ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — Former Elizabethton schoolteacher Nicole Horne, who was recorded dragging a fifth-grader across a gym floor during an intramural basketball game in November 2023, had her criminal case postponed in Carter County Sessions Court Wednesday. An assistant district attorney, Will Monk, and Horne’s defense counsel, Robert Black, both told Judge Keith Bowers […]
ELIZABETHTON — After requesting and receiving increased funding for large capital projects at three of the city schools this year, the Elizabethton City Schools will not be requesting an increase
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 — In its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Thursday, the Carter County School Board said farewell to the school director that guided the district through the COVID-19 pandemic, while
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