Brian Squirek News Today

ELIZABETHTON — In unofficial results, there were no surprises in Carter County voting on Tuesday, where 41.9% of the voters turned out despite almost no contested local races.

Election results are in for the Johnson City Board of Education, with two incumbents and two former members preparing to take their seats on the board following an unprecedented election.

Questions and answers for the Johnson City school board race

On Wednesday night, the Johnson City Press and the League of Women’s Voters of Northeast Tennessee hosted a forum Wednesday night for Johnson City Schools Board of Education election candidates

The structured forums feature the candidates for Johnson City’s municipal office that appear on the Nov. 8 ballot.

The first forum will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday with candidates for the Board of Education. A forum with City Commission candidates will follow at 7 p.m.

When Michelle Treece ran for the Johnson City Board of Education in 2018, she intended to serve just one term.

Seven candidates for the Johnson City Board of Education have qualified for the August primary, which will be the district’s first partisan school board race.

Candidates for Johnson City Board of Education were among the first to pick up qualifying petitions on Monday for the Aug. 4 election.

Candidates for Johnson City Board of Education were among the first to pick up qualifying petitions on Monday for the Aug. 4 election.