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The overall theme of the contest will be "Weathering."Railroad equipment that we see every day rolling down the rails are exposed to many elements that fade, rust and tarnish the paint on them.

Bristol, TN/VA -- Lisa Oakley from the East Tennessee Historical Society will present Ted Olson, Professor of Appalachian Studies at East Tennessee State University, with a Regional Excellence in History Award of Distinction for his work to preserve the music history of East Tennessee.

Ann Vaughn, executive director of the Gilmer-Smith Foundation, holds up a print called "The Party's Over" by artist Chris Parsons who creates digital collages.

They found the panda skeleton at East Tennessee State University's Gray Fossil Site in Washington County.

Dollywood has a new roller coaster. Elvis has a different side to see. And you can prepare to take a nip at the Jack Daniel distillery.

Gov. Steve Beshear could keep alive a proposal to use coal severance tax dollars for college scholarships that failed to gain traction in the General Assembly earlier this year.

Doctors at East Tennessee State University are now able broadcast lectures to rural doctors and nurses in nearby Appalachian counties, and soon doctors, nurses and even patients will be able to communicate back.

Many are aware of a controversial part of The Vagina Monologues in which the audience is encouraged to "reclaim" a certain slur beginning with c that is sometimes used against women .

The skeleton of a large red panda has been uncovered at East Tennessee State University's Gray Fossil Site, one that is considerably larger than the first red panda skeleton found in 2006.

Mary Ann Harris Miller, 65, of Farragut, Tenn., formerly of Fredericksburg, passed away late Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at home, with John, her loving husband of 45 years, at her side.

A second Starbucks is coming to Johnson City along with a new restaurant - all across from East Tennessee State University.

Teachers, professors, and business representatives went back to class this week - to learn how to better teach science and math.

The exhibit will open to the public on Saturday, May 26, and continue through Labor Day.

Larger-than-life animal robots will soon be on display at East Tennessee State University's natural history museum.

Reid Blackwelder, MD, a family physician in Kingsport, Tenn., said primary care physicians in his state would benefit immensely from a federal proposal raising Medicaid payments to equal what Medicare pays for the same services.

Sherry Alusow Hart does. Photo Contributed - Dr. Sherry Alusow Hart is director of assessment for the Writing Across the Curriculum program at Appalachian State University.

Michele Crumley of East Tennessee State University has been named an Academic Fellow for 2012-13 by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies , and will travel to Israel at the end of this month for an intensive course in terrorism studies, and, in particular, how democracies can defeat the worldwide terrorist threat.

Officials in Washington County hired Ned Irwin, who has been the archivist at East Tennessee State University since 1994, to put important historical records in order.

The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission has chosen Dr. Paul Hill as the state's new higher education chancellor.

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