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05/25/2026

05/20/2026

WETS-FM 89.5 is heading into its Spring Fundraiser with a new twist: the more listeners give, the more the station gives back.

05/19/2026

"On April 30, 2026, King Charles III stood in the ancient Blue Ridge Mountains of Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and did something that no British monarch had ever done before on American soil, and the reason why he chose that particular place, on that particular final afternoon, is a story so geological, so personal and so staggeringly beautiful that it makes everything else about the visit feel like a prologue. Just two days earlier, standing before a joint meeting of Congress in Washington DC, the King had delivered a line that silenced the chamber before bringing it to its feet. He told the assembled lawmakers of both parties that millennia before either of their nations existed, before any border was drawn upon any map, the mountains of Scotland and the mountains of Appalachia were one, a single, continuous range forged in the ancient collision of continents, separated only when the land that would become Britain and the land that would become America slowly, over hundreds of millions of years, drifted apart. And then, on the final afternoon of his State Visit, he came to those mountains himself and unveiled two commemorative stones marking a brand new formal partnership between Shenandoah National Park and the Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands, two landscapes that share the same prehistoric origin, the same ancient rock, the same geological memory of a world before countries, before kings, before any of the politics and ceremony that had filled the previous four days. Shenandoah itself was established in 1926 by Act of Congress, opened to the public in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and its oldest rocks were formed over one billion years ago. The King has championed environmental conservation for more than fifty years, long before it was fashionable, long before the world caught up with what he was saying. Standing in those mountains, he was not just a visiting monarch closing out a State Visit. He was a man coming home to something older than every border ever drawn between his country and this one, and the mountains, one billion years old and utterly indifferent to the passage of kings, received him in silence and in splendour.

05/13/2026

Happy Wednesday:)

05/04/2026

56 years ago today.

04/21/2026

Rita Forrester has made the difficult decision to step down as Executive Director of the Carter Family Fold. She has served in this position for over twenty years, faithfully keeping her mother Janette’s promise to her own father, A.P. Carter, to keep his music alive. Rita does not take this decision lightly, but she needs to focus on her health and raising her granddaughter. She will continue in her position as a member of the Carter Fold’s Board of Directors.

We want to say a tremendous THANK YOU to Rita for all the years of hard work and dedication she has given to keep this wonderful music venue alive, without ever being paid a cent. She is a pillar of the Hiltons community who will continue to honor the Carter Family legacy in all she does.

That being said, the Carter Fold will now begin searching for the right person to fill the Executive Director position. Look on our social media for details on applying in a follow-up post.

03/26/2026

Lucky dogs!

Two local rescue dogs, abandoned in Johnson County, now part of a very familiar family!

Here’s how it happened.

The wonderful Rescue DOG & End of Life Sanctuary in Mountain City, TN took in the pair of black lab mixes and were able to get them transported to a Delaware rescue.

Well — they were adopted together by the Biden family!

“As you can see the pup on the right is staying true to Johnson County, TN character and will not sit still for the photo shoot, ready to run and play,” said Melissa Gentry, the founder of RDEOLS. “Are we excited about this adoption? Yes, but we are just as excited when our local folks adopt, like Quint Reece across the street. To us, a great home is a great home! We are thrilled for these two pups who were once abandoned on the mountain. We always tell each one, "make us proud" .. these two sure did. God speed, sweet babies!”






📷: Shared with permission

02/13/2026

🙏 Beautiful Final Day of Our Journey to Washington, DC – Day 109 (2/11/2026)

Today was a beautiful day as we concluded our journey to Washington, D.C. It was a time of joy for the venerable monks, for Aloka, for our entire team, and for everyone who joined and walked with us—both in person and in spirit.

After 109 days and 2,300 miles, we stood together at the Lincoln Memorial, hearts full of gratitude, surrounded by thousands of souls who have believed in peace, supported this mission, and walked this path with us.

In this photo, Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara carries Aloka up in front of the gathering—a beautiful moment of love, peace, and completion shared with everyone present.

We are so deeply thankful for all the support we have received along the way. Every welcome, every smile, every offering, every prayer, and every step you took with us brought us to this beautiful moment of completion today.

This journey would not have been possible without you. Thank you for believing in peace. Thank you for walking with us. Thank you for making this dream a reality.

Today, we celebrate not just the completion of a journey, but the beginning of peace continuing to bloom in all our hearts.

May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace. 🙏