Carter County officials have purchased 113 automated external defibrillators to be placed in schools, sheriff’s patrol vehicles, volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services trucks that ...

Reverend Gene R. Cornett went home to be with the Lord surrounded by his family on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at his home in Watauga at the age of 87. Gene was born in Carter County on Aug. 13, 1938, to ...

The Tennessee Education Association (TEA) is deeply concerned by newly released state data showing that Gov. Lee’s school voucher program provides more funding per student than Tennessee’s public ...

By Robert Sorrell Star Correspondent After two hours of public comment and debate Monday night, the Carter County Commission ...

James (Jim) Wilkie Bishop, age 82, died Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Brookdale of Johnson City after a lengthy illness. He was born to Wilkie Snyder Bishop and Gladys Campbell Bishop on April 18, ...

BY NORMA MORRISON Sodaba Hurmat, a volunteer with Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL), recently traveled to the nation’s capital to meet with congressional representatives and their staff, advocating for ...

Due to shifts in enrollment, Milligan University has announced it will be refining its academic portfolio and will no longer ...

Northeast State Community College’s TRiO Student Support Services (SSS) program received a federal grant from the U.S.

The Covered Bridge Jams summer concert series is back for its 11th year, bringing live music to Covered Bridge Park nearly ...

The City of Elizabethton Engineering Department, working with local traffic engineers, has completed a traffic signal study ...

Citizens Bank is proud to announce the promotion of Matt Lewis to senior vice president, network manager. Based at the Broad ...

Nancy Elizabeth (Laws) White, age 86, of Hampton, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Nancy was born in Butler, Tennessee, and was a daughter of the late William ...