From Local 3 News: A local business owner has been indicted on seven counts of theft.According to court records, a Hamilton County grand jury indicted Richard “Rick” Davis on theft of property.Records show five of those counts center on property valued between $10,000 and $60,000.Two counts were for property valued between $2,500 and $10,000.Davis was booked at the Hamilton County Jail and Detenti...  Read More

Cleveland Utilities (CU) is actively preparing for the upcoming implementation of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Lead and Copper Rule Revision (LCRR). One of the key components of the revisions requires water systems to create an inventory of water service line materials on both the utility side and the customer side of a water meter.CU has always placed the safety of the wate...  Read More

SR 350 in Greene County and SR 133 in Johnson County are open to traffic one week after Hurricane Helene swept through East Tennessee destroying five bridges and causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure.Following the storm, SR 350, known locally as Jones Bridge Road, was piled 30 feet high with debris. Chunks of the road were washed away, exposing bare dirt and bent util...  Read More

From Local 3 News: One of the primary routes between eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina could be closed for the next year, all as result of the considerable storm damage from Hurricane Helene and the flooding from the storm.Interstate 40, which usually links Knoxville travelers to and from Asheville, is expected to be closed in some form until October of 2025, according to the North Caro...  Read More

Pearson Waller, a junior at Cleveland High School, recently achieved a significant milestone in her equestrian career by winning the Junior Exhibitor Five-Gaited class and Championship at the prestigious World’s Championship Horse Show, which is held at the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville, Kentucky. This victory solidifies Pearson's place as a world champion Saddlebred exhibitor, a title that re...  Read More

From Local 3 News: The City of Lafayette issued a boil water advisory until further notice, due to elevated turbidity levels (how clear or cloudy the water is) in the water supply at the Lee School water treatment plant.The following areas are affected:East of Highway 27 bypassSouth of 136 East, including the Naomi communityHighway 151Corinth areaHillcrest communityWalnut grove areaOld Trion Highw...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Two men were rescued from a flipped car that later caught on fire after hitting an embankment near Standifer Gap Road and Running Brook.The Chattanooga Fire Department, alongside the Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department, responded to Standifer Gap Road and Running Brook Lane, where they say the driver lost control and hit an embankment, causing the car to flip.The car rolled ...  Read More

Happy first week of October! Bring on the pumpkin patches, apple picking, haunted houses, and corn mazes! It is officially the first month of fall, but temperatures are not really reflecting it. Throughout the weekend, we'll experience as low as 48 degrees and a high of 84. We have finally broken through all of the storms from Hurricane Helene, and sustained minimal damage.This Friday, football is...  Read More

Cleveland State Community College is now accepting nominations for its 2025 Community First Awards, honoring those who have made significant contributions to their communities in Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, and Polk counties. Nominations are open in three categories: Alumni of the Year, Community Servant of the Year, and Educator of the Year. The awards will be presented during *An Evening wit...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Dayton Police and Dayton Fire Departments responded to a medical call in which a minor overdosed on a THC pen on a Rhea County school bus.The juvenile, who fell against the window, appeared to be having a seizure, with symptoms such as respiratory distress and stiffening limbs. He was placed on the floor by the other students, and the episode continued until medics arrived.The s...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Some crews from our area are in Unicoi County, Tennessee to help with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.Chattanooga, Dunlap, and Signal Mountain Fire Departments, along with Sequatchie Fire and Rescue, are all several days into helping with the recovery efforts.Signal Mountain Fire Chief Larry Slogan has three of his men helping with search and rescue operations.“The last time I...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Two University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) students, Kaiden Bates and Jason Marquardt, are recovering after suffering severe burns last Wednesday near the West Dormitory by the tennis courts.Bates expressed gratitude for their survival, saying, "We are blessed to be alive."The university confirmed the incident, which has drawn widespread attention and concern among the stu...  Read More

Hundreds of people brought thousands of items for those hardest hit by Hurricane Helene on Tuesday for Mix 104.1’s Hurricane Helene relief broadcast.The items go to Operation Compassion, who have teams in Northeast TN, Western NC, and Florida. Mix 104.1, ESPN Cleveland 101.3, Fiesta 99.1, and MixTV.tv hosted the broadcast at Life Care Corporate Headquarters. You can still donate: Operationcompassi...  Read More

Mix 104.1, ESPN Cleveland 101.3, Fiesta 99.1, and MixTV.TV hosted a Hurricane Helene relief broadcast on Tuesday from 7-10 a.m. at the Life Care Centers of America Corporate Plaza. Mix 104.1 partnered with Operation Compassion to help raise donations for those affected by this past weekend's storm.Hundreds of people throughout the community stopped by to drop off donations. Those wanting to drop o...  Read More

From Local 3 News: The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is in the midst of inspecting bridges and roadways in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.TDOT deployed five bridge inspectors and 12 Strike Force members to Unicoi, Hawkins, Greene, and Washington Counties to help with slope failures, drainage restoration, sinkholes, and bridge inspections.The team is made up of engineers, equipme...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Flood waters from North Carolina and east Tennessee will start going downstream and into the Tennessee Valley.TVA started to release 500,000 gallons of water per second into the Tennessee River on Sunday to prepare for the incoming flood waters. That increased today by another 100,000 and will continue to do so over the coming days.Up to 30 inches of water was generated from Hur...  Read More

The Catoosa County Fire Department is assisting the rescue and disaster relief efforts in Coffee County, Georgia. This is a part of the Georgia Search and Rescue Task Force. "It's like a big family that's here to help in times of need," said Catoosa County Public Information Officer John Pless.Once Catoosa County was cleared of severe threat, firefighters left to assist citizens in the southern pa...  Read More

From Local 3 News (AP News): More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it — an unheard of amount of water that has stunned experts.That's enough to fill the Dallas Cowboys' stadium 51,000 times, or Lake Tahoe just once. If it was concentrated just on the state of North C...  Read More

Mix 104.1, ESPN Cleveland 101.3, Fiesta 99.1, and MixTV.TV will host a Hurricane Helene relief broadcast tomorrow morning from 7 a.m. - 10 a.m. at Life Care Centers of America’s Corporate Plaza on Keith Street in Cleveland. Mix 104.1 is partnering with Operation Compassion to assist those in need in Northeast Tennessee and other locations impacted by the storm. Operation Compassion will take any d...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Intense storms from Hurricane Helene have impacted areas across Tennessee.We checked out some of the damage left behind in Bradley County and spoke with residents about losing a unique staple in the community.There is a sense of loss on Climer Road in Cleveland, not the loss of life or of a home, but the loss of history and decades of memories.Some residents believe a massive oa...  Read More

From Local 3 News: A hotline has been established by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to organize reports of missing persons in the areas impacted by severe flooding.If you need to report someone missing from one of the affected areas, contact 1-800-TBI-FIND."Callers should be prepared to relay as much identifying information as possible, including names, phone numbers, vehicle identification...  Read More

From Local 3 News (AP News): Authorities rescued people trapped by floodwaters and more than 3 million customers were in the dark across much of the southeastern U.S. as Hurricane Helene weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia early Friday after making landfall overnight in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm.Helene came ashore amid warnings from the National Hurricane Center that the eno...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Another sinkhole has opened up on SR-39 in McMinn County, TDOT says.The second sinkhole is approximately 100 feet from the first one that opened up earlier this Thursday.Motorist are advised to take an alternate route.The cause of these sinkholes has not been determined yet, TDOT says....  Read More

According to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate for Tennessee in August increased to 3.1% from July’s 3.0%.In our local area, Bradley County’s unemployment rate remained steady at 3.7%.McMinn County rose to 4.4%, up one-tenth of a percentage point from July. Polk County’s rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.8%.Rhea Cou...  Read More