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

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 ...

STAR CORRESPONDENT In the famous words of legendary Tennessee broadcaster John Ward, “It’s football time in Tennessee.” High ...

Bryan Richard Burleson, 91, Elizabethton, went to be with his Lord Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at his residence. He was born Feb. 16, 1934, in Hartford, Maryland. He had lived most of his life in ...

DEAR ABBY: I recently spent weeks caring for my mom in hospice. I was holding her hand when she took her last breath. I had announced to family and friends her choice to enter hospice. They knew her ...

By Buzz Trexler Star Correspondent When it comes to maintaining Elizabethton’s streets, it appears that only the Street ...