
Brandon Smith
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
House builder, local politician, once & future reporter. Caused what the USDOJ called its largest-ever civil rights investigation. He/they. Signal: 740-505-0038
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3 weeks ago |
johnsoncitypress.com | Brandon Smith
The Unicoi County Commission met to consider the county's operating budget for the fiscal year 2026 and to place it in a newspaper, approving the measure in a 9–0 vote Monday. The most notable change in the budget from the previous fiscal year is a significant drop of federal money in the general fund, with a decrease of $1,450,593 to $22,464, an expected difference in the wake of the Hurricane Helene flooding event of Sept. 27.
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1 month ago |
johnsoncitypress.com | Brandon Smith
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1 month ago |
timesnews.net | Brandon Smith
A nationwide search for an artist — or team of artists — is underway. Johnson City is currently accepting request for qualifications submissions for the commission of a sculptural fountain that will be placed in a retention pond within the upcoming Cherokee Stormwater Basin park. Artists over the age of 18 residing in the United States with previous public sculpture experience can send their qualifications to the city and have until June 13 at 4 p.m. to do so.
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1 month ago |
johnsoncitypress.com | Brandon Smith
A packed house voiced concerns to the Johnson City Commission late last week regarding the potential for data centers — specifically Bitcoin mining operations — in city limits. Dozens of people attended the meeting in opposition to a text amendment on the issue, telling commissioners that they were unhappy with zoning changes being made as it relates to industrial districts.
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1 month ago |
johnsoncitypress.com | Brandon Smith
The high school graduation ceremony for David Crockett High School has been postponed until 3 p.m. Sunday, Washington County School Board Member Gregg Huddlestone said. The ceremony, being held at East Tennessee State University, was to take place in the minidome on campus at 1 p.m. Saturday. A power outage hit the campus Saturday afternoon. Huddlestone said someone was “digging and cut into the main electrical line” at about 12 p.m.“We dismissed the students at 3:00.
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