Senator Mckellar News Today

The Congressional battle royal over Henry Wallace almost drowned out the scuffle over the appointment of long, lanky Aubrey Williams as Rural Electrification Administrator. But…

Diphtheria in the country, City Halls makeup, roses cause a power outage and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

Damming the Watauga, a bacon bat, a senators acute gastric upset and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

A senator with food poisoning, kidnappers found guilty, an executive on campus and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

Miners needed, conversing with Venusians, an open invitation to visit Eastmans wastewater treatment plant and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

By Ray Hill As 1945 came to a close, the Second World War had been won by the Allied nations. Adolf Hitler had shot himself in his underground bunker as the Red Army overran his capital of Berlin. Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator, had been executed by his own people and strung up by his heels at a filling station, along with the bodies of his mistress and several compatriots where their corpses were abused by angry citizens. The Japanese Empire had crumbled with President Harry Truman’s...

By Ray Hill The fascination with royal families is hardly new.  I well remember just how many people were caught up in the wedding of Prince Charles to Diana Spencer.  Like every capital of a civilized country, Washington, D.C. has a vibrant social life and the visit of King George VI and his queen, Elizabeth, to the United States captivated much of the country.    Those folks who have watched The Crown on Netflix realize their daughter is Queen Elizabeth II. The invitation to visit Americ...