THE CARTER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING THE ATTACK ON A WOMAN WHO HAS DELIVERED THE CITY PAPER FOR ALMOST 18 YEARS. TWO MEN ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED ETTA CARDEN, A CARRIER FOR THE ELIZABETHTON STAR. POLICE SAY THE MEN APPROACHED CARDEN’S VEHICLE AND BECAME CONCERNED WHEN SHE COULD SMELL ALCOHOL. THE WOMAN ATTEMPTED TO ROLL UP HER WINDOW, BUT ONE OF THE MAN GRABBED IT AND SHATTERED IT. CARDEN TOLD POLICE ONE OF THE MEN THEN ATTACKED HER, GRABBING HER BY THE HAIR, BEATING HER HEAD AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL, AND DEMANDED HER MONEY. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING.