Carter County News

The Tennessee Highway Patrol is announcing driver's license roadblocks at various locations in Carter County during the next month.

Elizabethton Wastewater/Sewer Department Director Johann Coetzee and Stormwater Coordinator Joseph Barnett provided a stormwater presentation during Tuesday's Environmental Committee meeting at the Elizabethton-Carter County Chamber of Commerce.

Police are trying to find out how a vehicle went into the river in Roan Mountain on Saturday and caught fire.

With a $1.5 billion budget shortfall becoming more and more of a possibility in Tennessee, desperate times are calling for desperate measures.

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.

A $1.05 million settlement in a wrongful bankruptcy case against Bank of America was trimmed in a hearing on Monday in Jonesborough.

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

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.

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

A police pursuit that began on Blue Springs Road on Saturday led to the arrest of one individual.

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.

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.