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Mountain City, Tennessee 3768375 centsWednesday, August 28, 2019 Vol. 145 No. 35www.thetomahawk.com

Meet the Locals ..................A2Education/Agriculture .........A3Court Report .......................A4Community Calendar .........A5Health .................................A6Obituaries ...........................A7

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By Bethany Anderson FREELANCE WRITER

Mountain City’s local Pack 9 is planning an event for Veterans Day weekend to honor veterans and to invite others to join scouts.

They are planning a local over-night campout to take place Satur-day, November 9 through Sunday morning, November 10. During the evening and throughout the night, scouts will be conducting flag retirement ceremonies to retire tattered or damaged flags properly. Also planned is an outdoor church service for the morning of the 10th, to close out the event.

T h e scouts are m e e t i n g w i t h t h e t o w n o f Mountain City Board of Alder-m a n a t their next meeting to settle on an appropriate l o c a t i o n . They will be request-ing the i r first loca-tion choice, which is the area near the Veterans Memorial at Ralph Stout Park, but they have an alter-nate location in mind in case that is not deemed suitable. That meeting will take place on Tuesday, Septem-ber 3 at 6:30 pm at City Hall.

The scouts are working with local veterans organizations to make the event both appropriate and memorable for all. They hope to honor our nation’s flag and our

Local scouts to honor veterans

By Bethany AndersonFREELANCE WRITER

The Town of Mountain City Board of Alderman held a public Work Session, during which the

board unanimously approved two package store applications.

Alderman, Bob Morrison at their previous meeting on August 6, requested the work session so that the board may more thoroughly re-

view the applications and proposed locations.

The two applications considered were from Johnson County local, Tom Stanley, and Florida native Robert Blackwell.

Stanley’s proposed location is a building on South Shady Street in Mountain City that formerly housed a skating rink.

Blackwell’s proposed location

Package Store permits approved UPDATE:MOUNTAIN CITY BOARD OF ALDERMAN DOE MOUNTAIN

RECREATION AUTHORITY

See ABC Page A8

Longhorns open with a thriller

Johnson County High School Longhorns varsity football team takes the newly renovated field in front of a large crowd inside Paul McEwen Stadium in Mountain City last Friday during its season opener against Sullivan East. Keeping the excitement and momentum in high gear, the

Horns walked away with a 14-13 victory and a much-needed boost for the 2019-2020 fall season. Photo by Joey Icenhour

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By Tamas MondovicsEDITOR

The anticipation of a great turnout

for the 94th Annual Old Time Fid-dlers’ Convention was not without merit as organizers prepared to welcome music lovers from near and far.

While the weather threatened to put a dent into the plans, it was not enough to deter the crowd of over 500 festival attendees that filled the campground at the Old Mill Music Park in Laurel Bloomery, TN, last weekend.

“This year was once again a suc-cess,” said Amanda Poteat about the event scheduled Friday, August 23 and Saturday, 24, 2019.

Competition categories again included Band, Fiddle, Twin Fiddle, Banjo, Autoharp, Mandolin, Bass Fiddle, Dulcimer, Guitar, Folk Song, Vocal Duet, Harmonica,

Annual Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention draws large crowd

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Adult Dance, Youth Dance, Youth Band, Youth Fiddle, Youth Banjo, and Youth Guitar.

Poteat thanked the members of the 2nd District Fire Department Explorers Program for provided food during the two-day event.

Band1st Place: Ole Time Serenaders2nd Place: Gap Civil3rd Place: Slate Mountain

Ramblers

Fiddle1st Place: Adrian Shepherd-Powell2nd Place: Emily Schaad3rd Place: Asa Nelson

Twin Fiddle1st Place: Joe McDuff and

Willow Dillon2nd Place: Cody Bauer and

Deb Shebish3rd Place: Chloe Pennington and

Peyton Gentry

Banjo1st Place: Hanna Traynham2nd Place: Trish Fore3rd Place: Marsha Todd

Musicians swap songs and stories Saturday as they enjoy the 94th Annual Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention in Laurel Bloomery TN. East

Tennessee has long been a land of deep musical traditions. Nearly 100 years ago, in 1925, the famous Mountain City Fiddler’s Convention

attracted an enormous crowd including dozens of musicians skilled in southern Appalachian fiddling. Submitted photoSee Fiddlers’ Page A4

Local Boy Scout Pack 9 is planning an event for Verter-ans Day weekend.

The event will include a campout

and flag retiring ceremony.

Submitted photo.

By Katie Lamb, FREELANCE WRITER

A Sunset hearing has been

scheduled before the Joint Gov-ernment Operations Committee in Nashville, for the Tennessee Legislature to review the per-formance of the Doe Mountain Recreation Authority (DMRA).

Scheduled for Tuesday, Sep-tember 17, 2019, the Committee will in part decide whether to continue the Authority beyond June 30, 2020.

“The mission of the DMRA is to transform Doe Mountain into a safe, fun, family-oriented outdoor recreational destination that promotes local economic development while conserving

Future of Doe Mountain Rec. Authority

in question

See DMRA Page A8

See Scouts’ Page A4