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12/15/2025

Honaker Elementary in Russell County, Virginia is collecting food to help local families in need. You can help out by dropping off your canned foods and non-perishable donations between 8:30AM and 2:30PM at Honaker Elementary School!

12/14/2025

💛🙏 Tough news — Michael Sweet has revealed he’s been diagnosed with Papillary thyroid cancer. He says the biopsy from 11/17 came back malignant, but the good news: it’s considered slow-growing and his doctors are optimistic.
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He’s getting scans and surgery planned soon, but he also says the band is still on track to record their next album on Dec. 28. After that, he’ll have the cancerous nodule removed.
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He told fans he’s sorry if he’s seemed “off” vocally lately — now he knows why. But he ended it with hope, saying he plans to fight this and be ready to hit the road again in 2026.
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👉 Show some love, send good vibes, and follow the story if you want.
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/stryper-michael-sweet-cancer/

More on Michael Sweet’s diagnosis

Stryper frontman Michael Sweet revealed his cancer diagnosis in a message to fans.

12/14/2025

🎸🔥 Big rock news! Triumph is hitting the road again — their first full-on tour in over 30 years. The founding trio (Rik Emmett, Mike Levine & Gil Moore) sat down with UCR to talk about how this all came together — and why now felt like the right time.

Expect a full-on nostalgia ride + modern energy as they re-ignite the Rock & Roll Machine.

👉 Check out the full story here:

Rik Emmett, Mike Levine and Gil Moore spoke with UCR to talk about how the upcoming Triumph reunion came together.

12/13/2025

🎛️⚠️ Heads up, rock fans: Alan Parsons says scam artists have been uploading FAKE songs — labeled under his name — to streaming services. He warns those tracks have nothing to do with him and urges listeners to double-check what they stream.

Want the full story behind the “impostor tracks”? 👇

Alan Parsons was the victim of online impersonators who posted fake material to streaming services in December 2025.

12/13/2025

🕯️ Rock family hearts are heavy tonight. Sharon Osbourne has shared what she says were Ozzy’s final words — unfiltered, honest, and full of emotion. If you’ve ever loved the raw honesty of rock, this one hits hard.

Read the full tribute and see the final words here 👇

The singer died of a heart attack in July at the age of 76.

12/13/2025

TRADITIONS FADING AWAY

OKAY… WHICH TRADITION ARE YOU NOT READY TO LOSE?

People are talking about American traditions that might be fading out —
class reunions…
trick-or-treating…
Black Friday madness…
even Christmas cards.

So let’s settle it.

Which tradition stays forever…
and which one can quietly ride off into the sunset?

👇 SOUND OFF 👇

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12/12/2025

🙏🎙️ Big update from rock royalty: Gene Simmons just issued a humble apology for controversial comments about Ace Frehley. Fans are talking — this one hits deep.

Read the full apology and see what’s being said 👇

The Kiss star sparked controversy with comments about his former bandmate's recent death.

12/12/2025

The walk-through/drive-through experience of the Church Circle Living Nativity will be THIS Sunday, December 14th from 6p-8p!!

Located at Church Circle Kingsport, TN

12/12/2025

🎄 THE WEEKEND SET LIST
📅 Dec 12–15
Tri-Cities & Mountain Empire
The Tri-Cities is glowing with Christmas parades, holiday music, family traditions, and festive fun all weekend long — here’s everything happening around the region so you don’t miss a thing. 🎄✨
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✨ PARADES & HOLIDAY TRADITIONS

• Elizabethton Christmas Parade
Saturday | 6 PM
Downtown Elizabethton
Theme: Stories of Christmas

• Jonesborough Christmas Parade
Saturday | 6 PM
Downtown Jonesborough

• Blountville Ruritan Christmas Parade
Saturday | 2 PM
Downtown Blountville

• Kingsport Living Nativity
Sunday | 6–8 PM
Church Circle, Downtown Kingsport
Drive-through or walk-through experience with live animals

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🎶 MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS

• Mountain Empire Children’s Choral Academy Christmas Concert
Saturday | 7 PM
First Presbyterian Church, Johnson City
Free concert

• Johnson City Symphony Orchestra – “The Nutcracker”
Sunday | 3 PM
Seeger Chapel, Milligan University

• Bristol Ballet – “The Nutcracker”
Friday | 7:30 PM
Saturday | Noon & 5:30 PM
Paramount Bristol

• Symphony of the Mountains Brass Quartet Christmas Concert
Friday | 5:30 PM
Centennial Park, Downtown Kingsport

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🎅 FAMILY & COMMUNITY EVENTS

• Journey Through Bethlehem
Friday–Sunday | 6–8:30 PM
Park at Fall Branch School
Outdoor, self-paced live walk-through experience

• Christmas at Covered Bridge Park
Saturday | 3–5 PM
Covered Bridge Park, Elizabethton
Ice skating, hot chocolate, Santa & Mrs. Claus

• Santa’s Christmas Village
Saturday | 11 AM–3 PM
Downtown Jonesborough
Crafts, kids’ activities, games and more

🎄 MORE TO EXPLORE

• Visions of Christmas at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site
Holiday décor, history, and heritage celebrations
(Check site for exact weekend hours)

• Holiday Markets & Craft Events
Multiple pop-up Christmas markets happening across the region
(Check local Facebook events for times & locations)

12/12/2025

Tune in for the NOON POWER HOUR weekdays at 12p brought to you by Diamond Exchange of Kingsport!!

12/12/2025

We know you love the best decade of all time!!!🎸Catch the 80's at 8 every week day at 8AM and every Sunday at 8PM!

12/12/2025

FLORIDA… YOU NEVER DISAPPOINT. 🐔⚡
Deputies say things got wild when an argument turned into someone throwing a piece of chicken at another woman — and yes, that part is actually in the arrest report.

The situation escalated, a kitchen knife entered the scene, and officers ended up making an aggravated-battery arrest.

Just another headline from the Sunshine State keeping the rest of us entertained.

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