In January, following a referral from the Department of Disability and Aging, agents began investigating allegations of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. During the investigation, agents developed information indicating that from August to November 2024, Jaliyah Truss, age 29, a caregiver with TennCare’s CHOICES program, used the victim’s bank card to make more than …
Marion, Bledsoe, Sequatchie, Grundy, and Hamilton counties will experience a weather radio outage for upgrades starting Tuesday and continuing through Friday. The National Weather Service (NWS) says this outage will begin on Tuesday at 7 a.m. and end Friday at about 3 p.m. so that it can carry out a required, scheduled update to its …
Drivers traveling on I-75 in Hamilton County should be aware of upcoming road construction activities that will impact traffic. Wednesday evening, May 14, 2025, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM local time, Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews will reduce I-75 to one lane in each direction from mile marker three to mile marker 6 …
TVA will try once again to perform maintenance to the transmission lines serving Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative’s (SVEC) Brush Creek substation this weekend. Weather permitting, the planned outage will take place between 12:30 AM to 4:30 AM on Saturday, March 22, 2025. This will result in an outage for most of Sequatchie County, parts of …
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter, and West Star Aviation, LLC officials have announced that the company will expand manufacturing at its Chattanooga operations. West Star Aviation will create 200 new jobs through the project and invest nearly $32 million in Hamilton County. Gov. Lee stated, “West …
According to new data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), annual seasonal changes in employment, such as school breaks, caused Tennessee’s county unemployment numbers to increase in June. Unlike the statewide unemployment rate, which is at an all-time low in Tennessee, county unemployment rates are not adjusted to account for seasonal …
The Hamilton County Commission unanimously approved the new financing agreement for the South Broad Stadium Wednesday morning without further discussion. The Chattanooga City Council approved the new agreement on Tuesday evening. Earlier in response to public support, the Hamilton County Commission and Chattanooga City Council overwhelmingly approved a plan to issue $80 million in bonds in 2022 …
tnAchieves, the non-profit association that pairs high school seniors with mentors across the state to help them navigate the process of going to college and connect them with a better future is in need of mentors. The organization needs 6,000 mentors statewide. Locally, in Marion County, 22 mentors are currently needed. Sequatchie County is need …
