ELIZABETHTON STAR - When parents go through hard times, their children do, as well, and when financial situations make school even more difficult, many students find it difficult to keep up. One counselor hopes to break that pattern.
Cloudland Elementary School Counselor Brandon Young said the idea for a special job fair
ELIZABETHTON STAR - Reacting to a growth in autopsies performed by ETSU’s William L. Jenkins Forensic Center for Carter County, the county commission voted to ask the Tennessee General Assembly to make a key change to state law.
During this month’s meeting, the commission approved unanimously, 23-0, a resolution to request that
ELIZABETHTON STAR - After a lifetime of service to their community through education, the late Jim and Edna Potter will now have a bridge named in their honor this weekend.
On Sunday, October 28, Carter County will come together and dedicate the bridge spanning Doe River in Roan Mountain in honor of
Congratulations to Hunter Elementary teacher Sara Naylor for being named Educator of the Week by WJHL.
Sara grew up in Carter County and graduated from Unaka High School. After earning her degree, she came back to Carter County to make an impact in the lives of local students.
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When Hampton’s Wanda Marlowe crosses the bridge that spans Laurel Falls Creek on US Highway 19E in Carter County, she will soon be reminded of her fallen family member Command Sergeant Major James C. Gilbert.
Gilbert, who served in the Vietnam War with the United States Army, died on
In the first week of early voting for the upcoming 2018 mid-term elections turnout has now officially exceeded that of the 2014 mid-terms in Carter County.
When the early voting polls closed on Tuesday afternoon, a total of 4,603 Carter County residents had cast their ballots, and there is still more
Just four days into the early voting cycle local election officials are already seeing record-breaking turnout for the mid-term elections.
Turnout has been extremely high during the first four days of the early voting cycle when compared to the numbers from the 2014 mid-terms, according to Carter County Administrator of Elections
Early voting kicked off at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17 and will continue through Thursday, Nov. 1. Polls are open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. until Noon on Saturdays during the early voting period.
Early voting is held at the Carter County
Four decades is a long time.
For 40 years now, Willie Campbell has been punching the clock at the Carter County Highway Department to help serve the needs of his community.
Monday marked the special milestone in Campbell’s career. During his tenure with the department Campbell has worked in a variety of
A Carter County official and a local emergency service have partnered up on a project aimed at helping to save lives.
Carter County Mayor Rusty Barnett and the Carter County Emergency and Rescue Squad joined forces recently to place two Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in county buildings. One of those AED
