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Long Island Iced Tea “BrewHaha”
LONG ISLAND ICED TEA “BREWHAHA” BETWEEN NEW YORK AND KINGSPORT, TENN. BEGINS JUNE 27. Battle lines have been drawn in the Long Island Iced Tea war. It’s Y’all vs. Yous Guys as the Southern Long Islanders are set to take on the Northern Long Islanders for bragging rights in what is sure to be an […]
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Skies This Week
Celestial events in the skies for the week of June 12 – June 18, as compiled for The Loafer by Mark D. Marquette. The Full Moon of June is the Strawberry Moon or Honey Moon, and it happens Monday June 20th at 7:05 am. And the first day of Summer is ushered in Monday at […]
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Pets of the Week
The Bridge Home has an ongoing aluminum can collection in front of the shelter at 2061 Hwy 75 in Blountville, TN 37617 and a second aluminum can collection site at Airworks Heating and Cooling, 5633 Memorial Blvd Kingsport. The cans are collected by a volunteer and the money from the aluminum goes towards badly needed […]
Stargazer
Two Immortal Women of Space Age
Two women forever to be remembered achieved an important Space Age “first” for their countries in the month of June. It was 55 years ago that Russia’s national hero Valentina Tereshkova was launched June 16, 1963 on the 7th human spaceflight and the first woman in outer space. She orbited the Earth 48 times for […]
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Things to do
Entries Now Being Accepted for Annual Jonesborough Days Parade Jonesborough Parks and Recreation Department is currently accepting entries for the Annual Jonesborough Days. Parade to be held Saturday, June 30th at 10 a.m. The parade is part of the Jonesborough Days Festival held each year, and celebrates the community and its heritage. It is requested […]
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Carter Family Memorial Music Center, Inc. presents: Whiskey Bent Valley Boys
Saturday, June 16th, 2018, at 7:30 p.m., the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, Virginia, will present a concert by the Whiskey Bent Valley Boys – an old time band. Admission to the concert is $10 for adults, children 6 to 11 $2, under age 6 free. Tickets are available at the door. Doors open at […]
Kelly's Place
A Summer Tossed Salad (or half-eaten kitkat bar)
Every week I am glad I chose to write a pop culture column so many years ago, because I never run out of ideas. After all, we are goldfish who swim inside a big bowl of pop culture. And sometimes there is so much stuff out there that I can’t settle on one thing and […]
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High Knob Music Festival 2018
The 2018 High Knob Music Festival will be held on Saturday, June 16, at the High Knob Recreation Area in the Jefferson National Forest, outside of Norton, Virginia. The event will start at 12 noon and go until 8:00 PM. The festival is free to the public. We kindly ask that you bring 3 can […]
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NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Enjoy an action-packed Father’s Day weekend at Bristol Dragway. Extreme machines roar into Bristol Dragway June 15-17 for the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, treating guests to one of the most electrifying weekends in all of motorsports. Scheduled for Father’s Day weekend, the event has become a can’t-miss on the NHRA calendar and Bristol […]
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The Sounds of Summer Music Series Takes The Stage
Take a break from your work week. In historic downtown Bristol at the Downtown Center where each Tuesday and Thursday evening live music will fill the air, as it has for years. The newly branded Sounds of Summer music series, formerly known as the Full Moon Jam, just began its 22nd summer of providing the […]
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