Builtwell Bancorp, Inc. and Bradley County Financial Corp. announced today that an agreement has been reached for Builtwell Bancorp, Inc. to acquire Bradley County Financial Corp., the holding company for Bank of Cleveland, a community bank headquartered in Cleveland, Tennessee, with four banking locations and a home loan center in Bradley County. The transaction has been approved by the Board of ...  Read More

Hello Fri-yay! Fall is finally HERE this weekend! With temperatures ranging from the upper 80s to the lower 50s, it's beginning to be the season where we break out the sweaters. We have only one local football game on Friday night which is the Walker Valley and Cleveland High faceoff at Raider Field at 7:00 PM. Saturday through Sunday, the hustle and bustle slows down with a Fall Market on the Gre...  Read More

From Local 3 News: More than a year ago, tips about online posts threatening a school shooting led Georgia police to interview a 13-year-old boy, but investigators didn’t have enough evidence for an arrest. On Wednesday, that boy opened fire at his high school outside Atlanta and killed four people and wounded nine, officials said.The teen has been charged as an adult in the deaths of Apalachee Hi...  Read More

Kevin Kinser of Cleveland, TN, will appear in the bright lights of Times Square on Saturday, September 7, as part of the annual National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) Times Square Video presentation. The one-hour video of 500+ photographs includes children, teens, and adults with Down syndrome from all 50 states and 14 countries. These collective images highlight individuals with Down syndrome in t...  Read More

From Local 3 News: A former student was arrested for posting several images of schematics for an explosive device, armor-piercing bullets, and requested help in getting a map of the Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences.The HCSO School Resource Deputy was alerted by a school administrator about a group of text messages between students and a former student involving a threat to the school.T...  Read More

The Bradley County Commission met on Tuesday, covering several items of business.During the meeting, Tom Crye was re-elected as chairman unanimously, 14-0. Bill Winters was re-elected vice-chair with nine votes. Cindy Slater had five votes. Other various reappointments took place with Ethics Committee, Library Board, and the Archives Committee. Councilman Blake announced that the library has an up...  Read More

The Cleveland City School Board met on Tuesday, covering several items of business.Director of Schools Jeff Elliott reported that the first administrative meeting held at the educational support center was on August 21st. Elliott also reported Cleveland City Schools received a $325,000 grant for after-school programs at Arnold and Blythe-Bower. Arnold principal Mike Chai called this the year of th...  Read More

Secretary of State Tre Hargett, State Sen. Adam Lowe, State Rep. Dan Howell, and State Rep. Kevin D. Raper on Tuesday announced a Technology Grant totaling $7,581 for the Cleveland Public Library. These funds will help cover the cost of desktops, a children's workstation, and transaction registers.Technology grants are administered by the Tennessee State Library & Archives, a division of the Secre...  Read More

From Local 3 News: UPDATE: Chattanooga police have released the charges that a East Hamilton middle schooler will face after bringing a firearm to school. "One of the backpacks contained a Beretta 9mm semi-automatic pistol with no magazine and a loaded 9mm magazine for a Glock semi-automatic pistol."The student was arrested and charged with the following: Carrying Weapons on School PropertyUnlawfu...  Read More

UPDATE: Chattanooga police are investigating a crash on I-75 Tuesday morning that killed two people and seriously hurt a child.It happened shortly after 2:00am on the northbound side of the interstate near Shallowford Road.Police say a 37-year-old woman was driving the wrong way on the northbound side in a Nissan Sentra, when she hit a Honda Accord head-on.The collision caused the Honda to spin ou...  Read More

From Local 3 News: An accident on I-75 near Shallowford road has shut down the interstate, according to officials.Traffic is being rerouted around the crash, and this is expected to impact morning rush hour traffic.The collision involved a car and a tractor trailer, and there are multiple unknown injuries.Stay with the Local 3 News app for updates to this story....  Read More

From Local 3 News: UPDATE: The Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Ooltewah-Georgetown Road around 1:30 P.M. Saturday.Crews arrived to find and RV, outbuilding, and ATV on fire behind a home.The fire department says there weren't any hydrants in the area, so water had to be shuttled to the scene.One person recieved minor burns before crews arrived. EMS checked ...  Read More

From Cleveland State Community College: Cleveland State Community College nursing and adult education programs have partnered to provide a free class to prepare potential nursing students for the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) exam which is required for admission to the nursing program.The class will be offered Monday, Sept. 9 – Thursday, Sept. 12, 5:30-8:30 p.m. on the Cleveland State m...  Read More

From Local 3 News: US Senator for Tennessee Marsha Blackburn has issued a letter to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Patrick Lechleitner looking for answers as to why they have lost track of at least 32,000 unaccompanied migrant children (UCs).Work on the bill started three years ago after evi...  Read More

The Hamilton County Sheriff's office says deputies attempted to perform a traffic stop on a black Ford F-150 on Highway 153 Thursday night.The truck attempted to flee, leading deputies on a chase.The driver of the vehicle, whom HCSO identified as Randy E. Harris, began to shoot at deputies while driving. One patrol car was struck by the gunfire.The pursuit continued onto Hixson Avenue, where the s...  Read More

From Local 3 News: UPDATE: Chattanooga police say they received multiple calls about a potential gunman on Chatt State campus on Thursday morning."The caller demanded payment and threatened to harm students if payment wasn't received."During a press conference, police said there are some similarities between this incident and the hoax active shooter call at Brainerd High School in 2023.The lockdow...  Read More

Type your new text here. Local 3 NewsUPDATE: The Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management says "it's too early to confirm whether this is a real credible threat or a hoax."Officials responded to a credible threat at Chatt State's main campus at 9:45am on Wednesday. Just seven minutes later, the college sent a text to put the school on lockdown.Many law enforcement officers were already on ca...  Read More

From Local 3 News: While the 2024-2025 school year has just begun, law enforcement officers have been busy responding to several school threats.In the past three weeks, eight school threats have been reported at middle and high schools in the Tennessee Valley.The schools in the Tennessee Valley that have had school threats and students arrested so far in the 2024-25 school year.August 8: The first...  Read More

Cleveland State is cashing in on the latest round of vocational grants from the state.The College is getting $450,000 for their ACT Now program. The program fosters apprenticeships in careers and trades.The program is one of 23 projects funded by 3 rounds of grants.In a written release, Tennessee Governor Bill said, “The state with the workers will win every time, and that’s why workforce developm...  Read More

Chancellor Jerri S. Bryant has dismissed the petition filed by 10th Judicial District Attorney Elect Stephen Hatchett to take office prior to August 31st when the current District Attorney Shari Tayloe’s term ends. Tayloe was appointed by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to fill the position vacated by Steve Crump. Stephen Hatchett, who won a three-way race for district attorney in March, was asking fo...  Read More

From Local 3 News: An auto theft suspect was arrested on Tuesday, August 27, after the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) began tacking a stolen car that had been missing due to a carjacking earlier this month.Deputies were able to track the stolen white Ford-150 through an Automatic License Plate Reader. This later led to a pursuit on Highway 153 with a potentially armed suspect.The deputy s...  Read More

From Local 3 News: A Howard High School student was arrested after a social media post showed a handgun that was visible under the juvenile's waistband while on school property on Tuesday, August 27.The firearm was reported stolen in July 2024 in Chattanooga.The student was removed from class and searched by a HCSO School Resource Deputy and School Resource Officer. A stolen, loaded 9mm handgun wa...  Read More

From Local 3 News: TVA is rolling out a power rate hike starting October 1st.As a result, many Tennesseans will see an increase in their electricity bills.The Federal Agency says the move will sustain future energy development.The power rate is going up 5.25% on an average home electric bill."That may result in about a 4 dollar 35 cent increase every month," said Scott Fiedler, a TVA Spokesperson....  Read More

The County Commission met last night for a work session. Although the commission did not have any items on the agenda, several citizens raised concerns during the meeting. First, a citizen who lives on Georgia Belle Circle addressed the commission regarding a fire hydrant located on her property. The citizen says she was advised by a firefighter in 2015 that the fire hydrant was too low. She was t...  Read More