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The 26th annual Umoja Festival is making its return to downtown Johnson City this Saturday.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The UMOJA “Unity in the Community” festival is back for a 26th year on Sept. 9 at King Commons Park. The event will feature vendors, a kids zone, a parade and a slate of music heavy on jazz and R&B, co-chair Angelitti Bradley said on Tuesday. “We have a lot […]

The 2023 Candy Land Christmas trees will go on sale beginning Friday at 9 a.m.

TRI-CITIES, Tenn./Va. (WJHL) — After a soggy week, the weather is finally clearing up for a warm, summer weekend in the Tri-Cities. Below are weekend events happening around the Tri-Cities from Friday, June 23 to Sunday, June 25. Battle of the Badges Blood Drive The Bristol, Tennessee and Bristol, Virginia fire/police departments are teaming against […]

TRI-CITIES, Tenn./Va. (WJHL) — From Fridays after 5, fishing for free in Tennessee and a Fiddlers’ Convention, there’s plenty planned for the Tri-Cities this weekend. Below are events happening on Friday, June 9 through Sunday, June 11. Fridays after 5 Florencia & The Feeling will perform at the first Fridays after 5 in King Commons […]

TRI-CITIES, Tenn./Va. (WJHL) — From the Blue Plum Festival in Johnson City to National Trail Day activities planned in Kingsport, News Channel 11 has completed a list of events happening in and around the Tri-Cities from Friday, June 2 to Sunday, June 4. Blue Plum Festival The 2023 Blue Plum Festival will take place in […]

The Milwaukee Public Library is ready to start a new chapter, with the Martin Luther King branch officially closed. This is only temporary, though, as a new King Library is being constructed and is expected to open late in 2024.

Temporary branch to open to the public May 22

The Blue Plum Organization announced a location change for the 2023 festival coming in June, moving from Founders Park to King Commons Park.

Two women worked Tuesday to remove ornaments from a Christmas tree at King Commons Park. Sponsors of the 160 trees that were on display in King Commons and Founders Park