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UT Extension to host 4-H Poultry Show and Sale on Aug. 10
A group of local 4-H Club members will soon have the chance to show off several weeks of hard work when the Carter County UT ...
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Carter County Sheriff’s Department outlines stay at home order answers
In response to officials, first at the county level and now at the state level, ordering Tennesseans to ...
Coronavirus has shaken up the way we do things
At Lingerfelt Pharmacy in downtown Elizabethton, a group of men, most of whom are retired, have been accustomed ...
Too close for comfort… STAR Sports Editor shares brush with COVID-19
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com When anyone begins a conversation about the COVID-19 pandemic, it is ...
Delivering messages of hope… Local pastors adapt to bring Biblical words of encouragement during COVID-19
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com Everyone has heard the old adage ‘to walk a mile in ...
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Tuning Up The Band: HHS Bulldog Band preps for upcoming season
Strike up the music the band has begun. Members of the Hampton High School Bulldog Band spent this week taking part in Band Camp to ...
by Staff Reports.
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Garbage schedule altered due to holiday
The City of Elizabethton offices will be closed April 10 to observe Good Friday. Garbage collection for the week of April 6 through April 10 ...
by Contributed Content, Saturday, April 4, 2020 10:03 pm
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TDEC to close all 56 Tennessee State Parks
NASHVILLE— The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced Friday it will close all 56 Tennessee State Parks and state-owned State Natural Areas to the public ...
by Contributed Content, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:58 pm
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Furry Friends
The Elizabethton/Carter County Animal Shelter has a variety of animals up for adoption each day. This week’s installment of Furry Friends includes a handful of ...
by Contributed Content, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:57 pm
Columns
Home can’t be truly happy unless Christ is the center
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham Dear Rev. Graham: I grew up in a home filled with chaos: no structure, no teaching. I ...
by Contributed Content, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:54 pm
Local news
Eastman rapidly produces material for needed face shields
As part of the world’s collective effort to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, Eastman recently partnered with the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) and Austin ...
by Contributed Content, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:53 pm
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Appalachian Orthopedics offering safe care for all orthopedic needs
Local experts keep clinics, Orthopedic Urgent Care locations open during COVID-19 BRISTOL — To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Appalachian Orthopedics is remaining open to reduce ...
by Contributed Content, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:52 pm
News
Tennessee’s newly unemployed hit benefits site in droves
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE (AP) — Jody Hull had been editing youth sports images for a photography company in Tennessee until the coronavirus ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:50 pm
Editorials
Let’s not forget the country’s truck drivers during pandemic
There are some people on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic — doctors, nurses, EMTs, and other health workers. But, there’s another group. They’re not working ...
by Rozella Hardin, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:49 pm
Opinions
State’s top prosecutors urge public to report coronavirus fraud
Tennessee’s top prosecutors — three United States Attorneys and the Tennessee Attorney General — are coordinating their efforts to prevent Tennesseans from being victimized by ...
by Contributed Content, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:45 pm
Opinions
Reader urges support for paramedics during pandemic
To the Editor: Across the country, in large urban areas as well as small rural communities, EMTs and paramedics are serving on the frontlines of ...
by Contributed Content, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:44 pm
Opinions
Thanks to a silent hero in our community
To the Editor: I wanted to reach out and share about an individual in our community that gives to people every single day and never ...
by Contributed Content, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:44 pm
Columns
Coronavirus, taking life for granted
BY GLENN MOLLETTE The coronavirus is a pandemic that most of us don’t understand, but we are learning. This disease has taken over 9,000 lives ...
by Contributed Content, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:43 pm
Columns
Making the best of difficult times
By Rev. Raymond Amos Sr. This is what the Lord says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and ...
by Contributed Content, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:42 pm
News
Fort Campbell Week of the Eagles canceled due to coronavirus
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — The Army’s 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell has canceled its Week of the Eagles because of the coronavirus pandemic. ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:39 pm
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Board of Regents to discuss coronavirus response at meeting
NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Board of Regents says it plans to discuss colleges’ responses to the coronavirus pandemic and consider two dozen proposed career ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:38 pm
News
Taylor Swift donation will help Nashville record store
NASHVILLE (AP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift is helping out a Nashville record store closed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Grimey’s co-owner Doyle Davis said Thursday ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:37 pm
News
Dr. Fauci’s face will soon be on a bobblehead
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The United States’ top infectious disease specialist is getting his own bobblehead. The creation from the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:36 pm
Columns
Today in History 4/4/20
Today is Saturday, April 4, the 95th day of 2020. There are 271 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 4, ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:35 pm
BREAKING NEWS
COVID-19 cases, deaths and recoveries continue to rise in Tennessee
The number of COVID-19 cases in Tennessee has now reached 3,331 as of April 4. The number of cases in Carter County is sitting at ...
by Staff Reports, Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:18 pm
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New guidelines… Trustee office conducting business just a little different
FROM STAFF REPORTS Carter County Trustee Randal Lewis states that there will be new guidelines for conducting business in the Trustee office beginning on Monday, ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, April 3, 2020 9:44 pm
Cloudland
Star Sports Photo Time Capsule
Elizabethton Star Sports is proud to present another trip back in time through our photo time capsule for today – April 4-5, 2020. **Editor’s note: ...
by Ivan Sanders, Friday, April 3, 2020 9:40 pm
Cloudland
Man, how a year flies by
Since most of the staff at the STAR are attempting to practice the Safer at Home guidelines as much as possible only getting out to ...
by Ivan Sanders, Friday, April 3, 2020 9:37 pm
Opinions
Robert “Blue” Bowers
Robert “Blue” Bowers, 80, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020, at his home. He was born in October 1939 to parents, Harsie Taylor and William ...
by Contributed Content, Friday, April 3, 2020 5:29 pm
BREAKING NEWS
COVID-19 cases rise in Tennessee and Carter County
The number of COVID-19 cases in Tennessee has now reached 3,067 as of April 3. The number of cases in Carter County has risen to ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, April 3, 2020 3:39 pm
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Fighting fears of COVID-19
Fear is not uncommon during COVID-19, in fact it can be your first instinct. COVID-19 is on every news channel and nearly every social media ...
