Carter County News

Carter County School officials are cautiously optimistic about the 2009 Tennessee Department of Education report card, due to changes in the way scores are assessed.

Photo by Brandon Hicks Hampton Produce, owned by Jason and Christina Brumitt, is now serving the Elizabethton/Carter County area from a new, improved location on Highway 321 across from the Dollar General and beside the Copper Kettle Restaurant and tax preparation office.

The Carter County Imagination Library Committee reported a profit of $3,711.58 after expenses for the fourth annual Educators Hall of Fame fundraising dinner.

By Iva Butler of The Daily Times Staff Originally published: November 03. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: November 02.

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. - A plea bargain in which a northeast Tennessee man admitted to drug charges allowed him to escape moonshining penalties.

A small plane has crashed in Carter County, in the far northeast of Tennessee, killing one person, the Federal Aviation Administration confirms.

A pilot and a student have died in a small-plane crash in mountainous terrain in East Tennessee.

A small plane crashed and burned Thursday afternoon in mountainous terrain in Carter County, killing both persons aboard, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Curses, Foiled Again While responding to a domestic disturbance call in Carter County, Tenn., sheriff's Deputy Richard Barnett drove to the wrong address.

Donald Hurst, President of the Cocke County Partnership, Newport, was re-elected to the board of directors of Areawide Development Corporation at its annual meeting Tuesday, Sept.

A northeast Tennessee fisherman has died in a fall into the Watauga River. The Johnson City Press reported the victim was 68-year-old Joe Pierce of Elizabethton.

Things came together well for the Elizabethton Police Department, allowing a quick arrest of two men charged with crashing a car into the doors of a convenience store in order to steal cigarettes.

Tennessee road builders say fuel taxes aren't keeping up with transportation needs, but state highway officials aren't pushing for a tax hike.

A northeast Tennessee deputy sheriff who went to the wrong house came back with his man anyway.

An employee of the Carter County Landfill was arrested Thursday and charged with theft over $10,000. The charge stems from the theft of thousands of gallons of diesel fuel from the landfill during a time when fuel prices were at record highs.

Nearly a half million Tennesseans will hit the road this Labor Day to enjoy the last days of summer by vacationing or visiting family.

Authorities in northeast Tennessee say a recently married couple died in a murder-suicide that followed the loss of the husband's job.

Old Butler Days was held this past Friday and Saturday under warm and sunny August skies at Babe Curtis Park.

JOHNSON CITY - An injured hiker has been rescued from the Appalachian Trail in Carter County.

An injured hiker has been rescued from the Appalachian Trail in Carter County. WJHL-TV in Johnson City reported the Carter County Rescue Squad brought out the hiker around 3 a.m. today, about 13 hours after receiving a cellular phone call from him Monday afternoon.