Members of a regional trail conservation association compared an appearance before a U.S. House subcommittee to a long hiker's stride toward the rarefied federal designation of the Benton MacKaye Trail in the Appalachian Mountains as a National Scenic Trail.
A six-month probe by the TBI has landed two Meigs County residents behind bars on human trafficking charges.
The archaeological study in progress on Chattanooga's Moccasin Bend to determine the viability of a site there for a proposed replacement for the state's aging Mental Health Institute will be completed this fall, according to state officials.
Forecast calls for improvement in coming days, but long term rain needed
Family puts up $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest
State estimates damage at $1 million
In 2025, all living recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor will be invited to Chattanooga for a series of public and private events starting Sept. 30 and concluding with the Patriot Award Gala on Oct. 4 at the Chattanooga Convention Center.
Vandalism damage has put Franklin State Forest and surrounding woodlands at heightened risk after the loss of five Tennessee Division of Forestry bulldozers and a transport truck reduced the state's wildfire response capability.
Two bridges over Interstate 24 in Chattanooga will remain closed until early 2025 after a setback, but the rest of the Interstate 75-Interstate 24 interchange reconstruction project remains on track for completion by late next year.
It could be the "heat wave of the decade" if temperatures in the Chattanooga region hit a daily high of 100 degrees or more from Sunday to Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
