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Home destroyed in Harrison Bay by fire Thursday
September 12th, 2025
From Local 3 News: A home in Harrison was destroyed by a house fire Thursday night, the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management reports.When crews arrived around 6:51pm, they found a home in the 9100 block of Yvonne Lane fully engulfed and collapsing, with flames spreading into nearby woods. The property owner confirmed the house was vacant.Firefighters contained the blaze despite difficult...
Bradley County receives over $43,000 in state grants for arts and educational outreach
September 12th, 2025
From News Channel 9: Bradley County is receiving over $43,000 in state funding to support educational and outreach efforts.State Rep. Kevin Raper, R-Cleveland, made the announcement Thursday.The Museum and Cultural Center at 5ive Points will receive three grants totaling $34,820 and Lee University will receive two grants totaling $9,010.“These grants are an investment in the people and culture of ...
MTSU employee fired after "inappropriate and callous" comments on death of Charlie Kirk
September 12th, 2025
From Local 3 News: An employee at Murfreesboro's Middle Tennessee State University has been fired for comments made after the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Kirk was killed Wednesday by an unidentified gunman, who shot Kirk during an event on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem, UT.NBC Nashville affiliate WSMV identified the fired employee as Laura Sosh-Lightsy, the now-former A...
Cleveland High School JROTC honors 9/11 first responders, step by step
September 12th, 2025
From Local 3 News: JROTC cadets at Cleveland High School honored the brave 9/11 first responders Thursday, step by step. They walked 2,200 steps; the same number it would've taken to reach the top of the 110-story World Trade Center.As the cadets completed 11 laps up and down the stadium bleachers, they reflected on a dark day in the nation's history 24 years ago, before they were even born.“None ...
Man gets two years for threatening Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
September 12th, 2025
From Local 3 News: A man was sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison for repeatedly leaving death threats on U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's official voicemail.Garry Lebron Hayes, 45, pleaded guilty to transmitting in interstate commerce a communication containing a threat to injure Greene, R-Rome, Ga.Hayes also left a death threat on South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott's official voicemai...
US marks 24th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks
September 11th, 2025
From Local 3 News: Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims.Many loved ones of the nearly 3,000 people killed will join dignitaries and politicians at commemorations Thursday in New York, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.Others choose to mark the day at more intimate gatherings.Ja...
Gov. Lee says he’s working with Trump administration on Memphis crime strategy
September 11th, 2025
From WATE: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee says he is in constant communication with the Trump administration to develop a strategy to combat crime in Memphis.Lee announced Wednesday he is sending 50 more Highway Patrol troopers to support Memphis police. He also said a joint task force, including the FBI, is targeting the city’s most violent offenders.The governor did not confirm whether the National...
Tenneesee lawmakers and leaders mourn loss of Charlie Kirk
September 11th, 2025
From Local 3 News: Reaction across the United States continues to pour out following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday, including the Volunteer State. Govenor Bill Lee urged everyone to pray for Kirk's family following the shooting, he took to X saying in part: "@MariaLeeTN & I ask Tennesseans to join us in lifting up Charlie’s wife Erika, two children & entire f...
Suspect arrested in McMinn County scam linked to Chinese crime group
September 11th, 2025
From News Channel 9: A 26-year-old Florida man with ties to China faces charges of running a scam in McMinn County, according to the sheriff.Deputies arrested Ziyi Lu of Coral Springs on Tuesday after an Englewood resident reported that his wife was being pressured by a caller posing as a federal agent. The scammer demanded $12,000 to resolve a supposed investigation.Sheriff Joe Guy said officers ...
Athens, TN man charged with animal cruelty after dogs seized from home
September 11th, 2025
Responding to reports of ongoing animal abuse, Athens police seized several dogs and charged a man with animal cruelty at a West Bank Street property on September 9.Officers arrived to find numerous aggressive dogs running loose. The owner was unable to control them, prompting assistance from the Athens Animal Shelter, McMinn County Humane Society, and local fire crews. Three dogs were captured ou...
Allegiant picks up Chattanooga flight dropped by Spirit
September 10th, 2025
From the Chattanooga Times Free Press: Allegiant Airlines is adding new nonstop service between Chattanooga and Fort Lauderdale beginning February 12.The flights will operate out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, with one-way fares starting at $49. Tickets are now available on Allegiant’s website.......
Cleveland City Council dedicates new field at Oldfield
September 10th, 2025
The Cleveland City Council recently dedicated the new futsal field at Blythe-Oldfield Park. The project was funded in part by an $80,000 Healthy Built Environment Grant from the Tennessee Department of Health. The field is 125 feet by 65 feet with artificial turf and fencing to provide a safe space for play. Mayor Kevin Brooks said the new facility reflects the city’s commitment to expanding recre...
Bradley County Board of Education meeting recap
September 10th, 2025
 The Bradley County Board of Education met last night. The Board moved through a full agenda at its meeting, approving extended teacher contracts, green-lighting campus and facilities projects, aligning multiple policies with new state laws, and electing board officers for the 2025–26 year.2nd District Board member Vicki Beaty was unanimously reelected chairman. 3rd District Board member, Ted Brys...
Walker Co. school bus crash sends 5 kids to hospital, sheriff says
September 9th, 2025
From Local 3 News: A school bus crashed in Walker County Tuesday morning, according to Sheriff Steve Wilson. Five students have been taken to area hospitals. Their conditions are unclear at this time. Walker County Superintendent Damon Raines says the bus transported students from three schools: Naomi Elementary SchoolLafayette Middle SchoolLafayette High SchoolIt happened around 7:15am on Septemb...
Tennessee officials gift Pope Leo a customized Vols jersey
September 9th, 2025
From Fox 17 (WZTV Nashville): Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton greeted Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Wednesday, Sept. 3, and presented the pontiff with a personalized Tennessee Volunteers football jersey.Sexton shared the moment on X, writing it was “an honor to meet and speak with Pope Leo XIV."The Vols are set for a big rival match this Saturday against Georgia.......
Cleveland City Council meeting recap
September 9th, 2025
The Cleveland City Council met yesterday.The meeting began with a proclamation recognizing September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Vice Mayor Ken Webb and Bradley County Mayor Gary Davis presented the proclamation alongside local advocate Aaron Weatherford, who lost his own daughter, Olivia, to cancer. The Council then heard results from a citywide compensation and classification study cond...
Bradley County Commission meeting recap
September 9th, 2025
The Bradley County Commission met yesterday for a work session.Mayor Gary Davis presented several resolutions that will be placed on the commission’s next voting agenda. These include a contract with a second company to provide mental health services for first responders, a three-year phone service contract for the courthouse and juvenile center, and a three-year contract for cardiac monitors for ...
Multiple dogs attack 71-year-old Madisonville woman; 4 facing charges
September 8th, 2025
Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to an alleged dog attack on Saturday in the 2500 block of Fairview Road, in Madisonville, Tennessee.A 71-year-old woman was found lying on the front porch with "severe lacerations to her body."Witnesses stated "10-15 pit bull mix dogs" attacked her.Bystanders and the witnesses corralled the dogs away from the victim until Monroe County Animal Contr...
Man being pursued by deputies drives SB in NB lanes of I-75 before crashing in median
September 8th, 2025
From the Chattanoogan: A man being pursued by Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputies early Saturday morning rammed two patrol cars and later drove the wrong way on I-75.Deputies say the chase began around 1:45 a.m. when they tried to stop a white Chevy Impala on Highway 58. The driver, 31-year-old Dekendrick Trammell, took off, leading deputies on two separate pursuits. He hit two patrol cars, then we...
New $1.6B nuclear facility to bring 800 jobs to Oak Ridge
September 8th, 2025
From Local 3 News: A $1.68 billion project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee will create more than 800 jobs in the nuclear energy sector.Oklo, an advanced nuclear technology company, announced with Governor Bill Lee this week their plans to design, build, and operate the "first privately funded fuel recycling facility" in the state:"Once complete, Oklo’s new facility will recycle used nuclear fuel, clearing...