A view of the front of Boones Creek Christian church right before the East Tennessee Christian Convention began on Sunday Nov. 5.

Local church took action after early COVID-19 case confirmed in congregation

After returning from a trip out of the country and attending service on Sunday, March 15, a member of Boones Creek Christian Church began to feel ill.

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Gas USA is selling gas for 97.9 cents a gallon, Monday, March 30, 2020, in Cleveland. Oil started the year above $60 and has plunged on expectations that a weakened economy will burn less fuel. The world is awash in oil, meanwhile, as producers continue to pull more of it out of the ground. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Travel

Gas is cheap, but for many motorists there's nowhere to go

DALLAS — U.S. gasoline prices have dropped to their lowest levels in four years, and they are almost sure to go lower as oil prices plunge.

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Girl Scouts

Council leaders start Virtual Girl Scouts to keep homebound kids busy, educated

How do you hold Girl Scout meetings when all the girls are isolated in their homes?

Mar 29, 2020 at 11:00 AM

Kalen Arnold, owner of Lady Fit Studio, shows off a special quarantine exercise using toilet paper rolls on Instagram.

Living

Need exercise? There's an app for that

In the midst of social distancing, with gyms closed and groups larger than 10 people discouraged, getting proper exercise can be difficult.

Mar 29, 2020 at 10:00 AM

With red lines connecting the world, Timothy Botts' 2020 calendar illustration for March looks like a prophetic view of the novel coronavirus attack. Botts drew the lines to display missionaries' work across the world, and completed the illustration almost a year before the virus exploded globally. The gold crosses were drawn to designate churches in the world's largest cities.

art and culture

Artist's illustration strikes prophetic chord

Timothy Botts didn’t claim his work to be prophetic, but said he isn’t surprised to see the Lord use his efforts in a dramatic way.

Mar 29, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Rev. Talmadge Brown and Velma, his teenage sweetheart and wife of 65 years, visit at the window of the memory care room at Governor’s Bend Retirement & Assisted Living in Erwin.

Governor's Bend Retirement & Assisted Living

Couple separated by virus continue a more 65-year love story

Rev. Talmadge Brown was only 18 years old when he married the love of his life and through 65 years of marriage the two have been inseparable.

Mar 29, 2020 at 9:00 AM

Pope Francis

Pope prays for 'fragile' humanity needing help in pandemic

VATICAN CITY — Praying in a desolately empty St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis on Friday likened the coronavirus pandemic to a storm laying bare illusions that people can be self-sufficient and instead leaves “all of us fragile and disoriented” Mar 27, 2020 at 4:29 PM

Five Questions

WETS-FM conducts spring fund drive online

WETS - FM is doing some things a little differently now because of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Mar 27, 2020 at 12:00 AM

Ace is a wonderful boy who’s looking for a new home and family. He is a young adult Shepherd mix, and has a classic, handsome face that loves to smile. He is very sweet, very dog friendly, and very kid friendly —take him home! You can visit the Washington County/Johnson City Animal Shelter at 3411 N. Roan St., or visit online at wcjcanimalshelter.org. You can also call at 423-926-8769.

pets of the week

Pets of the Week

While the coronavirus lockdown is in effect, the Washington County/Johnson City Animal Shelter is closed to the public, but the staff is trying to post pictures on Facebook and elsewhere in order to keep their current pets on the minds of Mar 26, 2020 at 1:35 PM

COVID-19

Ballad Health reports case of COVID-19 in Unicoi County

Ballad Health confirmed three new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the region on Thursday, including the first reported case in Unicoi County.

Mar 26, 2020 at 1:11 PM

About 50 area residents in need were lined up for meals to go Wednesday at the Johnson City Salvation Army, one of several United Way partner agencies with "boots already on the ground" to vet needs and distribute resources with help from the United Way's Regional Covid-19 Relief Fund

United Way of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia

Area United Way agencies partner in Regional COVID-19 Response Fund

Seven United Way agencies in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia have partnered to establish a Regional COVID-19 Response Fund to help meet immediate and long-term needs in the region stemming the coronavirus outbreak.

Mar 25, 2020 at 11:34 PM

Koal, a Giant Schnauzer from Unicoi, was off the leash and looking up Tuesday the new Bark Park in Erwin

Erwin Bark Park

New 'Bark Park' open for play in Erwin

To the delight of many dogs and dog walkers who enjoy stretching their legs on the Erwin Linear Trail, the town’s new Bark Park is open for play.

Mar 25, 2020 at 8:15 PM

Novel Coronavirus

Frontier Health offers easier access to services

During this time Frontier Health will be providing telephonic and/or tele-video services for therapy, Intensive outpatient programs, medication management, care coordination/case management and peer support.

Updated Mar 25, 2020 at 7:50 PM

(L-R) Seniors Center staff members Charles Fontaine, Jeanne Clark and Lauren Qualls make happy work of the food packing.

Johnson City Seniors Center Foundation

Spring Forward for Seniors: Seniors Center Foundation food distribution on its way

With seniors everywhere holed up at home to ride out the risk of coronavirus in isolation, the Johnson City Seniors Center Foundation’s largest charitable outreach of the year is rolling out right on time. And 250 low-income seniors are in for a much needed grocery delivery.

Mar 24, 2020 at 11:58 PM

Ballad Health Chairman and CEO Alan Levine said Tuesday, March 24, 2020, the health system is in a good position to handle an outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the community.