Johnson City, TN Part One

We took a drive to Johnson City, TN yesterday which is the 9th largest city in Tennessee and is located in three counties in Tennessee which are Carter, Sullivan and Washington counties with the majority of the city located in Washington county. It is ranked #14 as Best Small Place of Business Centers and ranked #5 in the 10 Least Expensive Cities For Living in the USA due to the low cost of living because of the affordable homes, below-average utilities, transportation and health care costs. It is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Stats area that includs Carter, Unicol and Washington counties and makes up a componant of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol commonly known as the Tri-Cities region. Some notable people from Johnson City is Steve Spurrier, Head coach of the South Carolina University Gamecocks, Washington Redskins and Florida Gators, went to High School at Science Hill HS in Johnson City. The football field at the high school is named after him. Country singer Kenny Chesney and Actor Timothy Busfield are also from Johnson City. There are several NFL players and NASCAR drivers from Johnson City too. We went to Johnson City to shop because it has all the major big box stores. George and Lisa had to pick up more items for their new home so Tim and I decided to join them. It was a day long trip as we went to as many places as we could. We even had a late lunch at Carrabba's, a favorite Italian resturant whn we lived in Orange Park,FL. Tomorrow I will feature the history of Johnson City as Lisa and I head back to Johnson City again today!