Local news
Milligan hosts RISE Above Research Conference
MILLIGAN — Milligan University will host the eighth annual RISE Above Research Conference throughout the day on Thursday, April 15. The public is invited to participate in ...
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STEM education in Carter County… One innovator, one child, a difference in the future
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com When one hears the word STEM, it is often difficult to put ...
Working to make up the difference… Touchdown Club uses annual mulch drive to support football program
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com As an athletic director, school administrator, and coach can attest, 2020 was ...
Information requested on runaway/missing juvenile Alyssia March
The Elizabethton Police Department is asking the public for their assistance in locating Alyssia March. Alyssia has been ...
Special night honors Elizabethton Blue Grays
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com Elizabethton by no means is exempt from social injustice as some people ...
Local news
$2,500 reward offered for information in Bowman Road shooting
Carter County Sheriff Dexter Lunceford is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for a shooting that took ...
by Contributed Content.
Local news
ETSU College of Nursing offering online Forensic Nurse Certificate
JOHNSON CITY – East Tennessee State University’s College of Nursing now offers an online Forensic Nurse Certificate, a graduate certificate designed for nurses who want to ...
by Contributed Content, Thursday, April 15, 2021 5:11 pm
News
LG to add shift with 334 more jobs at Tennessee factory
CLARKSVILLE (AP) — LG Electronics is planning to add a new shift to its washing machine factory in Tennessee, spurring an anticipated 334 new jobs. ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Thursday, April 15, 2021 1:26 pm
Hampton
From the Sports Editor’s Desk… Hampton softball deserved better and I struck out
We have all heard at some point in life that the tongue (and even a keyboard) is like a fire that destroys when words are ...
by Ivan Sanders, Thursday, April 15, 2021 8:49 am
High School Sports
Remembering Al… Al King left his mark on many over the years
BY CY PETERS A giant of a man was born in the mountains of North Carolina in height and heart. Growing up as a boy ...
by Contributed Content, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:14 pm
Sports & Outdoors
Sports and politics mix like gasoline and a lit match
Like most people who are getting downright sick and tired of seeing how politics and sports are becoming closely intertwined, I can’t help but scratch ...
by Ivan Sanders, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:06 pm
News
Man arrested in connection with girl’s shooting death
NASHVILLE (AP) — A man who police say was involved in a shooting that left a 3-year-old Tennessee girl dead and another child wounded has ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 3:57 pm
Local news
Goodwill to Open New Retail, Donation and Training Center
Goodwill Industries of Tenneva Area, Inc. will open its newest retail, donation and training center in Elizabethton. Located at 791 West Elk Ave. in the ...
by Contributed Content, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 3:06 pm
News
Alamo man arrested, charged in weekend homicide
ALAMO – A joint investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Crockett County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of ...
by Contributed Content, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 1:56 pm
Local news
House Fire Results in Fatality, Sheriff’s Office Investigating
The Carter County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal fire that engulfed a home in Watauga Tuesday morning. Deputies responded to a structure fire on ...
by Contributed Content, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 5:09 pm
Editorials
Time to address gun violence in America
No state or community is exempt. Shootings can happen anywhere and they do. Monday, a student was shot at a Knoxville school and a policeman ...
by Our View, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 4:09 pm
Opinions
Parents need to know what their children are reading
To the Editor: The second week of April is National Library Week and is a good time to remember the service the Elizabethton Public ...
by Contributed Content, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 4:05 pm
Local news
Hildred Lewis was still a work in progress when she died
Hildred H. Lewis when she died Easter Sunday at the age of 93 was not only the oldest, but the longest-living resident on Cottage Avenue. ...
by Rozella Hardin, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 3:57 pm
Elizabethton
Cyclones give head coach win number 100
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR SPORTS EDITOR ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com Elizabethton head coach Ryan Presnell has never been the one to want the spotlight to shine on him ...
by Ivan Sanders, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 2:39 pm
Hampton
Lady Bulldogs chained by Lady Warriors in softball play
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR SPORTS EDITOR ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com HAMPTON – Hampton head coach Chelsey Weddle has to feel like the Bill Murray character from the movie ...
by Ivan Sanders, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 2:37 pm
Local news
Trashercise Celebration Saturday on Tweetsie Trail
Keep Carter County Beautiful will sponsor an Earth Day – Fourth Annual Great American Cleanup project Saturday, April 17, along the Tweetsie Trail in Elizabethton. ...
by Contributed Content, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:53 am
Local news
Jeremy Bell joins TCAT in financial aids office
Jeremy Bell of Elizabethton has joined the Tennessee College of Applied Technology as the coordinator of Financial Assistance, College President Dean Blevins announced today. For ...
by Contributed Content, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:49 am
News
Student fires at officers at Tennessee school, is killed
By TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press A student opened fire on officers responding to a report of a possible gunman at a Tennessee ...
by AP News Wire Reports, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 9:27 am
Elizabethton
Two state qualifying times, two new school records
BY KELLI BROUSSARD It’s been a decade since the Cyclones Swim Team updated their record board. This weekend’s Northeast Tennessee Swimming Regional Championships at the ...
by Contributed Content, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 12:07 am
Cloudland
Five runs in fourth propel Central past Cloudland
FROM STAFF REPORTS Playing in the Eastman Softball Tournament, the Cloudland Lady Highlanders were hoping to hone their craft as they continued to get into ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 12:04 am
Elizabethton
Cyclones continue hot streak with win over Cherokee
BY ALLEN LAMOUNTAIN STAR CORRESPONDENT Coaches often say that good offense is the product of strong defense and on Thursday evening the Elizabethton boys soccer ...
by Allen LaMountain, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 12:00 am
Elizabethton
Cyclones excite in a comeback victory over Pioneers, 8-5
BY NIC MILLER STAR CORRESPONDENT After a tough loss to Unicoi County earlier in the week, the Elizabethton Cyclones were back at home on Friday ...
by Nic Miller, Monday, April 12, 2021 11:52 pm
Local news
A way to say “Thank You”… Sycamore Springs Senior Living host chili cookoff for local First Responders
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com They are the first ones to come in the event of a catastrophic event in the lives of communities ...
by Ivan Sanders, Monday, April 12, 2021 10:16 pm
Local news
Carter County receives grant to help employee safety
Carter County has received an employee safety grant from Tennessee Risk Management Trust. Carter County received $2,626 from TNRMT as part of this year’s competitive ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, April 12, 2021 5:38 pm
Local news
Two-vehicle accident slows traffic
A two-car accident in front of Taco Bell during a busy lunch hour on Saturday slowed traffic but there didn’t appear to be any injuries ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, April 12, 2021 5:35 pm
Local news
Fire results in total loss
A fire off of Reynolds Road in Watauga on Sunday resulted in a total loss to a single-sided trailer and a vehicle. Three volunteer fire ...
