A new law in Tennessee is removing roadblocks to child care. The Tennessee Child Care Red Tape Reduction Act aims to ...

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett reminds all registered Tennessee voters that the early voting period for the Aug. 6 State Primary and County General Election is now underway, having begun on ...

Despite battling periods of rain throughout the weekend, including heavy downpours and lightning delays on Saturday and Sunday, the 31st annual Carter County Bank William B. Greene Jr. Amateur Golf ...

We’re at the midpoint of July, and soon school bells will be ringing, school buses will be running, and there will be homework to be done. The alarm goes off at 6:30 a.m. Your child groans from their ...

Isaiah 117 House, a nonprofit dedicated to changing the way foster care begins, is holding its annual Lemonade Stand Weekend on July 17-19 across Carter, Johnson and Unicoi counties and the ...

Why do some memories fade while others linger for years? For Dr. Justin Gass, that question is at the center of his research at East Tennessee State University. An addiction neuroscientist at ETSU’s ...

The 43rd annual Smith, Price and White Family Reunion will be held Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Hampton Christian Church Fellowship Hall, 810 Deerfield Lane, Hampton. The reunion will begin at noon and ...

Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park will invite visitors to step back into 1776 during its Independence on the Frontier celebration on Saturday, July 25, commemorating the 250th anniversary of America ...

The Carter County Emergency & Rescue Squad has launched a new EMS Rescue/Firefighter pilot program designed to strengthen emergency response in two of the county’s most rural communities. The program ...

The City of Elizabethton has announced the next phase of its summer street resurfacing program, with work set to begin on E Street in the coming weeks following the completion of improvements on ...

By Brittnee Bryant Star Correspondent Amid the Fourth of July celebrations over the weekend, storms rolled into the area, appearing to strike the Butler Memorial Bridge. Upon inspection, however, TDOT ...

Dear Rev. Graham: I am an animal lover more than a people lover. If I could own one of every kind of animal as pets, I’d be the happiest person in the world, but I have to confine myself to one dog ...