McMinn County News

This year, as Mother's Day presents itself, every woman in the nation needs to make a pilgrimage to a little country cemetery outside the small town of Niota in East Tennessee.

Celebrate more birthdays, one lap at a time. The McMinn County Relay For Life begins this Friday night, May 10, at 5 p.m. in and around the Market Park Pavilion in Downtown Athens.

He spent four years in jail before having a murder charge dropped, and now John Edward Dawson Jr.

Whether they involve drawing circles around an answer or drawing blood, most people don't enjoy tests.

Chattanooga Police responded at 10:12 a.m. to a shooting that occurred in 2200 block of East 27th Street Court.

A homeowner called 911 at 9 a.m. and reported a house fire at 6613 Shore Crest Drive.

KNOVILLE A new visitor is causing concern in some local neighborhoods. Many have told us they've spotted coyotes within city limits.

Deputies investigate a stabbing in West Knox County Monday night. It happened at an apartment on Mecklenburg Court around 8:30 p.m. Deputies say a man was stabbed in the abdomen and A federal judge overseeing changes at the Department of Children's Services expressed cautious optimism that the agency's new leadership can resolve some of its ... (more)

There are lots of opinions about what's wrong with Washington, D.C. Our nation's capitol seems stuck in neutral on big issues, especially the budget and spending.

An East Tennessee sheriff says his department and the community have made meth harder to make by teaming up with local pharmacies.

It now appears that Loudon sludge more likely will be taken to the Matlock Bend Landfill rather than to the McMinn County Landfill in Athens, Loudon Utility Board members learned Monday.

Corazon Thurman, RN, was honored during National Public Health Week with the "Gee, I Thought Nobody Noticed Award" for the Southeast Region of the Tennessee Department of Health.