Lily Russell

1 week ago | thetomahawk.com | Lily Russell |Thomas Sherrill

After a month of dispute between the mid-summer Sunflower Festival and the Town of Mountain City, the Sunflower Festival's spokesperson announced at Tuesday night's Mountain City Council meeting they're leaving downtown. Renee Proffitt of the Mountain City Sunflower Festival briefly spoke to the council during a jam-packed council meeting, saying the festival will be at Johnson County High School, moving away from downtown Mountain City.

1 week ago | thetomahawk.com | Lily Russell |Thomas Sherrill

After a month of dispute between the mid-summer Sunflower Festival and the Town of Mountain City, the Sunflower Festival's spokesperson announced at Tuesday night's Mountain City Council meeting they're leaving downtown. Renee Proffitt of the Mountain City Sunflower Festival briefly spoke to the council during a jam-packed council meeting, saying the festival will be at Johnson County High School, moving away from downtown Mountain City.

1 month ago | thetomahawk.com | Lily Russell |Thomas Sherrill

For the second straight month, a Johnson County Schools' Board of Education member resigned at the start of the meeting. After the moment of silence and Pledge of Allegiance began the Tuesday, April 15, board meeting at Johnson County High School, Gary Matheson interrupted to read his resignation. Matheson said he's tried to serve the taxpayers to the best of his ability since his first election in 2018 "by being honest in my decisions.

1 month ago | thetomahawk.com | Lily Russell |Thomas Sherrill

For the second straight month, a Johnson County Schools' Board of Education member resigned at the start of the meeting after speaking about what they feel were "shady deals" and corruption."After the moment of silence and Pledge of Allegiance began the Tuesday, April 15, board meeting at Johnson County High School, Gary Matheson interrupted to read his resignation. Following Matheson's statement, he collected his belongings and left.