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‘Funny is a Skill’: Paul Stickland to serve as MC at National Storytelling Festival’s three-day event
The region’s favorite storyteller, Paul Strickland, has been invited for the second year in a row to serve as Master of Ceremonies at the prestigious National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee.
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Greeneville Boys, Girls Sit In 4th At State Tournament
SEVIERVILLE – Both the Greeneville boys and girls golf teams are in contention for state championships after one day at the Class A State Tournament, but they both have some ground to make up to bring home the gold. The Greeneville boys sit in fourth place after shooting a...
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Gate City native tops PGA champion Bryson Dechambeau for $100,000 in Backyard Games
(WJHL) — Bryson DeChambeau’s inaugural Backyard Games culminated in a dramatic finale at his home, where golf content creator Chance Taylor from Gate City, VA defeated the major champion on a playoff hole to claim the $100,000 prize. The 10-player elimination series featured top influencers competing in one-hole matches until the showdown against DeChambeau. In […]
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Blue Ridge Comedy Club in Bristol announces closure
BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) — Blue Ridge Comedy Club announced it will close its doors on Oct. 30. “Well, it’s been five fun years and we are so happy to have so many memories laughing together,” the comedy club said in a social media post announcing the closure. Blue Ridge Comedy Club said it will have […]
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PREVIEW: #16 Tennessee Set to Host 29th Annual Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 16 Tennessee women's golf team is staying home for its third tournament of the fall season as the program is set to host the 29th annual Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate at Cherokee Country Club. 18 holes are set to be played on each day of the...
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Willy Wonka, Jr. Opens October 9th
The gates to Willy Wonka’s factory are officially open!. After a sold out run of The Little Mermaid Jr. last fall, CapitolKIDS is thrilled to return to the Historic Capitol Theatre with our second mainstage production, Willy Wonka Jr. Our incredible cast of 43 young performers has been working...
The Rogersville Review
Theatre Bristol Presents "It's a Wonderful Life"
BRISTOL — It is a wonderful life when a classic holiday favorite is live on stage and accompanied by orchestral music, singing and dancing this Christmas as Theatre Bristol presents the regional premier of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the musical in six public performances Nov. 20-22 and Dec. 4-6, at the Paramount Center for the Arts, 518 State Street, Bristol. Tickets are on sale at ParamountBristol.org/wonderfullife. Based on the beloved film and holiday tradition, “It’s a Wonderful Life” the musical follows George Bailey’s life from his childhood dreams to his midlife disappointments and beyond, to see whether his life has mattered at all to the residents of Bedford Falls. Cinematically scored and theatrically staged, this adaptation breathes musical life into a familiar story, while retaining the warmth, humor and pathos of the original. A new holiday classic for devotees and newcomers alike written by Bruce Greer and Keith Ferguson. (Concord) “It’s a Wonderful Life” the musical opens November 20, and runs for the weekends prior to and following Thanksgiving weekend, November 20-22 and December 4-6, at the historic Paramount Center for the Arts, Fridays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Sundays at 2:30 pm. Ticket prices range from
The Rogersville Review
Falcons' Whalen named girls coach of year
Volunteer High School golf coach Jim Whalen has been named the District 1-A Girls Coach of the Year by his peers after leading the Lady Falcons to their first regional tournament appearance since 1996. Volunteer’s Baylyn Rose earned first-team all-district honors, while teammates Kinsley Cassidy, Payton Justice and Kathryn Geise each earned second-team all-district accolades. Greeneville’s Kylee Renner was named the District 1-A Girls Player of the Year. Rose placed third overall in the Region 1-A tournament to qualify for the TSSAA Golf State Championships, which will be played next week at the Sevierville Golf Club. The Class A girls state tournament will be played Oct. 5-6 on the club’s Highlands Course. “The kids make me look good,” Whalen said. The rest of the girls first-team honorees are Harley Thompson, Chuckey-Doak; Hayden Pierson, Sullivan East; Brailey Ingram, Happy Valley; Kalani Nabalta, University High, Khloe Laws, South Greene; and Clara Roe, Callie Mosley and Chloe Rockett, Elizabethton. The girls second team includes Cassidy, Justice and Geise, Volunteer; Kamryn Renner and Brylee Catron, Greeneville; Addilyn Boesch and Alexis Demming, Chuckey-Doak; Julia Maylock of University High; Hadley Vines, Hampton; Kyanndi Chase and Madi Ryals, Sullivan East; and Candace Potter, Johnson County. Girls honorable
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Almost Nobody Knows This Tiny Tennessee Museum Tells the Story of a Town Lost Beneath a Lake
Tucked away in the mountains of East Tennessee sits a small museum that preserves something most people never even knew existed. The original town of Butler was deliberately flooded in the 1940s to create Watauga Lake, forcing hundreds of families to leave their homes forever. Today, the Museum of Butler...
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Amazing America 250: History of the Bristol Train Station
BRISTOL, Va. (WCYB) — The Bristol Train Station has stood as a downtown landmark for generations, but its history stretches back to the earliest days of the city. The station first opened in 1856 and helped shape Bristol’s identity as railroads moved lumber, steel and soldiers through the region. Industrial developer Joseph R. Anderson named land along the state line after Bristol, England, anticipating the arrival of rail service. The depot, now on the Virginia side of State Street, was originally part of Goodson, Virginia, named for landowner Samuel Goodson. The community adopted the Bristol name in 1890 to match its neighboring Tennessee town as the railroads arrived.
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Before a consequential battle was the gathering at Sycamore Shoals | Opinion
Each September, the quiet banks of the Watauga River at Sycamore Shoals offer a reminder that some of the most consequential moments in the American Revolution took place far from Philadelphia, Boston or the camps of George Washington’s Continental Army. On Sept. 25, 1780, more than a thousand Patriot militiamen gathered near present-day Elizabethton. The following morning, they began a remarkable j ourney across the Appalachian Mountains in search of a British force commanded by one of fiercest of enemies, Major Patrick Ferguson. Less than two weeks later, that journey would culminate at Kings Mountain. But before there was a battle, there was a gathering. As we commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence, the gathering at Sycamore Shoals reminds us of something essential about the Revolution: American independence was not secured solely by famous generals and armies. It depended upon communities and upon individuals who chose to act. The Overmountain Men: How a scrappy group of East Tennesseans helped turn the tide of the Revolution By the autumn of 1780, the Patriot cause in the South was not merely in danger, it was approaching catastrophe. The crisis had been building for nearly two years. Savannah fell to a British
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Apple Festival, Bluff City Biscuit Fest: Weekend events in the Tri-Cities
TRI-CITIES, Tenn./Va. (WJHL) — Although a wet weekend is in store for the region, plenty of events both indoors and outdoors are taking place around the Tri-Cities. News Channel 11 has compiled the list below of events happening Friday, Saturday and Sunday: Unicoi County Apple Festival Mountain City Fiddlers’ Convention National Storytelling Festival Elizabethton Fall […]
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‘Acoustic Autumn’ free concert series returns to downtown Johnson City
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Johnson City’s Main Street nonprofit advisory board, Connect Downtown, announced that its fall concert series will return Thursday evening. A news release from the organization said “Acoustic Autumn” will take place Thursdays in October at the amphitheater in Founders Park. “While...
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The History and Mystery of the D.W. Moulton Bridge
Thousands of people cross it every day. Ask them the name of the bridge carrying West Stone Drive across the North Fork Holston River, though, and you may get a blank stare. All are understandable answers. But the State of Tennessee has another one. D.W. Moulton Bridge. Tennessee Department of...