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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.

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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
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
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Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors

Region's home sales still at a 10-year high

NETAR President Aaron Taylor said August’s closings were the second-best single month in 10 years. May was the best month in a decade and was only six sales better than August.

Sep 12, 2018 at 9:00 PM
Becky Johnson from Heritage Beekeepers of Hawkins County is deathly allergic to bee stings, but she hasn't let that stop her from becoming a beekeeper. She loves her honey bees, including the little lady snacking on a drop of honey on her glove Wednesday at the Amis Mill Historic Site.
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Beekeeping

Add Saturday's Bee Brunch at Amis Mill to your 'honey-do' list

The brunch is about sampling local honey in a variety of dishes, but its also an opportunity to learn more about honey bees, the benefit of local honey, and see some of the Amis Mill bees working up close and personal in a glass escape-proof display hive.

Aug 31, 2018 at 1:30 PM
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Farmers Home Furniture

Farmers Home Furniture coming to Kingsport next week

The Farmers Home Furniture store is located at 2450 Memorial Blvd. near First Tennessee Bank and will hold a grand opening on Thursday, Sept. 6.

Updated Aug 30, 2018 at 2:16 PM
Each bag of seeds will be enough to plant one-fourth of an acre.
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Scott County

Deer dining on your crops? Free special seed blends might help

Whether you’re a large-scale farmer or a casual gardener, deer can sometimes cause problems by eating your crops. That’s why the Scott County Soil and Water Conservation District is holding its first-ever seed giveaway next week in Gate City. 

Aug 18, 2018 at 8:30 PM
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Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors

Is the region's housing market still peaking?

"We're seeing a record sales pace despite a slight slowing since May when the market peaked," said NETAR President Aaron Taylor. "There was also a small increase in new listing, so we're headed into the closing months of the summer with some fresh inventory. But even with those new listings, our inventory remains at record low levels."

Aug 15, 2018 at 10:00 PM
The Tennessee Division of Forestry and local officials joined the residents of Chelaque Estates Wednesday morning for a ceremony to celebrate the community becoming a nationally recognized Firewise USA site.
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public safety

Mooresburg gated community first in Hawkins to earn Firewise USA status

After the 2016 wildfires in Gatlinburg many communities have worked to achieve Firewise USA status, especially those located in heavily wooded areas with rough terrain that can be easily cut off. Chelaque Estates in far western Hawkins County checks all of those boxes.

Aug 9, 2018 at 6:00 PM
While the final turning of the key at Riverport Road will carry with it a heavy dose of nostalgia, the move allows Evergreen to combine its staff and products to create a super vault of horticulture knowledge and customer service at the Colonial Heights location (1876 Moreland Drive, Kingsport).
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The Green People are on the move in Kingsport

After more than 43 years of serving garden and horticulture enthusiasts at its Riverport Road location, Evergreen Home & Garden Showplace will combine its forces and products at its Colonial Heights location.

Jul 31, 2018 at 4:15 PM
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Tuesday Trivia

Did you know Telford began as 'Millwood?'

And have you ever heard of the Flurkuechenhaus design?

Jul 31, 2018 at 1:53 PM
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Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors

Home sales up, but prices move slightly lower in Northeast Tennessee

"So far this year, there has been little relief from a very tight inventory. During June, we had 3.9 months of inventory. Still, both sales and the average sales price are on pace to be slightly higher than last year," said NETAR President Aaron Taylor. "So far this year, only one county market shows fewer closings and an average sales price lower than it was during the first six months of last year.”

Jul 21, 2018 at 2:30 PM
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Downtown Kingsport

What's going on in downtown Kingsport this weekend?

Beer & Bunco at High Voltage, Macado’s karaoke, Dwayne Morris at Beef O’ Brady’s, Brinley Addington at Sleepy Owl, and Saturdays with the chefs and homegrown gardening series at Kingsport Farmer’s Market.

Jul 19, 2018 at 9:30 AM
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Tell Me a Story

Tell Me a Story: How I became a beekeeper (and discovered I'm allergic to bees)

Cody Helms tells us how he “got the bug” and started beekeeping — despite some rather ironic news. 

Jul 12, 2018 at 1:15 PM
Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors (NETAR) President Aaron Taylor, left, takes a smart phone image of (left to right) Realtors Sharon Duncan, Leigh Brown and Jewell McKinney before a National Ethics Day webinar was held at NETAR’s offices in Gray. The webinar was live streamed to nearly 30 states and about 300 Realtors associations across the nation.
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National Ethics Day for Realtors

How do Realtors preach ethics?

National Ethics Day for Realtors was recently celebrated with an ethics webinar – held at the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors headquarters – which was live streamed to nearly 30 states and about 300 Realtor associations.

Jul 8, 2018 at 6:00 PM
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