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A frisky mayor, smallpox at the county jail and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

A hop at the Piedmont, creating the Smoky Mountains National Park, Little Lost Lecia and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

Paying for your newspaper with produce, help refolding maps needed and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

The news according to Uncle Fullers brother, Barter Players in Elizabethton and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

The news according to Uncle Fullers brother, Barter Players in Elizabethton and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

John B. Deakins Jr. is retiring on May 31 after a 39-year career with the Washington County Highway Department, 30 of which he has served as the county’s appointed road

Electric lights are the talk of the town, a still bust on Walnut Mountain and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

Moonshiners clash with police, a safe stolen and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

This is a hectic time of the year for garbage collectors. Along with the discarded boxes, wrappings and bows from Christmas Day, sanitation crews must deal with with all the live Christmas trees set outside for disposal. Charles Baines, the director of Washington County’s Solid Waste Department, said the two weeks following Christmas are “extremely busy” at the county’s five convenience centers/recycling locations. Those sites are open to all citizens of Washington County, i...