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Bunco is a dice game played using various rules recommended for adults and kids middle-school age and up.
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Sunday Stories

Rolling for Readers offers food, fun and funding for books

Tuesday’s fourth annual Rolling for Readers Bunco & BBQ event benefits the Sullivan County Imagination Library. Tickets are available online or at the door.

Jun 23, 2019 at 4:30 PM
Warriors' Path State Park
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Kingsport

Kayak trip, bird walk, pollinator program among activities at Warriors Path this week

Summertime festivities are in full swing at Warriors’ Path State Park. The park’s free series of activities, called Summer in the Park, will begin its fifth week on Tuesday.

Jun 22, 2019 at 8:30 PM
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Fun Fest

Fun Fest store open for business at Kingsport Chamber

The store offers a wide range of Fun Fest merchandise, including t-shirts designed just for this year’s event. It also offers a one-stop location to pick up event information such as schedules and more.

Jun 22, 2019 at 6:30 PM
The Viking Explorers underwater robotics team from Long Beach City College in Long Beach, Ca., with pilot Triton Seibert, center, and software overseer Tim Recker, left in blue coat and glasses, at the 18th annual Marine Advanced Technology Education International ROV (remotetly operated vehicles) Competition at the Kingsport Aquatic Center.
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Underwater robotics

Underwater robotics competition has 68 teams from across the world

Three-day event, at the Kingsport Aquatic Center, finishes up today with awards around noon.

Jun 22, 2019 at 6:02 PM
Members of the underwater robotics team from Hong Kong's Kwok Tak Seng Catholic Secondary Schools test their robot Thursday afternoon at the Kingsport Aquatic Center.
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Underwater robotics

Underwater robotics competition gets underway in Kingsport

This marks the 18th year for the international competition but the first time it has been held in Kingsport, where it is based at the Aquatic Center.

Jun 21, 2019 at 1:30 PM
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Birthplace of Country Music Museum

Birthplace of Country Music launches $500,000 fundraiser, with $250,000 worth of prizes

Raffle tickets (only 5,000 are available) are $100 each and include two chances in the raffle drawing slated for September 22. And If you buy 10 tickets you get one free. The 49 prizes range from new vehicles to jewelry and trip to up to $25,000 cash.

Jun 20, 2019 at 9:00 PM
Kingsport Theatre Guild's Teen Camp will stage "Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR." this Friday evening.
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Kingsport Theatre Guild’s Teen Camp to stage 'Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR.'

Students from Kingsport Theatre Guild’s Teen Camp will teach history, grammar and math through clever and tuneful songs in their production of “Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR.” this Friday evening.

Jun 20, 2019 at 6:00 PM
In this June 19, 2017, file photo, T.J. with the Bandan Koro African Dance Ensemble leads children dancing during a Juneteenth celebration at Fair Park in Dallas. Juneteenth celebration started with the freed slaves of Galveston, Texas. Although the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in the South in 1863, it could not be enforced in many places until after the end of the Civil War in 1865.
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Tuesday Trivia

Tuesday Trivia: What is Juneteenth?

Tomorrow is Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Many states have recognized it as a state holiday, but its popularity and reach have fluctuated over the years.

Jun 18, 2019 at 3:15 PM
Tickets are 'Tea at the Inn' are limited to 25 per session.
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Sunday Stories

It's almost tea time at Netherland Inn

Netherland Inn’s popular Tea at the Inn will be held from noon to 2 p.m., June 21-22, and tickets are going fast!

Jun 16, 2019 at 10:30 AM
Friday was Family Fun Night during the Best Friend Festival, as these kids enjoyed bungee jumping on Norton's Park Avenue. The festivities continue Saturday with the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast on 7th Street from 7-11 a.m., the Citywide Yard Sale in town from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the High Knob Music Festival in the Jefferson National Forest High Knob Recreation Area from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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Norton’s Best Friend Festival wraps up Saturday

Saturday wraps up the Best Friend Festival under partly sunny skies and with temperatures in the upper 70s.

Jun 15, 2019 at 1:30 PM
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Underwater robotics

Eastman Foundation, STREAMWORKS bring international marine robotics competition to Kingsport

The international competition will bring 1,300 of the brightest minds from around the world to East Tennessee, from Kingsport to Hong Kong. Over the last year, more than 740 teams competed in regional competitions across the globe, and 70 of those teams advanced to compete in the international competition.

Jun 13, 2019 at 7:00 PM
Visit Kingsport made a national announcement in May 2018 ‘reclaiming’ the Model City’s place in history as ‘the home of the Original Long Island Iced Tea.’ That notion did not sit well with some folks in New York. The tiebreaker in the year-long Long Island Iced Tea battle is set for tonight in National Harbor, Maryland.
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Long Island Iced Tea

Final battle in Long Island Tea competition set for today

The championship Long Island Iced Tea battle between the Northern Long Islanders from New York and the Southern Long Islanders from Kingsport is scheduled for today on neutral ground in Maryland. Visit Kingsport will show the contest via livestream at ““Evening at the Market” Thursday evening at the Kingsport Farmers Market.

Jun 13, 2019 at 9:02 AM
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Sports Live

Upcoming Events as of June 10

Email [email protected], fax listing information to (423) 392-1385 or contact the Sports Department after 6 p.m. at (423) 392-1323 or 1-800-251-0328, ext. 4323, to place a listing.

Jun 11, 2019 at 11:28 AM
Enjoy breathtaking views of the lake from a kayak next week during Summer in the Park.
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Kingsport

Week 3 of Summer in the Park: kayaking, hikes, games

Held at Warriors Path State Park, the free series of activities will include hikes, a trail cleanup and plenty of opportunities for outdoor discovery. Here is a selection of events for the third week.

Jun 9, 2019 at 6:23 AM
The Literacy Council of Kingsport provides free one-on-one tutoring for adults and qualified children in Sullivan, Hawkins and Washington counties in Tennessee and Scott County in Southwest Virginia.
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Sunday Stories

Literacy Council offers adults a shot at spelling glory

The council’s first “Spelldown,” an adult spelling bee fundraiser, will be held June 10 at Gypsy Circus Cider Company in Kingsport. For a $15 entry fee, you could spell your way to victory and help raise funds to support literacy efforts in our community.

Jun 4, 2019 at 7:30 PM
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