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ELIZABETHTON â The Elizabethton Police Department is investigating an assault on a young girl on Monday in which the suspects are believed to be other juveniles.
âThere is an ongoing investigation on the serious and troubling situation,â Chief of Police Jason Shaw said. âThis is a delicate matter that we do take seriously.â Shaw went on to say âour investigators are taking the necessary steps to properly investigate.â
He said that includes reviewing evidence, interviews, consulting with the district attorney, the Carter County Juvenile Court and the Tennessee Department of Childrenâs Services.
The police began the investigation at 12:27 p.m. on Monday when officers were called to a residence on Bluefield Avenue, where an assault had just been called in to 911. The caller said her daughter had been beaten up by âmultiple teenagers.â
2 Timothy 4:7, I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith
Pamela (Pam) Ann Rash Gardner passed away peacefully at Sycamore Shoals Hospital on Saturday, May 1, 2021 following a courageous battle with cancer. Pam was born on June 10, 1953. She was a graduate of Unaka High School and Carson Newman College. She resided in Hampton, TN. She worked as a social worker for the Department of Human Services and later served as the Director of Adult Day Services for over 20 years. As the director of Adult Day Services, she served the community by caring for the elderly population. She was a faithful member of Valley Forge Christian Church, where she taught Sunday School, Bible School and sang in the church choir for over 20 years. Pam was preceded in death by her loving husband, Bill Gardner and her parents, Edna Rash, Vesta Rash and Elmer Rash, her sister, Ruth Rash Estep and brothers, Harvey Rash and William (Billy) Rash.
April 18, 1872: The Herald and Tribune lamented, âA pound of sugar was recently returned to the store at which it was purchase (sic) with a polite note stating that it contained too much sand for table use and of enough for building purposes. Does any Jonesboroâ sugar dealer plead guilty?â
The Herald and Tribune was, and still is, a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way on the masthead in 1872, as it is today. However, it was spelled as both Jonesboro and Jonesboroâ, above, inside the pages of the newspaper.
April 18, 1885: The Comet had advice for anyone with coops. âUse a quart of coal tar to half a barrel of water stirred up well, and sprinkle the water over the floors of the coops or against the sides, and it will kill the lice and purify the coop.â