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MECC To Host T-Shirt Design Contest 

Mountain Empire Community College is hosting a t-shirt design contest to celebrate the College’s upcoming 50th anniversary in 2022.    MECC is seeking artwork to be used for t-shirts and marketing materials for this special milestone. The winning entry will receive a $200 cash prize and will be recognized at 50th anniversary events.    Second […]

 
 

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ETSU’s Reece Museum and Slocumb Galleries receive recognitions

The Reece Museum and Slocumb Galleries at East Tennessee State University received multiple honors from the Tennessee Association of Museums (TAM) during the organization’s recent virtual Awards of Excellence Conference. The TAM awards are presented annually to museums across the state for exceptional projects, programs and events. Nominations are made by museum staff and individuals. […]

 

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From Illegal to Legal Moonshine

Local native Stephen Alfred Blevins has officially announced the upcoming launch of Johnson City’s first distillery and museum, which is slated for location in the downtown area. Blevins, a genealogy enthusiast made some fascinating discoveries in his family history dating clear back to the prohibition. He always knew his family had an undeniably distinct story, […]

 

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Women in Power – Kim Santucci

Kimberly Santucci started her marketing and advertising journey in 2012. She worked part time for a local marketing company in Boone NC for a couple of years, and fell in love with the industry. When that business closed she had the idea of opening a agency in Johnson City, TN. In July 2014 she opened […]

 

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Women in Power – Angela Cameron, DDS

In 2002 Angela Cameron purchased an established dental practice in Johnson City.  While following her vision of helping people make their lives better through dental care she transformed it into Sophisticated Smiles.  For several years this was the only female solo owned practice in the area.  Sophisticated Smiles is not just a typical dentist office.  […]

 

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Women in Power – Ashley Grindstaff

  As a young girl Ashley was always a hard worker and received character counts and other awards but she was bullied in school for being different.  Her dreams may have included being a beauty queen which she was many times but who knew this young lady would grow up to be the Chief Operating […]

 

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Birthplace of Country Music Ready for Spring with Increased Museum Visitation, Festival Planning, and New Events

As staff at the Birthplace of Country Music(BCM) in Historic Downtown Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia looks ahead to warmer weather, they’re already seeing increased visitation to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum – a welcome sight after a cold winter beset by the pandemic. “We’re beginning to see visitation picking up at the museum, especially on the weekends,” said BCM […]

 

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ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy offering free webinars for ESL Support Program

Students interested in a high impact pharmacy career whose first language is not English can sign up for a free webinar on March 17 or April 14, at 1 p.m. on both days, to learn more about an English support program at East Tennessee State University Bill GattonCollege of Pharmacy. The webinars are part of a $45,000 grant the […]