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Sheriff Ronnie Oakes holding the accreditation award for the Wise County Sheriff’s Office, who received a unanimous vote from the Virginia Law Enforcement Accreditation Coalition to receive its fifth state accreditation from the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission. The sheriff’s office received its first accreditation in 2002, becoming the 13th law enforcement agency and the fifth sheriff’s office in Virginia to receive the honor. Several students from Holston Middle School and Innovation Academy entered the VEX Robots category at the Appalachian Fair. In the Small Robot categetory, Wesley Floyd (above) placed first. Kaitlyn Addair placed second. Central Heights Elementary School siblings Madison and Ella-Kate Bright participated in the summer reading program at the Kingsport Public Library. The theme was "Libraries Rock!" They learned about geology from Bays Mountain Park staff, discovered musical instruments and even experienced the illusions of magician Barry Mitchell. On July 28, the American Patriots and Pastime Incorporated, a 501(c)(3) organization, supported by the Northeast Tennessee Mustang Club membership hosted the Sixth Annual Open Car Show at the former Carolina Pottery Outlet. A total of $3,885 was generated through registrations, a drive-thru photo event at Tri-Cities Cinema, general donations, a Dollywood Ticket Fundraiser and support from our local businesses and individuals who sponsored the show. New this year was income from our vendors who participated with us in providing donations from their sales. A full 100 percent of all money generated from the show funds programs for active duty military serving in war zones and resident military veterans at Mountain Home.
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Sunday Stories

Times News Scrapbook Gallery: Week of Sept. 16

Our Scrapbook Gallery features reader-submitted photos highlighting 'scrapbook' moments in their lives here in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Some of the photos also appear in print in our Sunday Stories section. To share your favorite

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Author Jolene Brackey will speak at this year's Alzheimer's caregiver conference.
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Caregiver Conference

Registration still open for next week’s Alzheimer’s caregiver conference

Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Regional Resource Center and Kingsport Kiwanis Club, the event aims to educate and encourage those who are caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease.

Yesterday at 2:39 PM
Working on steps along one of the many trails the Clinch Coalition maintains in Southwest Virginia
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Outdoors

The Clinch Coalition Celebrates 20 Years

It was an unexpected meeting of the minds: an environmentalist and a mountain man crossed paths in the woods, and the coalition was born. 

Yesterday at 10:30 AM

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ALS

Photo gallery: Walk to Defeat ALS

KINGSPORT – The annual “Walk to Defeat ALS” event this past Saturday in Kingsport brought out more than 350 participants to raise money for local patients and families as well as celebrate the courage of those living with the deadly disease. The

Sep 19, 2018 at 7:00 PM
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.

Sep 19, 2018 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.

Sep 19, 2018 at 9:25 AM
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
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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
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
Dr. Lenita Thibault is the current owner of Rotherwood.
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Sunday Stories

Photo gallery: Celebrating 200 Years of Rotherwood

Rotherwood has been part of the Kingsport landscape since 1818. Dr. Lenita Thibault bought Rotherwood Mansion in June of 1991. It took almost seven years of extensive work and renovation to make the estate livable. Recently, Thibault hosted guests

Sep 16, 2018 at 4:30 PM
Family trip to Acadia National Park in Maine. Debbie was traveling with her parents, Harold and Billie Swatsell; her husband, Billy; and children, Laura and Levi. She said Acadia is "one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited." Today's Scrapbook Showcase is part of our "America, The Beautiful" series. The photos were taken and submitted by Debbie Barrett. The photos were taken during a family trip to Acadia National Park in Maine. The photos were taken at Cadillac Mountain, one of the most visited lighthouses in the park, and Thunder Hole.
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Scrapbook Showcase

Scrapbook Showcase: America's Beautiful Places

Today's Scrapbook Showcase is part of our "America, The Beautiful" series. The photos were taken and submitted by Debbie Barrett. The photos were taken during a family trip to Acadia National Park in Maine.

The photos were taken at Cadillac

Sep 16, 2018 at 10:30 AM
Kids Day participants eat at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport Saturday. Left to right: Marlie Johnson, Unyque Davis, Mikaylia Wilder, a blur, Dean Butts, A.J. Crews (lying down), Javeonn Dully (on his hands and knees) and Bri Hodge play in an inflatable Saturday at the Kids Day at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport. Linda Gibson of St. Matthew's United Methodist Church organizes merchandise in the Jeans4Teen giveaway at the Kids Day. The church group reported giving out about 40 pairs of jeans and pants at the event. Mary Good of St. Matthew's United Methodist Church looks over the offerings in the Jeans4Teen giveaway at the Kids Day. The church group reported giving out about 40 pairs of jeans and pants at the event.
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Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport

Kingsport Boys & Girls Club holds Kids Day

KINGSPORT — Although moved inside because of the threat of rain from the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, the annual Kids Day Saturday at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport drew about 70 children inside 1 Postive Place just off Stone Drive.

Sep 15, 2018 at 10:00 PM
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