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This is truly the season for giving, but before you write that check to a charity this Christmas, it’s important to know all you can about the organization you are

Looking for something to do this weekend? You’re in luck. Introducing: Press Picks, a recurring series in the Johnson City Press where staff writers and editors share events, activities or other things they’re excited to do this weekend that you might also find fun. And, with this being July 4 weekend, there’s no shortage of things to do. Below, Johnson City Press reporters share their Independence Day weekend plans. Kayla Hackney, Staff Writer: Freedom Fest is sure to be a blast...

The Washington County Schools System has returned to in-person instruction in a school year that educators say has been like no other. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the school system to operate on a virtual and hybrid online schedule for most of the school year. The school system is also winding down its academic year with a new head of schools. Jerry S. Boyd assumed his duties as director of schools in April. He replaces William Flanary, who has retired after nearly four decades with Washin...

The Johnson City Press welcomed a new member to its reporting staff on Monday. Originally from Haysi, Virginia, Kayla Hackney is a senior at East Tennessee State University studying journalism and minoring in creative writing. Hackney writes poetry in her spare time and frequently binge-watches “Star Trek.” How did you get interested in journalism? I was actually a media and communications major at ETSU focusing in public relations, and someone told me I should apply to write for the ...