Athens, Tennessee, council lights fuse for Fourth of July fireworks display
A 20-minute, $45,000 Fourth of July fireworks display for residents of Athens, Tennessee, was approved by a 4-0 vote, despite a pending lawsuit over the 2022 display.
Athens’ July Fourth fireworks display snagged by lawsuit; solution in works
Council to review options Wednesday for replacement show
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Cleveland, Tennessee, man ‘on the bubble’ in Jan. 6 sentencing
The Cleveland, Tennessee, man convicted of pushing police barricades and throwing a flagpole like a spear toward officers defending the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, but the trend in recent sentencings suggests he may get somewhat less than that.
Cleveland, Tennessee, man sentenced in 2022 day care fire
A former Cleveland, Tennessee, day care worker who pleaded guilty in January to 27 counts of reckless endangerment stemming from a February 2022 fire at Little Lambs Child Care Center has been sentenced in Bradley County Circuit Court to 90 days in jail.
Wildlife agency: Conditions that led to dead catfish on Chickamauga Lake could be improving
Could one of the South’s most legendary fishing destinations be threatened by whatever killed more than 300 catfish in Chickamauga Lake in early May?
Marion County road superintendent used county equipment, property to sell dirt to private buyers, says comptroller
The Tennessee Comptroller's Office said in a report that Marion County's former road superintendent used a county employee and county equipment to haul loads of county-owned dirt for personal benefit and to be sold to private buyers for $50 to $75 per load, among other findings.
Forest Service to seek public input on future of Ocoee Whitewater Center
Stakeholders to help plan for revival of center, improvements to whitewater course
Marion deputy announces resignation as court date looms in DUI, evading case
A Marion County Sheriff's deputy charged in December with drunk driving, evading arrest, running other deputies off the road and crashing into a guardrail in Monteagle, Tennessee, has announced his intention to resign as a court date in his case approaches.
Tennessee’s South Cumberland, Hiwasee-Ocoee state parks notch first-, second-place finishes in state fundraiser
South Cumberland State Park won its category for the second straight year, and Hiwassee-Ocoee Scenic River State Park notched a second-place finish in its category in Tennessee State Parks' annual fundraiser, My TN State Park, for 2023.
Four Corners area in Meigs County, Tennessee, gets $2.5 million roundabout
State says project will improve safety at Highways 58, 68
