The News & Neighbor

Events in November 2018

  • Inaugural Shop With a Cop Superhero 5K set for Nov. 10

    Category: General Inaugural Shop With a Cop Superhero 5K set for Nov. 10

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    November 10, 2018 – November 11, 2018

    The inaugural Shop With a Cop Superhero 5K and Family Fun Run is set for Nov. 10, and this event is not to be missed by big or little caped crusaders! Your mission: to save the day for children in need. All proceeds from the race will go toward the Johnson City Police Department’s Shop With a Cop event, set for Dec. 13. Area children, selected from the Johnson City School System, are treated to dinner before a Police escort takes them to Walmart for a shopping spree. Each child’s family receives a food box, and if there are siblings in the home, they receive gifts as well.

    Registration for the Shop With a Cop 5K and Family Fun Run is now under way at http://thegoosechase.org/shop-with-a-cop-5k/. Participants may register for the 5K event or the 1-mile Family Fun Run. Online registration will close at 9p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8. Early registrants (by Oct. 26) are guaranteed a T-shirt. Early registration for each event is $25 per entrant and $15 for participants 10 and under. Late registration (Nov. 9) is $30 per entrant and $20 for participants 10 and under.

    Packet pick-up will be held on Saturday, Nov. 10, 7:30-8:30 a.m. near the start/finish line located on East Tennessee State University’s campus near The Quad, which is outside of Brooks Gym.

    Event management for the inaugural Shop With a Cop Superhero 5K and Family Fun Run is provided by The Goose Chase.

  • Christmas in Olde Jonesborough

    Category: General Christmas in Olde Jonesborough

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    November 24, 2018

    The Christmas in Olde Jonesborough series will kick off with Whoville on Saturday, November 24 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. complete with the Grinch and other characters. Dress as your favorite Whoville character and get a “grinch treat”. Activities, movies and popcorn will be located throughout town. Then at 6 p.m., we welcome you to join us as we officially kick off the Christmas season with the Lighting of the Tree. Music and Storytelling will lead up to the official lighting of the Spruce beside the Washington County Courthouse in downtown. Also on Saturday, support local businesses by shopping local for Small Business Saturday in downtown Jonesborough and enjoy extended shopping hours from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.

    Each Saturday will offer a variety of events from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. along with music, storytelling and extended holiday shopping hours in Tennessee’s Oldest Town. Santa will also be on site at the downtown Courthouse each Saturday for pictures and visits with children. Be sure to bring your letters to Santa and drop them off in the mailbox by December 15th and receive a reply from the jolly old man himself. The Christmas Market will be available on the Plaza of the International Storytelling Center featuring handmade crafts, jewelry and holiday items. Free gift wrapping will also be offered on any purchases made in Downtown Jonesborough during the Saturday events.

    Visit jbochristmas.com for more information.