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Taylor Childress tossed a seven-inning three-hitter, striking out eight and walking one to pitch John Battle to a 6-1 Ripken Experience victory over Skowhegan (Maine) in Pigeon Forge. Lela Byrd hit a seventh inning two-run home run and also struck out 11, scattered seven hits and walked just one to lead Elizabethton to a 5-2 Upper Lakes Conference win at Sullivan East...Abingdon and Wise County Central dropped non-conference baseball games on Saturday. 

Former Honaker High School, University of Virginia and Pittsburgh Steelers standout Heath Miller will be inducted into the Mountain Empire Chapter of the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame during induction ceremonies on Saturday in Johnson City, Tennessee...In other local news, a pair of King University athletes received Conference Carolinas honors...April 27 is the deadline for Pappy Thompson Award nominations...The inaugural season for the Blue Ridge Bobcats comes to an end on Saturday. 

From the Book of Ecclesiastes to George Shearing and the Ray Charles Singers, folks have been reminding us "There's nothing new under the sun." That was my take when I started this column; many of the "latest" travel scam warnings could be from decades ago – timeshare buy-out scams, ingenious ways pickpockets try to distract you while grabbing your wallet, forcing you to buy a worthless trinket. And many more are the usual suspects of internet and smartphone scams that have been around almost as long as the internet and smartphones and can get you no matter where you are. But a few are recent enough to warrant a mention in the at least "sorta new" group.

Helsinki and Tallinn are two great capitals in Northern Europe. Just 50 miles and a two-hour ferry ride apart, these two cities – facing each other across the Baltic Sea from their respective countries of Finland and Estonia – are not only neighbors, but soul sisters.

Six years after she won critical acclaim for her debut novel “If You Leave Me Now,” Crystal Hana Kim has published her second book “The Stone Home” (William Morrow). The novel centers on a homeless mother and daughter who, in the 1980s, are sent to live in a South Korean reformatory center designed to break down their will to survive. While the book is dark and conveys desperation, it also highlights hope and the power of resilience. Currently on a book tour (https://crystalhanakim.com/events/), Kim spoke with us about her travels and how they are a part of her writing process.

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