Dixie Barbeque News Today

When Alan Howell, who died Dec. 30 at 72, announced that he would close his beloved Dixie Barbeque restaurant in Johnson City, it was not because he wanted to. He

Alan Howell, a well-known local restauranteur who had a fondness for “The Andy Griffith Show,” politics and sailing, died on Dec. 30 at the age of 72.

I have crossed the river to lie down in the cool grass. I’ll find my way to Fiddler’s Green and maybe ride the Golden Wind.