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Schedule Set for Henderson County Tourism Development Authority’s Summer Events
Summer Concerts The entertainment lineup has been set for the Henderson County Tourism Development Authority’s 2020 Summer Concert Series. The start of summer outdoor concert season held at the Visitor Center, has been pushed back. Music will fill the air starting with Monday Night Live! on Monday nights July 20th, August 3, 17 &. 31, […]
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Second Harvest Food Bank Summer Feeding at Washington County Public Library
Monday-Friday from 10:00am – 4:00pm Starting June 8th Washington County Public Library – Jonesborough and Gray branches – will be participating in the Second Harvest Summer Feeding program. Both libraries will be distributing weekend food boxes to any family in need. We will begin the program on Monday, June 8th and will continue […]
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ETSU College of Nursing Community Health Centers Ensure Patients Can Afford, Access Care During Pandemic
The Johnson City Community Health Center and the Johnson City Downtown Day Center, which are managed by the East Tennessee State University College of Nursing, a part of ETSU Health, have implemented policies to help ensure that patients continue receiving important medical care throughout the pandemic. “Although COVID-19 is the disease in the headlines, we […]
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Straight from the Tapir’s Mouth: Life and Survival in Ancient Gray
The Gray Fossil Site of East Tennessee preserves the remains of mastodons, rhinos, rodents, trees and many more organisms that made their homes in this part of the world between 4.5 and 4.9 million years ago. But was this a safe and stable habitat or a dangerous place of mass mortality? A new study published […]
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ETSU Workgroup Releases Plan for Return to Campus
East Tennessee State University’s Future Operations Workgroup, which was tasked with developing a plan for academics and services to return to campus, released its recommendations today for a phased return beginning this month. The report includes a series of operational stages, 1-4, designed to address the need for loosening or restricting physical distancing measures in […]
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Washington County Public Library Curbside Service Plan
Beginning June 1, curbside service will be available Monday – Friday, 10am to 4pm at our Jonesborough and Gray Locations. The following instructions will help us make this service as seamless and safe as possible: Place holds for items on our online catalog at wclibrarytn.org or call 753-1800 or 477-1550 on Monday – Friday, 9am […]
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Inside Barter with Hannah Ingram
Hannah Ingram has been a member of Barter’s resident acting company since 2008, when she came to play the title role in our production of Evita. Since then, she’s been seen in dozens of roles—comic, dramatic, musical, and everything in between. Come find out how the daughter of two actors found her way to Barter and […]
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Emory & Henry College Takes Senior Art Exhibit Online
As soon as it was announced that the students would not be returning to campus after spring break due to COVID-19 concerns, Joseph Champagne, curator for the McGlothlin Center for the Arts, began looking into the possibilities for taking the exhibit online. “While I know, and share, the students’ disappointment in the cancellation of the […]
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Thank You Frontliners!
Kelie Jasso, Bristol Lifesaving Crew. 1. How long have you been in your line of work? 2 years 2. What made you decide to become a paramedic/emt? I always knew as a young girl that I wanted to be in the medical field. When I was in high school I did a ride along on […]
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Washington County Public Library Teen Summer Reading Program 2020
“Imagine Your Story” Registration is open for the Teen Summer Reading Program at the Washington County Library! All rising 6th-12th graders are welcome to participate in this free program. Join us for online and take-home events and activities throughout June and July. Pick up program packets at Jonesborough or Gray Library starting June 1 […]
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ETSU College of Public Health Provides COVID-19 Videos, Resources
From tips on how to follow the latest COVID-19 statistics to information about how to stay safe and healthy, East Tennessee State University’s College of Public Health has created a clearinghouse of information related to the pandemic. The webpage, www.etsu.edu/cph/covid19.php, contains public service announcements, useful tools and links to helpful resources. It also features […]
