Arrests
Joint investigation leads to arrest of suspected drug dealer
Officers with the Carter County Sheriff’s Office and Elizabethton Police Department Joint Drug Task Force carried out a search warrant Tuesday which led to the ...
Top Stories
At work and at play on a beautiful day…
It wasn’t hard to find a variety of residents out taking advantage of the beautiful weather as for ...
City Council wraps up workshops on FY 2021-2022 budget
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com The Elizabethton City Council wrapped up its second workshop to review the ...
EHS student selected into prestigious program
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com An Elizabethton High School student recently was notified that he was accepted ...
Prioritizing the repairs… Oversight committee identifies needs at War Memorial and Walk of Honor
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com The Elizabethton/Carter County War Memorial and Walk of Honor Oversight Committee had ...
Arrests
Elizabethton man arrested for solicitation of a minor
According to Washington County Sheriff Ed Graybeal an investigation into possible solicitation of a minor has resulted in the arrest of an Elizabethton man. Sheriff ...
by Contributed Content.
Elizabethton
A night to remember… EHS senior baseball players honored despite the cancellation of senior night game
BY NICHOLAS MILLER STAR CORRESPONDENT It’s that time of the year, the point in the season where the players in their final season with their ...
by Nic Miller, Friday, May 7, 2021 4:54 pm
Happy Valley
Blue Devils too much for Warriors, 14-0
BY AUSTIN ALEXANDER STAR CORRESPONDENT ERWIN – Unicoi County played host on Thursday evening to the Happy Valley Warriors in round one of the District ...
by Austin Alexander, Friday, May 7, 2021 4:51 pm
Brains and Brawn
Brains and Brawn… Paul Anderson’s Night at the Olympics – Part III
BY ALEX CAMPBELL Anderson strode down the long, dark corridor backstage. As Paul contemplated his humiliating defeat, he began to think of all of the ...
by Contributed Content, Friday, May 7, 2021 4:47 pm
Local news
Ribbon cutting welcomes Red Legacy to new location
The Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Elizabethton hosted a joint ribbon cutting for Red Legacy Recovery on Friday to welcome them to their ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, May 7, 2021 3:55 pm
Local news
Ribbon cut on a new location for Carter Co. Drug Prevention
The Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting for the Carter County Drug Prevention and PEAK Mentoring Program on Thursday as they welcomed them to ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, May 7, 2021 3:38 pm
Local news
ECS Summer School open enrollment
Elizabethton City Schools recently announced that open enrollment began on Tuesday for two four-week summer learning programs during the month of June. The summer learning programs are ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, May 7, 2021 3:35 pm
Editorials
We must do more to promote the COVID vaccine
People just aren’t getting it. The vaccine. It is now widely available to just about anyone who wants one, but in Northeast Tennessee, openings at ...
by Our View, Friday, May 7, 2021 2:34 pm
Editorials
May 9-15 is National Police Week in America
To the Editor: In May America honors police/law enforcement officers. These professionals risk their lives in the line of duty to maintain the safety of ...
by Contributed Content, Friday, May 7, 2021 2:32 pm
Happy Valley
Keep on rolling… Lady Warriors late-game heroics help deliver a win over Sullivan East in District 1-AA
BY NIC MILLER STAR CORRESPONDENT BLUFF CITY – With regular-season softball play having been wrapped up for teams throughout the area, it was finally time ...
by Nic Miller, Thursday, May 6, 2021 11:18 pm
Cloudland
Jr. Lady Highlanders take tournament championship over Johnson Co.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The championship came down to two hungry teams wanting to finish up the 2021 season with the tournament championship in middle school ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, May 6, 2021 11:14 pm
Sports & Outdoors
Lady Ranger cheerleaders sign with King University
FROM STAFF REPORTS Unaka High School continues to have a great relationship with King University when it comes to sending ladies from Stoney Creek to ...
by Ivan Sanders, Thursday, May 6, 2021 11:12 pm
Local news
Swanay Real Estate and Auction Company welcomes Hoilman
Russ Swanay, Principle Broker, and David Collins, Principle Auctioneer, of Russ Swanay Real Estate and Auction Company in Elizabethton, are pleased to welcome and introduce ...
by Contributed Content, Thursday, May 6, 2021 5:01 pm
Local news
ETSU announces 1911 Society honorees
JOHNSON CITY — Eleven members of the Class of 2021 who have distinguished themselves for academic excellence, service and leadership at East Tennessee State University ...
by Contributed Content, Thursday, May 6, 2021 4:26 pm
Local news
Carter County woman indicted, charged with stealing thousands from former employer
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the office of the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury has resulted in the indictment of ...
by Contributed Content, Thursday, May 6, 2021 2:22 pm
News
Tennessee spikes bill to protect drivers who hit protesters
NASHVILLE (AP) — A Tennessee proposal to provide legal immunity to drivers who hit protesters and increase penalties for demonstrators who obstruct major roads has ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Thursday, May 6, 2021 2:18 pm
Happy Valley
District 1-AA Softball… Lady Warriors survive nine-inning thriller in play-in contest
FROM STAFF REPORTS If the rest of the District 1-AA softball tournament is anything like Wednesday’s play-in contest between the Happy Valley Lady Warriors and ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, May 5, 2021 11:44 pm
Elizabethton
Cyclones clinch home playoff game with a win over Devils
BY ALLEN LAMOUNTAIN STAR CORRESPONDENT A small change in the backline paid major dividends for the Elizabethton Cyclones boys soccer team on Tuesday night. Senior ...
by Allen LaMountain, Wednesday, May 5, 2021 11:41 pm
Outdoors
Signups underway for American Legion play
FROM STAFF REPORTS The American Legion has announced that signups for baseball play for ages 13-15 is currently underway. The cost to play is $40 ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, May 5, 2021 11:30 pm
Local news
Sycamore Shoals State Park will feature 26th Annual Siege of Ft. Watauga
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park will host nearly 150 living history re-enactors for the 26th annual Siege of Fort Watauga next Saturday and Sunday, May ...
by Contributed Content, Wednesday, May 5, 2021 6:00 pm
Local news
ETSU presents new symposium ‘Science and Fictions: Cinema in East Tennessee’
JOHNSON CITY — “Science and Fictions: Cinema in East Tennessee,” a virtual symposium presented by East Tennessee State University’s departments of Media and Communication and ...
by Contributed Content, Wednesday, May 5, 2021 1:23 pm
Local news
Greeneville arson investigation results in indictment
GREENEVILLE — A joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Greeneville Police Department, and the Greeneville Fire Department has resulted in charges being placed in ...
by Contributed Content, Wednesday, May 5, 2021 1:21 pm
Outdoors
Take me out to the ball game… Youth league off and running in baseball and softball
FROM STAFF REPORTS The 2021 ECCYBSA season is off and running as action has kicked off in T-Ball, coach pitch baseball and softball as well ...
by Ivan Sanders, Tuesday, May 4, 2021 7:57 pm
Hampton
‘Dogs earn a mercy-rule win over Avery County
BY ALLEN LAMOUNTAIN STAR CORRESPONDENT A nine-run second inning propelled Hampton to a 10-0 mercy-rule win over Avery County (N.C.) on Monday evening at Scotty ...
by Allen LaMountain, Tuesday, May 4, 2021 7:54 pm
Hampton
Hampton baseball recognizes senior players
FROM STAFF REPORTS Prior to the first pitch in Monday evening’s game at Hampton High School, Coach Nicholas Perkins and his staff recognized the contribution ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, May 4, 2021 7:50 pm
Local news
Don’t stop playing those video games! Playing games can now pay one’s way to college
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com There was a time when parents were about ready to pull their hair out to find ways to get ...
