Remembering Naomi: Country legend and Kentucky girl helped spread cheer on Santa Train excursion

The country music community continues to mourn the loss of Naomi Judd, one half of the mother-daughter duo Hall of Fame act The Judds, at the age of 76.

Born in neighboring Ashland, Kentucky, Naomi, and her daughter Wynonna have both been guests on the holiday journey known as the Santa Train excursion that rolls through our region, once in 2005 and again in 2010.

Her other daughter and actress Ashley Judd visited Johnson City in 2016 for a special event aimed at raising awareness for mental illness and treatment.

(IMAGE: Courtesy of The Santa Train / Official Facebook / DPI)