Christmas carols playing, the scent of baked goods and wall to wall crafts; the Elizabethton Parks and Recreation Center was packed full on Nov. 8-9 during the city’s annual arts and crafts fair. The Elizabethton Women’s Club hosts the arts and crafts fair, and the event is used as a fundraiser to fund their other […]
The Milligan College cyclocross team competed in a meet at East Tennessee State University on Nov 10. For the top ten male finishers of the race, there were two Buffs from team A. The men’s B team lone racer finished third. On the ladies team A race, out of the top four finishers, two of […]
Nov. 8-10 the inaugural film festival took place in downtown Johnson City. Current students Taylor Williams, Travis Kyker and 2019 Milligan graduate Erin Donovan had their films featured in the festival. Freshman Travis Kyker’s film “The Richest Man in the Wood” was selected for the festival. Senior Taylor Williams had two films, “Lady Umbrella” and […]
The Milligan Men’s basketball team suffered a tough loss Wednesday, Nov. 6 to Bluefield College. The game was the Buffaloes’ home opener and their first Appalachian Athletic Conference game. Red shirt senior, Tyler Nichols led the Buffs in scoring with 23 points. Senior Desean Green had 15 points. Green also had the most assists with […]
Last week on campus, four SFP events took place the week of Nov. 4-8, offering a total of six extra SFP credits. The first event of the week was on Tuesday. A lecture took place in SUB 7 and was hosted by psychology professor Lori Mills, and theology and philosophy professor Phillip Kennesson. The event […]
One of Milligan’s sister schools, Cincinnati Christian University, announced that they would be closing their doors at the end of the fall 2019 semester. On Oct. 29, Milligan released information about a “teach-out” agreement to assist CCU students. CCU announced the closing of their campus on Oct. 28 due to possible loss of their accreditation […]
The town of Erwin, Tennessee now has a new place to eat! The Garden Basket, a bakery/eatery opened on Nov. 1. The bakery is owned and run by Heather Higgins and her daughter Kirsten Phillips, who is a senior at Milligan. According to Phillips, they came up with the name, The Garden Basket, because they […]
The Langston Center, formerly known as Langston High School, is reopening its doors to the public on Nov. 17. The project was spearheaded by Langston Education & Arts Development (LEAD). LEAD was founded by alumni of Langston High School, and according to their website, they are “committed to providing responsive educational and multi-cultural opportunities designed […]
Milligan’s archives are the place to go for students or alumni in need of old records or various Milligan-related things. The archives are kept under lock and key in the basement of the library in between the music and art books. “The main thing that archives do is collect and preserve anything that has historical […]
The Milligan College Orchestra, led by music professor Dr. Kellie Brown, performed a concert titled “A Musical Zoo.” The concert was held in the Mary B. Martin Auditorium in Seeger chapel on Nov. 2. Every year, on the first weekend of November, Milligan College’s Orchestra holds a concert, and this year’s was “A Musical Zoo.” […]