Calhoun News

Those are the two key issues as Abitibibowater, one of the largest paper and pulp manufacturers in the world, is asking Congress to pass the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act, a bill that would allow trucks outfitted with an extra axle to carry more weight on interstates.

Charleston's only free-standing bank will close sometime in early 2010. The Regions Bank at 8746 Hiwassee St.

State Rep. Mike Bell and State Sen. Dewayne Bunch have announced more than $35,000 in grants have been awarded to three local communities.

The Calhoun Police Department has released information about traffic control efforts it's been involved in over the past six months, coordinated with the Governor's Highway Safety Office.

The Englewood Commission is refusing to sign a contract with the McMinn County E-911 dispatch service until questions about service, costs and representation are answered.

No McMinn or Meigs projects are included in the list of state structurally deficient bridges scheduled to be repaired or replaced, but one bridge on a major highway artery connecting McMinn with Bradley County is on there.

The newsprint plant in Calhoun, Tenn. is being required to correct air pollution violations under a consent decree filed in federal court.

As of Tuesday, it's legal to carry a handgun into the parks of three McMinn County towns as long as you are a concealed weapon permit-holder. Calhoun, Englewood and Niota let the Sept.

Calhoun police have arrested a man they say used public library computers as a focal point for an Internet scam.

Staff Photo by Lesley Onstott Chad Reese, owner of Reese Family Christmas Tree Farm in Calhoun, Tenn., shears a tree on his farm Thursday.

The Associated Press Originally published: August 11. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: August 10.

A called City Commission meeting here Wednesday to discuss whether to allow City Manager David Wilson to drive a city car to and from home ended in a fisticuffs free-for-all. Minutes after the end of the noon meeting, former Mayor John Walker and Wilson started throwing punches at each other.

Submitted by WDEF on August 12, 2009 - 8:03pm. News McMinn County News Comments Below: 0 A A A A The battling city commission in Calhoun Tennessee hit a new low this afternoon.

CALHOUN, Tenn. a ' Minutes after the city commission meeting in Calhoun, the city manager and ex-mayor started throwing punches at each other.

The Charleston-Calhoun-Hiwassee Historical Society will hold its Aug. 16 meeting at the Varnell Farm in Charleston, starting at 3 p.m. The Varnell Farm, also known as Bend of the River Farm, is not only a Century Farm, designated by the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, but also is rich in Civil War and Cherokee history.

Two people were killed when a small plane crashed about 10:15 a.m. Saturday near Calhoun, Tenn., according to Kathleen Bergen, spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration.

A mandate on Calhoun police officers to keep their vehicles inside the city has been lifted as long as they're on official business.

Two Hamilton County men died in an airplane crash in the Calhoun area Saturday morning.

Two people were killed when a small plane crashed about 10:15 a.m. Saturday near Calhoun, Tenn., according to Kathleen Bergen, spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration.

A mandate on Calhoun police officers to keep their vehicles inside the city has been lifted as long as they're on official business.