Elizabethton News

MURFREESBORO - Elizabethton's girls 4×400 relay team proved it could run with the "Big Dogs" on Thursday night at the Class A/AA state track meet held at Middle Tennessee State University.

Following a review by the Comptroller's Division of Investigations, the former clerk of the Watauga River Regional Water Authority/North Elizabethton Water Division surrendered to the Carter County Sheriff's Office this month after being indicted on charges of theft, forgery, official misconduct and credit card fraud.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is calling for volunteers to help renovate six hiking trails in Tennessee and Alabama to commemorate National Trails Day.

The Elizabethton Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying two men they say stole more the $1,000 in cash from a retail store's cash drawer.

Current and former title holders associated with the Miss Watauga Valley Scholarship Pageant will band together for a fundraiser titled "Princesses for Pets" from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, May 25.

When the weather warms up, there's nothing like a refreshing dip in a cool swimming pool.

SMYRNA - Only one team can leave the state tournament as winner in each of the three classifications.

Career fairs are typically held in high school and college for those anticipating graduation.

For the past 20 years, Mona Sweeney has added irises to the landscape around her Elizabethton home, but the showy flower has had a special place in her heart since she was a little girl.

Elizabethton's Covered Bridge Celebration might stir your memories of the "good old days." If that's the case, there will be one more good old day in the mix.

Washington County authorities say a man faked a marriage certificate so he could visit a woman held in the Johnson City Detention Facility.

What was intended to be a happy family dinner for the Canters ended in frustration when they said an employee at an Elizabethton restaurant would not allow their son's service dog to enter the building.

Lynae Beth Peters and Nicholas Brooks Colbaugh announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.

MURFREESBORO - Gas was 24 cents a gallon, a postage stamp cost 4 cents and the Everly Brothers had nothing to do but dream when Elizabethton last played in the TSSAA state baseball tournament.

Caryn Amanda Carter and Adam Blair Fuller were united in marriage during a double-ring ceremony at First Christian Church in Elizabethton on Saturday, Aug.

Announcement is made of the engagement and forthcoming marriage of Sherry Diane Hayes and Mark Shannon Arnett Sr.

Announcement is made of the engagement and upcoming marriage of Amber Nicole Hilbert and Timothy Joe Oxendine.

The New York Yankees won four consecutive World Series titles from 1936-1939 with the help of its cagey pitcher named Lefty Gomez.

Mary Beierle, Elizabethton, sent me an email last week to let me know of a flock of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at her home.

Carter County's business leaders were encouraged to invest in opportunities for growth during the Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce's 2013 Annual Dinner.