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🌱 Patch AM: Did Johnson City’s earlier last call really cut late-night crime?

Coming up on the Johnson City Patch calendar: Key Ceremony for Army SPC Christopher Brooks

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Good morning Johnson City! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Did Johnson City's earlier last call really cut late-night crime?
  • How an ETSU fossil study is rewriting an ancient ocean story

Also on today's calendar: Key Ceremony for Army SPC Christopher Brooks and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 64.
  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• City: JCPD data shows crime decline since last call change (wjhl.com) — Johnson City officials say police data show significant drops in late-night aggravated assaults, DUIs and other offenses since last call for alcohol sales was moved from 3 a.m. to 1 a.m. City leaders argue the change has improved safety, while downtown bar Capone's is suing, claiming the ordinance and enabling state law unfairly harm Johnson City bars.
   

• ETSU researcher sheds light on extinct marine mammal's ancient journey (elizabethton.com) — From her base in Johnson City at ETSU, Dr. Kumiko Matsui has reinterpreted a decades-old fossil from northern Japan as belonging to a juvenile Desmostylus, an extinct marine mammal. By pairing the bone with rediscovered archival records, her team pieced together how this unusual herbivore grew, migrated across the North Pacific, and ultimately vanished millions of years ago.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I was walking past a thicket of small trees when I glanced over and saw this little Eastern Garter Snake curled up on a branch.
    I went inside the trees to photograph it. It was just as curious about me, as I was it. It slowly uncoiled and reached towards me. I was taking… (Nextdoor Camelot Two)
  • There's no map for you to follow and take your journey.
    You are Lewis and Clark. You are the mapmaker. ~Phillipa Soo Sunset with a Great Horned Owl feather🩷 My beloved Lake Palestine Noonday,Texas 2017 (Nextdoor Camelot Two)
  • MyJobsCorner posted a job opening for Custodian Jobs: Hiring Immediately! Full Time / Part Time - $18-$47/Hr in Johnson City. Apply here.
  • Goodwill Industries of Tenneva, Inc. posted a job opening for Sales Associate / Customer Service - Johnson City, TN in Johnson City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Johnson City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Jonesborough

  • Oil prices are surging and your everyday expenses could be next (latination.com)
  • We Walked 7 Tennessee Flea Markets And Found The Ones Where Vendors Still Haggle (takingthekids.com)
  • TDEC issues BWXT violation notice over 900-gallon spill (johnsoncitypress.com)

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Ok Johnson City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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