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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Sacrifices honored at Elizabethton Memorial Day ceremony
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — The men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country were honored in Elizabethton. To mark Memorial Day, a ceremony was held at the war memorial in downtown Elizabethton. 'Because of their sacrifice and their [willingness] to step forward and defend our nation, that we today are experiencing this ceremony in the freedom that we have,' said Bill Carter, the chairman of the Carter County Veterans Oversight Committee for the War Memorial and Walk of Honor. The Carter County Veterans Oversight Committee hosted the event on Monday morning despite the wet weather. Carter told News Channel 11 that the turnout at the ceremony was encouraging. 'To show the people's support and sincerity of being true Americans, in honor to our veterans that have gone on before us, that have given their lives for our freedom,' Carter said. Carter noted that the people in the community have always been uplifting of veterans and service members. 'Elizabethton [and] Carter County, Tennessee have always been a big believer in defending our freedom,' he said. 'And I think this maintains a true tradition of really our state, our county and our city, how devoted they are and appreciative of the veterans that have served and gone on before this event. ' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Elizabethton mothers say being a mom is 'more than blood'
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL)—Mother's Day is a time to honor all mother figures in our lives, including those who became mothers in a nontraditional way. The idea of a mother has changed throughout the years. 'A mother is a person who loves, cares for and takes care of,' Elizabethton resident Angie Odom said. 'And it is a woman who shows a lot of strength, a lot of effort every day, day in and day out.' 'Someone who's willing to fight for, stand up for, advocate for, protect, love and nurture a child,' Elizabethton resident Ronda Paulson said. Odom is the founder of the TLC Community Center, which supports mothers and those seeking to adopt. She stated that the distinction of motherhood belongs to both families. 'Many times we'll say, 'Oh, you're a wonderful person because you adopted,'' Odom said. 'But I still feel like these mothers that have chosen adoption are wonderful individuals.' Odom has biological and adopted children. She said there is no difference in her love for both of her girls. 'I've heard people say that before, that there's no difference in between,' she said. 'But there truly isn't at all. You love them just the same. And there's extra protectiveness even sometimes there.' Paulson also has biological and adopted children and has experience as a foster mother. 'It's a bit of a roller coaster,' she said. 'And I know a lot of people are apprehensive about becoming a foster parent. But it was one of the biggest blessings that my husband and I have ever received.' Paulson founded Isaiah 117 House in Elizabethton, which provides housing for children awaiting their foster care placement. On Mother's Day, Paulson said she often thinks of the mothers of her adopted boys, and the mothers who step up. 'Mother's Day, it's tricky for a lot of women,' she said. 'Mother's Day is tricky for me as an adoptive mom. I think about my adoptive sons' mother today. Foster moms, I think of them on Mother's Day. Some of them they're being advocates for children that they believe are not in a safe environment.' Odom and Paulson said being a mother is about more than blood. 'It's really just about the role that you're playing and showing up,' Odom said. 'I think a lot of it is those that show up.' 'When you sign up to be a foster parent, what you're actually saying yes to is a child that needs a parent,' Paulson said. 'Needs a stand-in when they have no one.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
TCAT Elizabethton, Northeast State Community College launch Administrative Professional Technology pathway
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Elizabethton and Northeast State Community College (NESCC) announced the launch of a new partnership on Monday that will strengthen academic and career pathways for students in the Administrative Professional Technology program. The official signing of the new articulation agreement took place on TCAT's main campus in Elizabethton, where TCAT's President Heath McMillian and Northeast's President Dr. Jeff McCord gathered to sign papers and celebrate the development. 'This articulation agreement will provide students with a seamless transition from TCAT-Elizabethton's diploma programs into Northeast State's associate degree programs, offering them expanded opportunities for academic advancement and career growth in the Administrative Professional Technology field,' a release from TCAT states. McCord told News Channel 11 the partnership aims to strengthen technical workforce development in the region by making it quicker and less redundant to attain a degree. 'When a member of the TCAT students are completed with their program, they can transfer as much as 27 hours to our program, which means they're about halfway through,' he said. McCord said the Administrative Professional Technology program is vital to maintaining well functioning offices across the region, and it's just the latest of many programs to see a transfer pathway created for it. 'It's administrative professional technology, three concentrations: medical, office and law. And so they understand how to run an office in those environments and be able to make a good living doing that.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
