Richard Keith Wilder of Whitwell, Tennessee, is facing charges after authorities discovered that he allegedly disposed of his deceased father’s remains in a fire pit. The Marion County Sheriff’s Department received a tip that Wilder had hidden and burned his father’s body at a location in Mullins Cove. Detectives, with the help of the Hamilton …
At Thursday night’s Grundy County School Board meeting, District 2 board member Linda Broom was the subject of allegations about a phone call with educator Allison Borne. Borne reported that she received a call from Broom after posting on Facebook in May about five board members, including Broom, not attending a vote on a $2,000 …
According to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), after several months of steady unemployment rates, newly released July data reflects a slight change in Tennessee’s jobless rate. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July was 3.6%, an increase of one-tenth of a percentage point over June’s rate. One year ago, the …
On Monday afternoon, the Dunlap Police Department and the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the Sequatchie County Schools, conducted their first Bus Blitz this school year. They were looking for vehicles that did not stop for school buses loading and unloading children. A Dunlap Police officer also rode one of the buses, watching …
Tennessee First Lady Maria Lee’s initiative, Tennessee Serves, provides new backpacks to every student in Tennessee’s distressed counties. Since 2021, Tennessee Serves has provided more than 32,443 new backpacks to students across Tennessee. This year, 12,711 students in distressed counties received a backpack from the First Lady’s initiative. Students in Bledsoe and Grundy counties were …
MARION COUNTY SR-2 (DIXIE LEE AVE.) Utility Work both directions from LM 30.59 to LM 30.74: Flagger assisted lane closures on SR-2(Dixie Lee Ave) at the Sullivan’s Landing TWRA Boat ramp. Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Trucks, arrow board/message boards, flaggers, and barrels/cones will be present through 08/20/25 from 9 am – …
All 3 Marion County high school football teams will participate in the annual Jamboree at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga on Friday night. All times are central. 5:30 Sale Creek vs. Marion County 6:30 Whitwell vs. Silverdale 7:30 McCallie vs. Tyner 8:30 South Pittsburg vs. Hayesville NC Admission is $10, with tickets available from participating …
Almost 7 inches of rain fell in a short time period Tuesday evening around East Ridge and northwest Georgia, causing enough flooding to close Interstate 24 and dozens of roads across Hamilton County. The event forced Mayor Weston Wamp to declare a “State of Emergency.” Overwhelmed waterways caused widespread flash flooding throughout East Ridge and the …
The Chattanooga Lookouts have announced that they will play their first home game at the brand-new multi-use venue in the South Broad District, Erlanger Park, against the Montgomery Biscuits on April 14 of next year. Before opening up at home, the Lookouts will play their first game of the 2026 season on the road against …
U.S. News and World Report released its ranking of the best regional hospitals in the U.S.; several from Tennessee made the list. Regional hospitals are general hospitals, as opposed to specialty hospitals, that have earned high-performing ratings in at least nine procedures and conditions. According to U.S. News and World Report, Tennessee’s best regional hospitals …
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