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ELIZABETHTON — The Budget Committee of the Carter County Commission voted to recommend a few funding requests during its monthly meeting Monday evening. The committee had less to consider than

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 — Employees of the Carter County government had a win and a loss during Monday night’s budget setting session of the Carter County Commission.

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 — After months of meetings and discussions, the Carter County Commission voted unanimously Friday night to use the Tennessee Advanced Communications Network and Motorola to establish the county’s emergency

ELIZABETHTON — Carter County is closer to deciding which projects should be funded by the county’s share of the American Rescue Plan funds.

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

Two of the biggest projects discussed are the complete renovation of the old jail and the rebuilding of some of the key facilities at the Carter County Landfill.

The biggest single request for ARP funds would come from a request to provide bonuses for county employees classified as essential employees who had to work through the pandemic.