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State officials detail problems with Carter 911
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:35:06 -0800
ELIZABETHTON — Local funding for the Carter County Emergency Communications 911 District has become an item of concern at the state level.
Escaped Inmates Now In Custody
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:07:41 -0800
Two inmates escaped from a state prison annex in Carter County, Tennessee on Thursday night.
Man extradited from Georgia to Elizabethton on theft charges
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:49:03 -0800
In August 2010 the Elizabethton Police Department began an investigation into multiple counts of theft which originated at a business located in Elizabethton.
Charges against Carter Co. planning director dismissed
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:05:46 -0800
ELIZABETHTON — The theft charge against Carter County Planning Director Chris Schuettler was officially dismissed in Criminal Court on Friday, just weeks after a grand jury returned a no true bill on the charge.
Unclear medical problem keeps Criminal Court judge out of courtroom
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:30:50 -0800
An unclear medical problem has kept Criminal Court Judge Lynn Brown out of the courtroom in Johnson and Carter counties since December and out of Washington County court since Jan. 4.
BREAKING: Search underway for two escaped inmates in Carter County
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:19:55 -0800
The inmates escped by crawling under a prison fence, Sheriff Chris Mathes said.
Two inmates, one with Blount Co. connection, escape
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:00:03 -0800
According to the Tennessee Department of Corrections, 38-year-old Robert Wayne Jennings and 40-year-old Troy Lane escaped from the Carter County Annex by foot on Thursday.
Escaped inmates captured in Cocke Co.
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:30:21 -0800
According to the Tennessee Department of Corrections, two escaped inmates from Carter County were recaptured in Newport.
Escaped inmates from East Tennessee prison captured
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:55:21 -0800
Two escaped inmates from an East Tennessee prison have been captured.
DTF agents arrest Johnson City man on cocaine charges
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:49:56 -0800
Drug Task Force agents arrested a Johnson City man Wednesday after a monthlong investigation into drug trafficking in Washington, Carter and Unicoi counties, Johnson City police announced in a news release.