The crowd got to their feet with southern rock style music, and they stayed excited well into the evening. Southern Rebellion, a high-energy country band out of Johnson City opened the big event with some sweet country music. Most of the winners of the Saturday’s event were from North Carolina, but Dustin Roush did place in the open Street Diesel class. The National Truck Pullers Association sanctioned the event. The pullers were part of the Carolina Truck and Tractor Pullers series. Over fifty entries were hailing from three different states including two from Mountain City Pullers Dustin Roush and Lacy Tyner. The Chamber President credits Maymead Inc and Humphreys Masonry for helping put down the concrete beams, which were the hardest part of getting the track-ready. Meade states so many came out to help make everything just right for this well-attended event. Once the approval was given, the planning began.
Also want to thank our Sheriff’s Department, Doe Valley Fire department and JoCo EMS.”Ĭhad Mackie with the Carolina Truck and Tractor Pullers visited the area to make sure there was adequate space for the track, the pullers, and space between the spectators and the tractor pullers. “The Chamber wants to send a special thank you to Maymead, Humphrey Masonry, Sam Tester with Big County excavations, Matt Eggers Fencing and Construction, and Joey Stout Grading. “I want to thank all our sponsors,” said Mead. She looked online and got the contact information for the Carolina Truck and Tractor Pullers. Chamber President and organizer, Gina Meade started planning for the event around November. The Johnson County Chamber of Commerce has spent several months organizing this hugely popular event. The spectators had put up tents, brought out the lawn chairs, and backed their trucks in to be ready for the next several hours as they watched every class of truck and tractors pull the weighted sled the farthest. It has been over fifteen years since the last tractor pull, so the excitement was definitely in the air as people started finding a good spot to see all the action. On a hot and humid Saturday afternoon at the Johnson County Chamber Park, cars were lining up to attend the Johnson County Truck and Tractor Pull. The event’s success prompted organizers to promise the annual return of the much-welcomed spectacle. Most crashes are blamed on reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and aging vehicles.Smoke billowing from a truck, accompanied by the roar of the engine fills the air, while spectators watch the action during the Johnson County Truck and Tractor Pull, last Saturday, at the Johnson County Chamber Park just west of Mountain City TN. India has some of the highest road death rates in the world, with hundreds of thousands of people killed and injured annually. "A tractor-trolley should be used for agricultural work and to transfer goods, not to ferry people," he said in a statement. Uttar Pradesh's top elected official Yogi Adityanath discouraged the use of farm tractors for passenger transport. It is the second incident in the last three days when a tractor carrying people overturned, killing at least 12 people. My thoughts are with all those who have lost their near and dear ones. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted condolences Saturday: "Distressed by the tractor-trolley mishap in Kanpur. The cause of the accident is under investigation. The injured have been admitted to a hospital. He said most of the deaths were due to drowning.Īt least 10 people were injured in the accident in Kanpur city's Ghatampur area, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) southwest of Uttar Pradesh state's capital, Lucknow. The wagon was carrying around 40 people returning from a ceremony at a nearby local Hindu temple Saturday night, said police Superintendent Tej Swaroop Singh. LUCKNOW, India - A farm tractor pulling a wagon loaded with people overturned and fell into a pond in northern India, killing 26 people, most of them women and children, officials said Sunday.
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