{"id":420,"date":"2016-09-27T07:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=662"},"modified":"2022-05-19T08:51:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T12:51:48","slug":"the-mysterious-lights-of-holston-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=420","title":{"rendered":"The Mysterious Lights of Holston Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Holston Mountain is the tallest peak in East Tennessee, and the location of several television and radio towers. It\u2019s also near the Tri City Airport, the air hub for the East Tennessee\/Southwest Virginia region. 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