ELIZABETHTON — In unofficial results, there were no surprises in Carter County voting on Tuesday, where 41.9% of the voters turned out despite almost no contested local races.
The Elizabethton City School Board normally considers only matters at local and regional levels, but at Tuesday’s board meeting, the board unanimously approved two resolutions which are a response to
ELIZABETHTON — With half of the 24 members of the Carter County Commission being replaced with the new term starting in September, there is a lot of potential for changes
ELIZABETHTON â The Elizabethton City Board of Education unanimously approved dual credit agreements with Northeast State Community College and with East Tennessee State University during the boardâs meeting on Thursday.
The agreements are for the 2021-22 academic year. The new agreements supersede similar agreements both post secondary institutions had with the Elizabethton City School System last year.
In other matters, Board Chairman Eddie Pless said an evaluation of Director of Schools Richard VanHuss has been completed. The members of the school board and school principals participated in the evaluation. Pless said VanHuss received high marks even with all of the uncertainty caused this year by the COVID-19 pandemic.
ELIZABETHTON â The Elizabethton City Board of Education has begun the process of replacing a legend.
In Thursdayâs monthly meeting, the board unanimously approved the creation of a summer band coordinator position. The purpose of that position is to begin the process for the next band director to prepare to take over Elizabethton High Schoolâs Betsy Band when Perry Elliott retires as band director at the end of June.
Director of Schools Richard VanHuss explained the coordinator position to the board. âWe are all very sad that Mr. Elliott is in the process of retiring at the end of this school year. My goodness, we can all stand up here and talk for days about what Mr. Elliott has done for the band program, the school, as well as the community. He is going to be very, very hard to replace, there is no question about that.â