Tri-Cities Women Who Care making an impact

One remarkable year, 170 women and more than $30,000 in giving since the launch of its efforts to significantly impact the Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia community, 100+ Tri-Cities Women Who Care is reaching out in attempt to do more.

Five questions with Lazy Lady Baking Co. founder Maren Close

Born and raised in Johnson City, Lazy Lady Baking Co. owner Maren Close has experience far beyond Tennessee’s state lines, and hopes to share that with Northeast Tennessee.

Pets of the Week

Appalachian Fair's craft artisans share their know-how

Old time craft demonstrations in the Appalachian Fair Museum made for a very cool way to while away a hot afternoon Tuesday at the fairgrounds.

Healthcare professional will meet moms where they are on Monday

Leaving cigarettes behind any way I can

This month’s column will deviate from my usual theme of “curiosity” so that I can tell you about what feels like a big change in my life — quitting cigarettes.

ETSU researchers secure NIH grant to study childhood obesity risk factors

Researchers at East Tennessee State University recently received a two-year, $148,000 grant through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Grant Program (R03) to study childhood obesity.

Tickets on sale for Coalition for Kids $10,000 reverse raffle; Tuesday is Food Drive Night at the Appalachian Fair

Coalition for Kids is lined up for its largest fundraiser of the year. A kickoff to the Southeastern Conference football season, the annual Coalition for Kids Tailgate Party and $10,000 Reverse Raffle will play out from 6 - 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 at the Johnson City Country Club.

Boy helps animal friends on his birthday

Pets of the Week

Nolichucky Outdoor Learning Institute offers backpacking 101

ERWIN — Stepping off the beaten path might sound like it would take a bit of effort, but there are plenty of places just a short drive away in Northeast Tennessee where you can feel the burdens of life fall off your shoulders.

It’s not just ‘any old Mickey Mouse’ collection

The 85-year-old Johnson City businessman said he was named partly for the famous Walt Disney animated character. His mother was taken with an early Mickey Mouse cartoon and his father’s favorite baseball player was Mickey Cochrane, a catcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics and later the Detroit Tigers in the 1930s.

First black Miss Tennessee to visit Johnson City church

Beauty pageants in Tennessee have been historically white-dominated, but that changed in June when Tennessee crowned its first black Miss Tennessee – breaking an 81-year-old barrier.

United Way kicks off $1.5 million drive for 22 area service agencies

The United Way of Washington County’s $1.5 million fall fundraising campaign is off and running. United Way leaders and representatives of the 22 area health and human services organizations the campaign supports got the ball rolling Thursday at their annual kickoff luncheon at Rotary Park.

Shelter spreads word on humanely controlling cat population

The Washington County-Johnson City Animal Shelter hosted a seminar for other local shelter directors and cat-friendly residents about a program to humanely reduce the number of cats that live on their own without euthanizing them.