John B. Deakins Jr. is retiring on May 31 after a 39-year career with the Washington County Highway Department, 30 of which he has served as the county’s appointed road
This is a hectic time of the year for garbage collectors.
Along with the discarded boxes, wrappings and bows from Christmas Day, sanitation crews must deal with with all the live Christmas trees set outside for disposal.
Charles Baines, the director of Washington Countyâs Solid Waste Department, said the two weeks following Christmas are âextremely busyâ at the countyâs five convenience centers/recycling locations. Those sites are open to all citizens of Washington County, including residents of Johnson City and Jonesborough.
âOur intake of cardboard doubles during this time of the year,â Baines said. âIt pushes us to keep it baled.â