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🌱 Patch AM: Which Johnson City team is chasing glory at the reimagined Arby’s Classic?
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- Which Johnson City team is chasing glory at the reimagined Arby’s Classic?
Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Mist; breezy this afternoon, with a high of 65 and low of 57 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and warm, temps: high: 67, low: 47.
- Sunday: Low clouds and remaining warm, with a high of 68 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Reimagined Arby's Classic to tip off this week at Virginia High (timesnews.net) — Science Hill’s Hilltoppers from Johnson City are heading to Bristol, Virginia, to compete in the reimagined Arby’s Classic basketball tournament at Virginia High’s Bearcat Den from Dec. 26–31. They’ll join 19 other top programs from seven states, giving local fans a chance to see high-level high school hoops, slam dunk and 3-point contests, and several nationally ranked prospects nearby.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Blountville: Open Music Jam
Historic Anderson House , 3400 TN-126 , Blountville
6:00 pm - Rossdafareye
Gypsy Circus Cider + BBQ Smokehouse , 2645 Fort Henry Dr , Kingsport
7:00 pm - Innovate Wrestling presents THE FINALE 2025
NETPRO STUDIOS Pro Wrestling School at The Beautiful Bobby Eaton Arena , GYM BLDG , 100 Emory Ln , Kingsport
7:00 pm - Kristy Wilkins at Gypsy Circus Kingsport
Gypsy Circus Cider + BBQ Smokehouse , 2645 Fort Henry Dr , Kingsport
7:00 pm - The Wizard of Oz
Bonnie Kate Theater , 115 S Sycamore St , Elizabethton
8:00 pm - Comedy Open Mic Night
Crossroads Craftworks , 411 E Doe Ave , Elizabethton
7:00 pm - đ Johnson City ReStore Open
Holston Habitat for Humanity , 3201 Kimberly Ct , Johnson City
10:00 am - đ Kingsport ReStore Open
Holston Habitat for Humanity , 750 E Main St , Kingsport
10:00 am - Elizabethton: Old Time Music Jam
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park , 1651 W Elk Ave , Elizabethton
1:30 pm - Pottery Wheel Crash Course with Made On Elk Pottery
Crossroads Craftworks , 411 E Doe Ave , Elizabethton
6:00 pm - Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy: Chapter Two - Jonesborough, TN
The Heritage Wedding and Events , 161 Molly Grayce Ln , Jonesborough
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Health Wagon Receives Award from Virginia Israel Advisory Board —Mary Ellen Miller Read on Patch
- Was able to feed about 30 homeless tonight a ham and turkey dinner.
Pass out Mylar blankets and hot hands and toes. Without supportive neighbors I couldn’t have done this. Thank you all so much! (Nextdoor South East JC) - **LOST CAT**
Binx loves to step outside anytime the door is open but he never ventures far. But he got out yesterday and we cannot find our sweet boy. Please if… (Nextdoor Tri Cities)
- Department of Veterans Affairs posted a job opening for Medical Support Assistant in Johnson City. Apply here.
- J. C. Penney Company, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier - The Mall in Johnson City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Johnson City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Elizabethton
- Carter Sports Hall of Fame welcomes eight new members (elizabethton.com)
- Carter County Recycling Center urges holiday recycling efforts (elizabethton.com)
- Bill 'Fireball' Roberts (elizabethton.com)
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