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Where Can I Get Vaccinated? All Northeast Tennessee counties are now vaccinating all adults 16 and older. To schedule a vaccine appointment, visit bit.ly/2ZVJS8c. Local health departments (not including Sullivan County) are also accommodating walk-ins Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Sullivan County Regional Health Department is vaccinating people at Whitetop Creek Park Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. The Sullivan County site will offer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine until Friday, after which it will switch to J...

A more transmissible variant of the novel coronavirus is now widespread in Northeast Tennessee and is fueling new cases and hospitalizations across the region, Ballad Health officials said Wednesday. “Today, I think we’re seeing that we do have a fair amount of spread (of the B.1.1.7 variant) in the region,” said Ballad Chief Operating Officer Eric Deaton. “B.1.1.7 has overtaken the original strain of COVID-19 in the region, and really now the B.1.1.7 strain is the dominant strain that we’re seeing.” The B.1.1.7 variant was first identified in the United Kingdom ...

COVID-19 has dominated the day-to-day activities of staff at Ballad Health facilities, but it hasn’t been the only focus of health leaders over the past year. In March, Ballad launched the Niswonger Children’s Network, a roughly $60 million investment designed to improve the quality of care for children in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. The expansion will include a two-story addition to the Niswonger Children’s Hospital in Johnson City. Moody’s Investor Services recently upgraded Ballad Health’s credit rating from Baa1 to A3, which the system said is the ...

, Staff Writer The Black Keys breathe new life into “Crawling Kingsnake,” a classic country-style blues song popularized by John Lee Hooker. The duo dropped the song on April 15th, along with the announcement of their tenth studio album, Delta Kream. In an interview, singer and guitarist Dan Auerbach said the album was inspired by the Mississippi hill country sound. It’s the same musical tradition that he and drummer Patrick Carney first bonded over. Delta Kream will feature covers of songs by blues legends like David Kimbrough, R. L. Burnside, and others. The Black Keys’ spin on �...

Artist: The Black Keys From: Ohio Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have just announced a blue inspired album, that will be coming out May 14th. “Delta Kream” pays tribute to the blues masters, like R.L. Burnside, and Fred McDowell. However, Auerbach says that in some cases they were “flying by the seat of [their] pants” as many wrong lyrics have been passed down through generations. Musicians that joined them to record the album include organ player Ray Jacildo, bassist Eric Deaton, percussionist Sam Bacco, and guitarist Kenny Brown. This new song they’ve released was originally reco...