Ballad’s vaccination drive boosts efforts to make vaccine available, accessible
Photo by Richard Rourk • Leslie Hughes, Loveland Hobson, Holly Rinehart and Charlie Roberts are shown during the recent …
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Unicoi Ruritan Club plans fish fry for June 18
From Staff Reports
Unicoi Ruritan Club will hold a Friday Fish Fry on Friday, June 18.
The dinners will be …
Red Cross seeking blood donations
From Staff Reports
The American Red Cross is experiencing a severe blood shortage as the number of trauma cases, organ …
Park to host hiking excursion to Flint Mountain Shelter
From Staff Reports
Join Ranger Jeff Sweeney on a round-trip hike from the parking lot of Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork …
Group aims to instill love of nature in younger generation, hoping to add more in-person field trips as summer advances
Photo by Larry McDaniel • A pine warbler helpfully poses for a photo in a pine tree at Rocky …
TWRA stocking hybrid bass into the Boone Reservoir
Photo by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources • TWRA will try to boost populations of bass in Boone Lake …
Rocky Mount in Piney Flats to host Timeline and Heritage Festival
Contributed Photos • Reenactors will showcase different historical era in this week’s Timeline and Heritage Festival.
From Staff Reports …
Crank-up celebrating 50th anniversary of showcasing antique engines
By Bryan Stevens
The East Tennessee Crank-up, an annual show organized by the East Tennessee Antique Engine Association, Inc. …
Orioles among New World’s most vibrant birds
Photo by Michael McGough from Pixabay • The Baltimore oriole is a bird with a taste for sweets. Citrus …
Jonesborough will host Mill Spring Makers Faire
Photo Contributed • The faire will feature an array of artists and crafters.
From Staff Reports
Mill Spring Makers …
Flag Pond woman’s book for young readers explores need to offer wildlife corridors along busy highways
Photo Contributed • Frances Figart
By Bryan Stevens
For Flag Pond resident Frances Figart, the topic of her book …
Car show in Unicoi will feature British vehicles
Contributed Photo • Ben Bailey’s 1982 Jaguar XJ6 attracts onlookers while on display at the Unicoi Tourist Information Center. …
Town of Unicoi announces one-day Community Yard Sale
By Richard Rourk
Deal seekers will have a golden opportunity on Saturday, June 5, to take home one-of-a-kind finds when …
Lions Club helps library meet fundraising goal for new teen space
Erwin Record photo by Richard Rourk • Front row, from left, Lions Club representative Doris Kaifa, Unicoi County Public …
Indigo bunting’s blue appearance a mere trick of the light
Photo by Jim Hudgins/USFWS • Only the male indigo bunting has the vivid blue plumage that gives the bird …
Today set aside as National Missing Children’s Day
From Staff Reports
Today is National Missing Children’s Day
On May 25, 1979, 6-year-old Etan Patz vanished from a New …
First lady Maria Lee helps launch Tennessee Serves Network
Contributed Photo First lady Maria Lee
From Staff Reports
Volunteer Tennessee and Tennessee first lady Maria Lee have announced …
Hospital participated in National Nurses Week
Contributed Photo • Unicoi County Hospital Administrator Loveland Hobson and Unicoi County Hospital Dr. Scott Denham honored the nursing …
First Baptist Church working with Second Harvest on food distributions
By Richard Rourk
Another local church has joined with Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee to provide food for …
Organizers say recent Strawberry Festival set attendance record
Erwin Record photo by Richard Rourk • Unicoi Volunteer Firefighter Randall Oaks pulls a string of passengers in child-sized …