TSWA releases all-state cross country teams
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association has released its all-state boys and girls cross country teams. The teams were compiled based on the top-five finishers at the state tournament. Below are the full teams for all five classifications. BOYS CROSS COUNTRY. Class A. Vaughn Bounds, Dresden, So. Jackson Smith, Happy...
Council Deserves More Choices in Hiring Next City Manager
A months-long search for a new City Manager for East Ridge will come to a head on Monday, as two finalists for the position will be interviewed by members of the City Council. Count ’em … two. I maintain that’s not much of a choice for the members of the council.
Semi-Truck and Car Crash on Friday in Dunlap
Emergency crews responded early Friday morning to a crash involving a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle on Highway 8/111 in Sequatchie County. According to the Dunlap Fire Department, the call came in at 6:08 a.m. CST on January 9, 2026, reporting a tractor-trailer on its side about one mile north of the Cagle...
I-24 Crash Near Nickajack on Saturday Night
On Saturday night around 8:30 Haletown Fire and Rescue responded to I-24 West at mile-marker 157 for a rear end collision with possible entrapment. Upon arrival they discovered one vehicle had indeed rear ended another and had come to rest partially off the shoulder. The car that was rear ended came to rest in the...
Male found dead with motorcycle off the roadway
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – Early Sunday morning around 4:00 a.m., Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) responded to a single-vehicle motorcycle crash near the 6400 block of Ooltewah Georgetown Road. According to HCSO, one of their personnel found a deceased male and a motorcycle off the roadway. The...
Chattanooga pushes for regional rail connections with Atlanta, other cities
The Chattanooga City Council is continuing its push for rail connections to other cities and regions across the southeast, including a potential partnership with MARTA to connect with Atlanta.
One dead after motorcycle crash in Ooltewah early Sunday morning
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. — A man was found dead on the side of the road after crashing his motorcycle in Ooltewah early Sunday morning, according to a release from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. That release says the crash happened around 4 a.m. near the 6400 block of Ooltewah Georgetown...
Man charged with pulling a knife on his girlfriend and kids in Chattanooga on...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A man is facing charges after he threatened his girlfriend and her kids with a knife, leading them to fear for their lives in Chattanooga early Sunday morning. That affidavit says dispatch got a call around 5 a.m. from a woman who said her boyfriend, Titon...
Trout regulations get reeled in while drones fly high at Tennessee Wildlife meeting
DYERSBURG, Tenn. — A trout rule change in Hamilton County, new fishing regulations statewide and a move toward allowing drones to recover wounded deer were among the decisions coming out of the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission’s first meeting of 2026. The commission wrapped up its two day...
City to Cut Ribbon on Venue 1921
The City of East Ridge will officially celebrate the grand opening of Venue 1921 at East Ridge with a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house on Saturday, January 24, welcoming community members, local leaders, and media to experience the city’s newest event and gathering space. The ribbon cutting ceremony...

















