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Mountain City Sunflower Festival returns this weekend
MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – An award-winning festival makes its return to Mountain City this weekend. The Mountain City Sunflower Festival, which recently won the Pinnacle Award for Event of the Year, is happening on Saturday, July 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Renee Proffit and Ashtin Rhymer joined Good Morning Tri-Cities with all […]
Ashe County Schools announces Employees of the Year
ASHE COUNTY — The Ashe County Board of Education and Ashe County Schools congratulates its 2023-2024 Employees of the Year district winners. Among those recognized were Lindsey Williams, Principal of the Year; Jim Ashley, Teacher of the Year; Andy Cerillo, Rookie of the Year; Mandy Keziah, Supervisory Support Staff Employee of the Year; and Tim Walton, Classified Employee of the Year. Lindsey Williams, Principal of Ashe County Early College High School, has 18 years of education experience, having spent 16 of those in Ashe County....
Valle Crucis Conference Center opens new trail to Crab Orchard Falls
VALLE CRUCIS — The Valle Crucis Conference Center has announced a new trail leading to Crab Orchard Falls at the Valle Crucis Conference Center. The new trailhead is approximately 50 feet from the existing trailhead, and adds a quarter-mile to the distance between the VCCC main campus and Crab Orchard Falls. The new trail provides a gentler slope up the mountain, as well as more sustainable surfacing and more opportunity for native plants to flourish near the trail. ...
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