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There’s nothing like a trip to the pumpkin patch…
It’s that time of year when thoughts turn to finding that perfect pumpkin to make the perfect Jack-O-Lantern ...
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Downsizing, staggering of commission discussed
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com Downsizing of the Carter County Commission will be discussed at the ...
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Elizabethton City Council approves Bonnie Kate Beer Permit, Watershed Trail agreement
BY NIC MILLER STAR STAFF nic.miller@elizabethton.com The Elizabethton City Council awarded an on-site beer permit to allow alcohol ...
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Three local students represent Carter County at 4-H Congress
BY LUKE ANGLIN Three local students from August 15-18 represented the Carter County 4-H at the 74th Tennessee State ...
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Recycling paying off for county
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com A new recycling baler is more than paying for itself and helping ...
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Tweetsie Trail expansion project beginning to take shape with planning phase
BY NIC MILLER STAR STAFF nic.miller@elizabethton.com Local leaders are working to finalize a budget proposal on expanding the ...
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Housing market in Carter County greatly affected by new residents
BY NIC MILLER STAR STAFF nic.miller@elizabethton.com An influx of new residents is boosting the housing market in Carter ...
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Nursing schools see applications rise, despite COVID burnout
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by ...
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US wholesale prices rose record 8.6% over 12 months
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.6% in September ...
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Mississippi journalist, professor Curtis Wilkie to speak on ‘When Evil Lived in Laurel’
JOHNSON CITY — “When Evil Lived in Laurel: The ‘White Knights’ and the Murder of Vernon Dahmer” is ...
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ETSU Health collecting hats, scarves for chemo patients during October
‘Paint a Pumpkin Pink’ contest also being held for Breast Cancer Awareness JOHNSON CITY — ETSU Health has ...
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US unemployment claims fall to lowest level since pandemic
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell ...
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Sending out a distress call… Stoney Creek VFD #2 crumbling away daily
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com Members of the Stoney Creek Volunteer Fire Department Station are hoping a ...
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Elizabethton veterans finding new paths in work with Honor Guard
BY NIC MILLER STAR STAFF nic.miller@elizabethton.com Several months after losing sponsorship in Elizabethton, local honor guard members are ...
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Carter County Mayor Patty Woodby recognized as Woman of the Year
BY NIC MILLER STAR STAFF nic.miller@elizabethton.com Carter County Mayor Patty Woodby was surprised when the time came to ...
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Jr. Lady Cyclones cross country win meet, qualifies for state
BY IVAN SANDERS STAR SPORTS EDITOR ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com The T.A. Dugger Jr. Lady Cyclone cross country team has ...
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3 employees killed in shooting at postal facility in Memphis
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS (AP) — Three U.S. Postal Service workers who died in a shooting ...
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Social Secuirty COLA largest in decades as inflation jumps
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. ...
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FDA grapples with timing of booster for J&J COVID-19 vaccine
By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday ...
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A few weeks away
As we get closer to Halloween I thought it might be a good idea to write about people, ...
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Resurfacing, ancillary construction underway in East Side, E. F St.
The City of Elizabethton is in the process of resurfacing and doing ancillary construction work in the East ...
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Waterline work scheduled Thursday night on W. Elk Ave.
The City of Elizabethton is doing waterline work on W. Elk Avenue in the vicinity of Bemberg Road ...
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Carter County needs 47 additional TN Promise mentors
With the December 3 deadline less than two months away, tnAchieves needs an additional 5,900 volunteer mentors across ...
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Lady Cyclones upset Tennessee High
BY ALLEN LAMOUNTAIN STAR CORRESPONDENT BRISTOL – A pair of sophomores fired the shots that took down Goliath ...
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When it comes to God’s truth, there is no such thing as staying neutral
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham Dear Rev. Graham: Why do Christians contend that Jesus is ...