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LIVING IN THE TRI-CITIES
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Living in the Tri-Cities
By Jeff Birchfield
It’s called the best of both worlds.
The greater Tri-Cities area boasts a population of more than 200,000
residents, but even with all those people, there aren’t many of the hassles of big-city living.
Bays Mountain and Bright’s Zoo in Jonesborough offer families the
opportunity to view wildlife and plenty of spectacular waterfalls dot the
region. Hunting, fishing and golf are among some of the strongest traditions in our region.
It’s easy to reach most destinations with the traffic flow around Johnson City, Kingsport and Bristol and nothing like you see in the larger
metropolitan areas. Even some of the fastest-growing areas in Middle
Tennessee have traffic nightmares compared to our region.
The Tri-Cities ranked No. 2 nationally as the best places to play golf
in a 2005 Golf Digest article and ahead of more well known places in
the Carolinas, Florida and California.
With four distinct seasons in the Tri-Cities area, the recreation options are numerous. As winter gives way to the warmer weather of
spring, many of the outdoor activities change.
Trips to the nearby ski resorts of Western North Carolina and Gatlinburg are
popular in the winter months, the spring
time sees more folks out running, hiking
and golfing with the area ranking among
the best places nationally for all of those
activities.
Way back in 1984, The Runner magazine ranked Johnson City the No. 1 running city in the United States ahead of
such places as Eugene, Ore., Boulder,
Colo., San Francisco and Boston, home
of the world’s most famous marathon.
“When it comes down to it, the other cities can’t match the tradition
and environment that Johnson City has to offer,” the article said.
In addition, the Tri-Cities has plenty of walking trails like the Tweetsie
Trail (stretching from Johnson City to Elizabethton) and Kingsport’s
nine-mile walking and biking greenbelt.
For those interested in hiking, there are miles of trails on Bays
Mountain, Buffalo Mountain and Holston Mountain, and easy access
to the Appalachian Trail.
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Once a person has done those recreational activities, they’ve likely
worked up an appetite and the dining options in the Tri-Cities area are
too numerous to list.
While Memphis is world famous for
its barbecue and Nashville was recently
voted America’s No. 1 city for barbecue
by Travel and Leisure magazine, Ridgewood Barbecue in Bluff City was actually
voted as the state’s best spot in a 2014
online poll.
Those who live in the Tri-Cities area
know there are many other outstanding
places to enjoy the cuisine. High-end restaurants, country cooking, pizza places,
sandwich shops and international cuisine,
the Tri-Cities offers it all.
Bristol Motor Speedway hosts the two largest sporting events in
the state with its two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, the Bass Pro
Shops NRA Night Race and Food City 500.
This September, the speedway will host the Battle at Bristol, billed
as college football’s biggest game ever between the University of Tennessee and Virginia Tech. One week after that game which is expected
to shatter all football attendance records, ETSU and Western Carolina
will play at the speedway.
The adjacent Bristol Dragway hosts the Thunder Valley Nationals,
one of the biggest events on the NHRA drag racing tour, and the complex has several other well attended events.
len College of Medicine and Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy.
While ETSU is the largest school, it’s actually the area’s third oldest
college.
Other popular spectator sports include ETSU basketball with a
history of NCAA tournament appearances and Appalachian League
baseball with teams in all three Tri-Cities as well as Elizabethton and
Greeneville.
Milligan College is a Christian liberal arts college which was founded
in 1866. There are over 1,200 students with the school offering more
than 100 majors, minors and concentrations in a variety of fields. The
school, located on a 195-acre campus, has consistently been named a
top regional college in the South by U.S. News & World Report.
High school sports are extremely popular with a basketball tradition matched by few other places. Dobyns-Bennett High School has
the nation’s winningest high school basketball program and the Arby’s
Classic in Bristol has attracted
top teams from around the nation and internationally for over
25 years.
A good number of those former Arby’s players have gone on
to further their education at East
Tennessee State University, the
region’s largest university and
the fourth largest university in
the state.
Founded in 1911 as East Tennessee State Normal School
and later known as State Teachers College, it has over 14,000
students and is home to the Quil-
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King University was founded in 1867 and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, offering more than 80 undergraduate majors, minors
and pre-professional programs.
NASCAR president Mike Helton
is among the school’s notable
alumni.
Northeast State Community
College is the area’s second
largest institute of higher learning offering technical training and
college transfer programs. While
the main campus is in Blountville,
there are sites in Johnson City,
Kingsport, Elizabethton and Gray.
With diverse recreation, dining,
sports and education, the Tri-Cities area offers plenty to those of
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A Great Place
to Live
By Hank Hayes
When the Tri-Cities touts itself as a great place to live, the Chamber
of Commerce types pull out their heavy artillery talking points: Rankings plus quality-of-life measures.
She noted Johnson City was named the 4th Best Town to Live in
Tennessee by Niche and ranked 12th in the Most Appealing Tennessee Areas for millennial Job Seekers by NerdWallet in May 2015.
For instance, Lee Ann Rasar at Move To Kingsport points out the
Model City is consistently ranked as one of Money Magazine’s Best
Places in the South to live.
Main Street Jonesborough was also named one of the 10 Best Prettiest Southern Streets for a Stroll by USA Today Travel in November
2014.
Kingsport has also been named as one of the Top 100 Retirement
Locations in America by BizJournals
and has been listed by Forbes magazine as a Great Place for Business
and as one of the Best Places for
Business and Careers in the nation.
“More than 126,000 people call Washington County home; over half
reside in Johnson City, while about
5,000 reside in Jonesborough,” said
the chamber’s talking points. “Washington County is the perfect place to
start a career, family or just enjoy
life. Johnson City truly has the best
of both worlds. It has a small town
feel, with a big town vibe. Johnson
City and Jonesborough are home to
national restaurant and retail chains,
in addition to many locally owned
eateries and retail establishments.
Whether you are looking for a convenient city location or a home with
large acreage and privacy, the place
to live is Washington County.
“Local giving to United Way is
three times the national average,”
Rasar, the Move To Kingsport director, said in an email. “There’s no
state income tax for salary or personal property tax. On top of these
impressive facts, our comfort index
is 74 percent better than the national
average. Our water quality is unrivaled, and our air quality index is 6.2
points better than the national average. Don’t worry about your safety either ... Kingsport’s crime rate is 40
percent lower than the national average”
Barbara Mentgen, operations director at the Johnson City-Jonesborough-Washington County Chamber of Commerce, also has a laundry
list of high rankings.
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“In addition, Johnson City is home to East Tennessee State University and is within a one-hour drive of 18 higher education institutions
... Johnson City and Washington County serve as the region’s hub for
medical services, offering a Level 1 trauma hospital, a children’s hospital, a veteran’s hospital, mental health facilities, and university colleges
of medicine, pharmacy, public health, and nursing.”
Bristol Chamber of Commerce spokeswoman Lori Worley points out
the Twin Cities were named the Best Music Town by Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine. Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion, a three-day festival held each September, is one of the Southeast’s most popular outdoor music events, drawing approximately 60,000 people each year.
The Birthplace of Country Music Museum also draws tens of thousands of people to Bristol each year. The 24,000-square-foot museum
is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institute and features exhibits, film
experiences, a radio station, educational experiences and live performances in its theater.
Bristol Motor Speedway is touted as one of the five largest permanent seating facilities in the world with more than 150,000 seats. It is
also NASCAR’s most popular track with fans, according to the Bristol
chamber.
Bristol’s retail offerings, the chamber also notes, have been bolstered on the Tennessee side of town by the new Pinnacle retail development including a Bass Pro Shops. Just up Interstate 81 in Virginia is
the new Falls development anchored by a Cabela’s store.
To highlight Bristol’s other quality of life offerings, the chamber points
to The Virginian Golf Course’s residential development being ranked
as one of the 18 best places in America to live by the Robb Report
Magazine.
“South Holston Lake is one of the top two lakes in Tennessee for
small-mouth bass fishing and is also highly ranked among fly fishermen,” the chamber’s talking points say. “Bristol’s historic downtown
continues its remarkable revitalization as more restaurants and shops
continue to open. Two hotels, the Sessions and Hotel Bristol, will open
downtown by 2017.”
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School Districts
SULLIVAN COUNTY
• 23 schools
• 4 high schools
• 6 middle
• 10 elementary
• 2 K-8
• Innovation academy
• 722 teachers
• 10,402 students
• 58.3 percent economically
disadvantaged
• 1,832 students are disabled
(17.6 percent)
• Per pupil expenditure of $9,189.90
KINGSPORT CITY
SCHOOLS
• 10 schools
• 1 high school
• 2 middle
• 7 elementary
• 468 teachers
• 7,298 students
• 56.5 percent economically
disadvantaged
• 1,454 students are disabled
(19.9 percent)
• Per pupil expenditure of
$10,438.80
JOHNSON CITY
• 11 schools
• 1 high school
• 1 middle
• 8 elementary
• 1 intermediate
• 483 teachers
• 7,902 students
• 49.5 percent economically
disadvantaged
• 1,084 students are disabled
(13.7 percent)
• Per pupil expenditure of $9,434.30
WASHINGTON COUNTY
• 16 schools
• 3 high schools
• 2 middle
• 10 elementary
• 1 virtual
• 533 teachers
• 8,790 students
• 48.2 percent economically
disadvantaged
• 1,254 students are disabled
(14.3 percent)
• Per pupil expenditure of $8,500.90
ELIZABETHTON CITY
• 5 schools
• 1 high school
• 1 middle
• 3 elementary
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• 183 teachers
• 2,594 students
• 54.1 percent economically
disadvantaged
• 423 students are disabled
(16.3 percent)
• Per pupil expenditure of
$9,537
CARTER COUNTY
Serving the Tri-Cities for over 35 years
“Our commitment is to improve the quality
of our patients’ lives by providing the best
audiological care, with a promise to never
compromise the honesty or integrity of our
practice.”
- Dr. Daniel R. Schumaier
• 15 schools
• 4 high schools
• 1 middle
• 9 elementary
• 1 alternative school
• 407 teachers
• 5,504 students
• 76.6 percent economically
disadvantaged
• 936 students are disabled
(17 percent)
• Per pupil expenditure of $9,133.90
UNICOI COUNTY
• 7 schools
• 1 high school
• 1 middle
• 4 elementary
• intermediate
• 165 teachers
• 2,503 students
• 66.5 percent economically
disadvantaged
• 476 students are disabled
(19 percent)
• Per pupil expenditure of $9,362
ROGERSVILLE CITY
• 1 school – elementary
• 43 teachers
• 647 students
• 52.2 percent economically
disadvantaged
• 76 students are disabled
(11.7 percent)
• Per pupil expenditure of $9,441.70
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HAWKINS COUNTY
• 18 schools
• 2 high schools
• 3 middle
• 9 elementary
• 1 alternative
• 1 intermediary
• 1 K-2
• 1 K-12
• 475 teachers
• 7,169 students
• 61.6 percent economically
disadvantaged
• 1,113 students are disabled
(15.5 percent)
• Per pupil expenditure of $9,131.70
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H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N
KING UNIVERSITY
BRISTOL, Tenn. — King University is a doctoral-level comprehensive
private university based in Bristol, Tenn., with satellite campuses in East
and Middle Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. It serves nearly 3,000 students.
Founded in 1867 as King College, the university remains in the 21st
Century a Presbyterian-affiliated school offering more than 90 majors, minors, pre-professional degrees and concentrations in fields such as business, nursing, law, medical and health sciences, pharmacy, education and
humanities.
Graduate programs are offered in business administration, education
and nursing. A number of research, off-campus learning opportunities and
travel destinations are also available.
The most recent statistics released in early February indicates King had
a student body count of 2,716 for the spring semester, a slight increase
over last spring’s campus enrollment of 2,712. The official enrollment num-
ber for the 2015-16 academic year, reported in
September, is 2,920.
The enrollment numbers are representative
of all three educational platforms taught at King
University including traditional, graduate and
professional studies, as well as online degree
programs. Richard Ray is interim King president.
Throughout the year, King has events for prospective students, including “King for a Day”
events for high school students pondering college. Though a private school, the university
offers grant and financial aid opportunities with
the average student receiving just more than
$15,000 a year in financial aid, according to the
school’s website.
As for sports, King is a member of NCAA Division II and a Conference Carolinas member with 25 varsity sports.
The King University main campus sits on 135 acres and includes residence halls, food services, classroom and education buildings and sports
facilities. It has satellite operations at the Kingsport Center for High Education and the King Downtown Campus, also in Kingsport.
King has satellite operations in Abingdon, Va., at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, Mountain Empire Community College in Big
Stone Gap, Pellissippi State Community College in the Knoxville area, at
Northeast State Community College in Blountvillle, Roane State Community College in Harriman, Tenn., the Hardin Valley campus in Knoxville, Walters State Community College in Morristown and Sevierville, the Franklin,
Tenn., campus near Nashville and at the Southwest Virginia Community
College in Richlands, Va.
For more information about King University, go to www.king.edu or call
(423) 652-4861 or (800) 362-0014.
- By Rick Wagner
NORTHEAST STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BLOUNTVILLE — Northeast State Community College is a comprehensive two-year community college under the governance of the Tennessee
Board of Regents of the State University and Community College System
of Tennessee.
Founded in 1966, the college is marking its 50th anniversary this year,
has a spring enrollment of 2,671 full-time and 2,781 part-time students and
had a fall enrollment of 3,430 full-time and 2,654 part-time.
Janice Gilliam is the current and fifth president.
As a comprehensive community college, Northeast State provides university parallel programs designed for students desiring to transfer to another college or university, career programs for students planning to enter
the workforce immediately upon graduation and continuing education and
community service programs for professional growth and personal enrichment.
The college is designated to serve the citizens of Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington counties but also has students from Hawkins
County and other Northeast Tennessee localities.
Northeast is planning a new Emerging Technologies Complex for which
groundbreaking is tentatively set for April, and it recently added an aviation
program to include a drone degree.
Aside from the main campus, Northeast has campuses in Bristol, Johnson City and Kingsport as well as a presence in other Northeast Tennessee areas. It helps operate the Kingsport Center for Higher Education and
offers programs there. and the TBR will meet on the main campus June
24-25.
For more information about Northeast, go to its website, www.northeaststate.edu/ or call (423) 323-3191 or (800) 836-7822.; more information on
the 50th anniversary is available at www.NortheastState.edu/50. The Tennessee Promise scholarship basically offers two years of free community
college to Tennessee high school graduates.
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In 1966, the college began adjoining Tri-Cities Regional Airport as TriCities State Area Vocational-Technical School under the governance of the
State Board for Vocational Education, but in 1970 the mission was expanded and the school became a regional center for vocational and technical
training.
In 1978, the scope was again expanded to include the awarding of both
one-year certificates and associate degrees in technology, and the name
was changed to Tri-Cities State Technical Institute. Five years later Tri-Cities State Tech was placed under the governance of the Tennessee State
Board of Regents and became part of the State University and Community
College System of Tennessee.
In 1990, a university parallel component was added, and the institution’s
name was changed to Northeast State Technical Community College, and
in 2009 the name was again changed, this time to Northeast State Community College to reflect the diverse range of programs offered by the institution.
- By Rick Wagner
H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Originally founded in 1911 as the East Tennessee State
Normal School — a teacher’s college — East Tennessee
State University has since become a regional touchstone for
people seeking a degree in a number of professions.
ETSU has about 120 baccalaureate, graduate and doctoral programs, including programs in Bluegrass, Old-Time and
Country Music Studies, Storytelling and Sports Physiology.
In 2014, 24 percent of graduates earned a degree in a
health-related program — the most popular degree path, according to the U.S. News and World Report.
In addition to the numerous colleges on its main campus,
the university also includes the ETSU James H. Quillen College of Medicine, a medical school that was founded in 1974
and has an enrollment of about 290 students.
The university also features 18 NCAA Division I sports
teams and is the home for a U.S. Olympic Training Site for
weightlifting, canoe and kayak, and bobsled and skeleton.
ETSU also recently reinstated its football team.
The university has been led by 10 presidents throughout its history, including sitting president Brian Noland, who
started his tenure in 2012.
ETSU Facts:
• During the 2014-15 school year, the tuition and fees for in-state
students were $7,985 and $17,917 for out-of-state students. The cost
of room and board was about $7,822 during the 2014-15 academic year.
• 14,434 students are enrolled in the university — including graduate
students — with about 43 percent of the undergraduate population being
male and 57 percent being female
• The school’s endowment in 2014 was about $115.1 million.
• About 45.6 percent of the classes have fewer than 20 students. 46.7
percent have between 20 and 49 students and 7.7 percent have 50
or more.
• About 20 percent of students graduate in four years.
• The university’s Fall 2014 acceptance rate was 91.7 percent.
- By David Floyd
This fall, Milligan plans to launch an engineering program with majors in electrical and mechanical engineering. The college has also announced plans to start a physician’s assistant program in the summer of
2017 in order to combat an anticipated shortage of doctors.
Miligan has had a long-time partnership with Emmanuel Christian
Seminary, which offers master of divinity and doctor of ministry degrees.
Milligan facts:
• As of the fall of 2015, Milligan had a total enrollment of 1,191
students, 979 of those undergrads.
• Over 70 percent of the school’s students live on campus in either
a residence hall or an apartment.
• 195-acre main campus is located in Carter County.
• Approximately 90 percent of students receive some type of financial
aid, including scholarships, grants, loans and employment.
MILLIGAN COLLEGE
Nestled between Johnson City and Elizabethton, Milligan College is celebrating its sesquicentennial this year.
A member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Milligan
College traces its roots to the Buffalo Male and Female Institute, a private
religious secondary school founded in 1866. The arrival of Josephus Hopwood brought the elevation of the school to a liberal arts college in 1881.
The name “Milligan” came from a former professor of Hopwood’s.
Milligan now offers more than 100 majors, minors, pre-professional degrees and concentrations along with graduate and adult degree completion
programs.
• Milligan is consistently named one of the Best Regional Colleges
in the South in “America’s Best Colleges” by U.S. News &
World Report.
• Notable alumni from the school include former NBA head coach
Del Harris and former U..S. Representative David Davis.
- By Dave Ongie
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Good places to eat and drink
Two White Duck tacos
and a Yee-Haw beer,
please!
The downtown Johnson City game food and
brew changed when the Yee-Haw Brewing Company and its in-house restaurant the White Duck
Taco Shop opened up in the middle of 2015.
Downtown Johnson City previously had a
many options for dining and craft beer — with
the Johnson City Brewing Company and Atlantic Ale House serving local brews along with the
food options of the nearby Buffalo Street Downtown Deli, Mid City Grill, Taste Budz Freiberg’s,
Holy Taco Cantina, Label, Tupelo Honey Cafe,
Main Street Pizza Company and other eateries — but the magnitude in which Yee-Haw and
White Duck Taco do business was different than
anything the immediate region had seen.
Many different taco options, catering to the
needs and tastes of its vegan and animal-enjoying customers, were accompanied by the craft
beers produced in Yee-Haw’s massive brew
house. As busy as the coupled businesses can
get, it’s rarely seen that the respective staffs are
overwhelmed by their popularity or the frequency
of visits by their customers.
And not only are these customers going to
Yee-Haw and White Duck for tacos and beer, it’s
turned into a social hangout and sports-watching
spot as much as it has a place for active people
to fill themselves with calories after a bike ride
or a run.
The company’s director of mayhem, Jeremy
Walker, a cyclist himself, sees to it personally,
that area beer drinkers and taco lovers are as
interested in Yee-Haw’s community-building as
they are chomping into tasty bites of food and
tipping back carefully-crafted beers, made in
downtown Johnson City.
- By Tony Casey
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Braeden’s Barbeque
KINGSPORT — Locally owned and operated,
Braeden’s Barbeque opened in late 2004, specializing in several barbeque options.
The restaurant and catering business is located at 823 North Eastman Road in Kingsport and
offers a wide variety of items on the menu.
Braeden’s changed hands in 2014 when local
business owner, Reid Burton, bought the business. Burton continues to operate the restaurant
with one of the founding members, Troy JarvisComi.
Burton says he is committed to keeping
Braeden’s Barbeque as delicious and friendly
as it has always been during the past 12 years
with efforts to expand not only the menu, but
the catering side of the business as well. Burton
says he and his staff can cater any size event,
including weddings, company parties and picnics, rehearsal dinners, birthday parties and
more. Braeden’s will even rent out their restaurant for your event if you need a venue for your
get-together.
Late last year, Braeden’s Barbeque purchased
a new industrial outdoor barbeque smoker that
allows for an expanded menu and new items with
fresher on-site hickory smoked meats. Meats
that are smoked daily on site include pulled pork,
pulled turkey, sliced beef brisket, baby back ribs
and smoked chicken wings. Two new items recently added to the menu include barbeque nachos and Burton’s homemade bleu cheese dip.
If you’re not in the mood for barbeque, don’t
worry. There is plenty more offered on the menu,
including burgers, deli sandwiches, hot dogs,
salads, soups and a wide variety of sides and
homemade desserts.
A new appetizer menu is now available each
Thursday and Friday night and all day on Saturday. Every Thursday night is kids night with
99 cent kids meals and Friday night is $1.50 rib
night.
Braeden’s also offers fundraiser nights for
the community. If your school, church group or
sports team has a fundraising need, talk to the
folks at Braeden’s and find out how they can
help.
For more information, visit Braeden’s Facebook page or call (423)378-0500.
- By Marci Gore
Edo’s Sushi Bar & Grill
KINGSPORT — Edo Sushi Bar & Grill first began as Edo’s Japanese Grill in April 2004 in Colonial Heights. After it was in business for about
six months, the original owner sold the restaurant to Benson Lai and his wife, MeeMee. Lai’s
brother, Casia Lai, who has more than 20 years
of restaurant experience, also came on board.
A month after Casia joined Benson and MeeMee at Edo’s, he made the decision to fine-tune
the Japanese grill restaurant to be more of an
authentic Japanese restaurant. Edo’s began offering a full-line sushi bar along with Americanized hibachi style teriyaki.
The restaurant, now located at 818 Johnathan
Way, just off of West Stone Drive in Kingsport, is
a casual sushi bar, offering five-star quality food
prepared fresh right when you order.
Weekday lunch specials are offered at discounted prices on combination lunches and
a private party room for special events is also
available.
Buy one get one half off sushi specials are
available every Wednesday and Saturday.
Last month, Edo’s also began offering free
cooking classes to give participants the opportunity to experience and taste the foods the Lais
grew up eating with their family in Taiwan.
to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday and from
noon to 10 p.m., Saturday. The lunch menu is
available daily from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with
dinner beginning at 3:30 p.m. For more information on Edo Sushi Bar & Grill, call (423)239-0355
or visit the restaurant’s Facebook page.
- By Marci Gore
Good places to eat and drink
Uncorked Fine Wine & Bourbon
Uncorked, Fine Wine & Bourbon Bar was born
out of the love of fine wines and delicious food
and a desire for a quiet, relaxing place to enjoy
them. Opening in February 2015, Uncorked is for
people looking for a nice, upscale place to have
a lite meal and a nice drink.
After traveling the world for business and visiting many wine bars I felt this was something
Kingsport was missing, and needed. Owners
Tony and Juli Hughes decided to make their
dream a reality for not only them, but for all of
Kingsport. A wine bar in Kingsport for people to
relax and unwind with great jazz.
The couple stocked the bar with over 150
different wines from around the world, over 60
bourbons, and an extensive craft beer selection
you will not find at any other restaurant in the
Tri-cities. Uncorked is dedicated to offering only
the finest wines and freshest foods in the area,
served in a nice, friendly atmosphere.
Uncorked emphasizes quality in its service
and food preparation, using fresh, seasonal
produce and locally sourced meat. Every dish
is handmade and served to the customer’s expectations. And the menu changes with the seasons, offering lite dishes in the spring and summer and hearty meals for fall and winter.
One of the most popular dishes would be the
Filet Mignon, coming from grass fed cattle imported from New Zealand. Another popular dish
is our Artisanal Cheese Board - gourmet cheeses selected from around the world. Uncorked
also offer a variety of flatbreads with the most
popular being the Doc’s Favorite - grilled chicken, sun-dried tomato, fresh basil, goat cheese,
and brushed with homemade white wine & lemon butter glaze.
- Submitted by general manager Phillips Conrad
Americana on tap
at The Cottage
For an authentic taste of Johnson City with a
slice of Americana on the side, a visit to The Cottage is in order.
Made popular by its three most definitive qualities - a friendly, down home atmosphere, good
food and ice cold beer - The Cottage has been
doing business at the same West Market Street
location since 1958.
Continuously operated for more 40 of those
years by the family of the late Don Heiges, the
retired Marine who took ownership of the place
in 1974, it’s a little neighborhood bar and grill
with a solid measure of national acclaim.
Along with generations of college students
and neighborhood regulars, The Cottage is a
favorite stop of several NASCAR teams who
drop in whenever they’re in town and of Johnson
City’s own favorite football son, Steve Spurrier.
CBS “Survivor” winner “Boston Rob” Mariano
is another fan, having once clocked in for a full
shift as an official member of The Cottage staff.
CBS “This Morning” once featured The Cottage
in a series on the survival of neighborhood bars
in the age of brew pubs and 15-screen sports
bars. And then there is Aunt Eloise Swain, the
Hawaiian queen of The Cottage bar staff never
on duty without the signature flower in hair.
Although the 89-year-old star of karaoke night
hulas at The Cottage has finally retired to her
native Hawaii, The Cottage continues to host its
annual June celebration of King Kamehameha in
honor of Eloise and her sister, Ellenmerle, Don’s
wife and mother of the current proprietors, Sonny and Patti Heiges.
Other things at The Cottage that never change
are two of the most popular items on its menu,
the Half Fried Chicken and The Cottage Cheeseburger.
Holy Taco Cantina
isn’t your ordinary
Mexican cuisine.
Planted in the center of Johnson City’s revamped downtown district, Holy Taco Cantina
has been a model for other restaurants since
opening a few years ago.
With a menu full of authentic Mexican and
Tex-Mex platters, Holy Taco Cantina harbors a
line of customers rotating through the front door
between the 11 a.m. and 3 a.m. business hours.
For an entree, patrons can choose between
three reasonably priced courses. The taco
platter, with a choice of beef or chicken, is $9
a plate, while the tamale platter is stuffed with
either meat for $8 a dish. The burrito platter is
$10 with a choice of meat tossed in a creamy
queso cheese and mixed with cast iron beans,
white rice, onions and cilantro.
Holy Taco Cantina offers a lineup of salads to
go with a tasty chicken tortilla soup, and a long
list of nacho, quesadilla, and guacamole appetizers.
For those searching to quench their thirst,
Holy Taco Cantina has an exclusive margarita
directory, including the infamous jalapeño margarita. A bitter taste with a fiery bite, the jalapeno
margarita has exceptional flavor.
Holy Taco Catina also features a long list of
fine wines, tequilas and other cocktails.
Devil’s Backbone, Dos Equis, Duck Rabbit,
Highland Brewery, Lagunitas and RJ Rocker are
just a few of the craft beers on tab at the restaurant’s bar.
- By Zach Vance
Both are for hearty eaters - a half of a chicken
rolled in milk batter and deep fried to crisp, golden perfection and an 8-ounce beef patty with the
works stacked high on a steam toasted bun.
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Good places to eat and drink
If you suggest Indian
food in Johnson City,
one place tops the list
— Sahib.
But make note of the fact that it’s long-time
location off the Interstate 26/Roan Street exit
is closed, and the restaurant is now located at
1803 West Market Street. Sahib recently moved
into the old Long John Silver’s building.
According to the Sahib website, the restaurant
serves “authentic Indian foods” and meals with
the expectations associated with “fine Indian cuisine.”
Sahib offers a daily buffet lunch that offers diners a wide variety of Indian dishes. Staff members can also recommend selections from the
menu for diners new to Indian cuisine. The menu
selections range from appetizers like vegetable
Samosa, a crispy vegetable turnover; various
Indian breads; Tandoori specialties, chicken
dishes, lamb selections and several Sahib specialties; vegetarian dishes and chef’s specials.
Sahib is open seven days a week, 11:30 a.m.–
2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.-10 p.m.
Gourmet & Company
Now in its 27th year of operation, Johnson
City’s Gourmet & Company has grown from a
walk-in food store with a deli counter to a finedining restaurant with a full bar and a retail store.
Since opening in 1989, the restaurant has
expanded twice, adding 3,000 square feet to its
location at 214 E. Mountcastle Drive.
Open for dinner, lunch and drinks, the menu is
inspired by cuisine of the American South, and
includes many fresh items sourced from local
farms. Gourmet & Company also offers catering
services and private dining space for meetings
and parties.
The kitchen is headed by executive chef John
Bryant, a graduate of Johnson & Wales University in Charleston, South Carolina. Bryant is wellversed in modern Southern cuisine and stresses
cooperation with local farmers and producers to
acquire the freshest possible ingredients.
Gourmet & Company’s attached retail store
sells items for the home from a number of recognized brands. For more information, call 423929-9007.
- By Nathan Baker
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Tennessee’s oldest town
is also the hub of storytelling
across the nation. The renowned National Storytelling
Festival, which draws crowds
by the thousands to Jonesborough from around the world,
stepped into the limelight
more than 40 years ago, but it
wasn’t until 2002 that the festival had its own center on Main
Street to call home.
The International Storytelling Center is considered by many to be the heart of storytelling in the nation. For anyone wishing to sit down to a good story, ISC is the place to be.
In addition to hosting different storytellers throughout the year, ISC brings
together one of the biggest festivals in the region each year – all in the
name of storytelling.
Each year, the tops of five vast tents sail above the streets of downtown
Jonesborough to welcome thousands of guests to the area for the weekend. The National Storytelling Festival welcomes world-renowned storytellers from cultures around the world for the weekend, making it Jonesborough’s largest festival.
The festival cycles through the best of the best in storytelling each year,
giving guests a new experience every year and filling tents to the max.
The National Storytelling Festival may be one of the largest events enveloping the International Storytelling Center throughout the year, but one
doesn’t have to wait until October to experience what the center has to offer. From May until October, ISC will host a variety of nationally-recognized
storytellers in an event known for the past 14 years as Storytelling Live.
ISC also serves as a year-round educational hub, hinged to East Tennessee State University’s storytelling program. The program aims to ready
future storytellers for professional careers – careers that might bring them
right back to the nation’s heart in storytelling.
More information on ISC, including event tickets and a list of storytellers slated for the event, is available at www.storytellingcenter.net. Storytelling Live!
tickets go on sale April 1, and season passes to the event will also be available.
George L. Carter Railroad Museum
Railroads helped shape Johnson City and the surrounding area, and
East Tennessee State University wraps up the history with the George L.
Carter Railroad Museum. The 8-year-old museum remains one of Johnson
City’s most well-kept secrets, pulling in thousands annually to its historic
exhibits and models.
Settled on ETSU’s campus, the museum operates inside the mini dome
and boasts 64,000 square feet of space sprawling with model trains and
railroad displays. The models are operated by volunteers of the Mountain
Empire Model Railroader club, who provide information about local historic
railroads and tips on the basics of model railroading. The museum is also
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affiliated with two railroad historical societies –the George L. Carter Chapter National Railway Historical Society and the East Tennessee & Western
North Carolina Railroad Historical Society.
The museum is dedicated to George L. Carter, who built the 277 miles
of the Clinchfield Railroad through mountainous terrain to carry coal from
Eastern Kentucky to the Carolina Piedmont. In 1909, Carter offered his
120-acre farm and $100,000 to the establishment of a normal school, and
ETSU was born.
The museum hosts a variety of different exhibits, including the Alsop
Gallery, containing 10 display cases, the Tweetsie Exhibit, the Ken Marsh
Gallery, which contains the largest display of the museum, and the Little
Engineers Room, a playroom for children 3 to 8 years old.
The annual Train Show will pull into the museum this summer, running
from June 3 - 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, and admission will be $5.
During its normal operating season, the railroad museum is open on
Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are
always welcome.
The Down Home
One of the region’s longest-running music venues, The Down Home has
become a mecca for musicians and music lovers all across the region. The
Down Home has been providing a stage for local music for 40 years, and
carries a down-to-earth atmosphere focused on listening to the best quality
music the region has to offer.
The unique atmosphere that The Down Home has to offer coupled with
a bursting list of local talent taking the stage each week, the venue quickly
climbs to the top of the must-visit list for those wishing for a top-notch experience with local music.
And there’s never a down season for The Down Home, if the venue’s
show calendar is any indication. Local bands and musicians have filled the
calendar’s weekends into May, and even weeknights have begun to swell
with bookings. Guests at the Down Home don’t have to plan dinner before
hand, as the venue also supplies a menu with affordable selections from
burritos to soups to salad.
Even as downtown Johnson City’s oldest continuous music venue, that
doesn’t leave The Down Home stuck in 1976. The venue offers digital
broadcasts of select shows that viewers can watch from the couch, with a
list of upcoming broadcast shows available at www.downhome.com.
According to the website, most of the venue’s guests pay at the door for
shows, so advance tickets aren’t usually a necessity. But those going this
route want to leave the plastic at home, as The Down Home only takes
cash or check for pay-at-the door tickets and advance tickets. A list of upcoming shows, a the dinner menu, and other information about The Down
Home is available on the venue’s website.
- By Jessica Fuller
FIVE COOL PLACES
lose up to 50 percent of their body weight while sleeping. The animals can
live up to 16 years in the wild, but most don’t make it past their second
birthday.
White-Tailed Deer are fairly common on Bays Mountain and freely roam
the grounds. Some deer are being kept safe in a special habitat midway
between the nature center and the wolf habitat, allowing them to be easily viewed by the public. The deer are of course herbivores and feed on
leaves, berries, seeds, nuts and mushrooms, eating early in the morning
and late in the afternoon. Bays Mountain typically feeds its deer a mixture
of wheat, oats, corn, apples, carrots, and sorghum.
The most well-known animals at Bays Mountain (and probably the most
visited) are the wolves. Bays Mountain Park’s wolf program first began in
1992 with the arrival of three 6-month-old pups. Additional wolves were
added in 1995, 2004 and 2007. In recent years, the park’s wolf habitat lost
all three of its elder wolves, and when the park attempted to replenish its
numbers, the usual source experienced two years of failed breeding seasons. But now, after two years of successful purchases, the park has been
able to grow its wolf population back up to full strength.
For more information visit www.baysmountain.com.
Bays Mountain Animal Habitats
Bays Mountain Park may be well known for its hiking trails, fire tower,
planetarium shows and wolf population, the facility does have a broader
range of animals than most people probably think of and are well worth the
visit during the warmer months of the year.
Opening in 1972, the park is a 3,600 acre nature preserve and the largest city-owned park in the state of Tennessee. Attractions include a 44acre lake, an interactive nature center with a state-of-the-art planetarium
theater, an observatory for star and sun watch programs, a ropes course
with zip lines, and trails for mountain bikers, day hikers and backpackers.
The animal habitats reach out along the eastern side of the nature center
over many acres between the Lakeside Trail and Lake Road with habitats
for bobcat, deer, raccoons, wolves, otters, birds and the herpetarium.
Bobcats are larger than a typical house cat, weighing in at 25 to 35
pounds, leading a solitary life and coming together only to mate. The animals are good climbers, spend many hours in trees and will find refuge
when threatened. The bobcats at Bays Mountain feed upon various meats
and treats of bones, mice, squirrels, and rabbits. Park officials say you better use your “wildlife eyes” and look hard to find these shy, secretive, and
well camouflaged creatures.
The Herpetarium has a spacious classroom as well as a facility for food
preparation for the various animal habitats in the park. In addition to reptiles and amphibians, Bays Mountain’s Herpetarium features America’s
only marsupial - Opossums. Peek through some of the openings in this
exhibit to catch a glimpse of these unique animals.
Raptor is just another word for birds of prey. Hawks, owls and falcons
all fall within this category and are some of the birds housed in the Bays
Mountain Park Raptor Center. Located on the far end of the animal habitats, near the wolf enclosure, the center was designed and built by volunteer staff who also maintain the facility and train the birds for raptor programs. The center now houses seven birds in two unique habitat structures
and includes an office/food preparation building.
River otters spend most of their lives in the water and are most active at
night. Bays Mountain’s otter habitat is used to rehabilitate otters that occasionally get hurt by people and the one that stay in the pool are deemed
un-releaseable by park officials and are kept at the park for their safety.
The habitat is located near Lily Pad Cove on the northern side of the nature
center. Visitors may also seen otters in the Bays Mountain Lake, TVA lakes
and the Holston River.
Turtle Cove is adjacent to the Herpetarium and provides habitat for various species of turtles. Turtles hibernate during the cold winter months until
spring, so visitors coming to the park during the winter may think Turtle
Cove is empty. However, the turtles are still there, though they have burrowed into the ground to hibernate.
The raccoon habitat is located between the Herpetarium and the deer
habitat and a has a number of the black-masked mammals. Raccoons are
mostly nocturnal, but sometimes venture out during the daytime. In the
winter raccoons have less food so they live off of their body fat and can
Kingsport Carousel
Everyone is a kid when they visit the Kingsport Carousel.
Located in the “Pal’s Roundhouse” adjacent to the Kingsport Farmers
Market in downtown, the carousel is a traditional carousel, complete with
32 wooden riding animals and two chariots. The animals include traditional
horses, and other creatures, such as otters, dog and cat, a dragon, unicorn
and princely frog.
A large organ plays historical carousel tunes, folks can buy shirts and
photographs in the nearby gift shop and – if you go during peak visiting
hours – you’ll likely see a room full of happy children.
And maybe some adults too.
This unique attraction to not only Kingsport, but the Tri-Cities began
more than eight years ago as a dream of the late Gale Joh, who grew up in
Binghamton, N.Y. — the “Carousel Capital of the World.” After Joh died in
2010, his widow, former Alderwoman Valerie Joh and local volunteer Reggie Martin headed up the project and continued to push it forward.
One of the first things that happened was the volunteers and carvers
organized into Engage Kingsport – a non-profit organization charged with
spearheading the carousel project, leading the carving effort and raising
the necessary money to fund the endeavor.
More than 300 volunteers and woodcarvers spent countless hours carving and painting animals, refurbishing the carousel frame and drafting
plans to open the carousel. The attraction opened in the summer of 2015
and since then more than 50,000 people have taken a ride around the
room.
The city of Kingsport is planning to establish a demonstration carving
studio in the second floor of the farmers market later this year, a space
where people can visit, meet the carvers and see firsthand the skill involved in creating the carousel.
The carousel is open Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Satursdays and Sundays. One dollar will get
you a ride.
For more information visit www.engagekingsport.com.
- By Matthew Lane
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Community Spotlights
KINGSPORT
Population: 48,205
Kingsport’s name comes from an early
boat yard located in the city when it was
first chartered back in 1917 known as
William King’s port.
Kingsport’s nickname, “The Model
City,” comes from either the city charter
setting up a city manager form of government or the city being professionally
planned.
Outdoor lovers will find plenty to do in Kingsport. Bays Mountain Park &
Planetarium offers barge rides, a nature center, hiking trails, zip lines and
other attractions. Warrior’s Path State Park, a 950 acre park, offers paddle
boats, disc golf, camping and a boundless playground.
Kingsport also offers great shopping and other attractions such as a
hand carved carousel and the Kingsport Aquatic Center.
BRISTOL
Population: 26,702 in Bristol, Tennessee and 17,835 in Bristol, Virginia.
Before it was dubbed the Twin Cities, Bristol Tennessee/Virginia was part
of a vast plantation owned by the Rev.
James King. When his son-in-law, Joseph Anderson, learned two railroads
would meet on the King land, he contracted 100 acres of the plantation. He
would builed a house on what is now the southwest corner of State Street
and Martin Luther King Blvd and would mark the beginning of Bristol.
Bristol was almost named Paradise. The name Bristol edged out Paradise by one point.
The city is home to Bristol Motor Speedway, one of NASCAR’s most
legendary tracks.
It is also called the “Birthplace of Country Music” after a music producer
came to the area looking for that hillbilly sound. A number of acts recorded
and started what is known as modern country music.
BLUFF CITY
Population: 1,733
The town went by many names before finally setting on Bluff City. It was
known as Choate’s Ford, then Middletown. Later it was known as Union,
Zollicoffer and Union again. It officially
became Bluff City on July 1, 1887.
During the Revolutionary War 400
Virginia militiamen crossed the Holston River and Choate’s Ford. The men
were on their way to muster at Sycamore Shoals. From there, the group
marched to King’s Mountain, a turning point during the war. Their path was
certified as the Over Mountain Victory Trail in 2007 and is a recognized
historical site.
Bluff City incorporates some of the area known as Piney Flats.
Piney Flats Industrial Park is home to Bell Helicopter, Aeronautical Accessories Inc., Daramic LLC, Aurora Hardwoods, Polymer Industrial Products, Lyon Roofing and other manufacturers.
Piney Flats Village, the orginial town, was designated as a Sullivan
County Historic District in 2009.
BLOUNTVILLE
Population: In 2010 Blountville had a
population of 3,074.
It is the county seat of Sullivan County. It
is the only county seat in Tennessee not be
an incorporate city or town.
Blountville was thought to have been the
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location of a longhunter fort and was part of approximately 600 acres of
land bought by James Brigham in 1782. Ten years later, Brigham gave 30
acres to Sullivan County to use as a County seat and to establish a hotel
nearby. Blountville was laid out and established as the county seat in 1795.
The town saw a fierce battle between Union and Confederate troops
during the Civil War. It is known as the Battle of Blountville. On the afternoon of September 22, 1863, a Union Army unit attacked Confederate
troops. The town was shelled and the courthouse burned, forcing Confederate soldiers to flee the town. Blountville is currently working on a Battle
of Blountville park.
In 2013, the Lucas Oil Pro MotoCross Championship was held at Muddy
Creek Raceway in Blountville. It was the first Pro MotoCross Championship held in the South in 15 years. The Pro MotoCross Championship
comes to the track every year.
-By Nick Shepherd
GATE CITY
Population: 2,034
Gate City is the county seat of
Scott County, Virginia.
It offers multiple festivals
throughout the year. Two of the
most popular is the Grillin’ at the
Gate music and bbq festival and
the Clinch Mountain Music festival, a summer concert series.
The county was named after General Winfield Scott, a Virginia native.
Daniel Boone commanded several forts in Scott County in 1774 during
Dunmore’s War.
JOHNSON CITY
Population: 65,813
The Council for Community
and Economic Research rated
the area as one of the top 10
most affordable cities in the
United States. In 2012, Johnson
City was ranked the 23rd most
affordable place to live, according to CNN Money.
Founded in 1856 by Henry Johnson as a railroad station called “Johnson’s Depot,” Johnson City became a major rail hub for the southeast, as
three railway lines crossed in the downtown area – the narrow gauge East
Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad (nicknamed “Tweetsie”),
the standard gauge Clinchfield Railroad and the Southern Railway (now
Norfolk Southern).
During the 1920s and the Prohibition era, Johnson City’s ties to the bootlegging activity of the Appalachian Mountains earned the city the nickname
of “Little Chicago.” Stories persist that the town was one of several distribution centers for Chicago gang boss Al Capone during Prohibition.
Mountain Dew soda originated here.
Noteworthy events include the Blue Plum Festival held downtown in
early June and the Umoja/Unity Festival in early August.
GRAY
The Gray community stretches
from the northern boundary of Washington County at Interstate 26, west
to Sulphur Springs, east to Blountville
and south to Boones Creek.
Orignially known as Gray Station
for the rural railway depot located
there at the turn of the last century,
a large portion of the community is
dominated by family farms, although
the steady development of subdivisions and other residential properties
has increased its population density significantly since the early 1990s.
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In addition to its I-26 corridor, Gray’s transportation arteries – Highway
36 and portions of Highway 75 toward the Tri-Cities Regional Airport –
have been annexed into the corporate boundaries of Johnson City and
feature a number of national chain and locally owned restaurants and retail
businesses.
Gray is best known for two cultural attractions, the annual Appalachian
Fair and the Miocene-era fossil site officially known as East Tennessee
State University & General Shale Natural History Museum Visitor Center
and Gray Fossil Site.
ERWIN
Population: 6,021
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, approximately 22 percent of Erwin’s population
was comprised of residents 65 years of
age and older.
According to the census, Erwin is 4.04
square miles with 1,510 people living
within each square mile.
“Murderous Mary,” a circus elephant that is said to have killed one of its
trainers in Kingsport, was hanged with a rail yard crane in Erwin in 1916.
Previously known as Vanderbilt, the town of Erwin, which was founded
in the 1870s, got its name due to a typo. In March 1879, the Legislature
changed the town’s name to Ervin in honor of David J.N. Ervin, who donated much of the land for the Unicoi County seat. But the local post office
name was changed from Vanderbilt to Erwin. This error was not corrected.
PINEY FLATS
JONESBOROUGH
Tennessee’s oldest town
was founded in 1779, 17
years before Tenenssee
came a state and while the
area was under the jurisdiction of North Carolina.
The annual National Storytelling Festival is the first
weekend in October drawing in thousands to Jonesborough as dozens
of celebrated storytellers, musicians and guest speakers descend on the
town to share their stories.
Thanks to the efforts of the Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee
and Southwest Virginia, visitors can stroll through history by participating
in historical walking tours.
Boone Street Market provides year-round access to the region’s locally
grown foods, which had previously only been available at the outdoor farmers market and through the private farmers.
The McKinney Cultural Arts Center at Booker T. Washington School
offers students of all ages the opportunity to enhance their artistic sides
through a variety of art-oriented classes.
The arts also live on through the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre, located in the heart of downtown. The theater offers year-round performances of all types of stage shows, including dramas, comedies and tragedies.
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Portions of Piney Flats are incorporated into Johnson City and Bluff City.
It was established as a community in
the 1780s at “The Forks” between the
Holston and Watauga rivers.
Growth came inthe 19th century with
the construction of a railroad depot and
the Wolfe Brothers Furniture Factory.
Piney Flats Village was established in 1854.
The village was officially designated as a Sullivan County Historic District in 2009. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
Tennessee Historical Commission marker placed in October 2014.
Mary Hughes School opened in 1897 as a four-room school. It was expanded in 1924, 1929 and again in 1930. A new building was added in
1942 with more expansion in 1949 and 1953. It is now a Sullivan County
school serving grades K-8.
The Rocky Mount Living Hisotry Museum, site of the Cobb-Massengill
Home, was built in the 18th century by William Cobb, one of Northeast
Tennessee’s early colonial settlers. It was the first territorial capital of the
Southwest Territory, which became the State of Tennessee in 1796.
Piney Flats Industrial Park is home to Bell Helicopter, Aeronautical Accessories Inc., Daramic LLC, Aurora Hardwoods, Polymer Industrial Products, Lyon Roofing and other manufacturers.
ELIZABETHTON
Population: 14,271
In 2000, the city’s population was
13,797, for a growth between 20002010 of 2.75 percent.
For 50 years, begining in 1926, Elizabethton was a world leader in the production of rayon.
Employment in the two rayon plants
reached a peak of 4,500 in 1939.
Elizabethton is named for Elizabeth MacLin Carter, the wife of Landon
Carter, for whom the county is named. They were among the leading citizens of the county during the late 18th century.
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BAYS MOUNTAIN PARK
Bays Mountain Park — one of Tennessee’s
top attractions — offers a diverse array of programs, activities and exhibits to the residents of
Kingsport and greater Tri-Cities region, hosting
more than 150,000 visitors each year.
The park opened in 1972 and over the years
has grown to 3,600 acres in size, making it one
of the largest city-owned parks in the country.
On any given day the park will serve a visiting
school’s educational needs, provide the perfect
backdrop and challenge for a quick hike, run
or mountain bike adventure, take visitors on a
virtual and realistic journey through space, and
also allow families to enjoy an outing in the great
outdoors.
Bays Mountain Park’s 36 miles of trails surround a man-made 44-acre lake, which serves
as the scenic centerpiece for the park. The trails
offer enthusiasts of all ages breathtaking scenery and natural mountain terrain; 20 miles of
trails are also approved for mountain biking offering a challenge for all levels of expertise and
experience.
The park includes a Nature Interpretive Center with exhibits on rocks and minerals, pond life,
insects and mammals, space exploration as well
as a cave for youngsters to play in and explore.
Housed within the center is the planetarium,
which in recent years received a major overhaul
and a new, state-of-the-art digital star projector,
allowing patrons to watch professional made
programs on space, the constellations, the night
sky and the solar system.
Other outdoor features of Bays Mountain Park
include the observatory, where folks can participate in the StarWatch program or enjoy a filtered
view of the sun for the SunWatch programs. The
Adventure Education and Team Building ropes
course has been one of the more popular additions to the park in recent years, where groups
can maneuver through a ropes course, three
wooden towers and finish up with a ride down
the zip line.
Featured in Bays Mountain Park’s habitats are white-tailed deer, several species
of snakes including copperheads and rattle
snakes, a bobcat, river otters, raccoons, birds of
prey such as a great-horned owl and red-tailed
hawk, and of course, the gray wolves.
Bays Mountain Park is also host to many
events, such as the annual Bays Mountain Trail
Race (a 15-mile test of endurance), Art on the
Mountain (a monthlong art show) and the Earth
Day Celebration. Other events such as musical
performances and plays have been held at the
park’s 400-seat amphitheater.
For more information go to www.baysmountain.com.
WARRIORS’ PATH STATE PARK
Warriors’ Path State Park is home to premier
boating and fishing activities, 12 miles of hiking
trails, an internationally-renowned mountain bike
trail system (a designated National Recreational
Trail), an award-winning nature education program and a nationally recognized golf course.
Named for the Great Cherokee War and Trading Path, the 950-acre park is located on the
shores of the Patrick Henry Reservoir on the
Holston River and brings in thousands of visitors
each year looking for outdoor recreation activities, a picnic with the family, a game of golf with
friends or a weekend of camping.
Warriors’ Path is the only Tennessee State
Park with a Boundless Playground - where children of all physical and mental abilities can play
together. Features of park include the Lions Narnia Braille Trail with eight sensory stations along
a quarter-mile that tell visitors the story of Aslan
of the Chronicles of Narnia, the Anderson Treehouse (a fully-accessible tree house) and the
Palmer Center Foundation Amphitheater which
can host audiences of up to 1,000 people.
In addition to the 12 miles of hiking trails, Warriors’ Path offers 8.5 miles of scenic and challenging mountain bike trails, as well as the lap
around Duck Island. If you’re not interested in
walking or biking, the park does offer two miles
of horseback riding for adult and pony rides for
children during the summer.
The park is a popular fishing hole for many
with catches including bass, crappie, Hybrid
Striped Bass, catfish and trout. And staying with
the water theme, patrons fill up the lake during
the warmer months in canoes, kayaks, fishing
boats and two-person paddle boats.
The Olympic-sized pool is available from Memorial Day through mid-August while the park’s
18-hole golf course is always a popular spot for
golfers of all skills. The par 72 course was designed by George Cobb and opened for play in
1972. The course includes a large practice facility complete with teeing ground, practice green
and practice bunker.
SYCAMORE SHOALS
ELIZABETHTON — When American colonists
first began settling beyond King George’s Proclamation Line of 1763, one of the major settlements was on the banks of the Watauga River
and the Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga became a focal point for the settlers of the region.
Many of the events in the first chapters of history books about Tennessee took place at Sycamore Shoals. These included the Transylvania
Purchase in 1775, the Cherokee attacks and
siege of Fort Caswell, and the gathering of the
Overmountain Men to march to Kings Mountain,
S.C. to meet the threat of British Major Patrick
Ferguson.
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These events are depicted in the state’s official outdoor drama, Liberty! Which is presented
at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area on the
last three weekends of July each year.
trail’s three-mile mark, next to an old quarry
owned by the Grindstaff family, two massive
projects alone made the former railroad line trail
even more picturesque than it was before.
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area was created to honor and preserve these historic moments of Tennessee history. In addition to protecting the historic grounds around the shoals,
the park also preserves the Carter Mansion,
which is located a few miles upstream. It was the
first frame house built in Tennessee and was the
home of John Carter and his son, Landon Carter.
The park’s latest acquisition is Sabine Hill, the
house built for Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Taylor after
his return from the War of 1812.
Headed by East Tennessee State University’s
Department of Geosciences professor Dr. Mick
Whitelaw last May, students took kayaks, skimmers, boons and more to the quarry’s waters to
help clean up the mess that had accumulated
there. Because it sits directly below a pavilion
that was funded and constructed with the help
of area Rotary clubs, it was paramount that this
section of the trail looks as pretty as can be, and
the Tweetsie Trail’s organizers have captured
that.
While the park was created to commemorate
and preserve some significant events in the
history of Tennessee, the park’s grounds have
also become a popular location for other annual
events, including a Native American Festival in
June and a Celtic Festival in October. The park
is located at 1651 W. Elk Ave.
And their hard work has paid off in a constant
flow of traffic and a never-ending stream of
Tweetsie Trail selfies and workout posts on social media sites by the users of the trail.
TWEETSIE TRAIL
Two-city Tweetsie Trail continues to produce
new amenities
The Tweetsie Trail officially opened in August
of 2014, some 18 months ago, but just because
it allowed runners, walkers and cyclists to navigate its 10-miles between Johnson City and Elizabethon, work was far from over.
In 2015 alone, the trail saw various projects
that improved the quality of its offerings. At the
Currently, Johnson City — the municipality
that owns the property from the Alabama Street
trail head in Johnson City to the Hatcher Lane
trail head on the opposite side in Elizabethton —
is sorting out the best way for the trails users to
be delivered to and from the nearby downtown
area. They want to see the trail improve the bottom lines of local businesses as much as they do
an increase in local public health.
Because the trail runs nearly directly through
the heart of downtown Elizabethton, they don’t
have the same issue as Johnson City and have
done well to bring the incoming recreational
types into the downtown businesses.
But don’t bet that the construction of new amenities along the trail will end. There are many
plans for more.
BUFFALO MOUNTAIN PARK
Johnson Citians don’t even have to leave
their hometown to enjoy some of the best hiking
around. Buffalo Mountain Park has been providing hikers memorable experiences since 1986,
even before it was owned by Johnson City.
The 725-acre park has been managed by the
Johnson City Parks & Recreation Department
since 1994 after the city obtained the land from
the U.S. Forest Service. It has steep and forested trails. Hiking and picnicking are the two main
activities.
The park’s trails include White Rock Trail (1.9
miles), Lone Oak Trail (1.81), Tip Top Trail (1.5),
Cascades Trail (1.0), Fork Knob Trail (.91), Tower Ridge Trail (.8), Fork Ridge Trail (.63), Hartsell
Hollow Trail (.37) and High Ridge Trail (.35).
Loops can be made by combining the trails into
longer hikes.
Tip Top is the highest point of the park, although most hikers enjoy the views from White
Rock Overlook. The famous views include
downtown Johnson City, nearby East Tennessee
State University and the surrounding mountains.
Autumn hikes are very popular as the leaves
begin their annual colorful transformation.
The park serves as a nature preserve, and
many species of wildflowers can be found along
the trails, as can all kinds of wildlife.
Dogs are allowed as long as they are on
leashes, and there is a parking area near the
trail head.
The park’s hours are 7 am. to sunset in the
summer and 9 a.m. to sunset in the winter.
Buffalo Mountain Park’s address is 570
Highridge Road, Johnson City, Tenn. It’s about
four miles away from ETSU.
FOUNDERS PARK
Three years ago, the Johnson City Commission approved the first of eight planned phases
of downtown flood mitigation when the $3 million, 5-acre Founders Park stormwater/park project won approval.
Today the eye-pleasing green space, complete with revamped and visitor-friendly Brush
Creek, greets visitors and residents as they enter downtown Johnson City from the west.
The watery greenway is a popular place to
take a casual stroll, admire sculptures placed by
the Public Arts Committee, enjoy musicians at
the park’s open-air pavilion or children flying a
kite on what now is known as “The Great Lawn.”
Residents and visitors can reserve the greenery, amphitheater or the entire park for a fee.
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Founders After Five was launched last year,
which takes place at the amphitheater. The program utilizes a pool of local acting, production
and marketing talent, as well as providing something not often seen in downtown Johnson City’s
outdoor public space.
The Pavilion at Founders Park moved the
Johnson City Farmers Market nearer the park,
and opened up a mounting number of downtown
event possibilities nearer downtown. The city
also is preparing an addition to Founders Park
off State of Franklin that will provide additional
parking for events and serve as an aesthetic
connection between Founders Park and East
Tennessee State University.
A new plaza will have displays and sculptures
and the city plans to build build a 10-foot-wide,
roughly 200-foot-long walkway that leads from
the plaza and runs between Brush Creek and
State of Franklin toward Church Brothers Family
Fun Store.
For information about event rentals, go to
www.jcdevelopment.org or call (423) 928-2988.
WINGED DEER PARK
On many summer nights, there is a bevy of
activity emanating from Winged Deer Park.
Sometimes it’s the glow of the lights humming
over the heated competition of a softball tournament -- sometimes fast-pitch and other times
the less-stringent slow-pitch vareity. Action is
overseen from the scorer’s tower which has a
bird’s-eye view of four of the park’s five full-sized
softball fields.
There’s plenty more to offer the residents of
Johnson City, including batting cages that can be
used for different levels of speed for honing the
skills of baseball players -- or slow-pitch offerings for softball.
Also, people can take a walk through the forest for an 18-hole battle with the disc golf course.
Other offerings include three lighted softball
fields, concession buildings, a half-mile walking
track, and paved fitness trails that wind through
the forested section of the park.
Down at the lake, enthusiasts can take advantage of two sand volleyball courts, a picnic shelter, public boating access, green space, a lighted
handicap-accessible boardwalk, amphitheater,
and a festival plaza multi-use area.
And there’s more with the park’s historical
features: Robert Young Cabin (one of Johnson
City’s oldest dwellings), Massengil Monument,
and the James H. Quillen Historical Tree Arboretum.
Johnson City’s Winged Deer Park was established in 1991, and is a 200-acre facility.
The area was previously owned as a farm by
the J. Norton Arney family. Arney was a car dealer in the area, and he also trained show horses
in the area. The farm was used primarily to grow
hay, and there were several large stables on the
lakefront portion of the property.
In 1985, the city of Johnson City purchased
the property, converting the original Arney family
farmhouse for the offices of the Parks and Recreation department.
Park hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the summer, and 7 a.m. to sunset in the winter. The administrative office at the park is open Monday
through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ROCKY FORK STATE PARK
Designated Tennessee’s 55th State Park
in October 2012, Rocky Fork State Park is
2,036-acres of scenic wilderness located in the
southern ridges of Unicoi County, approximately
30 miles from Johnson City and 10 miles from
Erwin.
The park is accessible from the Flag Pond Exit
of Interstate 26 via Rocky Fork Road, a narrow,
one lane, paved road with pull-offs along the
side. A small, unpaved parking area is available
inside the park gate but its space is so limited the
state recommends carpooling and asks guests
to be careful not to block the gate.
Sustainable recreation opportunities and infrastructure for Rocky Fork are still in the planning
stages. Future amenities will include a visitor
center and gift shop, picnic pavilions, a ranger
station, campgrounds, and a hiking, mountain
biking and horseback riding trail system with access to the Appalachian Trail.
The state Department of Transportation hopes
to complete a one-mile paved access road into
the park by early next year.
Located in the pristine Rocky Fork watershed, the park’s, rugged terrain features numerous cool mountain streams including the park’s
namesake, Rocky Fork Creek. With its large
moss covered boulders, deep pools and eddies,
the cold, swift flowing creek is known for its miles
of excellent trout fishing.
The park is bordered on three sides by the
Cherokee National Forest and laced by many
miles of abandoned and unmarked logging
roads. The Appalachian Trail and the Sampson Mountain Wilderness Area are also located
nearby.
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