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This Luna moth has just emerged from a coccoon and is drying its wings prior to an initial nocturnal flight. Moth species greatly outnumber butterflies and, despite their drab reputations, many are just as colorful.
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Tuesday Trivia

Tuesday Trivia: It's National Moth Week

Moths’ vital role as nature’s often unheralded nighttime pollinators is the focus of the 8th Annual National Moth Week, July 20-28.

Today at 5:30 PM
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Civics 101

Civics 101: Teachers invited to Blue Book lesson plans workshop

This week the Secretary of State’s civic engagement coordinator will be hosting a workshop for teachers (of all grade levels and subjects) at Northeast State Community College. The free workshop (including lunch) earns teachers four hours of professional development. 

Today at 1:13 PM
In this file photo, Jason Booher, Administrator of Elections in Sullivan County, puts away one ofthe voting machines after they have all been certified and ready for early voting. Photo by Ned Jilton II
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Voting

Sullivan Election Administrator: no threat here

“One of the intended effects of any form of terrorism is anxiety and fear. We must remain vigilant against any threat to our democracy, including the security of our elections.” — Sullivan County Administrator of Elections Jason Booher

Today at 9:25 AM
Summer in the Park continues this week at Warriors' Path State Park.
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Kingsport

Week nine of Summer in the Park includes canoe ride, nature games, scavenger hunt

The free series of events, held at Warriors’ Path State Park, offers families an opportunity to experience and learn about the great outdoors. Here is a selection of activities happening this week.

Yesterday at 5:30 PM
Church Hill's Wendi Overbey took up the hobby of hunting for sharks' teeth several years ago. This year, she and husband Jackie found more than 1,000 during a two-week trip to North Myrtle Beach.
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Sunday Stories

Church Hill's Overbey enjoys her own 'shark week' every year

Lots of fans look forward to Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” all year long, but Church Hill’s Wendi Overbey enjoys her own ‘shark week’ adventure every time she heads to the coast.

Yesterday at 4:30 PM
Amelia Falin is shown here with her coach, Tiffany Porter, and her toothbrush donations.
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Pageants

Local pageant winner collects more than 10,000 toothbrushes for needy families

Amelia Falin was recently crowned Little Miss Tennessee Novice Supreme and Charity Supreme at the Tennessee State Festivals AmeriFest pageant. Through her pageant platform, Amelia’s H.O.P.E., she has donated 10,701 toothbrushes to needy children and families in Tennessee, and she isn’t stopping there.

Yesterday at 1:30 PM
H.O.P.E. is seeking volunteers and donations for its upcoming Back to School Bash. Shown here are volunteers from last year's event.
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Kingsport

H.O.P.E. seeking volunteers, donations for Back to School Bash

H.O.P.E. is gearing up for its Back to School Bash, which will provide school supplies for hundreds of children in need. Now in its seventh year, the event relies on donations from local businesses, organizations and community members to meet the need.

Updated Yesterday at 11:09 AM
I couldn't eat all those tots, even though they were extraordinary in their tater tot perfection: good crunchy outside, soft piping hot inside.
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The Read House

In Chattanooga, try Innside Restaurant for great burgers

The menu features burgers and classic American diner foods, including a daily meat and three (or two). Finding the restaurant was the best surprise on my most recent trip. 

Jul 21, 2019 at 8:30 PM
My daughter Anna enjoying the game on Saturday. Ebbert family fun at the K-Mets game! #MetsMugs CONGRATULATIONS, Clint! You are this week's #MetsMugs: Game Faces of the Week winner. Stop by the office at Hunter Wright Stadium, Monday-Friday, to claim your fan prize pack. Thank you for entering! #MetsMugs @kingsport_mets. Right place at the right time! We had to leave in the 7th inning, but the timing was perfect! Grant Cookenour is all smiles with a Brett Baty home run ball!
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#MetsMugs

#MetsMugs: Game Faces of the Week (July 21)

You show us your game faces and we show them off in our #MetsMugs: Game Faces of the Week fan photo gallery! Each week, one lucky fan wins a prize pack from the Times News and Kingsport Mets. Plus, the winning photo is featured in the sports'

Jul 21, 2019 at 4:30 PM
Kingsport native Robert Funke co-wrote a television show that will premiere on Showtime next month.
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Kingsport

Kingsport native’s TV show to air on Showtime

Robert Funke co-wrote and executive produced “On Becoming a God in Central Florida,” a dark comedy about a woman who cons her way up the ranks of a multibillion-dollar pyramid scheme. The one-hour series will premiere on Showtime on Aug. 25 at 10 p.m.

Jul 21, 2019 at 1:00 PM
On Youth Sunday, games bring the young and young-at-heart together for fun and fellowship.
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Sunday Stories

Blountville’s Immanuel Lutheran Church opens doors for Gospel Fest

Today (July 21) is the first day of this year’s Gospel Fest, a five-day series of events featuring gospel music and Christian messages at Tennessee’s oldest Lutheran church.

Jul 21, 2019 at 10:30 AM
A mission team from South Carolina will be working in Kingsport with First Broad Street United Methodist Church this week. The team has been coming to Kingsport for the last several years.
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Kingsport

S.C. mission team gives First Broad UMC's home repair ministry a helping hand

Members of St. John’s Parish Church on John’s Island and Rockville Presbyterian Church on Wadmalaw Island will be in the area to work with volunteers from First Broad Street United Methodist Church.

Jul 21, 2019 at 8:30 AM
The McKinney Center in Jonesborough offers a wide range of classes for all ages and ability levels
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Sunday Stories

McKinney Center announces diverse lineup of classes

Fall lineup at McKinney Center includes full slate of creative offerings for various ages and ability levels.

Jul 20, 2019 at 4:30 PM
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nature

Tennessee Naturalist Program returns to Bays Mountain Park

The Tennessee Naturalist Program is an education training course designed to introduce the natural history of Tennessee to interested adults. Graduates join a critical corps of Tennessee Naturalist volunteers providing education, outreach and service dedicated to the appreciation, understanding and beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities.

Jul 20, 2019 at 2:30 PM
As part of their four-week Governor’s School program, the students traveled to the College of Public Health’s Niswonger VILLAGE at ETSU’s Eastman Valleybrook campus for a unique Tennessee history course that tasked them with creating a healthy living environment in the wilderness – just as the first settlers had to do in the 1700s.
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Sunday Stories

Governor’s Scholars get hands-on ‘Pioneer Experience’

A group of 24 high school juniors and seniors from all across the state took part in a unique hands-on simulation laboratory that taught them what it was like for the first settlers of Northeast Tennessee.

Jul 20, 2019 at 10:30 AM
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