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Updated Sat Oct 31, 2026 · AM
After the first freeze and a week of clear, cold nights, fall color should peak this week across most of Johnson County.
Read at The Tomahawk →Ballad Health named Leon Bass, MD, chief medical officer of Johnson County Community Hospital, Franklin Woods Community Hospital and Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
Read at The Tomahawk →Forty-five Senior Center members shared a picnic at the Johnson County Airport and took flights — many for the first time.
Read at The Tomahawk →A Dolly Parton scarecrow took first place and the people’s choice award in Mountain City’s Scarecrows on Main; the Johnson County FFA was second and Longhorn football third.
Read at The Tomahawk →Mountain City’s Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny a rezoning request for a proposed data center after nearly a dozen residents spoke against it.
Read at WJHL 11 →The U.S. Commerce Department awarded Mountain City $22.5 million from its disaster supplemental grant program for wastewater upgrades to support industrial growth after Helene.
Read at WCYB 5 →Headlines from local outlets · hand-checked Oct 28, 2026. Outlet or takedown requests: [email protected].