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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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Mobile home fire results in interior damage
FROM STAFF REPORTS A call was received by the Stoney Creek Volunteer Fire Department on Thursday after to ...
A right as an American… Elections offer Americans the opportunity to have a voice
One of the rights that every American has is the right to voice your choice for candidates that ...
August Primary completed… Hagerty, Harshbarger come out in front in Senate and Congressional races
BY BRITTNEE NAVE STAR CORRESPONDENT The results are in for the August Primary! Bill Hagerty won the Republican ...
Special called meeting… Carter County Schools adjust start date in preparation for virtual learning
BY BRITTNEE NAVE STAR CORRESPONDENT Carter County Schools have made the decision to move the back-to-school date to ...
Local news
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.
Editorials
Much uncertainty as schools set to re-open
There’s much uncertainty on the part of both teachers and parents as school is set to re-open in Elizabethton and Carter County. Across the state ...
by Our View, Friday, August 7, 2020 4:21 pm
Editorials
Letter writer says a Christian president needs to be elected
To the Editor: J. Hyder, the President of Carter County Democratic Women, questioned my letter to the editor about voting for Christians. Hyder said, “If you ...
by Contributed Content, Friday, August 7, 2020 4:20 pm
Local news
ETSU Health experts assist with plans to protect safety and health of campus, clinics
JOHNSON CITY – A team of experts from East Tennessee State University’s health sciences colleges is helping the university navigate important decisions and policies to ...
by Contributed Content, Friday, August 7, 2020 4:03 pm
Local news
Milligan offers virtual semester option
MILLIGAN — Milligan University President Dr. Bill Greer announced today undergraduate students have the option to complete their courses 100% online this fall. “Our administration, faculty ...
by Contributed Content, Friday, August 7, 2020 4:01 pm
Community
Knight Family Reunion planned for August 16
The family of Sam and Rebecca Knight will be having a family reunion/dinner on Sunday, Aug. 16, from 1 until 3 p.m. at the community ...
by Contributed Content, Friday, August 7, 2020 4:00 pm
News
US sees election threats from China, Russia and Iran
By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of US intelligence on Friday raised concerns about interference in the 2020 election by China, ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Friday, August 7, 2020 3:59 pm
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Winfrey demanding justice for Breonna Taylor with billboards
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — First, Oprah Winfrey put Breonna Taylor on the cover of O, The Oprah Magazine. Now the media mogul is spreading her ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Friday, August 7, 2020 3:58 pm
News
Cuomo clears New York schools statewide to open, carefully
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York schools can bring children back to classrooms for the start of the school year, ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Friday, August 7, 2020 3:58 pm
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Plane skids off runway in India; 16 killed, dozens hurt
By ASHOK SHARMA and EMILY SCHMALL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A special flight carrying evacuees to India who had been stranded abroad because ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Friday, August 7, 2020 3:57 pm
Church News
Lessons from the wilderness
As we come closer to the day of opening the economy and small businesses back to a little bit of normal, I urge everyone of ...
by Contributed Content, Friday, August 7, 2020 3:36 pm
Central
The Latest: Big Sky postpones football season until spring
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Big Sky Conference postponed its ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Friday, August 7, 2020 3:15 pm
Cloudland
Alabama high school football team, band under quarantine
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ONEONTA, Ala. (AP) — The entire football team and marching band at a small-town Alabama high school are under quarantine following ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Friday, August 7, 2020 2:51 pm
Cloudland
North Carolina high school sports group delays fall sports
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has announced the fall sports season will be delayed ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Friday, August 7, 2020 2:49 pm
Cloudland
New faces on the T.A. Dugger pitch… Morrell to lead Jr. Lady Cyclone soccer program in 2020-21 season
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR SPORTS EDITOR ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com When girls’ soccer starts at T.A. Dugger Middle School in a couple of weeks, there will be a ...
by Ivan Sanders, Friday, August 7, 2020 1:36 pm
Central
Well, we knew it was coming…
To say what has happened just since last week was a surprise would be a little overstated as I don’t think there is a ...
by Ivan Sanders, Friday, August 7, 2020 1:32 pm
Cloudland
East Tennessee Outdoors… Wild Hogs – Part 1
BY DANNY BLEVINS STAR CORRESPONDENT When the first explorers came to America, they brought with them a few things that the natives had never ...
by Danny Blevins, Friday, August 7, 2020 1:30 pm
Cloudland
Marlins win again, improve to 6-1 despite outbreak
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE (AP) — Jonathan Villar hit a first-pitch leadoff homer to spark a robust offensive performance by the Miami Marlins, who ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Friday, August 7, 2020 1:28 pm
Cloudland
Bucks clinch the top seed in East with 130-116 win over Heat
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton scored 33 points each, and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame a ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Friday, August 7, 2020 1:18 pm
Local news
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, Friday, August 7, 2020 12:39 pm
Local news
Teaching music virtually topic of ETSU Arts and Sciences’ first ‘Dessert with the Experts’
JOHNSON CITY— East Tennessee State University’s College of Arts and Sciences presents its first virtual alumni event, “Dessert with the Experts,” on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at ...
by Contributed Content, Friday, August 7, 2020 12:38 pm
News
Wall Street stalls; S&P 500 dips after 5-day winning streak
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is stalling on Friday, as a whirlwind of worries about rising U.S.-China tensions ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Friday, August 7, 2020 12:37 pm
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India hits 2 million cases as health volunteers strike
By EMILY SCHMALL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — As India hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, crossing 2 million cases ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Friday, August 7, 2020 12:36 pm
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China sentences fourth Canadian to death on drug charges
BEIJING (AP) — China has sentenced a fourth Canadian citizen to death on drug charges in less than two years following a sharp downturn in ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Friday, August 7, 2020 12:35 pm
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Rescuers in Lebanon recover more bodies days after blast
By ZEINA KARAM and ANDREA ROSA Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut’s port for bodies on Friday, ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Friday, August 7, 2020 12:33 pm
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Africa passes 1M confirmed virus cases; true number far more
By CARA ANNA Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed 1 million, but global health experts say the true toll is ...
