Dale Earnhardt Jr. named speaker for Athens Chamber banquet
NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be the featured speaker for the 19th annual Athens Area Chamber of Commerce benefit in July in McMinn County, Tennessee.
Comment period on national forests ‘roadless rule’ ends Friday
Public comments must be submitted by Friday on a potential change to allow more road building on undeveloped U.S. national forest land after the Trump administration announced plans in August to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, better known as the “Roadless Rule.”
Franklin County teen charged with attempted murder
Juvenile found with bow and arrows, sword, knives, two blocks from Huntland Schools
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Cleveland, Tenn., imagining a more vibrant city after purchase of two industrial sites
Cleveland, Tennessee, officials are wrapping up the second phase of an environmental assessment following the acquisition of two former Whirlpool plant sites.
McMinn County denies liability in 2018 jail beating death
McMinn County has denied malfeasance in a $25 million wrongful death suit filed in U.S. District Court by the son of a Hixson man who lost his life at the hands of another inmate at the county jail in 2018.
Athens, Tenn., authorities rescue seven dogs. Man, woman charged
Two Athens, Tennessee, residents were charged after city police found numerous dogs running loose at a home on West Bank Street. Some of the dogs acted aggressively toward officers while the homeowner was unable to control them.
Man accused of hitting uncle with baseball bat in Athens, Tenn.
An Athens, Tennessee, man is behind bars on an attempted first-degree murder charge after allegedly attacking his uncle with a baseball bat.
Sequatchie County man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor
A Sequatchie County man has been arrested in a state investigation after authorities received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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Sign changed to show correct date for interstate split project finish
A light green sticker corrects the sign bearing the delayed completion date for the second phase of the Interstate 75/Interstate 24 interchange reconstruction project. The sign previously showed an inaccurate date for the project finish line.
US government denies role in Rhea County man’s in-custody death
The federal government denies malfeasance in a wrongful death suit filed in U.S. District Court in South Carolina in connection with the in-custody death of a former county executive from Rhea County.
