Elizabethton News

Tom Humphrey reports : Meanwhile, the Carter County Commission has approved on voice vote the drafting of a letter to GOP officials requesting that Williams be reinstated to the Republican party, according to the Elizabethton Star as part of a lengthy story on commission doings.

Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Candy Craig on Thursday told members of the organization's board of directors that the Octoberfest debut last month was a success.

Photo by Bryan Stevens If plans succeed, this section of railroad track on State Line Road in Elizabethton could become part of the Tweetsie Trail, a greenway running between Johnson City and Elizabethton.

The Elizabethton Carter County Animal Shelter is urging residents in the area of Riverside Park to be on the lookout for an individual who has been attempting to poison cats in the neighborhood.

Signups for the Carter County Christmas Basket program will be held at Oak Street Baptist Church, located at the corner of Oak Street and Stateline Road, Elizabethton, on Thursday, Nov.

An Elizabethton Police Department investigation at a local credit union led to the arrest of Lori L. Barb for fraudulently using a customer's credit card to obtain cash advances.

The Carter County Commission debated the cost of health insurance for county employees during Monday's meeting, choosing Humana Health Insurance as the provider over Blue Cross-Blue Shield.

Hundreds of revelers watched Elizabethton light up its 90-foot tall Christmas tree Tuesday night.

Pet owners who want to memorialize their deceased pets or honor their living animal companions have the opportunity to do so with the memorial bricks that are being sold by the Elizabethton Carter County Animal Shelter building fund committee.

Mismatched and deteriorating tombstones, garbage littering the field and a small wooden sign seem to describe a small cemetery plot in the far reaches of the county.

STEP, Inc. will be hosting a workshop for parents of children in special education on Thursday, Nov.

Elizabethton, Tenn. police say a drunken driving suspect mistook Officer Sarah Ellison for a Sonic waitress after a 911 caller reported that a car driven by a woman had hit several other vehicles before pulling into the Sonic parking lot.

The Veterans War Memorial Park, situated at the corner of East Elk Avenue and Armed Forces Drive in downtown Elizabethton, was built in 2002 as a memorial to Carter County soldiers killed in America's wars.

Todd Hughes, the owner of Shoe Fixers & Leather Repair USA, appreciates your business.

Although his name is listed on a monument that pays honor to the Carter Countians who were killed in World War II, Wesley J. Holden is reportedly enjoying retirement in California.

Photo by Robert Sorrell Car crashes into house Emergency personnel remove the roof of a car on Thursday to rescue an elderly woman passenger.

A local credit union employee has been arrested for fraud following an investigation by police.

The Elizabethton-Carter County United Veterans' Council presented a Veterans Day program Wednesday in the Happy Valley High School gymnasium.

The Hampton Utility Board of Commissioners sent a revised contract to South Elizabethton Utility and is still awaiting a response from South's attorney regarding receipt of the contract as of Tuesday's board meeting.

Police arrested an intoxicated Bluff City woman on Saturday after she attempted to pay an officer for her meal at Sonic Drive-In in Elizabethton.