The Cleveland City Council met yesterday.Chris Bates discussed the newest addition to the city fire truck fleet. The new 100ft fire truck was recently delivered. The truck was a $1.6 million investment by the City. The truck is replacing a vehicle in the fleet that was 23 years old.Council members and Mayor Kevin Brooks thanked Vice Mayor Avery Johnson and Councilman Dale R. Hughes for their servi...  Read More

From Local 3 News: On Sunday, August 25, Bradley County Fire Rescue (BCFR) responded to a residential fire off of Live Oak Trail.A release from BCFR said that responders arrived to find heavy smoke and intense flames coming from the home.Firefighters entered the structure to find three victims inside. One was pronounced dead at the scene.Bradley County EMS transported two men in critical condition...  Read More

From Local 3 News: A female cyclist was found deceased on the side of the road after being struck on South Lee Highway on Monday, August 26.Officials say the female was riding the bicycle in the parking lot of the Budget Inn, soon exiting the parking lot onto South Lee Highway in Cleveland.She was struck by a Dodge Ram that was traveling south. The driver of the Dodge Ram was not injured, official...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Collegedale Police responded to the Walmart on Little Debbie Parkway Friday night after reports of someone using drugs inside a parked car.Officers arrived and found a car matching the description the caller reported in the Walmart parking lot. They discovered Katanna Lashae White was in the front passenger seat.According to a release, White was showing signs of intoxication and...  Read More

From Local 3 News: UPDATE: The TBI says an arrest has been made in the homicide of Linda Buchanan and St. Mark AME Zion Church fire.Kyle Hickox is charged with Second Degree Murder.Autopsy results found Buchanen died before the church fire. According to the TBI, evidence led investigators to Hickox as the suspect.Agents arrested Hickox Friday and booked him into the McMinn County jail where he's b...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Walmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across the U.S. that were found to contain potentially harmful levels of inorganic arsenic.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the recall a more urgent classification Friday after making its original announcement Aug. 15. The new classification said the affected product may temporarily cause adverse he...  Read More

UPDATE: Tennessee's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) is investigating the deadly trench collapse that happened Thursday in Cleveland.The collapse claimed the life of a worker at Dillard Construction who was nine feet below the surface.Coworkers tried to rescue the man, but were unable to. The rescue operation moved into a recovery phase once first responders determined the vic...  Read More

From Local 3 News: UPDATE: The construction worker who fell into a trench was determined to be deceased mid-rescue, when the operation turned into a recovery. The Tri-State Mutual Aid called this a “rare incident.” Eighteen agencies responded to the scene on Thursday afternoon. Crews on the scene say the victim was 9 feet under the surface, partially covered. Fellow workers tried to rescue the vic...  Read More

From TN Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development: The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development released county-level July unemployment data for counties yesterday. The Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate for the entire state remained the same at 3.0% from June’s rate. The unemployment rate decreased in 77 counties, increased in 10 counties, and remained the same in 8 counties.   Sev...  Read More

From Local 3 News: The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security began issuing new driver licenses and ID cards on Monday. The cards have a new look, which features the Tennessee flag and state capitol. But you may be wondering, why the change? “Well, periodically we need to change the licenses to upgrade for different features. These features help prevent fraud and we incorporate new t...  Read More

The Bradley County Commission met yesterday. Although the meeting was short, commissioners had several issues to discuss and voted on several resolutions.  3rd District Commissioner, Milan Blake asked County Assistant Laurie Moultrie to look into the proposed amendment to the State Constitution that would ban the implementation of a statewide property tax. Blake would like to know more about how i...  Read More

DBJ Realty and J-&-S Restaurants, Inc. have filed a lawsuit claiming the new Food City on Highway 411 in Polk County would be violating deed restrictions that do not allow the service of “fast food items” or “cafe seating” if the store was built as planned. Yesterday, we read a statement on-air from Food City that read in part, “Food City disagrees with the allegations in the complaint. In an effo...  Read More

According to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Tennessee is celebrating its third consecutive month of record-low unemployment, holding steady at 3% for July. According to the report, the state added 2,000 new nonfarm jobs, with notable growth in construction and healthcare sectors. Over the past year, Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate drop...  Read More

Cleveland City Schools released a statement yesterday about the passing of Barbara Ector, a dedicated educator who served for 36 years in the system. Read the statement here:‘Cleveland City Schools is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Barbara Ector, a beloved educator who devoted 36 years to serving the students, staff, and families of our community. Barbara had recently retired after a l...  Read More

From our partners at Local 3 News: A Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Deputy (SRD) was involved in a head-on collision in the 13600 block of Highway 58 in Meigs County on Thursday, August 15. The SRD was struck head-on when the driver of the other car crossed over into his lane, officials say.Both the SRD and other driver are believe to have had minor injuries, officials report. Th...  Read More

The Cleveland City Council met yesterday. Election Administrator, Fran Green spoke to the Council about the City School Board vacancy in the Second District. No one qualified to be on the ballot for the position. One candidate did qualify to be a write-in candidate but failed to receive enough votes to occupy the position according to state law. The Council voted to appoint current school board me...  Read More

The County Commission met for a work session yesterday. Mayor Gary Davis asked Assistant Adam Lewis to give a broadband update during the meeting. Lewis announced that the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Grant letters of intent are due by October 9th. Volunteer Electric will be applying and the grant is open to other providers as well. The Mayor also presented a resolution to amend and upda...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Collegedale Police say a young child was found dead in a car after the father, Timothy Paul Blackdeer, who allegedly left the child in his unattended car, asked for officers’ assistance to revive the infant. The investigation revealed that the infant had been left unattended in the Blackdeer’s SUV for most of the day while he was at work on a nearby construction site. First resp...  Read More

From our partners at Local 3 News: TVA will relocate their operations systems and upgrades the technology within in about two years. The brain of TVA is relocating from Downtown Chattanooga to Georgetown, Tennessee. The new operations center will allow TVA to quick detect any disruptions across their 80,000 square foot mile system and get ahead of serve weather to keep your power on. When the oper...  Read More

From our partners at Local 3 News: UPDATE: A body believed to be that of Shawn Jacobs was found in a wooded area in Coalmont Saturday night, according to Grundy County Sheriff’s Office. They also say that an autopsy will be performed to confirm the identity. PREVIOUS STORY: The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) says Shawn Jacobs’ vehicle was found Thursday morning. GCSO, the Tennessee Bureau o...  Read More

From our partners at Local 3 News: A search warrant served last week at a home in Athens resulted in the arrest of one man, and the subsequent search of a storage unit yielded approximately 540 grams of methamphetamine, 41 firearms (four of which were reported stolen), three improvised explosive devices, over $40,000 in US currency, and several items of drug paraphernalia. Daniel Lance Buis was ar...  Read More

Bradley County Schools has announced that all students are eligible for free breakfast and lunch for the 2024-2025 school year. Picky eaters can also take advantage of the Lunch Packers program, where students can bring items from home they enjoy and finish their meal with other lunch components from the cafeteria.  Bradley County Schools also announced yesterday that the system has been awarded a...  Read More

The City of Cleveland has announced revised hours for the city’s public pools for the rest of the season. The Mosby Park Pool will be open Monday-Friday from 5pm-8pm, Saturday 11am-6pm, and will be closed on Sunday. The South Cleveland Community Center Pool will be closed Monday-Friday and open on Saturday 11am-6pm and on Sunday 1pm-6pm. Tinsley Pool is already closed for the season. ...  Read More

Cleveland authorities are searching for 17-year-old Gabriel Hutto, who has been missing since July 25th.  According to Cleveland Police, Hutto was last seen at Mosby Park on August 4th. He is 6 ‘ 1 and weighs 150 pounds. Police emphasize that Hutto left home without his essential daily medication, which is crucial for his self-care. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact Br...  Read More