Mason Edwards

Mason Edwards is a criminal justice reporter with a focus on the courts at the Chattanooga Times Free Press, where he started as an intern in August 2024 before being hired full-time to cover breaking news in June 2025. Originally from Dayton, Tennessee, Mason is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he earned a degree in Communication with minors in Criminal Justice and Rhetoric & Professional Writing.

Contact courts reporter Mason Edwards at medwards@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6409.

Hamilton County renews program for free visits to Creative Discovery Museum

by Mason Edwards ·September 10, 2024

Hamilton County Schools will start distributing four free passes to the Creative Discovery Museum to kindergartners again, Mayor Weston Wamp announced Tuesday at Westview Elementary.

Hamilton County Superintendent Justin Robertson, Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp and Creative Discovery Museum President and CEO Tim Sears ask the children at Westview Elementary on Sept. 10, 2024, if they were interested in visiting the museum. Almost every student raised their hand after Sears listed off some of the activities. (Staff Photo by Mason Edwards)

Fake images of fire halos over Chattanooga go viral on social media

by Mason Edwards ·September 1, 2024

Over the past two weeks, a series of five images tagged in Chattanooga ignited the curiosity of tens of thousands of social media users, leading to hundreds of thousands of likes, comments and reshares.

Enterprise South Nature Park unveils new championship-style disc golf course

by Mason Edwards ·August 30, 2024

Disc golfers and outdoors enthusiasts will have something new to check out this weekend with the grand opening Saturday of an 18-hole disc golf course at Enterprise South Nature Park.

Hamilton County Parks and Recreation / Enterprise South Nature Park will unveil Chattanooga's newest disc golf course, the Corbettas, on Saturday.

Learning through lockdown: Chatt State digital electronics class carries on

by Mason Edwards ·August 29, 2024

For students, a campus lockdown is the last text message they want to receive.