ELIZABETHTON â Although a former employee of the Carter County School System was indicted last week on one count of theft over $2,500, the problems reported by the state comptroller of the Treasury has already been corrected, according to Director of Schools Tracy McAbee.
The investigation was limited to selected records for the period from July 1, 2017 through January 31, 2020. That was prior to the time when McAbee assumed the role of director of schools. He said it was also prior to the appointment of LeeAnn Carr as the new director of the Head Start program in Carter County.
The results of the comptrollerâs investigation was released on Monday. It reported that Joyce Parsons, a former administrative assistant of the Head Start program had misappropriated funds totaling $8,657. She is accused of using Head Start purchases to make at least $8,657 in unauthorized personal purchases that included clothing, groceries, cosmetics, household goods, and personal hygiene produc