Calhoun, TN

The Ducktown Basin used to be known as “Tennessee’s Badlands.” But unlike the Badlands of South Dakota, Tennessee’s version was man-made. After the Civil War, companies began mining copper in Polk County. Since copper doesn’t come out of the ground ready to be used, they heated the ore (a process known as smelting).

Three law enforcement officers and a K-9 deputy were killed in an ambush in Kentucky. Local food trucks gear up to feed ‘Let Freedom Sing’ …. Trooper ‘attacked violently’ by ATV driver during …. E.R. doctor talks most common 4th of July injuries. 6 dead, dozens...

A Metro police officer is being treated for a concussion after he was rear-ended on I-24. TWRA investigating fatal boating incident in Decatur …. LaVergne man killed in crash on Old Hickory Boulevard. Davis Nolan’s Fishing Funtacular for July 3, 2022. Man killed in Clarksville shooting. Woman wanted after...

Compiled statistics on gas prices in Cleveland, Tennessee using data from AAA. Originally published on stacker.com, part of the TownNews Content Exchange.

A paving project between Calhoun and Etowah is one of several road projects set to begin soon in McMinn and Meigs counties.

A homecoming luncheon to welcome back Margaret Mitchell, CEO of YWCA USA, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 14 at the Bohemian National Hall at 4939 Broadway Ave. in Cleveland. There will be a presentation by Mitchell on trauma and racism, with an introduction by Cleveland...

From the July/August 2022 issue of Car and Driver. On the Cherohala Skyway, sometimes the corners go on for so long, it feels like you're driving up the side of a spiral ham. There are no gas stations, no convenience stores, and no apparent reasons for this 43-mile ribbon of pavement to exist. It connects Tellico Plains, Tennessee, with Robbinsville, North Carolina, two places that their own residents might admit never needed connecting. They weren't until 1996, when the skyway was completed after 34 years of construction that cost about $100 million.

Inflation has struck most walks of life across the country and the ongoing new schools project in Athens is no exception.

ATHENS, Ga. (WDEF) — Cohutta, Georgia native and former GPS ace Shelby Walters is transferring to Georgia. The 2014 state champ finished her four years at Duke with a 2.28 ERA over 300 innings, with 220 strike outs. She earned All-ACC and All-Tournament honors while with the Blue Devils.

Our EHS major is presented from a biblical perspective, helping you learn to see the human body through the eyes of its Creator. Bryan faculty will blend godly principles with current information to help you promote informed choices concerning the body and general health. Choose a Specialization. On Campus. BC...

Some of the best businesses in the local area were honored Thursday night during the annual Daily Post-Athenian Best of the Best ceremony.