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ELIZABETHTON — With the passing of the qualifying deadline for the May 3 Republican Primary at noon on Thursday, it now is pretty clear what the final ballot will look

Election commission offices in Washington and Carter counties were busy places on Monday as candidates arrived to pick up their qualifying petitions for the May 3 county and state primary

Election commission offices in Washington and Carter counties were busy places on Monday as candidates arrived to pick up their qualifying petitions for the May 3 county and state primary

ELIZABETHTON — The Carter County Commission voted to fund $150,000 for a new fire station in Valley Forge; approved additional funding of $26,000 for the final portion of the full-time

ELIZABETHTON — The Carter County Commission voted to fund $150,000 for a new fire station in Valley Forge; approved additional funding of $26,000 for the final portion of the full-time

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

In Pursuit With John Walsh Recap for 9/15/2021: Erik Arceneaux/Mark Blevins Case 1: Erik Arceneaux Place: Houston, Texas  In June 2018, 29 year old  Maria Jiminez Rodriguez was a single mom working as a paralegal in a law firm. On the 21st, she vanished into thin air. That day, she failed to pick up her daughter

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...

ELIZABETHTON — Volunteer groups and service organizations may soon have a chance to adopt a Carter County road to help keep them clean and free of litter. Carter County Highway Superintendent Roger Colbaugh discussed the plan with members of the Highway Committee of the Carter County Commission on Thursday night. Colbaugh said the program would be similar to the one already in operation by the Tennessee Department of Trans-portation. Colbaugh is a former TDOT employee and said he once mana...

Businesses selling CBD and other hemp products have popped up around Wilmington in recent years. They sell CBD oil alongside CBD-infused chocolates, gummies, seltzer waters and dog treats. At one downtown Wilmington business, you can even get a CBD facial. CBD is one of more than 110 known cannabinoids that can be extracted from the hemp plant. Federal regulations limit the amount of THC — the chemical that gives marijuana users a high — to 0.3% in hemp products. Despite the prevalence...