The Tomahawk

6 days ago | thetomahawk.com | Bryan Stevens

I’m thinking that most people have probably heard of a “gaggle” of geese or a “murder” of crows as a way to describe a flock of these particular birds. Warblers also have their collective names. A flock of warblers is often referred to as a bouquet, a confusion, a fall, a cord or a wrench of warblers, according to the Birdorable Blog. I personally like “wrench” of warblers.

1 week ago | thetomahawk.com | Thomas Sherrill

A part of U.S. 321 could be opening in weeks while another is still on track for a Labor Day week reopening. Hurricane Helene in late September 2024 washed out two sections of U.S. 321 near Watauga Lake. One runs from Greggs Branch Road to Burningtown Road in Johnson County. The second closure is a few hundred yards down 321 from the Burningtown Road intersection, which includes the bridge that is being rebuilt in the Elk Mills community. This section of the road is in Carter County.

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 | Thomas Sherrill

Heavy rain late Friday led to minor flooding at Heritage Hall and the postponement of the final performance of a local play. The Saturday, May 3, finale of “101 Dalmatians,” put on by the Johnson County Young Artists, will take place this Friday, May 9. “We experienced some flooding that caused us to be concerned about safety,” Heritage Hall said in a statement provided to The Tomahawk. “The cause has been identified and is being fixed.

1 week ago | thetomahawk.com | Thomas Sherrill

Around 100 people met the night of Monday, May 5, at Local's Deli to voice their opposition to a proposed Bitcoin mine. People filled up all the chairs, with many standings and crowding in as the 6 p.m. meeting began. Since the April 24 Mountain City Planning Commission meeting, Mountain City and Johnson County residents have vehemently campaigned against the proposal by Nevada-based CleanSpark to build a Bitcoin data center in Mountain City.