Researchers at the Gray Fossil Site and Museum have discovered something surprisingly familiar among the site’s exotic ...

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 ...

BY NORMA MORRISON Sodaba Hurmat, a volunteer with Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL), recently traveled to the nation’s capital to meet with congressional representatives and their staff, advocating for ...

BY SEN. MARSHA BLACKBURN Under the Biden administration, crime soared — especially among violent offenders. Between 2020 and 2023, the per capita violent crime rate increased by 55 percent, according ...

Due to shifts in enrollment, Milligan University has announced it will be refining its academic portfolio and will no longer ...

The Covered Bridge Jams summer concert series is back for its 11th year, bringing live music to Covered Bridge Park nearly ...

The City of Elizabethton Engineering Department, working with local traffic engineers, has completed a traffic signal study ...

Citizens Bank is proud to announce the promotion of Matt Lewis to senior vice president, network manager. Based at the Broad ...

Nancy Elizabeth (Laws) White, age 86, of Hampton, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Nancy was born in Butler, Tennessee, and was a daughter of the late William ...

STAR CORRESPONDENT In the famous words of legendary Tennessee broadcaster John Ward, “It’s football time in Tennessee.” High ...

Bryan Richard Burleson, 91, Elizabethton, went to be with his Lord Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at his residence. He was born Feb. 16, 1934, in Hartford, Maryland. He had lived most of his life in ...

DEAR ABBY: I recently spent weeks caring for my mom in hospice. I was holding her hand when she took her last breath. I had announced to family and friends her choice to enter hospice. They knew her ...