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Tastes

Slow cooker tips for busy weeknights

It’s 5 o’clock and you’re finally on your way home when the inevitable question arises, “What’s for dinner?” If busyness keeps you from cooking more meals at home, the solution may be no further than the slow cooker on your kitchen counter.

Yesterday at 4:30 PM
A view looking down the Holston River from the Laurel Run Park boat ramp, which Times News reporter Jeff Bobo thinks would be a good location for a county owned campground.
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Hawkins County Tourism

A campground at Laurel Run Park? Why not?

In my opinion, and based on my observations, if Hawkins County developed Laurel Run Park’s vacant property west of the baseball diamond into a campground, maybe 40-50 camp sites, it would be booked solid from May through October.

Yesterday at 11:22 AM
Blue cheese dressing at Ridgewood Barbecue requires no salad. Photo by Fred Sauceman.
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Tastes

Dipping deeply into blue cheese near Bluff City

When you order blue cheese dressing at The Ridgewood, the dressing is the focus, not the accoutrement.

Yesterday at 10:30 AM
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Rabies clinics

Protect your pets from rabies for $10

Rabies vaccination clinics will be held throughout Sullivan County. Tennessee State law requires all dogs and cats 3 months of age or older receive and maintain current rabies vaccinations.

Yesterday at 9:25 AM
Gov. Bill Haslam and First Lady Crissy Haslam entertained avid readers including Mount Carmel 4th grader Issac Jennings last month at the second annual Kids' State Dinner at the Tennessee Residence.
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Mount Carmel Elementary School

Mount Carmel fourth-grader honored as avid reader by governor, first lady

The event honored avid readers who participated in First Lady Crissy Haslam's Statewide Summer Reading Competition. You had to read 2,000 minutes this summer to be eligible for a drawing to attend, and Issac Jennings put in 2,305 minutes.

Sep 18, 2018 at 6:00 PM
Featured speaker Sam Droege, who heads up the Bee Inventory & Monitoring Program at the U.S. Geological Survey, will present the program, along with his stunning close-up photography, on Thursday, Sept. 20.
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Sunday Stories

SAPS offering free program on 'Wild Bees - A Gardener’s Best Friend'

Sam Droege, head of the Bee Inventory & Monitoring Program at the U.S. Geological Survey, will present the free program - sponsored by the Southern Appalachian Plant Society - at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 20, at the Kingsport Center for Higher Education.

Sep 18, 2018 at 4:30 PM
Autumn begins this weekend. As the weather gets cooler and the days get shorter, trees throughout the region will begin to change colors.
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Tuesday Trivia

Fall is almost here

The end of summer is near for the Northern Hemisphere.

Sep 18, 2018 at 1:22 PM
Addy Miller, left, was in the very first episode of The Walking Dead in 2010, and made quite an impression on lead character Rick Grimes as "Summer", the little zombie girl holding a Teddy Bear he encounters shortly after leaving the hospital. Kylie Szymanski, right, also played a small but critical role as "Penny", the zombie daughter of "The Governor", who he hopes to eventually cure.
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Fundraiser

'Walking Dead' zombies visiting Rogersville to help raise money for cancer patient

On Saturday from noon until 6 p.m. former zombies Addy Miller and Kylie Szymanski will be signing free autographs at Saucy Hawgs, a Rogersville BBQ restaurant that opened in July at 5131 Highway 11-W on the eastern outskirts of town.

Sep 18, 2018 at 11:00 AM
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Sullivan County Commission

Your two cents worth: School resource officers on the way for all Sullivan County Schools

Nearly $1 million in startup funding will come from the county’s general fund surplus, but an estimated $757,000 in recurring yearly costs will have to be funded in years to come.

Sep 18, 2018 at 8:43 AM
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Gas Prices

Gas prices unaffected by Hurricane Florence, AAA says

Sunday’s state average of $2.59 per gallon is the same as a week ago and 3 cents less than last month, AAA reported. Even so, motorists are still paying 2 cents more per gallon than this time last year.

Sep 17, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Dr. Lenita Thibault (seated front row, center), the home's current owner, hosted a celebration of friends to mark the 200th anniversary of Rotherwood Mansion.
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Sunday Stories

History on display at Rotherwood's bicentennial celebration

Dr. Lenita Thibault recently hosted a gathering of friends to celebrate Rotherwood Mansion’s 200th anniversary. Included was much of the mansion’s history (which we’ve included in today’s column).

Sep 17, 2018 at 4:30 PM
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Civics 101

Civics 101: States rights' and Tennessee counties

County government in Tennessee is a creation of the state and conducts, by extension, many of the states rights as listed by the U.S. Constitution.

Sep 17, 2018 at 2:14 PM
This year's Walk to End Alzheimer's will be held Oct. 6 at the Kingsport Greenbelt.
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Walk to End Alzheimer's

Registration open now for Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Presented by Eastman Credit Union, the Kingsport walk will be held early next month, but registration is open now.

Sep 16, 2018 at 6:00 PM
Joyce Manis takes part in the free-throw competition during Saturday’s Senior Olympics basketball event at East Tennessee State’s Center for Physical Activity in Johnson City.
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Senior Olympics

Senior Olympians show basketball has no age limit

“I love the game and I’ve always enjoyed it. The fact that we still get to play competitive makes it all the more fun, too.”

Sep 16, 2018 at 1:28 AM
The variety of vehicles, coupled with beautiful shaded grounds, makes the Allandale Car Show one of the most popular events of the year.
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Sunday Stories

Schedule alert: 40th Allandale Car Show postponed until Sept. 23

Update: The 40th Annual Allandale Car Show, originally scheduled for Sept. 16 at Allandale, has been postponed. It will now be held Sept. 23 on the Allandale campus of ETSU at Kingsport.

Sep 15, 2018 at 8:06 PM
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