Greenway link between Brainerd Road and Camp Jordan to close for Chattanooga wastewater project
Closure to remain till summer 2027
Reward of $5,000 offered in Palmer school fire
A $5,000 reward is offered for information on the suspected arson of the former Palmer Elementary School in Grundy County after a fire Sunday gutted the auditorium building on the nearly 100-year-old campus, according to authorities.
‘Gateway to Chattanooga’ beautification project at U.S. 27 and Fourth Street begins
Officials broke ground Tuesday on the $3 million first phase of the Gateway to Chattanooga beautification project at the Fourth Street/U.S. Highway 27 interchange downtown, an effort intended to become a model for interstate landscaping.
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Drought continues to grip region, little rain in sight
While Northeast Tennessee continues to dig out of historic flood damage from Hurricane Helene, Southeast Tennessee and much of the rest of the state is growing increasingly crispy, according to the Tennessee Climate Office.
Sequatchie County constable charged with child abuse, false imprisonment, official misconduct
A Sequatchie County constable and his wife are free on bond after being arrested on indictments charging them with child abuse and false imprisonment, according to court records.
Cherokee Nation donates more than $100,000 to Trail of Tears associations
The Cherokee Nation, following a week of celebratory and tribal events in Chattanooga, headed back to Oklahoma while distributing almost $100,000 to Trail of Tears associations in the nine states the trail passed through almost 190 years ago.
Two Rhea County men charged in separate child sexual abuse cases
The Rhea County grand jury issued indictments during its October session, charging two men in separate cases with multiple counts of sexual abuse of children.
‘Spiking’ threats lead to temporary partial closure of Franklin State Forest
Portions of the Franklin State Forest on the Franklin-Marion county line have been temporarily closed after threats of "spiking," a form of industrial sabotage that could lead to serious or fatal injuries, according to state forestry officials.
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Marion, commission chair, sheriff, deputy deny violating man’s civil rights
Marion County, Tennessee, its county commission chair, sheriff and a deputy deny they violated a man's civil rights by removing him from meetings while speaking to elected officials in an answer filed in U.S. District Court in Chattanooga.
Cleveland, Tennessee, man pleads guilty in Jan. 6 riot case
The second Cleveland, Tennessee, man charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has entered a plea agreement to two of the four misdemeanor charges filed against him in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
