Sullivan County commissioner calls Juneteenth a ‘woke holiday’
Published by WJHL, Reporter Slater Teague, May 18, 2023 BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Sullivan County Commission voted to officially recognize Juneteenth, but not before one commissioner called it a “woke holiday.” Commissioners voted 17–4 Thursday night to recognize the General Assembly’s designation of Juneteenth as an official holiday and to make it a paid…