Americans are closing out summer with Labor Day getaways despite higher travel costs and expected traffic delays. AAA booking data shows strong demand for destinations across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, with Seattle, Orlando, Rome, and London among the most popular choices. Travelers face higher fuel, airfare, and hotel costs this year, while domestic cruise …
A child has died in a crash involving a dump truck in the Coffee County city of Tullahoma. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the crash happened at the intersection of Kings Lane at Country Club Drive just before 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Authorities said the child is believed to be a student …
Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. She had been battling illness for the past several months. 2026 was a milestone year for Dolly, marking her 80th birthday, the 60th anniversary of her marriage to the late Carl Dean, the 40th anniversary of Dollywood, and the 30th anniversary of her Imagination Library. Born January 19, 1946, in …
Information from ABC News: Dolly Parton, the beloved country music superstar known as much for her philanthropy and theme park business as she was for her chart-topping hit songs, has died at 80. Parton’s death was announced by her publicist. No cause of death was provided. Parton, who’d turned 80 the previous January, also shared …
On Sunday evening, Haletown Fire and Rescue was called to a brush fire on Hwy 134. On arrival, firemen discoveredit was old railroad ties. Haletown worked alongside of Chattanooga Fire due to the fire being inside Hamilton County. Chattanooga Station 3 used their ladder truck to help extinguish the fire. Haletown pulled an attack line …
As students across Tennessee are back to school, the Department of Safety and Homeland Security is encouraging families, educators, and community members to download and use the SafeTN app — a confidential reporting tool designed to help prevent school safety threats before they escalate. The SafeTN app allows users to quickly and anonymously submit concerns …
The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $3.64 which is seven cents less expensive than one month ago and 88 cents more expensive than one year ago. In Marion County the low price was $3.45 on Monday afternoon. Grundy and Sequatchie counties were at $3.44 and the low price in Hamilton County was at $3.22 per gallon. …
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Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative responded to an outage on Sunday in the Daus Mountain service area. The damaged location covers portions of Whitwell and Palmer and was caused by someone “intentionally” cutting lines. BTC crews were out late Sunday morning working to restore service as quickly as possible. BTC says if you saw anything or have any …
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s (TDEC) Office of Outdoor Recreation has announced $18,490,470 in grants from the Local Parks and Recreation Fund and $1,760,000 from the Recreational Trails Program for parks and recreation for 19 communities across Tennessee. The Office of Outdoor Recreation is partnering with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community …
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