Meigs County News

In the next few years, TVA is set to complete the country's first new nuclear power reactor in more than a decade.

An East Tennessee woman has been accused of embezzling more than $50,000 from a rural Baptist church where she is treasurer.

ATHENS, Tenn. - An East Tennessee woman has been accused of embezzling more than $50,000 from a rural Baptist church where she is treasurer.

United Way of McMinn and Meigs Counties is partnering with Sweetwater Valley Oil Company for the fifth Gas Day event.

Area churches in Meigs County are hosting the 10th Annual God Spot Block Party this Saturday, Oct.

When school systems receive their annual Report Cards, the public shouldn't be alarmed if the grades are lower than what they've been in the past.

The felony murder trial of two men accused in the killing of Plastic Industries president Jeff Beene is to begin Tuesday.

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Changes on the Report Cards due to be released next month by the Tennessee Department of Education mean the grades for individual school systems in Tennessee might not be as impressive as they've been in the past.

Photo by Richard Edwards Elwood Bryant of Meigs County was honored this week by American Legion Post 79 and the Ladies Auxiliary for his service to his country and to the American Legion Post.

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Traditionally, scarecrows were used by farmers to help ward off birds, particularly crows, from their crops.

The date for the Meigs County-Decatur Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Banquet has been changed to Nov.

Illness outbreaks have prompted some school systems in Tennessee to shut down classes but Meigs County hasn't seen a significant impact.

Dozens of Meigs County students will be looking to the sky Monday as part of "Explore! to the Moon, Mars and Beyond!" an after-school program to get younger students ages 8 to 10 excited about science.

The Daily Post-Athenian is still accepting nominations for its first "20 Under 40" special section.

A former soldier from Sweetwater arrived home Monday night after controversy that began more than three years ago in Iraq.

A Decatur man is dead following a fiery weekend crash in Meigs County. Hank Myers, 44, of Decatur, was pronounced dead on the scene of the single-vehicle accident on Lamontville Road in Meigs County Saturday evening.

A 44-year-old man died trapped in a burning vehicle in Meigs County Saturday evening, according to a dispatcher.

The Meigs County-Decatur Chamber of Commerce will hold the 3rd Annual Decatur Fall Festival Saturday, Oct.