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Monday | Citizen Tribune

Jones captures first Super Late Model victory

Kerry Jones of Bristol is a two-time Volunteer Speedway track champion and is no stranger to victory lane.

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Related Topix: Greeneville, TN

Monday | TriCities.com

Lone Oak Rd. House Fire

Your Tri-Cities News Source has breaking news out of Washington County, Tennessee.

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Related Topix: Washington County, TN

Sat Oct 11, 2008

Troy Messenger

You have to experience Jonesborough

Several years ago, I stood in a huge meadow surrounded by majestic, snow-capped mountains.

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The Greenville Sun

5-Car, Chain-Reaction Collision On U.S. 11E Injures Two People

A five-car, chain-reaction collision that took place on the East Andrew Johnson Highway near Haynes Boulevard about 12:25 p.m. Friday injured two people, including Greeneville Sun Assistant Managing Editor Rich ...

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Related Topix: Greeneville, TN, Greene County, TN

Fri Oct 10, 2008

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Sign Language Interpreter Sees Job As A Ministry

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. - For M.J. Light, joining the cast of "The Firebird" at the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre was a serious challenge.

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Related Topix: East Tennessee State University, Blountville, TN, Entertainment

Wed Oct 08, 2008

Times-News Online

Wednesday's regional roudup - Shirts examined in mass illness at Knox ...

Wednesday's regional roudup - Shirts examined in mass illness at Knox County school; Female majority on high court puts Tennessee in rare company; Lowe's construction underway in Jonesborough; Police trainer, ...

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Related Topix: Tennessee, Boat Disaster, Education Etc.

Mon Oct 06, 2008

WBIR-TV

Jonesborough nurse admits to taking patients' medication

A nurse has been sentenced to serve 12 months and one day in federal prison after she pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining controlled substances.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Prison, Mountain-Home, TN, Medicine, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Medication, Dilaudid, Hydromorphone (generic)

WREG-TV Memphis

Yarns spun before fewer people at story festival

The tales were just as tall, but the crowd wasn't quite as large as in past years at the National Storytelling Festival.

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Related Topix: Johnson City, TN

Sun Oct 05, 2008

The Knoxville News Sentinel

Tenn.'s oldest town alive with tall tales

The Healing Force, from left, Joseph Anderson, his daughter, Sonji Gardner, his wife, Gail Anderson, and son, Karim, obscured, tell a story from Mali in both the original African language and English at the ...

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Fri Oct 03, 2008

Knoxville Voice

I'm diggin' this weather + Storytelling Festival + Unhappily Sick

The weekend forecast looks glorious - especially in Jonesborough , the host city of the annual storytelling festival.

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Wed Oct 01, 2008

TriCities.com

Missing Doc

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. - Jimmy Neil Smith didn't know Doc McConnell when he launched the first National Storytelling Festival in 1973.

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Related Topix: Rogersville, TN

Sat Sep 27, 2008

Times-News Online

Rail Grass honors region's railroad, music heritage

It's not every day that Jim Barbarito, Mitzie Douglas and Lynn Jobe walk across the parking lot of Holston Builders Supply into a railroad dining car to have lunch.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Pizza, Kingsport, TN

Thu Sep 25, 2008

Kingsport Times

October 2nd - National Story Night to Feature Five Diverse National Tellers

On Thursday, October 2, 2008, from 7:30-9:30 pm, the National Storytelling Network will be holding its fourth annual "National Story Night" Benefit Storytelling Concert at the Library Tent in Jonesborough, ...

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Related Topix: Guild, TN

Mon Sep 22, 2008

Cybergrass

Birthplace of Country Music Alliance Presents Mike Seeger

Announcement : Birthplace of Country Music Alliance Presents Mike Seeger BMNN wrote: on Sep.

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Sat Sep 20, 2008

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Emergency Meeting Held Today About Possible Liquor and Wine Store

Today, the Washington County Election Commission will hold an emergency meeting at 11 a.m. to discuss if voters should be able to cast a vote for or against what would be Jonesborough's first liquor and wine ...

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Related Topix: Washington County, TN

Thu Sep 18, 2008

The Greenville Sun

Storytelling Festival Planned For Oct. 3-5 In Jonesborough

Acclaimed storytellers from across America will take the stage in Jonesborough from Friday through Sunday, Oct.

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Tue Sep 16, 2008

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Extended Early Voting Hours Expected To Relieve Long Lines At The Polls

Early voting runs October 15th through October 30th in Tennessee. The Washington County election office is preparing for about 10-thousand more early voters compared to the last presidential election.

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Related Topix: Washington County, TN, Johnson City, TN

Sun Sep 14, 2008

Tallahassee.com

Bishop - Boggs

John William Boggs, Jr. and Andrea Diane Bishop were married in a private ceremony and honeymooned at the Four Seasons Resort, Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo on September 7, 2008.

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Fri Sep 12, 2008

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Homeowner Escapes By A Hair on Hairetown Road

Two accidents in one weekend in practically the same spot have homeowners overheated over speeders.

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Related Topix: Washington County, TN

Mon Sep 08, 2008

101.5-WQUT

National Storytelling Festival

The magic returns to Historic Jonesborough October 3rd through the 5th for the 36th annual National Storytelling Festival! The Ghost Stories, the Midnight Cabarets, and the exciting line up of professional ...

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Related Topix: Storytellers, Entertainment, Television

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Jonesborough, Tennessee is located in Washington County and is part of the Johnson City Metro Area. Zip codes in Jonesborough, TN include 37659.

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