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A fun time at the embroidery circle, war in Europe, the county's first Sessions Court judge dies and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

Jim Pate was born in Johnson City, TN to Clifton and Lena Pate (nee Peterson). When he was 9 years-old, Jim’s family moved to suburban Philadelphia, but the Tennessee mountains

Jose Lopez, a local veteran, knows what it feels like to be in the throes of addiction. “I was addicted to almost everything there was to do, and I wanted to stop but I had no clue how,” he said. Lopez is from a small Tennessee town where he said there was little else to do besides “do drugs and make babies.” He moved away in an effort to regain control of his life and ended up in Johnson City, discovering an opportunity to receive rehabilitation through the VA. “It was one of the best decisions I ever made,” he said. “I got treatment for substance abuse and...