The Bradley County School Board met last night.The board approved the 2027-2028 Academic Calendar by a 7-0 vote. Teachers voted on two proposed options that fell under state guidelines. The board approved the one voted on by the majority of teachers. The board heard from staff that the system remains in full compliance according to the 2025 Local Education Agency Compliance Report, which required ...  Read More

From Local 3 News: For those who know Staff Sergeant Peyton McDaniel, she's always been described as a free spirit. So, her decision to serve in the U.S. Air Force Reserve came as no surprise."I was working at Dollywood at the time, and I met an Air Force veteran, and he was a security guard, and he we just kind of started chatting, McDaniel said.“He was like, well, have you considered this? And I...  Read More

From Local 3 News: The Hamilton County land swap proposal could mean that 500 acres of Enterprise South Nature Park could be designated for industrial development.This comes after Hamilton County announced a potential land use swap involving McDonald Farm and Enterprise South.Melissa Ray tells us she is not an activist, but found herself advocating to save the Enterprise South Nature Trail by star...  Read More

From News Channel 9: Wednesday we're hearing from a bail bondsman about what led to an exchange of gun fire with a wanted man in a CVS parking lot in Cleveland Tuesday.Cleveland Police told us they responded to a shots fired call on 25th Street at Chambliss Avenue around 11:22 a.m. Tuesday.While enroute, dispatch advised that the complainant was a bail bondsman from Big Jim's Bonding Company out o...  Read More

From Local 3 News: A Bradley County Sheriff’s deputy accidentally shot himself Wednesday while assisting the 10th Judicial Drug Task Force with a search warrant when an aggressive dog bit his leg.According to the sheriff’s office, as the deputy entered the residence in eastern Bradley County, a large pit bull aggressively attacked and bit him on the leg. While trying to defend himself from the ani...  Read More

The Bradley County School Board held a work session yesterday.During the meeting, board members were given updates on several projects at Bradley Central High School. The  Baseball Fieldhouse project is moving forward, with the goal of not disrupting the upcoming baseball season.The security entry vestibule is nearly complete, with only a few remaining tasks.The science wing design is being update...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Cleveland Police say a bail bondsman and a suspect exchanged gunfire Tuesday morning near 25th Street and Chambliss Avenue during an attempted arrest.The bondsman, from Big Jim’s Bonding Company in Cumberland County, was trying to apprehend Jacob Stoops for a failure-to-appear warrant when shots were fired, reportedly from both parties.Stoops later fled but was taken into custod...  Read More

From Local 3 News: The text of Volkswagen's best and final offer to Chattanooga employees is officially public, as negotiations between the automaker and the United Auto Workers stall. "Typically, in negotiations, the union shares the full text of any offer with the bargaining unit," Christena Wilson, Volkswagen's senior director of labor relations, wrote in a letter to employees. "However, after ...  Read More

From Local 3 News: UPDATE: Rescue crews are searching for a missing 60-year-old Vonore man who went fishing Saturday afternoon.The Monroe County Sheriff says the man went fishing around 3:00pm on Oct. 11, parking his truck and boat trailer at the Ball Play boat landing.Early Sunday morning, family members reported him missing after he did not return home.A short time later, officials found the man...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Tennessee officials celebrated the grand opening of SK Food Group's new facility on Monday, October 13 in Bradley County. Gov. Bill Lee said this brings more than 800 jobs to the area. The facility is 525,000 square foot and is located in Cleveland's Spring Branch Industrial Park. "The first phase of a three-phase project, this state-of-the-art facility features the latest autom...  Read More

The Bradley County Health Department will offer free flu shots on Tuesday, October 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cleveland Family YMCA.No appointment is needed. Anyone six months or older is eligible. The event is part of the statewide 2025 Fight Flu prevention effort.Health officials say the flu vaccine is safe, effective, and the best protection against the virus. People at higher risk inc...  Read More

Cleveland’s legendary Halloween goblin Tall Betsy, will return this year to 150 Centenary Avenue NW at sunset—6:46 p.m.—on Halloween night.Tall Betsy has been a staple of Cleveland Halloween tradition since 1980, drawing thousands to the Centenary Avenue Block Party.Created by businessman Allan Jones and now continued by his son Bailey, the 7-foot-6.5-inch character will once again hand out candy ...  Read More

The Bradley County Commission held a work session yesterday. 7th District Commissioner Josh  Rogers placed a resolution on next week’s voting session to adopt newly developed digital flood insurance rate maps. These maps, created by FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers, will require a public hearing and could assist both local residents and builders.2nd District Commissioner Louie Alford led a dis...  Read More

From Local 3 News: A blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around killed 16 people and left no survivors, authorities said.The explosion left a smoldering wreck of twisted and charred metal and burned-out vehicles at the Accurate Energetic Systems plant, which supplies and researches explosives for the military.The cause of the blast is not known. Investi...  Read More

From the Chattanoogan: Lee University will present the 19th annual Walking Tour of Historic Fort Hill Cemetery on Sunday, Oct. 26.The walking tours to the gravesites will be led by Lee University and Cleveland State student volunteers. Reenactors will represent eight of Cleveland’s mayors (and their wives) from the period 1870-1905. These will include Henderson and Catherine Hix, J.H. and Estell H...  Read More

From the Cleveland Daily Banner (Read the full story here): The Tennessee Department of Transportation has plans to one day have U.S. Highway 64, from Cleveland to Dillsboro, North Carolina, improved for better and safer traffic, but that project will have to be done in stages.Last week, TDOT officials held a public hearing in Polk County to outline the improvements that will be a part of the firs...  Read More

From Local 3 News: A driver is recovering from minor injuries after accidentally striking a nearby garage off Blythe Ferry Road Wednesday.Bradley County EMS says their crews responded alongside the Cleveland Fire and Police Departments after the crash.The driver only sustained minor injuries, but paramedics took the person to a local hospital for evaluation."We're thankful for the quick teamwork b...  Read More

From Local 3 News: The fallout from the ongoing government shutdown continues to be seen across the US and here in the Tennessee Valley.On Thursday, Local 3 visited the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Chattanooga office for taxpayer assistance on Uptain Road after receiving a tip that the location had closed.Our crew arrived to find a note on the front door that said, "DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN ...  Read More

From the Cleveland Daily Banner (Read the full story here): Cleveland TN Community Resources and Mission Cleveland Parish have joined together to open a community fridge to help reduce food insecurity.Alicia Conboy, one of the community fridge’s organizers, told the Cleveland Daily Banner the project “has been years in the making, born out of the belief that access to fresh, nourishing food is a b...  Read More

From Local 3 News: "Today is an important step as we add our seventh public safety answering point," says Executive Director of Hamilton County 911 Jeff Carney, "which is the city of Soddy Daisy, into the fold here, and they become part of our family."In emergencies, time is precious. Both Hamilton and Soddy Daisy officials say this merger will allow for smoother operations.The Hamilton County 911...  Read More

From Local 3 News: UPDATE: Hamilton County is exploring a potential land use swap involving McDonald Farm and Enterprise South in partnership with the City of Chattanooga, the state of Tennessee, and the U.S. Department of the Interior.Mayor Weston Wamp described the proposal as a swap of deed restrictions between the two properties that would preserve McDonald Farm while opening land for developm...  Read More

From NBC: Matt Van Epps, a former state official who earned an endorsement from President Donald Trump last week, won the Republican nomination Tuesday in the special election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District House seat, NBC News projects.Van Epps bested 10 other Republican candidates after a primary in which all of them campaigned on their support for Trump. But Van Epps was the only on...  Read More

Bradley Medical Center is thrilled to announce the opening of Bradley Orthopedics. Bradley Orthopedics brings together an elite team of orthopedic surgeons and cutting-edge treatments directly to the community. This further expands access and is one more specialty that will help keep you and your family local.Services will include joint care, general orthopedics, hand surgery, spine care, sports m...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Five years after a powerful tornado outbreak devastated parts of East Brainerd, including the destruction of Grace Baptist Church and Academy, construction is finally underway on a new campus for Grace Baptist Academy.The long-awaited rebuilding effort stalled for years due to delays in federal funding. After the 2020 Easter tornadoes tore through the area, the school temporaril...  Read More