Discover Handmade Treasures by Toe River Artists, Dec. 6-8

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BURNSVILLE, N.C. – Map your route along scenic mountain roads, meet artists in their studios and purchase one-of-a-kind pieces during the Toe River Arts Studio Tour, Dec. 6-8. Now in its 27th year, the event is one of the oldest studio tours in the country. Approximately 100 artists participate throughout Yancey and Mitchell counties ...

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Big Country Bluegrass comes to the Carter Fold

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Saturday, December 7th, 2019, at 7:30 p.m., the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, Virginia, will present a concert by Big Country Bluegrass. Admission to the concert is $10 for adults, $2 for children 6 to 11, under age 6 free. Tickets are available only at the door. Doors open at ...

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Shop, Skate & Sing Along in Hendersonville this Holiday Season

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HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. – Hendersonville brings out the best of the season with its Home for the Holidays events. Starting this month and continuing through the New Year, visitors are invited to make merry in this Blue Ridge Mountain town with more than 60 festive activities. The big kickoff takes place the Friday ...

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Elizabethton Christmas Parade will go on without Betsy Band

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Sometimes good fortune can cause some difficult choices. That has certainly been the case with the recent football season enjoyed by the team, the fans and the marching band of Elizabethton High School. The team has had a spectacular run of outstanding wins this season, and that season is about to ...

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Lifelong Johnson City resident named WJHL-TV’s general manager

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WJHL-TV has a new, homegrown general manager. Nexstar Broadcasting Inc. promoted Paula Jackson, who had served as the company’s Tri-Cities general sales manager, to vice president and general manager operations for WJHL (CBS), ABC Tri-Cities and WJHL.com. She succeeds Dan Cates, who had been in the role since 2012. In a news ...

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Santa Claus is coming to E-town

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The Elizabethton Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting Santa Claus during two events in the upcoming weeks. The first event is “Christmas at Covered Bridge Park,” which will take place on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 2-5 p.m. The event will feature a miniature Christmas village built on the park grounds. The ...

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Sycamore Shoals Park plans Christmas Open House next weekend

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Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park is planning a festive, old fashioned time to celebrate Christmas. The celebration will feature period carolers, Christmas stories, English country dancing, and the Watauga Valley Art League’s Annual Winterfest Art Show. The event will take place on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There ...

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Orchestra teacher talks about career and students’ musical growth

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For several years, Johnson City Schools orchestra instructor Susan Lambert has worked in Indian Trail Intermediate School, Liberty Bell Middle School and Science Hill High School, guiding student musicians as they hone in on their instruments from fifth grade to graduation.  The Erwin resident and University of Tennessee music alumna recently ...

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