Rozella Hardin
Editor

Responsibilities at the Star:
As editor of the Star, Rozella formulates editorial policy and manages the Editorial Department, which includes news, sports, and photography. She is also responsible for the layout and design of the newspaper. A 37-year employee of the Elizabethton Star, Rozella also writes editorials, news and feature articles.

Contact: rhardin@starhq.com

Phone - 423/297-9064

Bryan Stevens
Assistant Editor/Lifestyles Editor/Director of Photography

Responsibilities at the Star:
Bryan assists the newspaper's editor with any and all tasks relevant to maintaining a local emphasis on news gathering and reporting. Bryan also coordinates the newspaper's Sunday Lifestyles section, gathering feature stories and photographs to inform and entertain readers. He also compiles the society news, such as weddings, engagements, anniversaries, birthdays and club news. In addition, he helps edit the newspaper's "Community Calendar" listings and writes two weekly columns - "Feathered Friends" explores the region's birds and the people who enjoy ornithology; "Eating Out" spotlights the area's dining opportunities each Friday. Contact Bryan with any feature ideas, story ideas, or questions about society news submission guidelines.

Bryan directs the photography department, photographs newsworthy events, people, locations or other illustrative or educational material.

Contact: bstevens@starhq.com

Phone - 423/297-9077

Nathan Baker
Crime and Court Reporter

Responsibilities at the Star:
Nathan plans layout of the news edition in the absence of the editor and maintains meeting schedules and prepares written material for publication. He covers issues related to crime, court and emergency services in the county as well as writing feature stories.

Contact: nbaker@starhq.com

Phone - 423/297-9057

Responsibilities at the Star:
Greg writes church, business and news for publication, maintains listings of new businesses in the area and maintains church announcements.

Contact: gmiller@starhq.com

Phone - 423/297-9060

Responsibilities at the Star:
Janie secures obituary information, listings for the daily calendar, school news, editorial content and special sections. She also proofreads documents and corrects typographical errors for composition. She assists the Lifestyles Editor by typesetting and proofreading articles for the Lifestyles Section.

Contact: jmckinney@starhq.com

Phone - 423/297-9062

Responsibilities at the Star:
As county news reporter, Steve covers various county government meetings as well as activities in the county schools and other agencies. He also writes features about local people, places and events, and also writes a column on subjects of his own personal interest - sometimes serious topics, sometimes humorous - known as "Ponderings by Steve."

Contact: sburwick@starhq.com

Phone - 423/297-9056

Responsibilities at the Star:
Ashley covers city government meetings, such as city council, school board, and planning commission meetings. She also covers stories of interest that occur in the city of Elizabethton.

Contact: acarden@starhq.com

Phone - 423/297-9059