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CCSO provides update on search for Victor Birchfield
ELIZABETHTON — The Carter County Sheriff’s Office gave an update on Friday on the search for Victor Birchfield, 61, who has been missing since June 21. The department said the search is continuing with assistance from law enforcement agencies in South Carolina. Birchfield is described as a white...
Elizabethton Animal Shelter holds after-hours adoption event on July 2
ELIZABETHTON — The Elizabethton/Carter County Animal Shelter will be holding an after-hours adoption event on July 2 from 4-7 p.m. in order to help clear the shelter before the Fourth of July. All dogs and puppies will be $25. Puppies require a vet reference. The event is being held...
Carter County man faces multiple charges after fleeing traffic stop
A Carter County man faces multiple charges after reportedly fleeing a traffic stop in a stolen vehicle, crashing, stealing another vehicle, and leading police on a second pursuit before crashing again and being taken into custody. Deputies arrested Robert Jacob Ray, 32, of 1439 Riverview Drive, Elizabethton, and charged him with resisting arrest, two counts […] The post Carter County man faces multiple charges after fleeing traffic stop appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Family of missing Carter County man seeking tips
CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tiffany Cole, the daughter of missing man Victor Birchfield, has spent her thirty-fourth birthday searching the places investigators say her father’s car’s location pinged. “I would rather nothing in the world than to know where my dad is,” Cole told News Channel 11, seven days after her father went missing. […]
CCSO: Man charged with multiple felonies after pursuits
CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A Carter County man is facing several felony charges, including evading and reckless endangerment, after leading authorities on two pursuits on Tuesday. According to the Carter County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), deputies arrested Robert Jacob Ray, age 32, after two vehicle pursuits. On Tuesday, deputies reportedly saw Ray driving a stolen […]
Carter County budget approval for FY 2024-25 rescheduled for July 15
ELIZABETHTON — It now appears the Carter County Commission will vote on approving a budget for the 2024-2025 budget during its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on July 15. That was the date announced in a new legal advertisement that went out on Thursday. The commission will begin its meeting...
Mystery Diner: Let J’s Corner be your time machine
It was at the latest in a series of Carter County Cruise-Ins that I realized that Elizabethton had a for-real time machine on its hands. Oh, it is not all sparkly with blinking lights, flashing sparks and an ominous subsonic humming that can be heard all over town. No, Elizabethton’s version sits quietly across the street from a church and just up the block from a park. And it is not much to look at, what with all those cars clustered at its curb.
SkyLine/SkyBest offers reward for information regarding vandalism
WEST JEFFERSON, N.C. – After two separate accounts of vandalism to newly constructed fiber-optic cable in Carter County, SkyLine/SkyBest will offer a $5000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) involved. On May 22, SkyLine/SkyBest discovered the first instance of vandalism along Tiger Creek. Damages included three cut cables, all […] The post SkyLine/SkyBest offers reward for information regarding vandalism appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Past champions, Elizabethton ready for return of East Tennessee Amateur
ELIZABETHTON — There's an undeniable buzz in Carter County this week as a prestigious local golf tournament makes its much-anticipated return to the Elizabethton Golf Course. The 29th annual William B. Greene Jr. East Tennessee Amateur Golf tournament is set to take place this weekend, June 28-30, after a...
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