Greg Johnson writes with a worldview shaped by an Appalachian heritage, a global perspective from ministry work in Russia, Kenya and the Caribbean, an eye on economics from years in the financial services industry and a foundation in his faith.
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Greg Johnson: Granting of licenses latest round in liquor squabble
Published 12/19/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 14 comments
Liquor is flowing in Pigeon Forge — for now. But the story of booze sales in the Sevier County tourist town took a couple of staggering steps since last week, with election workers alleging voting irregularities and an associate of ...
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Greg Johnson: Puzzling vote counts aren't uncommon
Published 12/12/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 9 comments
Add mystery to the uncertainty of Pigeon Forge's liquor-by-the-drink referendum, and the Nov. 6 results become more puzzling.
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Greg Johnson: Liquor by drink debate not drying up in Pigeon Forge
Published 12/5/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 17 comments
This week's buzz on booze in Pigeon Forge:
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Greg Johnson: Referendum vote serves up a shot of uncertainty
Published 11/28/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 5 comments
The incredibly uncertain results of Pigeon Forge's referendum on liquor by the drink appear "incurably uncertain" to John S. Reid, Jr., a Sevierville resident who filed a formal complaint after the Nov. 6 vote.
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Greg Johnson: Pigeon Forge liquor vote raises suspicions
Published 11/21/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 4 comments
It is almost a Tennessee tradition that at least one election per cycle is contested, and odds are the vote approving liquor by the drink in Pigeon Forge is on its way to contest. A lawsuit could be filed as ...
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Greg Johnson: Election Day results pretty hard to swallow
Published 11/14/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 10 comments
First came the Great Recession, those awful years of agony that saw home prices drop, construction come to a standstill and businesses left to wonder if good times would ever return.
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Greg Johnson: Can temperance be toppled in Pigeon Forge?
Published 10/31/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 6 comments
'For the third time in four years, Pigeon Forge voters will vote next week on liquor by the drink. Residents of the tourist town rejected mixed drinks in restaurants on both previous occasions.
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Greg Johnson: This fall, more than the foliage is red
Published 10/24/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 3 comments
Autumn brings passels of leaf-peepers to Sevier County, drawn by Mother Nature's spectacular pointillism painted across the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. But this time of year also causes a fiscally conscious columnist a couple of gray days.
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Greg Johnson: Phil Roe says Joe Biden in VP debate lacked vision
Published 10/17/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 4 comments
U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, R-Johnson City, undoubtedly had his eyes turned toward Hempstead, N.Y., last night and the campus of Hofstra University for the presidential debate between President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney.
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Greg Johnson: Ex-director still believes in United Way of Sevier County
Published 10/10/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 1 comment
Faced with replacing its executive director, the United Way of Sevier County last month decided instead to close its doors, leaving the entire community wondering what went wrong.
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Greg Johnson: A Sevier County take on tonight's debate
Published 10/3/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 1 comment
Political season is in full swing, and even casual observers will likely glance toward Denver tonight when President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney meet for the first of three debates. Since no new episodes of "Here Comes Honey ...
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Greg Johnson: Tragic events put politics, games in proper light
Published 9/26/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 2 comments
With the Middle East aflame, President Barack Obama taped an appearance on "The View" on Monday in New York before making a quick stop Tuesday at the United Nations. Presidential debates are less than a week away, and GOP nominee ...
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Greg Johnson: Officials back $20 M sports complex deal for the 'Burg
Published 9/19/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 1 comment
Maybe government leaders of Gatlinburg and Sevier County couldn't stand Pigeon Forge and Sevierville having all the development fun.
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Greg Johnson: Economic woes not lodging in Pigeon Forge in 2012
Published 9/12/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 3 comments
They're baaack! Summertime Sevier County traffic was telling the truth: tourists have returned.
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Greg Johnson: Gary Wade has made Sevier Countians proud
Published 9/5/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 3 comments
Gov. Bill Haslam today will second the motion, as it were, when he administers a ceremonial oath of office affirming Sevier County native Gary Wade as chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court at the Knoxville Bar Association's annual Supreme ...
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