Posts tagged history

After three years of the historic train depot in downtown Johnson City being empty, Peerless Hospitality Concepts announced their plans to open BURG’r & BARREL …

If you’re not already from Johnson City you may have never heard of the Maple Syrup Festival. This past Saturday, Feb. 12, the 2022 Maple …

Whether you are in a relationship or in a committed situation-ship with Ben and Jerry, romance movies hold a special place in all of our …

In Athens, Tennessee, the school board of McMinn County has decided to ban a book titled “Maus” by Art Spiegelman. “Maus” is a cartoon-based based …

Jack-o-lanterns, costumes, trick-or-treating, pranks and apple bobbing are just a few of the traditions practiced around Halloween, but how did these get started? Like two …

It was a dark, drizzling night when 5-year-old Sonja DuBois was woken up by her parents to join their neighbors singing the national anthem and …

The grand reopening of the D.P Culp Student Center on March 5 will unveil a renewed structure and direction for the decades-old building that is …

Wayne Winkler, the director of the WETS-FM 89.5 MHz radio station, can recall a time in his childhood where he would return to Sneedville when …

The community of Johnson City came together for the Sesquicentennial Grand Finale Celebration Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at King Commons – a sight …

Dr. Elwood Watson, a professor of history, African American studies and gender studies at ETSU, has authored a new book, “Keepin’ It Real: Essays on …