medical Today at 5:30 AM

Ahmed Atiya, owner and operated of the Val-U-Pharmacy.

Meet Your Neighbor

Meet your neighbor: Ahmed Atiya

The next time you are driving on West Market Street, pay attention to the businesses you’re passing by. Nestled tightly next to Medi Home Care is Val-U-Pharmacy, owned and operated by Ahmed Atiya. If you blink, you might miss the pharmacy’s tiny Yesterday at 4:53 PM

Dear Abby

Father's Day is bitter reminder for daughter mourning her dad

DEAR ABBY: I got a stepdad when I was a young teen. He never tried to replace my dad, and was very respectful of that relationship. I didn't regard him as a father figure, but more as a relative, friend, and a good man who has done a lot of good Yesterday at 12:00 PM

Jim Tallmadge and his father, Harvey, after the 2016 Christmas Parade.

Father's Day

Celebrating our fathers

They lay the foundation for our paths in life, they are our shoulders to cry on, and they are the one person we can always count on to be in our corners. Not to mention, they can make some amazing burgers. So, this Father’s Day, join your neighbors in celebrating your dad.

Yesterday at 6:30 AM

Outdoors

Heading to New York City?

The Delaware Water Gap area, along the Delaware River separating Pennsylvania and New Jersey, has long been a popular recreation destination even before much of the scenic valley became managed by the National Park Service and designated Delaware Yesterday at 5:30 AM

C'mon, this isn't even functional. How is his hand supposed to pee?

Father's Day

Amazon's strangest Father's Day gift suggestions

Does your dad need a pair of tighty-whities for his hand? Maybe a strip of yodeling bacon? Does he want to smell like Sasquatch?

Yesterday at 5:15 AM

Holston Habitat for Humanity

Water for Life - Local Rotarians teaming up with Habitat for Humanity International

Holston Habitat for Humanity and Johnson City’s Noon Rotary Club are lining up resources for an October cistern-building excursion to Brazil.

Jun 16, 2018 at 11:45 PM

Dear Abby

Secret history of molestation makes dad an ongoing threat

DEAR ABBY: My very best friend growing up was repeatedly raped by her father from around age 13. She told me when we were 17. I reported it to a policeman, but back then, they couldn’t do anything unless she reported it. She refused in order to Jun 16, 2018 at 5:00 AM

More than a year after Monica Tipton and her 4-year-old son Brayden helped turned the first spades of dirt for their future home, the Habitat for Humanity house at 611 Grove Avenue is still under construction.

Habitat for Humanity

Slow moving Habitat build entering the final stretch

It’s been a slow go on the Habitat for Humanity of Unicoi County home build on Grove Avenue in Erwin. But the project may finally be turing a corner.

Jun 15, 2018 at 11:18 PM

Dear Abby

Son lives in constant fear for unhappy mom’s welfare

DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law constantly talks to my husband about committing suicide because she’s not happy with her life or her husband. My husband worries all the time and has offered to let her come stay with us for a while. To me, this would Jun 15, 2018 at 4:30 AM

Boys & Girls Club

For club, steaks, burgers and stars equal $

For the Boys & Girls Club of Elizabethton/Carter County, Thursday night was one of the biggest nights of the year.

Jun 15, 2018 at 12:07 AM

Customers learned about the various CBD oil products sold by the East Tennessee Hemp Company, a Jonesborough-based business owned by Tara and D.W. Cooper, during Thursday's Hemp History Day event at the Jonesborough Visitors Center.

Hemp History Day

Hemp farmers educate, inform public during history event

Continuing a crusade to destigmatize hemp, D.W. Cooper, Ryan Rowlett and other hemp advocates from across the region convened Thursday evening at the Jonesborough Visitors Center for an event billed as “Hemp History Day.”

Jun 15, 2018 at 12:06 AM

FILE - This June 8, 2007 file photo shows a glass of milk on a table during a family breakfast in Montgomery, Ala. Nearly 20 years ago, about nearly half of high school students said they drank at least one glass of milk a day. But now itâ€™s down to less than a third, according to a survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, June 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)

Teens

Fewer US teens smoking, doing drugs and drinking milk

Kids have shifted from a dairy product rich in calcium and vitamin D to beverages laden with sugar and caffeine, which is likely contributing to the nation’s obesity problem, said Barry Popkin, a University of North Carolina researcher who studies how diets change.

Jun 14, 2018 at 2:29 PM