Carter County officials have purchased 113 automated external defibrillators to be placed in schools, sheriff’s patrol vehicles, volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services trucks that ...

Reverend Gene R. Cornett went home to be with the Lord surrounded by his family on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at his home in Watauga at the age of 87. Gene was born in Carter County on Aug. 13, 1938, to ...

A Johnson City man was arrested in June and later taken into federal custody on child exploitation charges, authorities said.

A Johnson City man was arrested in April and has now been indicted by a federal grand jury on child sexual exploitation ...

The Vanderbilt Transplant Center performed a record number of solid organ transplants in fiscal year 2025 — 918 lifesaving ...

By Ron Marvel Star Correspondent Even though Elizabethton High School has only been in session less than a couple of weeks, ...

Star Correspondent Sophomore Vella Nave scored a three-goal hat trick as the Elizabethton Lady Cyclones soccer squad opened ...

By Robert Sorrell Star Correspondent After two hours of public comment and debate Monday night, the Carter County Commission ...

American Legion Watauga Post 49 will host an open house on Saturday, Aug. 23, from 4 to 8 p.m. at its headquarters, located at 111 S. Watauga Ave. in Elizabethton. Community members are invited to ...

It’s something of a tradition this time of year … we hear warnings about hurricanes and the weather folks on television issue reminders about the reality of hurricane season and the damage that the ...

Larry Gene “Doc” Miller was a simple man — as simple as you can get. Nothing was complicated about him. If you were a ...

East Tennessee State University will welcome students back to campus with Welcome Week 2025 from Aug. 24-30, featuring seven ...