John-Boy is preparing to publish the first edition of his newspaper, the Blue Ridge Chronicle. Whilst in town asking the Sheriff for a really good headline for the front page, he sees a spectacular car accident. A judge who is facing re-election has his car out of control, and he crashes into the front of a shop. John-Boy suspects that the reason the Mayor crashed was because he had been drinking and he plans to publish this in his newspaper. He maintains that the public have a right to know the truth, especially as the judge is up for re-election. His family, however, believes publishing this story will hurt his good name and reputation and are against John-Boy publishing it. Tensions between the family members mount when John-Boy covers another story, this time regarding a criminal matte