Nov 267 min read
Covered Bridge marks 142 years of flood-resistent community service
By Ophelia Thornton | Shortly before the Doe River reaches its confluence with the Watauga River, it flows under what is arguably Upper ...
Nov 2611 min read
Celebrating 40 years: ETSU’s Center of Excellence for Appalachian Studies and Services
During the early 1980s, Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander was promoting a plan for increasing the quality of public education in the state...
Nov 264 min read
Book of essays pays homage to Now & Then magazine, Appalachian Studies
By Ophelia Thornton | As East Tennessee State University’s Center for Appalachian Studies and Services celebrates its 40th year, one of ...
Nov 267 min read
Celebrating North Carolina’s Duke of Earls
By Donna Davis | One hundred years ago, a baby was born who was instrumental in putting Shelby, North Carolina, on the map. What Elvis ...
Nov 2616 min read
A short story by Daniel Roop
By Daniel Roop | Dusk, and the sassafras tea had just come to a boil when Elsie said, “I never understood why you wouldn’t let us spend ...
Nov 269 min read
ETSU continues winning, supportive tradition during IBMA World of Bluegrass Conference
By Mark Rutledge | While students and alumni of Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music Studies at East Tennessee State University were ...
Nov 265 min read
Sticks, Work & Time
By Shara Lange | In 2013, internationally renowned artist Patrick Dougherty came to East Tennessee State University’s campus and worked ...
Nov 268 min read
Lyric Essays by Rose McLarney
Lyric Essays draw on poetic literary devices, including imagery, music, word play, compression, and extended metaphors.
Nov 2612 min read
Poetry by Pauletta Hansel, Sylvia Woods, Diana Day, Matt Prater, and James Long
Welcome friends and fellow travelers to a full serving at the Poets’ Table, Samhain Edition. Here in Johnson City, Tennessee, we have...