The first-ever Art Struck Festival took place on Sept. 28 at Founder’s Park in Downtown Johnson City. The festival was organized and hosted by Johnson City Public Art.  The event featured local musicians, artists and activities.  Musical and theatrical displays took place throughout the day at the entrance to the park.  Performers included: Roxanne McDaniel […]

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On Sept. 24 ladies gathered in Hart Hall to attend the first meeting of Breaking Bread. The new bible study is led by junior nursing major, Ana Upchurch and sophomore biology major, Emily Harper. Breaking Bread meets on Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. in Upchurch and Harper’s suite.  “We both went to the Bread of […]

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A group of about 40 students and faculty gathered on Derthick lawn Friday night for a prayer walk around Milligan’s campus. The event was organized by Apostolos, Res Life and Vespers. A prayer walk gives those in attendance the chance to go around campus and pray over specific places and things. It also acts as […]

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The much-anticipated reopening of The Johnson City Crossing Chick-fil-A has finally arrived. The renovated Chick-fil-A reopened its doors Monday, Sept. 30, and the response from the community was, as expected, outstanding. The Chick-fil-A had been closed since April 13 while undergoing renovations.  The restaurant was originally supposed to reopen on Sept. 19, but because of […]

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The Milligan College cross country men’s and women’s teams ran in the Queens City Invite at McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday, Sept. 27. Both the men and lady Buffs finished second as a team in the overall standings.  The men of Milligan’s cross country team ran their first eight-kilometer race this […]

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History was made Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, as the Milligan College cross country team hosted their first-ever home meet since its reinstatement. This dual meet with Tennessee Wesleyan University consisted of the women racing 3,200 meters and the men racing three miles on the “M” Loop and parts of the soccer field.  “We needed a […]

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College students and adults gathered at Olson’s Martial Arts Academy in downtown Johnson City for a self-defense class on Sept. 20. The class was hosted for free by a few of the instructors and volunteers of the academy.  The main instructor for the seminar was Amanda Olson, who has been training in martial arts for […]

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Rush Day 2019 saw new clubs and familiar faces filling spaces along the sidewalks at the Mary Sword Commons. Rush day is a chance for clubs and local businesses to promote themselves to the students of Milligan College.  The event took place from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., and each of the first 300 students […]

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Monday, Sept. 16, Milligan’s brand new Esports team won their first match against Baylor University. Jared Timmons, Jesse Timmons and John Hockema made up the Hearthstone Team that defeated Baylor 3-0.  Hearthstone is an online card game consisting of three players on each team. Each team brings four decks into the game, but each team […]

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