Press Releases

• Mayor and County Commissioners present Awards to local Law Enforcement Agencies

    On Tuesday January 19th, 2016, Mayor Humphrey and the Carter County Commission honored Sheriff Dexter Lunceford, Sergeant David Caldwell, Deputy Jena Markland, Deputy Jason Mosier, the Elizabethton Police Department and Carter County…

  January 19, 2016

• Escape attempt by inmate

  PRESS RELEASE Date: Friday, January 15, 2016 For Immediate release Incident: Attempted Escape by Eric James Azotea On Thursday January 14, 2016 at approximately 11:00 PM, Deputy Jailers of the…

  January 15, 2016

• Press Release Jacob Buckles and Roger Morrison

    Jacob Buckles 1005 Fairview Street Elizabethton, TN         Roger Morrison 136 Jack Bradley Road Elizabethton, TN     January 7th, 2016 at 7:07 PM Carter County…

  January 8, 2016

• Civil Service Testing

  Carter County Civil Service will be testing January 5, 2016.  Testing will be at the Carter County Detention Center starting promptly at 6:00p.m..  Deadline to apply for entry of application for employment…

  December 31, 2015

• Meth Man Award

  Harmon Duncan received the association’s Meth Man Award for his work in fighting methamphetamine from all fronts, from raiding illicit meth labs to tracking the illegal purchase of cold medicine…

  December 29, 2015

• Project Life Saver

  About Project Lifesaver: Project Lifesaver is a 501 (C) (3) community based, public safety, non-profit organization that provides law enforcement, fire/rescue, other first responders and caregivers with equipment and training…

  December 29, 2015

• Officer Involved Shooting

  *PRESS RELEASE* Date: 12/17/2015 For Immediate release     Kelly Lee Pitts Age: 36 Charged with Seven Counts of Attempted First Degree Murder Bond set at $700,000. On Wednesday night,…

  December 17, 2015

• ” All Aboard the Tweetsie Express”

  Carter County Clean Teens and Carter County Sheriffs Office received 1st Place in Show in 2015 Annual Elizabethton Christmas Parade.  We all are honored to be involved with this community…

  December 5, 2015

• Carter County deputies arrest 10 in drug round-up; 7 others still sought

  Carter County deputies arrest 10 in drug round-up; 7 others still sought…   See Story on WJHL.com: http://wjhl.com/2015/09/22/carter-county-deputies-arrest-10-in-drug-round-up-7-others-still-sought/

  September 22, 2015

• Elizabethton Star: CCSD, Watauga enjoy ‘win-win’ partnership.

  CCSD, Watauga enjoy ‘win-win’ partnership Star Photo/Holly Davidson Carter County Sheriff Dexter Lunceford, Deputy Steve Stevenson, Deputy Amanda Little and Watauga City Manager Hattie Ruth Skeans, seated, discuss the contract…

  August 25, 2015