Some South Pittsburg residents outraged over 138% property tax increase
Some residents in South Pittsburg are outraged over a 138% property tax increase passed over the summer they feel is heaping an unjust financial burden on many city taxpayers.

Some residents in South Pittsburg are outraged over a 138% property tax increase passed over the summer they feel is heaping an unjust financial burden on many city taxpayers.

A man wanted in connection with a shooting in Cleveland, Tennessee, in March 2023 has been apprehended in Arizona, according to Cleveland police.

Fire damage at a UPS facility in Athens, Tennessee, from a blaze that broke out late Tuesday will temporarily impact customers in 16 Tennessee postal codes in McMinn and surrounding counties, according to a company statement.

The courthouses in Bledsoe, Meigs and Rhea counties, and the old Cherokee Hotel being renovated for city government services in Cleveland, Tennessee, all got a piece of $6.1 million in historic development grants for updates to aging structures that are historic landmarks in their respective communities.

A fire at a UPS facility in Athens, Tennessee, left 24 trucks and the building with significant damage, according to a news release from the Athens Fire Department.

A pilot passing overhead might have helped save a Franklin County, Tennessee, resident from a fire spotted from the air. The resident was treated for injuries after being airlifted from the scene with burns.
The Land Trust for Tennessee applauds protection of land adjacent to Cherokee National Forest

Oxygen True Crime documentary on Massachusetts cold case airs Friday, Saturday

A Benton, Tennessee, man has been accused of uploading dozens of files allegedly depicting child sexual abuse to the internet, according to a release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

The new bridges over Interstate 24 at McBrien and South Moore roads will open to traffic Monday, reconnecting Chattanooga's Brainerd community and the city of East Ridge. The second phase of the I-24/Interstate 75 reconstruction project has reached 60% completion.
