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🌱 How a high-speed chase ended with a crash into a Jonesborough home
Also check out High Country Holiday on the Jonesborough Patch calendar
What's up Jonesborough! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a high-speed chase ended with a crash into a Jonesborough home
- See what happened when a “tipsy” deer stormed a Jonesborough Christmas shop
Also on today's calendar: 1940s USA Christmas Show and 5 more events.
Find out what's happening in Jonesboroughfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Jonesboroughfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Rather cloudy and colder, with a high of 35 and low of 27 degrees.
- Friday: Cloudy and not as cold, temps: high: 45, low: 32.
- Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 45 and low of 27 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• WCSO arrests man for speeding, crashing into home, possessing meth (timesnews.net) — Jonesborough residents may have noticed emergency activity on Knob Creek Dock Road after deputies say a speeding driver crashed into a home and was later arrested on drug and traffic charges. No one inside the residence was reported injured, but the Washington County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect faces multiple counts, including meth possession, evading arrest, and driving on a suspended license. 
• Deer Warned to 'Lay off the Eggnog' After Crashing into Christmas Store and Getting Stuck in Chair (people.com) — Shoppers in downtown Jonesborough got an unusual holiday tale after a deer crashed through the front door of Gabriel’s Christmas shop and raced around displays before getting stuck in a chair. Jonesborough police safely removed the animal, joking in a Facebook post that the “tipsy” visitor should lay off the eggnog as it dashed back outside unharmed.
📸 Around Jonesborough
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Jonesborough
★ Featured events ★
- High Country Holiday
International Storytelling Center, 100 W Main St, Jonesborough
2:00 pm
Friday December 12
Want to see your event featured? Click here!
Other local events
- Winter Farmers Market
Historic Jonesborough , 117 Boone St , Jonesborough
9:00 am - Santa's Christmas Village
Historic Jonesborough , 117 Boone St , Jonesborough
11:00 am - Very Merry Holiday ParTea
Historic Eureka Inn & Event Center , 117 Boone St , Jonesborough
12:00 pm - 1940s USA Christmas Show
Jonesborough Repertory Theatre , 125 W Main St , Jonesborough
2:00 pm - Verry Merry Holiday ParTea
127 W Main St , Jonesborough
5:00 pm - Jonesborough Christmas Parade
Downtown Sweet , 101 E Main St , Jonesborough
6:00 pm - Christmas Parade
Historic Jonesborough , 117 Boone St , Jonesborough
6:00 pm
Saturday December 13
📣 Jonesborough Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- From The Edge Band: Jiggy Ray's Pizzeria
Jiggy Ray's Downtown Pizzeria , 610 E Elk Ave , Elizabethton
7:00 pm - Jason Lloyd
Wild Wing Cafe , 71 Wilson Ave , Johnson City
8:30 pm - Jeepin’ for a Claus
Carver Park , 322 W Watauga Ave , Johnson City
1:00 pm - A Choose Your Own Decade Prom Benefit
Capone's , 227 E Main St , Johnson City
6:00 pm
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Free to good homes white one is female about 10 months old brown and black is male about 4 months old, we got the white one as a friend for our male but she was suppose to be a he and ended up pregnant and we tried to keep a boy baby to have as a
buddy for the dad but the dad fights the baby so we need to find him a safe home (Nextdoor Ben Gamble Rd) - I’m in Jonesborough needing my garbage disposal unclogged.
Does anyone have know of someone that can help? (Nextdoor The Reserve at Mill Creek)
- Four Oaks Healthcare Center posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Jonesborough. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Jonesborough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jonesborough here.
🗞 Nearby News
Johnson City
- JCPD celebrates 11th annual Shop With a Cop (wjhl.com)
- DRAGONFLY Medical and Behavioral Health Johnson City Expands Buprenorphine Treatment Services (commercialappeal.com)
- Bumpus Cove residents receive checks to rebuild lives after Helene devastation (wcyb.com)
Unicoi
- West Greene Gets District Sweep At Chuckey-Doak (greenevillesun.com)
Ok Jonesborough! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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