Departments & Services - County Clerk
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Mary Gouge
Carter County Courthouse
801 E. Elk Avenue
Elizabethton, TN 37643
423 542-1814
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Duties: The County Clerk is the clerk of the county legislative body, keeping the official record of the county commission meetings. The county clerk is the collector for local and state taxes, including hotel/motel taxes, wholesale beer taxes and vehicle registration fees.
The County Clerk is also the clerk of the probate clerk. The County Clerk also issues marriage licenses.