Mountain City News

Richard Shane Mabe, wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred earlier last week that left 40-year-old Jackie Harless of Mountain City and 40-year-old Michael Laird also of Mountain City, at Johnson City Medical Center being treated for gunshot wounds, has been apprehended by Johnson County Police.

Johnson County Sheriff Mike Reece released more information about the chase that ended in the arrest of two men, one of whom was wanted by the TBI in connection to a double shooting early this week.

Richard Shane Mabe and two other unidentified suspects have been apprehended by law enforcement officials after allegedly stealing a car at Silver Lake Market off of Highway 91 in Mountain City.

At approximately 3:20 a.m. Chattanooga Police responded to a shooting at 1103 Arlington Ave. where they found the victim, Kibwe Din Parks, suffering from several gunshot wounds to the head.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation removed the latest fugitive added to the state's Top 10 Most Wanted list after he was captured Thursday morning in Mountain City.

Once, in a time long ago when America was much younger and times were much simpler than they are today, a form of music existed known as barbershop.

The Johnson County Community Foundation , an Affiliate Fund of East Tennessee Foundation , announces the recipients of the 2013 Johnson County Community Foundation Grants Program.

Richard Mabe, the suspect in a Monday morning double shooting in Johnson County, has been added to the TBI's Top Ten Most Wanted list.

Richard Shane Mabe, the man suspected of shooting two people in Mountain City early Monday morning, was added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Top Ten Most Wanted List Wednesday after authorities searched for him for two full days.

Dr. Donald Tarr accepts an award on behalf of his wife, Carole, Mary Sturdivant and himself from outgoing Chamber President Tom Reece.

Continuing from last week's column, it became evident that although creating and sustaining public schools for the education of Tennessee's citizens had many setbacks , Johnson County was one of the earliest counties in the state to levy taxes to enhance opportunities for children to get an education.

Sheriff Mike Reece tells News 5 the incident happened around 2:30 a.m on Divide Road, or Old State Route 91, that runs between Damascus and Mountain City.

First place was on the line in Johnson County Little League play on Saturday with the Dodgers and Dawgs trying to settle the score.

The Johnson County Farmers Market is open for business and heading into its fifth season.

According to a press release from the Johnson County's Sheriff's office, multiple arrests for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine were made on May 28, 2013.

In the early days of what is now Johnson County, there was little interest in education.

The Johnson County Humane Society held a very significant monthly board meeting last week in Butler to discuss the future of their Pet Adoption Center .

The sidewalks of Main Street in Mountain City lined with the red, white, and blue and the smell of barbeque wafting through the warm breeze is an annual sign of the approaching summer.

In last week's column I wrote a bit about the green bean enterprise in Johnson County and having been involved in the labor aspect of that once thriving enterprise, I remember a great deal about it.

The tennis pipeline from Mountain City to Milligan College continues. The latest addition to the men's program is recent Johnson County graduate Timmy Bellamy.