Johnson County News

Career fairs are typically held in high school and college for those anticipating graduation.

It was a night full of debate at last week's county commission meeting. Lasting more than two hours, the board discussed several ongoing issues that drew a varied crowd of supporters and speakers from the audience.

Torrential rains hit this area this past Sunday as the region received up to four inches of rain in approximately three hours.

It is an evening in late May when I am writing this column and it has rained very hard during the past three or four hours.

The Doe Mountain Recreation Authority held their first county meeting at the Johnson County Crewette building last Tuesday.

Mountain City Mayor Lawrence Keeble had a grocery list of issues to discuss at last week's city council meeting, starting with a reminder that there will be a Memorial Day Service held at Ralph Stout Park on May 27th.

The Doe Mountain Recreation Authority held their first county meeting at the Johnson County Crewette building last Tuesday.

Mountain City Mayor Lawrence Keeble had a grocery list of issues to discuss at last week's city council meeting, starting with a reminder that there will be a Memorial Day Service held at Ralph Stout Park on May 27th.

The American Civil War began with shots fired on Fort Sumter, a federal fort located in Charleston, South Carolina.

On Friday, May 3 legislators and citizens came together for breakfast at the Johnson County Health Department in Mountain City.

What is ignored among polite company in our county is the unfortunate abundance of poverty.

On May 4, Johnson County High School put on its second annual student arts show.

Janet Mahala wants visitors to her small produce stand in Laurel Bloomery to find something they might not be able to find in Mountain City and Damascus.

MOUNTAIN CITY - Academically, Daniel Helm could have been a fit anywhere. On the baseball diamond, Milligan College was the perfect place for the Johnson County standout.

Linda Morefield announced this week that she is ending her tenure as Johnson County Clerk and Master after 27 years in the office; six years as Deputy Clerk and Master and 21 years as Clerk and Master.

Tim Keene was recently found guilty by a jury trial of four counts of improper influence of grand jurors and was sentenced on April 23rd.

Representatives from the Johnson County Humane Society were present at last week's county commission meeting to express their continued desire to see the county establish and implement its own animal control.