Soft tissue injuries are some of the most common car accident injuries, but many people tend to think of them as “just run-of-the-mill soreness.” A soft tissue injury is any damage done to the body’s soft tissues, like muscles, fascia, tendons, and ligaments. Injuries including bruises, contusions, stretched muscles, facial injuries, stretched and torn ligaments, and sprains are all associated with soft tissues. Unfortunately, these injuries are not only painful, but they can be long-lasting.

🎉🐾 You're Invited to a Barn Party! 🐾🎉

Mark your calendars for June 20 and join us at the Appalachian K9 Training Center for a Barn Party benefiting the Union County Humane Society!

Come enjoy a fun evening filled with great food, good company, and plenty of opportunities to support the homeless animals in our community. Every dollar raised helps provide shelter, medical care, vaccinations, spay/neuter services, and loving second chances for the dogs and cats who depend on us.

Shower trailer, hygiene kits, clean clothing, and information on resources to those struggling will be available for free.

Free Breakfast Saturday June 13 8:00 am.

Saturday, May 30, began as a dark, damp, dreary, drizzly day, but it was dry under the roof at the Farmers’ Market! Several families arrived at the same time I did, and we were greeted by upbeat music and the Union County Line Dancers. Dancers were grapevining and pivoting in unison, and they were fun to watch. Line dancing requires executing synchronized, choreographed steps together, and these ladies got it down!

(The Heritage Culinary Center in Union County’s Heritage Park on Durham Drive is comprised of a Culinary Teaching Kitchen and a standard Commercial Kitchen. The building was constructed by Union County. The county leases a portion to the non-profit Union County TN Farmers Market. The Farmers Market operates the Heritage Culinary Center). Patrick Hurley and Shirlee Grabko

(All our Veterans have different backgrounds, different lives, and different stories. The one thing that they have in common is their service to our country. Some served 2 years, some 4, while others made a career of the military. Many Veterans saw battle or supported troops in battle; others spent a good deal of their service in one place. There are Veterans from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard, and now, the Space Force.)

By Steve Roark
Volunteer Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

If you've ever picked up an old board or a rock that's been lying on the ground a while, you've no doubt found pillbugs, which live in moist, dark places. They are also known as sowbugs or rollie poley bugs but are called Isopods by the science guys.

Cyn Taylor has joined the ranks of local authors who once called — or still call — Halls Crossroads home. Taylor is now featured on one of the museum’s special section shelves alongside a number of her writing peers.
Chris Vandergriff, the unofficial mayor of Halls, along with the board members of the Halls Crossroads Historical Museum, are taking their roles as curators seriously. The museum is filled to the brim with memories of days gone by along with newer additions such as the local authors’ shelf — a fitting tribute to the creative voices rooted in this community.

My daughter Sara loved “sea animals” when she was a little girl. Naturally, we would take her to Sea World when we visited family in Florida. Both the whale and dolphin shows each had “Soak Zones.” In there areas, you were guaranteed to get soaked in cold water. In fact, there were many people who sat in the zones with large pieces of plastic to keep them dry. Recently, my house had its own zone.