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Regional partnerships emphasize the best in our communities
Regional partnerships. This issue has been a hot topic around the Tri-Cities region in the past year. From ... Read more
Author: Jon Hartman | Elizabethton Star
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Citizens must support regulations when they are being enforced
About four years ago, the Planning Department conducted a series of community visioning initiatives. These included public meetings ... Read more
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Community’s drug problem affects everyone, not just the addicted and their families
By Jon Hartman Elizabethton and Carter County has a problem — a drug problem. Now, I’m not telling ... Read more
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A revitalized downtown requires nightlife activities
I often talk about downtown Elizabethton in my column, but the reasoning is that there is so much ... Read more
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Small businesses are important
Small businesses are the backbone of any community and our country. This statement, I’m sure, comes with little ... Read more
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Public library is valuable community resource center
We all remember the days when we were children of going to the library. We’d get to look ... Read more
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All local policies, bylaws must be in line with Constitution
Local governments are an odd form of government. Unlike what we see at the State and Federal levels ... Read more
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City Planner offers some insight on pub bars issue
As I’m sure everyone in Elizabethton by this point knows, the City Council voted last week to approve ... Read more
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Trash in our rives and streams and strewn along roadsides doesn’t make for a pretty picture
I recently attended a Keep Carter County Beautiful (the former Carter County Proud) meeting and was astounded by ... Read more
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Shop small businesses and in Elizabethton this holiday
BY JON HARTMAN Every year the Saturday after Thanksgiving is reserved as Small Business Saturday — a way ... Read more