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Feeling Hot Hot HOT! Hot dogs in hotter cars…
Thanks to Rep. David Hawk, TN became the first state to pass a Good Samaritan law allowing you to break windows to get a dog out of a hot car without fear of legal repercussion. But, despite the concept that smashing up a car owned by someone ignorant enough to leave their dog to cook […]
Luci Tate
Letter from the Publisher
I never knew what it took to be a bartender. I mean, it looks to be so glamorous and fun. Several summers ago, a friend asked if I’d be interested in helping out behind her bar for a little bit since she was short on a bartender. Wow. I was thrilled. After all, this is […]
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Skies this Week
Celestial events in the skies for the week of July 25-30, 2017 as compiled for The Loafer by Mark D. Marquette. The last week of July—wow, that went by fast! And there’s the crescent Moon again waxing across the evening skies drawing heads upward. Jupiter, right, and Saturn, left, bookend the Milky Way when you […]
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Benefit Ride in Memory of Dustin Curtis
Dustin Curtis was a 2005 graduate of Science Hill High School. He became a firefighter for the city of Elizabethton in October of 2015. Dustin graduated rookie school in May of 2016 where he worked on the Blue Shift. He was well liked by all his fellow fireman. You can tell by talking with the […]
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We All Scream for Ice Cream at Scoop Fest in Downtown Jonesborough
Scoop Fest is returning to Tennessee’s Oldest Town on Saturday, August 5 from 4 – 8 p.m. The event will offer a variety of over 50 flavors of ice cream to sample throughout Main Street shops and eateries along with family-friendly activities for all. Tastings include flavors that range from traditional to unexpectedly delicious and […]
Batteries Not Included
The Heat Index
Many people have the fantasy of being on a tropic island in an ideal beach home that seems right out of an episode of “The Property Brothers.” I, on the other hand, do not care much for this scenario. I mean, if it was a tropical setting where maybe it was a solid 76 degrees […]
The Casual Word
Invisible Fence
Such strange creatures Contentment A fleeting ideal We chase voraciously To come in arms reach As it disintegrates Beneath our fingertips As I am I think Ergo I am Here on the ground Longing to be in the air Once there Desirous For gravity’s power Planting me firmly Terrestrially Only to gaze at the clouds […]
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Miss Dreadful @ Acoustic Coffeehouse
Akron, Ohio artist Miss Dreadful will be bringing her solo acoustic act to the Acoustic Coffeehouse in Johnson City on Thursday, July 27th at 8PM. Miss Dreadful normally fronts the horror rock band Dr. Dreadful. Often described as a cross between Danzig and Joan Jett, Dr. Dreadful is known for their bluesy, hard rock sound […]
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Lib-Con II Art Contest
The Johnson City Public Library is holding an Art Contest as part of its Lib Con II. The contest is open to all ages. Art will be judged in two categories: children (12 & under) and teens/adults (13 & older). The contest is limited to one submission per person and submissions must be fandom related […]
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The Abingdon Farmers Market’s Tomato Fest
The Abingdon Farmers Market will hold its annual Tomato Fest Saturday, August 5th. With free tomato tastings, a best tasting tomato competition, tomato ice cream demonstrations and sampling, and live music the festival is a time to celebrate the start of tomato season in Southwest Virginia and the true beginning of summer. The Abingdon Farmer’s […]
Pop Life
What A Week in Pop Entertainment
Apes and dragons and Wahlberg oh my! What a week in pop entertainment it was for me, and some of you as well. With the release of “War for the Planet of the Apes”, the beginning of the 7th season of “Game of Thrones” and a summer concert by NKOTB and Paula Abdul I had […]
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Things to Do
Blood Drive Marsh Regional Blood Center will conduct public blood drives at the area locations. Visit http://tinyurl.com/n4aujx9 to find a location near you. In addition to scheduled blood drives, donors are welcome at Marsh Regional’s collection centers: 111 W. Stone Drive, Suite 300, Kingsport, 2428 Knob Creek Road, Johnson City and 1996 W. State St., […]
