Happenings in your community

From dance classes to ribbon cuttings, these are the events happening in your community. 

Johnson City student overcomes fears, wins big at Special Olympics

Rowan Benton was a little scared, but that wasn’t evident from his glowing smile after he became the first Winter Special Olympics competitor from the Washington County area.

Milligan student takes home regional, national accolades for photography

Whether she’s exploring scrap yards or getting up close to old machinery, Shumaker’s favorite subject matter is vintage and antique objects, like the World War II B17 Bomber she photographed at an exhibition at the Tri-Cities Regional Airport, or the cash register she captured at a North Carolina inn.

Holston Habitat hosts groundbreaking for 282nd project

Come Saturday, a local branch of a national organization will break ground on a new home for a Johnson City family that has dreamed of a place of their own for years.

Synths and slopes: Ski resort's throwback weekend is, like, totally awesome

Ski back in time and rock the 1980s like never before during the Totally ’80s Retro Ski Weekend at Beech Mountain.

Blood crisis: American Red Cross urges locals to give during shortage

Flu and winter weather have brought donations to a crawl.

Daddy Daughter Dance back with a twirl

Back for the fifth year, the annual Daddy Daughter Dance will have a special hour this year for children who may have special sensory needs.

Jonesborough's McKinney Center offers art class preview

Do you have a child that is interested in art, music, dance, or film? Are you interested an art form and don’t know where to begin?

Happenings in your community

Hiker's Haven: New taproom opens in Roan Mountain

Food, shelter and water are all necessities for hikers trekking the Appalachian Trail, but business owner David Magee knows plenty of hikers also fancy a freshly-poured craft beer every once in a while.

Charitable organization for hungry children memorializes beloved school custodian

Christopher Columbus “Teddy” Hartsaw, Jr. suddenly passed away during the summer of 2015, but his signature bib overalls and bright yellow raincoat sit enclosed in a shadow box close to where he used to stand in the lunchroom.

Science Hill students provide free clothes for students in need

About a year and a half ago, two Science Hill High School students, Sarah Miller and Rachel Lemkin, came up with an idea for a clothing closet to help their underprivileged peers after noticing some students had inadequate winter clothing.

Family gives back to hospital that helped save their son

A mother and father fighting through cancer treatments with their toddler son hope hundreds of donated toys they collected will make other sick children’s holidays brighter.

Scoutmaster says Christmas tree lot closed by longer holiday season, not shortages

The Boy Scouts Christmas tree lot in Johnson City’s Old Kiwanis Park was nearly empty Thursday, with only a handful of off-kilter trees leaned against each other under bare-bulb strings of lights.

Eastman Credit Union gives $100K to support Milligan engineering program

Eastman Credit Union CEO Olan Jones met with Milligan College President Bill Greer Thursday morning at ECU’s Market Corner Branch in Johnson City to donate $100K to the college’s young engineering program and their Maker Space Lab.