Daily editionSaturday, September 19th, 2026
Good morning, Johnson City.
The Daily Johnson City Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 19th of September.
Culture
PORTRAIT SHOP offers free real-time portrait sketches at the Library today (10 a.m. to 12 p.m.) with extra sessions on Wed., Sept. 23 and Sat., Sept. 26.
Visitors receive an original drawing while the Library keeps a copy on its Galleria wall to record our community faces.
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Sports
NASCAR drivers Chase Elliott and Bubba Wallace visited Food City in Blountville on Friday, signing autographs for fans ahead of the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol — a moment that built local excitement for the upcoming race weekend.
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