🌱 Morgan Wade and 8 more events

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A little rain this afternoon, with a high of 58 and low of 36 degrees.
• Friday: Sunshine; windy, cooler, temps: high: 41, low: 24.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 57 and low of 36 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• Morgan Wade
  Paramount Bristol , 518 State St , Bristol
  6:00 pm
• Blountville: Open Music Jam
  Historic Anderson House , 3400 TN-126 , Blountville
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Downtown Elizabethton Holiday Wrap Up
  Downtown Public Parking , Parking lot , S Pine St , Elizabethton
  10:00 am
• Holiday Family Fun Pop-In Family Workshop
  Hands on Discovery Center , 1212 Suncrest Dr , Gray
  11:00 am

Sunday December 21

• Sunday Funday @ O'Mainnin's
  O'Mainnin's Pub , 712 State St , Bristol
  7:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Blountville: Sing and Play Story-Time
  Sullivan County Public Library , 1655 Blountville Blvd , Blountville
  10:30 am
• Comedy Open Mic Night
  Crossroads Craftworks , 411 E Doe Ave , Elizabethton
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Closed Today – Happy Holidays!
  Hands on Discovery Center , 1212 Suncrest Dr , Gray

Wednesday December 31

• Elizabethton: Old Time Music Jam
  Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park , 1651 W Elk Ave , Elizabethton
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I-81 South is closed at the TN/VA state line in Sullivan County due to a single vehicle rollover crash, with police on the scene and traffic being directed along the shoulder, but one lane has since reopened.
  9:31AM on Dec 16: I-81 South is closed at the TN/VA state line in Sullivan County due to a single vehicle rollover crash, with police on the scene… (Nextdoor )
• The minutes of the December 11, 2025 Executive Board Meeting are now available.
  https://jcmpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Minutes_December_11_2025.pdf (Nextdoor )

• Friendship Automotive posted a job opening for Payroll Clerk in Bristol. Apply here.
• Food City Supermarket posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk (Bagger) in Bristol. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bluff City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Blountville

• Health Wagon dental clinic receives $50,000 grant (timesnews.net)
• Northeast State celebrates 522 fall 2025 graduates (timesnews.net)
• On board the first Washington, D.C. flight from the Tri-Cities (wcyb.com)

Bristol

• Bristol firefighter Brandon Clawson honored with state proclamation for his service (wcyb.com)
• Jewish community in Northeast Tenn. and Southwest Va. to celebrate Hanukkah (wcyb.com)
• Sign-ups open for qualifying round of Tennessee Songwriters Week (wjhl.com)

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