JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Four local high school bands will compete at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) on Saturday in the Ballad Health East Tennessee Regional Championship.

Twenty-two high school bands from eight states will compete in the championship. Among those are four Tri-Cities region bands.

Dobyns-Bennett High School, Elizabethton High School, Lakeway Christian Academy and Science Hill High School will compete against bands from Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Georgia, Kentucky and Oklahoma.

The Bands of America Ballad Health East Tennessee Regional Championship, presented by Yamaha, will be held in the Ballad Health Athletic Center (formerly known as the Mini Dome) on ETSU's campus.

The first round of competitive performances begins at 8:4

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