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Former state lawmaker Charles Allen has known Vance Cheek Sr. for almost his entire life, growing up next door to his family and later working with Cheek Sr. in the
A name change for Haynes, a polio vaccine and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.
May 14, 1869: The Union Flag reported, âIn this place on the 11th inst., Mrs. Dennis, aged 35 yrs. Daughter of Dr. J.C. Cossen, deceased.â As used here, âinstâ, was a term used to mean âIn the same monthâ, so this meant that Mrs. Dennis had passed away on May 11, 1869. The Union Flag was a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way at the time. May 14, 1903: The Chattanooga News, with a Johnson City dateline, reported on a near-riot in Johnson City. âJohnson City has had a narrow escape from a serious riot. The trouble originated in a fi...