Local News in Carter County, Tennessee
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Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Soliciting A Minor For Sexual Exploitation
Thu, 10 May 2012 02:49:28 -0700
A Pennsylvania man pled guilty to a lesser charge this week in Carter County, Tennessee.
2 charged after body found in East Tennessee
Sat, 05 May 2012 19:37:10 -0700
FLAG POND, Tenn. (AP) — Police have arrested two people after a body was discovered in East Tennessee. Carter County Sheriff Chris Mathes told the Johnson City Press that 43-year-old Timothy Pate...
Elvis, music, demonstrations part of Carter County Jail United Way fundraiser
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 07:34:56 -0700
ELIZABETHTON — Never again will there be a show like the United Way fundraiser held at the new Carter County Jail on Friday night.
Tennessee's First Lady Visits Happy Valley Students
Wed, 09 May 2012 14:49:17 -0700
Tennessee's First Lady made a stop in Carter County Wednesday afternoon.
11 face federal charges for conspiracy charges related to methamphetimine
Wed, 16 May 2012 10:46:05 -0700
Eleven people from northeast Tennessee and western North Carolina face federal charges for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine.
Two arrested, face multiple charges after body discovered in East Tennessee
Sat, 05 May 2012 05:12:15 -0700
Carter County Sheriff Chris Mathes said the body is believed to be that of a man previously reported missing. Mathes said that on April 17, the Johnson City Police Department began receiving complaints regarding a 78-year-old man who had not been seen for some time.
Groups ask Carter County committee for increases in new budget
Tue, 08 May 2012 20:05:16 -0700
ELIZABETHTON — As he promised officials with the state 911 Board, Elizabethton Chief of Police Matt Bailey made his request Monday night for an increase in county funding for the Carter County 911 Board.
Two facing charges after body discovered in Unicoi County
Sun, 06 May 2012 07:53:41 -0700
Police have arrested two people after a body was discovered in East Tennessee.
UPDATE: 2 in custody after the discovery of skeletal remains
Fri, 04 May 2012 18:47:08 -0700
Investigators think the victim may be a 78 year old Carter County man missing for two weeks.
Murder suspects appear in Carter Co. courtroom; trial set for June 26
Mon, 07 May 2012 12:15:21 -0700
The two suspects in what the Sheriff of Carter County called a ‘gruesome murder’ were arraigned in court this morning. Lonnie Townsend's remains were found off Spivey Mountain Road in Unicoi County Friday.