By Robert Sorrell Star Correspondent In response to widespread damage caused by Hurricane Helene last year, the Carter County ...

By Buzz Trexler Star Correspondent Entry-level pay for firefighters at the Elizabethton Fire Department lags other East ...

Star Correspondent The City of Elizabethton and Main Street Elizabethton celebrated the dedication of a vibrant new public ...

John Bell Lewis, who died March 28 at the age of 87, was a lifelong learner and doer. He could always be found with a book in ...

DEAR ABBY: We were recorded on video and audio on our daughter’s porch, thinking we were talking to each other privately. We were discussing how hurt we were that she didn’t want to spend time with us ...

Dear Rev. Graham: Anger runs in my family, back several generations from what I’ve been told. As a Christian, this is overwhelming at times. When I see tempers lash out at others, it is crushing – ...

By C.Y. Peters On a sun-splashed afternoon in the heart of the Hollow, history and humor collided for the 200th annual Peters ...

The Elks Lodge on Saturday hosted 75 to 80 kids and their families for its annual Easter egg hunt and pizza party. The Easter Bunny was on hand, and more than 4,000 plastic eggs were scattered on ...

Anna Pierce, Hampton, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025, in the Ivy Hall Nursing Home. A native of Carter County, she was the daughter of the late Gentry and Vina Vines Presnell. In addition to her ...

Dear Rev. Graham: I find myself doing an inner perspective of my life every year after Easter and promising myself that I will live a better life, refrain from sinful ways and declare myself cleansed ...

The Carter County Board of Education has approved the transition of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students from Unaka ...