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Submitted by WDEF News 12 and AP on July 2, 2008 - 12:51pm. News Crime McMinn County News An Athens man faces reckless homicide by automobile charges for the death of his girlfriend more than a year ago.

An Athens man is charged with reckless homicide by automobile for the death of his girlfriend who fell off the trunk of a moving car more than a year ago.

Robert Thompson has seen Oostanaula Creek transform from a muddy haven for cattle to a glistening watershed full of minnows.

The Governor's Environmental Stewardship Awards program recognizes exemplary voluntary actions that improve or protect our environment and natural resources with projects or initiatives that are not required by ...

Today a group of sixth graders in McMinn County are remembering a student who died from muscular dystrophy last year.

“That's the best news we've had in two years”

A Monroe County cold case turned two years old this month, a bittersweet anniversary for Troy Green's family. via WBIR-TV Knoxville

“We showed the family the shoes that were found with the body, along with a ring and some other items”

Detective Pat Henry, who took over the case when Bill Bivens was elected sheriff in September 2006, said when he started he had a folder of information. via Monroe County Advocate

Three laptop computers, two desktop computers, along with keyboards and other accessories, were brought to the Criminal Investigations Division of the Bradley County Sheriff's Office where they were returned to ... via Chattanoogan.com

NIOTA, Tennessee : The owners of the world's tallest horse in 2007 say the animal has died. via International Herald Tribune

“She just laid down and never got up.”

Tina, the world's tallest horse, has died from natural causes, according to owners Jim and Marge Williams. via The Knoxville News Sentinel

Mary Jo Hamlet Shankle, 80, of Athens, Tenn. passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at NHC. via The Daily Sentinel

“The 2-inch line was feeding off the back of the engine when something caught and it suddenly straightened out”

' State Rep. Mike Bell, R-Niota, said he expects to miss at least a week's worth of committee meetings as he recovers from surgery after breaking his leg over the weekend. via Chattanooga Times Free Press

“I tried it once and I was hooked”

Jeremy Davis was raised on a Meigs County horse farm and admits he was mesmerized when a farrier came to the farm to shoe the horses. via Knoxville News Sentinel

“We are hopeful that extra capacity will be online sometime next summer”

Construction crews will take advantage of lower water demand in winter to work on doubling the size of the Hiwassee Utility Commission's water plant near Charleston, Tenn. via WaterWorld

The first baby born at Sweetwater Hospital in 2008 was Hunter Johnny Lankford. Hunter was born at 8:52 a.m. New Year's Day. via Monroe County Advocate

“Someone grabs something from you, you're gonna try to grab it back, and that's basically what happened in this situation.”

Athens police are searching for a thief who they say snatched a purse and was caught on tape. via WBIR-TV Knoxville

“We try to be there for each other.”

A horse that was for sale was paraded along the gravel walkway that separates the auctioneer's podium from the concrete bleachers where bidders sit. via Chattanoogan.com

Thanks to a horse named Tina, the small town of Niota in East Tennessee is now in the record books, the Guinness Book of World Records, that is. via WBIR-TV

A Maryville man died this weekend when his ultralight aircraft crashed in East Tennessee. via WTVF Nashville