Calhoun, TN

Very early Saturday, Chattanooga police were called to a hold-up alarm 4711 Brainerd rd. Upon arriving, officers came upon a male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Hamilton County EMS were called to the area where they pronounced the victim dead on scene. The deceased victim has been identified as Billy Burson, 34.

SPRING CITY, Tenn. (WDEF)- Spring City had a special day Saturday. Tennessee Music Pathways unveiled a Hargus “Pig” Robbins marker at the Spring City Museum & Depot. Robbins was born in Spring City in 1938. He is now 83-years-old. He is an accomplished session pianist that has been on many...

Bryan College is excited to announce that Alumna Jenny Swafford will take on the role of Associate Athletic Director. Jenny is a Rhea County local and played for the Lion’s softball team. She earned a BA in Psychology in 2012 and an MS in Psychology from Grand Canyon University in 2015.

The new doctors’ offices currently under construction near Rhea Medical Center will likely be complete in mid-November or early December, according to project manager Jim Vincent. The Rhea Medical Center Board of Directors began considering the new offices soon after the county began the process of constructing the Rhea County...

In 1889 the Rhea County Court moved the county seat to Dayton (previously Smith’s Crossroads) from Washington, and appropriated $35,000 for the building of a courthouse. The courthouse in Washington was torn down and bricks from that building were used in the construction of the new courthouse, thus building a relationship between this new courthouse and the former one in Washington. Built in 1890-91, the Rhea County Courthouse is a combination of Romanesque Revival and Italian Villa-style architecture. The Knoxville architectural firm of Wm. Chamberlin and Company designed the building and Wm. Dowling and J.R. Taylor, Chattanooga contractors built it. Our courthouse was used as a model for other buildings, and is significant in that it is the first county courthouse designed by a firm that would design courthouses in at least four southern states and Missouri. The main staircase links the floors of the courthouse together; the doors and their frames show the bulls-eye blocks, which represent the beautiful wood craftsmanship of the time which the courthouse represents. (The courthouse was opened for business in 1892.)This building is one hundred and thirty years old this year and has been in constant use as a courthouse since it was built, except for being closed at the present time due to its offices and courts being moved to the new Rhea County Justice Center.

A portion of Middle Valley Road is closed after a vehicle crash Saturday afternoon, the Chattanooga Fire Department said. According to the fire department, the incident happened near the intersection with Lower Mill Road and involved two vehicles. Chattanooga fire crews and police, Hamilton County deputies and EMS personnel are...

HAMILTON COUNTY - A local megachurch, Calvary Chapel Chattanooga, is taking a stand against Planned Parenthood. They're calling for signatures on a petition for school board leaders to "stand against any influence by Planned Parenthood," within sex education programs in Hamilton County Schools. They posted the petition on their website.

In Hamilton County, sending a text to 911 has been a service offered since 2019, but officials say it hasn’t gotten much use. More than 50,000 calls come into the Hamilton County 911 Call Center every month, but since launching the text to 911 option, they’ve only received about 600 calls in total.

A passenger jumped out and took off on foot, but the driver stayed behind and was arrested June 11. Madisonville Police Officer Bobby Woods said it was a few minutes after midnight when he received a call on his cell phone about a reckless driver on Highway 86. Woods said...

Rhea County’s new Child Advocacy Center [CAC] held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, officially opening “Landon’s Place,” near the Rhea County Justice Center. The new child advocacy center is named after 5-year-old Spring City resident Landon Robbins, who was killed in 2013 after suffering what investigators called the worst case of child abuse they had ever seen.

A Sweetwater man is facing a sexual battery charge after he allegedly went into a woman’s camper home and climbed in bed with her. Sweetwater Police Detective John Scruggs said he talked to the alleged victim on Powell Avenue who said she had been staying in a camper behind Floyd Wesley Jenkins home for several days.

The Boys & Girls Club Alumni 3rd annual Neal Zimmerman/Jim Tucker Memorial golf tournament was recently hosted by Chatata Valley Golf Club. First place winners were the foursome of TA Hicks, Cody …

RELAY FOR LIFE Planning Committee members include, front from left, Beth Rains, Laura Burnett, Lisa Sexton, Carolyn Botts, Amanda Ledford, Nancy Casaday; second row, Barry Mathis, Angela Mathis, Kelley Farrow, Traci VanNostran , Greg Farrow, Michael Patterson II, and Dewayne Belew. Not available for the photo were Ron Derrick and Paula Garner.

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. - There have been shortages in products like chlorine, gas and lumber. Now, as the nation faces a shortage of truck drivers, it could hurt your wallet. "There's not enough drivers to meet the industry's demands," owner of Linda's Produce Mark Ramey said. Ramey is lucky enough...