Voices of the Archive: Rufus Houston and Rick Newell

Voices of the Archive: Rufus Houston and Rick Newell

From StoryTown Radio by StoryTown Radio, Anne G'Fellers-Mason

January 12, 2026 · 23 min · Season 7 · Episode 1

About this episode

This episode features Rufus Houston and Rick Newell discussing their experiences volunteering at a local food pantry in Jonesborough.

In January's episode of Voices of the Archive, we'll be hearing from Rufus Houston and Rick Newell, two Jonesborough residents who volunteer with JAMA, Jonesbroough's local food pantry. In this episode, we'll hear how Rufus and Rick found Jonesborough, as well as their expiriences volunteering at the pantry. Visit JAMA's Facebook Page to learn more about Jonesborough's local food pantry: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064754196619 Voices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From apple butter to ghost encounters, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia. StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these…

People in this episode

Guests: Rufus Houston, Rick Newell

Topics covered

  • volunteering
  • food pantry
  • local community
  • personal stories

Keywords

  • Jonesborough
  • JAMA
  • Appalachia
  • community service

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Jonesborough, Jonesbroough, East Tennessee, Appalachia, Tennessee

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