Cryptids of the South: the Flintville Monster
Today we’re going on a four-and-a-half-hour drive to the Southwest to Flintville, Tennessee, home of the Flintville Monster. There seemed to be a lot of …
Cryptids of the South: the legend of Old Butler
I was watching “Twilight” this past weekend. Insane, I know, but I was watching “Twilight” with a group of friends, and it reignited my interest …
Not-Deer, Not going to the woods
The Not-Deer has been frightening people for centuries. I recently began listening to a podcast about the Appalachian region that I recommend, it’s called “The …
Cryptids of the South: types of monsters
Hello ETSU, and welcome back to a new semester and a new line of cryptids! While researching for new monsters to write about, I noticed …
EDITORIAL: Acknowledging Transgender Day of Remembrance
Nov. 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day recognized annually for over 20 years. “Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by …
Cryptids of the South; lights of Brown Mountain
If you’re driving through Western North Carolina on a clear night and you find yourself near Brown Mountain, you may find the darkness is lit …
A cryptic column: Spearfinger, a Cherokee legend
Most all cultures have creatures of the night and I want to cover as many as I can. However, I know that when one does …
What haunts ETSU’s campus?
As fall is getting underway and Halloween is fast approaching, tales of ETSU’s haunted campus begin to circulate once again. A popular spooky tale is …
Pumpkins and preachers in Kingsport
This past Friday night, a handful of people from UKirk, a campus ministry, went to Kingsport to help Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church set up a …
COLUMN: The Tennessee Wildman
If one were to search the internet for Tennessee Cryptids in general, not much immediately comes up because the South is lousy with them. It’s …