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Local venue grows field of sunflowers for festival
The Sunflower Festival in downtown Mountain City is the year's highlight for many in Johnson County. The annual event collaborates with vendors, musicians, artisans, and talent in a community yearly celebration of all things sunflower. The event seems to get better every year, and after winning the coveted Pinnacle Award,...
Carter County Sheriff: Body found near Butler in Johnson County after search
A spokesperson for the Carter County sheriff’s office said midday Saturday, Johnson County deputies found human remains in the Butler community. The remains were sent for a forensic examination and identification in Johnson City. A spokesperson said the remains were found Saturday afternoon as part of a joint search between the Johnson and Carter County sheriff’s offices and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Carter County Sheriff Mike Fraley said the investigation is ongoing, and more details would be released when available.
3 dead after plane that left Johnson County crashes in NC
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WJHL) — Three people are dead after a plane that left from Johnson County crashed in McDowell County, North Carolina on Sunday night. McDowell County Emergency Management issued a press release shortly before 9:30 a.m. Monday stating crews were on the scene of a plane crash near Brackett Town Road in Dysartsville. […]
Airport manager, aviation company respond to fatal Rutherford County plane crash
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Dave Garris, the Johnson County Airport manager in Mountain City, Tennessee, knew the pilot of the Cessna 182 plane that crashed near the McDowell/Rutherford County line. The pilot, along with two passengers on board, died in the crash. The plane, owned by Air Star...
Human remains found in Johnson County
A search operation recovered human remains on Saturday. According to Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Shawn Brown, the remains were recovered in the Butler Community of Johnson County. “The remains have been sent to the William L. Jenkins Forensic Center in Johnson Coty for identification and a forensic examination,” Chief Deputy Brown said. Saturday’s […] The post Human remains found in Johnson County appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Plane departing Johnson County Airport goes down, kills three aboard
An aircraft owned by a South Carolina company crashed in neighboring North Carolina killing all three persons aboard. According to preliminary reports from the National Transportation Safety Board, the plane departed the Johnson County Airport in Mountain City, Tennessee just before 8:30 p.m. Sunday night and then went off radar screens 28 minutes later.
Pup in good hands
Another awesome job from the Johnson County Sheriff's Department. Thank you, Stephen Bunn, for stepping up and making sure this stray pup has a safe place to lay his head tonight. He was found on Ackerson Creek Road in Laurel Bloomery, TN. Proof of ownership is required to claim. PLEASE PUT ID COLLARS ON YOUR ANIMALS.
Human remains found in Johnson County
BUTLER, Tenn. (WCYB) — Johnson County deputies found human remains in the Butler community on Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the Carter County Sheriff's Office. Johnson County chief sheriff's deputy Shawn Brown said in a release that the remains were sent for a forensic examination and identification in Johnson City.
CCSO: Search recovers human remains in Butler, missing man’s family believe it to be him
BUTLER, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Carter County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) said human remains were discovered in the Butler community of Johnson County on Saturday. A news release from the CCSO said a joint search Saturday by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, the CCSO, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the William L. Jenkins Forensic Center and […]
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