Press & Media
Resources for TV, radio, newspaper, and digital news teams covering the Tri-Cities.
Boilerplate
TriCitiesTNGuide.com is a free regional hub for events, things to do, yard-sale route planning, newcomer resources, and the searchable TriCities Helps community resource guide — serving Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol, and surrounding Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia communities. The site is free for the public to use. Event listings and basic business accounts are free; paid options are available for featured placement and enhanced directory profiles. Learn more at tricitiestnguide.com.
Quick Facts
Free vs. Paid (for accurate reporting)
- Always free: browsing the site, searching events, city guides, TriCities Helps, yard-sale route planner, newcomer guide, and submitting community events.
- Free-tier business accounts: any business, church, or organization can register for a basic listing and manage their profile at no cost.
- Paid options: featured event placement, category sponsorship, enhanced directory profiles, newsletter sponsorship, and similar upgrades — see advertising for current rates.
Story Angles
- This Weekend — curated picks across the region (/this-weekend)
- TriCities Helps — printable community resource PDF turned into a searchable web directory (/helps)
- Yard-sale route planner — Saturday shoppers map multi-stop routes (/events/garage-sales)
- Newcomer guide — utilities, hospitals, TV stations, first-week essentials (/newcomers)
- City guides — dedicated pages for Rogersville, Mountain City, Jonesborough, and more
- Free event listings — how churches, schools, and community groups get on the calendar (/submit)
Key Links for On-Air / Print
| Homepage | tricitiestnguide.com |
| This Weekend | tricitiestnguide.com/this-weekend |
| Submit an event | tricitiestnguide.com/submit |
| TriCities Helps | tricitiestnguide.com/helps |
| Printable QR cards | tricitiestnguide.com/promo |
| Visiting / tourism hub | tricitiestnguide.com/visiting |
| RSS feeds | Full feed directory — All events, Yard sales, Things to do, Restaurants, by category |
Embed Widget
Stations and newspapers can embed upcoming events on their site:
<div id="tctng-events"></div>
<script src="https://tricitiestnguide.com/embed/widget.js" data-target="tctng-events"></script>Downloads
- Screencast shot list & production guide (PDF) — B-roll and screen-capture clip ideas for TV/web producers
Suggested Release (copy/paste)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TriCitiesTNGuide.com is a free regional platform for events, things to do, yard-sale route planning, newcomer resources, and the searchable TriCities Helps community resource guide — serving Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol, and surrounding Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia communities.
The site is free for the public. Event listings are free, and any business can open a free-tier account with a basic directory profile. Featured placement and premium listings are paid options for businesses that want greater visibility.
Learn more at tricitiestnguide.com or the press page at tricitiestnguide.com/press.
Media contact: Avery Parker · averyjparker@gmail.com
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