Local news
Elizabethton Federal Savings Bank sponsors Main Street Block Party
Elizabethton Federal Savings Bank will sponsor the Main Street Block Party on the third block of Elk Avenue during Covered Bridge Days on Saturday, Sept. ...
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Proclamation by Mayor Woodby honors Charlie and Jane Bayless
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com Mayor Patty Woodby honored legendary coach and former Carter County Commissioner Charlie ...
Unaka High School teacher recognized by 3M at Collision Repair Academy
BY NIC MILLER STAR STAFF nic.miller@elizabethton.com Students at schools across the City of Elizabethton and Carter County alike ...
Doe River Gorge to host ‘Maze of Life’ starting this weekend
BY NIC MILLER STAR STAFF nic.miller@elizabethton.com The Fall season is finally upon the citizens of Elizabethton and Carter ...
Holdren takes seat as new Commission Chair
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com Ginger Holdren was elected chairperson of the Carter County ...
Sports & Outdoors
Local teams continue to excel on the gridiron
Friday night marks the midway point of the 2021 prep football season and several local teams continue to shine in their respective classifications. In Class ...
by Ivan Sanders, Wednesday, September 22, 2021 10:23 pm
High School Sports
Football teams reach the midpoint of the 2021 season
CONTRIBUTED BY THE TSSAA The midpoint of the 2021 football season is upon us with teams across the state facing their Week 6 opponents this ...
by Contributed Content, Wednesday, September 22, 2021 9:45 pm
Local news
Internal investigation results in arrest of former Washington County Detention Officer
According to Chief Deputy Leighta Laitinen, a former Washington County Detention Officer has been arrested following an internal investigation. Per Chief Laitinen’s request, the Criminal ...
by Contributed Content, Wednesday, September 22, 2021 5:10 pm
Local news
New spay and neuter clinic to be built on WCJC Animal Shelter property
The Washington County Johnson City Animal Shelter will open a new spay and neuter clinic on the property in 2022 thanks to a generous donation ...
by Contributed Content, Wednesday, September 22, 2021 1:33 pm
Local news
ETSU program helping to provide Safe Bars training to prevent sexual assault
JOHNSON CITY – A new bystander intervention education program aimed at training bar and restaurant staff to help prevent sexual assault is being offered free ...
by Contributed Content, Wednesday, September 22, 2021 1:25 pm
Elizabethton
Cyclone boys win District 1-AA Golf Championship
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR SPORTS EDITOR ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com Each time the Elizabethton Cyclone boys golf team has taken to the links this season, the team ...
by Ivan Sanders, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 6:55 pm
High School Sports
Star Picking Panel
The Elizabethton Star Picking Panel returns once again putting their skills to the test in picking local high school, college, and NFL contests for the ...
by Ivan Sanders, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 6:53 pm
Cloudland
Stars of the Week
The Elizabethton Star weekly recognizes the Player of the Week from the previous week’s games. The Week Four standouts are as follows: Elizabethton High School ...
by Ivan Sanders, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 6:49 pm
Elizabethton
Cyclones looking to corral Mavericks Friday night
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR SPORTS EDITOR ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com The Elizabethton Cyclones finally got a game last week that allowed them to not put a lot of ...
by Ivan Sanders, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 6:45 pm
Cloudland
Highlanders looking to come out fresh against Cosby
BY NIC MILLER STAR STAFF nic.miller@elizabethton.com After an exciting week of high school football for squads around the county last Friday, area teams are ready ...
by Nic Miller, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 6:43 pm
Happy Valley
Rangers host Happy Valley with an upset in mind
BY ALLEN LAMOUNTAIN STAR CORRESPONDENT The game on Friday night at Goddard Field between Unaka and Happy Valley may look like a mismatch but if ...
by Allen LaMountain, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 6:40 pm
High School Sports
Tennessee Football Prep Polls
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee’s six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 6:36 pm
Local news
Music once again to fill the air on Slagle Road
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com Nearly a dozen artists will take the stage as part of the Slagle Road Arts and Music Festival this ...
by Ivan Sanders, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 6:22 pm
Local news
Pour me another cup of Joe…
Aw, that is nothing like a piping hot cup of coffee to get the day off on the right foot. Much like everything else in ...
by Ivan Sanders, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 6:19 pm
Local news
Kingsport native to perform at 2021 ‘Covered Bridge Days’
BY NIC MILLER STAR STAFF nic.miller@elizabethton.com Derek Deakins is returning to his roots as he performs at the Covered Bridge Festival this weekend in Elizabethton. ...
by Nic Miller, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 4:42 pm
Local news
Unaka High School students excel in the classroom as well as outside the school
BY NIC MILLER STAR STAFF nic.miller@elizabethton.com Multiple students from Unaka High School won awards in the 2021 CTE project competition at the Appalachian Fair. In ...
by Nic Miller, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 4:38 pm
Local news
TWRA: Hunting and Fishing Day will be observed Saturday
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be celebrating 2021 National Hunting and Fishing Day (NHFD) on Saturday, Sept. 25. On this special day, the rich ...
by Contributed Content, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 4:31 pm
Local news
A Life Lived: Merle Irick did two things well: working and giving
BY ROZELLA HARDIN Editorial Director rozella.hardin@elizabethton.com It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. Merle Irick was that kind of person. She excelled ...
by Rozella Hardin, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 4:27 pm
Local news
Local high schools working to earn new Voter Registration Award
The Carter County Election Commission is working with local high schools to earn the Secretary of State’s new Anne Dallas Dudley Award, which recognizes Tennessee ...
by Contributed Content, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 4:24 pm
Columns
The Biden Administration is failing Tennesseans
BY SEN. MARSHA BLACKBURN For the better part of a year, Tennesseans have watched the Biden administration create a divide between the White House and ...
by Contributed Content, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 2:43 pm
ETSU
Bucs swat Hornets at Greene Stadium… Bucs improve to 3-0 for ninth time in program history
CONTRIBUTED BY ETSU ATHLETICS JOHNSON CITY – The ETSU football team used the ground and pound mentality to cruise to a 38-6 win over Delaware State ...
by Contributed Content, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 12:41 am
High School Sports
The Legend of Legends, John Treadway
BY C.Y. PETERS Democratic Governor of New York Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Republican President Herbert Hoover in a landslide victory. The Yankees had won ...
by Contributed Content, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 12:39 am
Elizabethton
Cyclone JV comes up just short against Science Hill
BY AUSTIN ALEXANDER STAR CORRESPONDENT JOHNSON CITY – On a rainy Monday night, the Cyclones of Elizabethton traveled to Kermit Tipton Stadium in Johnson City ...
by Austin Alexander, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 12:35 am
Sports & Outdoors
Rangers tie 21-year-old record in Friday win
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR SPORTS EDITOR ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com When the Unaka Rangers loaded the bus for the trip to Jellico on Friday night, ...
by Ivan Sanders, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 12:32 am
Local news
Carter County BOE approves $100K for Chemistry lab
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com The chemistry lab at the Northeast State campus took another step last week as the Carter County School Board ...
