🌱 Patch AM: How this weekend’s bike races will close a key Johnson City road

Hello Johnson City! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How this weekend's bike races will close a key Johnson City road
• ETSU's record enrollment: what it means for Johnson City's future

Also on today's calendar: Live Trivia and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Some rain and wind, with a high of 70 and low of 63 degrees.
• Sunday: A couple of thunderstorms, temps: high: 75, low: 60.
• Monday: Showers around in the morning, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Winged Deer Park to host cycling events, road closures Sat. & Sun. (wjhl.com) — Winged Deer Park in Johnson City will be busy this weekend as student cyclists compete and Carroll Creek Road is closed between Fire Station 9 and Kinch Landing on Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to at least 3 p.m. Families can enjoy skills clinics, a public movie night Saturday, food trucks, and Sunday races for grades 5–12, but should plan alternate driving routes.
   

• 'Keep up the good work:' ETSU highlights successes and goals in annual State of the University address (wjhl.com) — East Tennessee State University in Johnson City is celebrating record freshman enrollment and its highest-ever student retention rate, while warning of future financial uncertainty. Leaders highlighted growing campus energy, new housing and engineering ambitions, plus efforts to boost male enrollment and connect more local high school students with college or technical training opportunities that feed regional employers.
   

📸 Around Johnson City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Johnson City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• LESTER, WINCHESTER, McKENDREE →
  The Down Home, 300 West Main Street, Johnson City
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 12
• Live Trivia →
  Yee-Haw Johnson City, 126 Buffalo Street, Johnson City
  7:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• IBN - Johnson City →
  Miso Teriyaki House, Johnson City
  11:30 am
• Code & Coffee (and cookies) →
  Spark Plaza, 404 South Roan Street, Johnson City
  4:00 pm
• Old Time Jam →
  Yee-Haw Johnson City, 126 Buffalo Street, Johnson City
  5:00 pm
• TRIDEV →
  Spark Plaza, 404 South Roan Street, Johnson City
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• TAYLOR SHUCK →
  The Down Home, 300 West Main Street, Johnson City
  7:30 pm
Thursday October 15
• IBN - Johnson City →
  Golden Corral, Johnson City
  11:30 am
• Tri-Cities Turtles Run Club →
  Yee-Haw Johnson City, 126 Buffalo Street, Johnson City
  5:45 pm
Friday October 16
• 2026 Appalachian Highlands Supply Chain and Digital Technologies Summit →
  ETSU Brinkley Center, 2001 Millennium Pl, Johnson City
• 2026 Appalachian Highlands Supply Chain and Digital Technology Summit →
  ETSU Brinkley Center, 2001 Millennium Pl, Johnson City
  8:30 am
• THE TWO TRACKS →
  The Down Home, 300 West Main Street, Johnson City
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Well I tried another recipe for peach cobbler.
  To be very honest I like this one much better. 9x13 glass pan. A stick of melted butter, cup of self rising flour, a cup of sugar, a cup of milk. 29… (Nextdoor Englewood)
• I love these little mama's so much!
  This is the Ironweed Specialist, the Denticulate Longhorn Bee. A specialist bee is scientifically called an oligolectic bee (or an oligolege). … (Nextdoor Camelot Two)

• Golden Corral posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Johnson City. Apply here.
• Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for Line Cook - Johnson City Chili's in Johnson City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Johnson City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Jonesborough

• Restaurant Week brings new opportunities for local businesses (wjhl.com)
• Quiroga Tabbed MAC Men's Golfer of the Week (emueagles.com)
• Jonesborough announces theme for Christmas parade, applications open (wjhl.com)

Gray

• Jefferson County trio runs at state championship (standardbanner.com)

Elizabethton

• Former Elizabethton Mayor Curt Alexander announces City Council candidacy (elizabethton.com)
• 'Beetlejuice by the Bridge' coming to Elizabethton Oct. 24 (wjhl.com)

Ok Johnson City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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