Mountain City News

"I love my work," said landscaper Vonnie Smith. "The whole reason I got into this business is because flowers make people happy.

Governor Phil Bredesen joined state and local leaders including City Mayor Kevin Parsons, Alderman Willis Walker and Lt.

On Thursday evening the Johnson County Board of Commissioners adopted a budget for 2008-2009 in excess of $29 million without a property tax increase, but later passed a resolution to place a local option sales ...

I grew up in rural Johnson County in an area that is now known as Swift Hollow and I remember the two country stores that served that particular community when I was young.

One of Johnson County's most popular eateries caught fire on Sunday, August 17th, forcing the business to close indefinitely, if not permanently.

Dolly Parton needs YOU!, Gibson County. The East Tennessee icon's Imagination Library has fallen on rocky times in Gibson County.

I was today trying to imagine what it was like during Mountain City's railroad days.

A 30-year career of law enforcement service, an unsung hero, deployment of the 776th National Guard, and beer sales were the main topics at the regular meeting of the Mountain City Board of Mayor and Aldermen ...

Verizon Wireless announced that it spent over $78 million to enhance voice and data services and coverage throughout Tennessee in the first six months of 2008.

The head football coach for Johnson County high school was arrested Thursday, July 24, on charges of driving under the influence and a violation of implied consent.

Going to "town" was a big deal for me when I was a youngster growing up on a small farm in the Dewey Community of Johnson County.

Going to "town" was a big deal for me when I was a youngster growing up on a small farm in the Dewey Community of Johnson County.

Bob Tuke U.S. Senate Democratic Contender Tuke is a Nashville attorney and former chairman of the state Democratic party.

Bob Tuke U.S. Senate Democratic Contender Tuke is a Nashville attorney and former chairman of the state Democratic party.

It's not everyday someone gets arrested for photographing a cop. But that's apparently what happened in Mountain City in Northeast Tennessee.

The sunflower swivels its head to track the sun's progress across the sky, and the sun rises in a slightly different place every day.

It's not everyday someone gets arrested for photographing a cop. But that's apparently what happened in Mountain City in Northeast Tennessee.

Last month Scott Conover was driving on Highway 421 in Mountain City, Tennessee, when he saw a Johnson County sheriff's deputy, Starling McCloud, on the side of the road near a Mustang he had just pulled over.

With school still in summer recess and classes for a new school year set to begin next month, the Johnson County Board of Education met in regular session on July 10th in the conference room at the Johnson ...

On Saturday, July 26 at 7:30, as a culminating event for the Mountain City Sunflower/Sunrise festival, the Living Legends, a group of celebrity impersonators, will be presenting a concert at Heritage Hall.