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Weather forecast:
- Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 65.
- Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Thursday October 1 - Science Hill High School - Johnson City →
Johnson City TN
8:00 am - Recollections & Retrospections: A Creative Examination of our Mind's Eye →
ETSU, 1276 Gilbreath Dr, Johnson City
10:00 am - IBN Lunch Bristol →
Bristol
12:00 pm - Elizabethton/Carter County Public Library – Therapy Dog Reading Program →
Elizabethton/Carter County Public Library, 201 North Sycamore Street, Elizabethton
4:00 pm - Advanced Level Japanese Language Table →
The Philosopher's House, 117 W Fairview Ave., Johnson City
5:00 pm - LBMS Football@Indian Trail
Science Hill High School, 1509 John Exum Pkwy, Johnson City
5:00 pm - Speed Networking with YP on Campus →
Tipton-Ashe Gallery, 401 Ashe Street, Johnson City
5:45 pm - AOF's 2026 Annual Awards Celebration Dinner →
The Gallery: Wedding Venue, Special Events Facility & Catering Johnson City, TN, 601 Spring Street, Johnson City
6:00 pm - Dungeons and Dragons (Group 2) →
The Philosopher's House, 117 W Fairview Ave., Johnson City
6:00 pm - Dungeons and Dragons (Group 1) →
The Philosopher's House, 117 W Fairview Ave., Johnson City
6:00 pm - Frequency & Vibrational Healing Workshop →
Yoga Farm Wellness Place, 265 Slagle Road, Elizabethton
6:30 pm - PO' RAMBLIN BOYS →
The Down Home, 300 West Main Street, Johnson City
7:30 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Saw these dogs at Flatwoods rd as you go past the Cherokee forest sign a little ways up.
Not sure if someone dumped them. Just looked like they were waiting for someone. But no collars. (Nextdoor Weaver Pike) - PrIvacy, right of.
The right to be let alone; the right of a person to be free from unwarranted pUblicity. Term "right of privacy" is generic term encompassing … (Nextdoor Buffalo Road)
- Weigel's Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Stock Team Member in Bristol. Apply here.
- Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Bristol. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bluff City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Blountville
- Megan Boswell court appearance set for later this week moved to January (wjhl.com)
- Food City Celebrates Strawberry Plains, TN, Store Expansion (theshelbyreport.com)
Bristol
- Tri-Cities municipalities feeling impact of high diesel prices (wjhl.com)
- Clarence Ashley born September 29, 1895 (blogspot.com)
- Building faith one ramp at a time (reflector.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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