Jerry Proffitt News Today

The Carter County Commission chose a longtime employee of the Highway Department to succeed Roger Colbaugh, who recently retired as highway superintendent.

ELIZABETHTON — The Health and Welfare Committee of the Carter County Commission, chaired by Nick Holder, unanimously approved the proposed franchise contract between the county and the Carter County EMS

ELIZABETHTON — The Carter County Commission’s Building and Grounds Committee reached a major decision during its meeting Tuesday evening to replace the windows and guttering of the Carter County Courthouse.

The Main Courtroom at the Carter County Courthouse was crowded on Wednesday, as friends and family gathered to observe the new members of the county government take their oaths of

ELIZABETHTON — There has been a revolution in Carter County government. There wasn’t any violence, or even a political disagreement, but the fact is that half of the Carter County

ELIZABETHTON — Early voting begins Friday for the Carter County General Election. This is a big election year in the county, with nearly all of the elected county offices on

ELIZABETHTON — Carter County voters continued a tradition of replacing their sheriff after two terms, but were kind to the other incumbent officeholders in the Republican Party primary election on

ELIZABETHTON — With so many different names on those campaign signs placed along every highway in Carter County, there are undoubtedly some people who are uncertain they know whos running

ELIZABETHTON — Three committees of the Carter County Commission met Monday night and selected committee officers for the next year. These included Mark Blevins as chair and Nancy Brown as

ELIZABETHTON — Despite a sharply divided disagreement over funding for the Elizabethton/Carter County Animal Shelter on Monday evening, it was mostly smooth sailing for the Carter County Commission in passing a new budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year. The commissioners also passed the certified tax rate of $2.03. That is down from the $2.47 rate passed by the commission last year, before the latest countywide assessment of property but determined by the state comptroller’s office to br...