They Came Because We Needed Them: Come Meet the Amish Volunteers Helping to Rebuild Johnson County.

The Amish volunteers rebuilding homes in Johnson County, need a home for themselves.

Raising Awareness of the Dangers of Drug Overdoses Is the Focus of A.C.T.I.O.N. Coalition Event at Ralph Stout Park on Friday, August 21

Driven largely by the spread of illicit fentanyl into the drug supply, overdose deaths surged in Tennessee beginning in 2020, rising from 2,089 deaths in 2019 to more than 3,800 in 2021 and 2022. In 2023, Tennessee recorded more than 3,600 overdose deaths, with fentanyl involved in more than 75% of them. Since then, theContinueContinue reading “Raising Awareness of the Dangers of Drug Overdoses Is the Focus of A.C.T.I.O.N. Coalition Event at Ralph Stout Park on Friday, August 21”

Traditional Music Weekend Kicks Off with Buskin’ on Main

By Lewis Chapman The sounds of traditional mountain music will fill the air of Mountain City on Friday, September 4, as Buskin’ On Main kicks off the Long Journey Home heritage music festival weekend. For the past eight years this free event has become a favorite of musicians and traditional music lovers as buskers ofContinueContinue reading “Traditional Music Weekend Kicks Off with Buskin’ on Main”