Tenn. Mom 7 Months Pregnant with Twins Jumps from 2nd Floor Window to Escape...
An expectant mother is recovering in the hospital after jumping from a second-floor window of her burning Tennessee home. On the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 15, Katie Barker, who is seven months pregnant with twins, woke up to a fire inside her Soddy-Daisy home, Cleveland 19 and Local 12 reported. Trapped on the...
Two Arrested in Chattanooga Drug Bust Involving Stolen Firearm, Cocaine
Chattanooga, TN – Two individuals, including a Nashville man and a Chattanooga woman, are facing multiple charges after Chattanooga police discovered a stolen firearm, marijuana, cocaine, and other drugs in a vehicle Saturday night. Incident Details. Authorities responded to the 1200 block of Poplar Street Court,...
‘Hoped that it killed him:’ 77-year-old Soddy-Daisy man charged with attempted murder
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. — A Soddy-Daisy man faces attempted murder charges after police say he shot another man in his face. An arrest report says the man told officers he shot the victim in the head several times and that he "hoped that it killed him." This happened at about...
Cracker Barrel to Shutter 14 Maple Street Biscuit Company Stores
The chain was bought in 2019 and has grown steadily since then. Cracker Barrel is preparing to shut down 14 Maple Street Biscuit Company units during its 2026 fiscal calendar. The fast casual ended fiscal 2025 with 68 restaurants systemwide, meaning the closures will nix about 20 percent of its footprint. Cracker...
Ivy Academy Doughboys rise to the occasion: Teacher uses baking as valuable lesson tool
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — At Ivy Academy, there's a class with five students who have special needs. On Pay It Forward, we surprise their teacher, who uses baking to teach valuable lessons in the classroom. Heidi Gaines has interesting ways to help her students learn. She created the Ivy...
More IBMA Bluegrass Live! photos
Here are more of the photos Roger Black collected at the 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Live! festival in Chattanooga.
Alyssa Wynn of Wallace A. Smith Elementary: Educator of the Week for September 22nd
This week, we recognize Alyssa Wynn, a second-grade teacher at Wallace A. Smith Elementary. Ms. Wynn puts relationship building at the top of her priorities and it shows. The result is an amazingly strong classroom community. Congratulations Alyssa Wynn, our Educator of the Week!. Nominate a teacher you know to...
Help The Environment With Saturday’s Hamilton County Recycling Roundup
The Tennessee Environmental Council is hosting a Recycling Roundup this Saturday, Sept. 27, from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at 951 Watkins Street in Chattanooga. Everyone is encouraged to bring their hard-to-recycle items such as electronics, tires, blocks of Styrofoam, mattresses, glass bottles, medications, medical...
After HCS drops student mental health services, we see what other districts offer
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — Monday we are hearing more from parents about the impact of a private mental health services company Hamilton County Schools' voted in August to no longer use. We are also getting a clearer picture of how other school districts approach these same services for their...
Kimball Board approves Memorandum of Understanding & maintenance agreement
Kimball’s Board of Mayor & Aldermen recently agreed to an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding health coverage, as well as a maintenance agreement with Southern Duplicating of Chattanooga. During the meeting, City Attorney William Gouger explained the memorandum of understanding concerns health...

















