A man with a prior conviction for attempted murder has been charged with the killing of a co-worker in Bledsoe County. Authorities said Casey Lee Anderson, 32, was building a new home on Humble Cemetery Road with the victim. Anderson, who has an extensive criminal record in Hamilton County, pleaded guilty in the attempted murder in 2002. Rocky Gribble said he hired the two ... (click for more)

A Soddy-Daisy man was charged with the theft of over $20,000 after police found him and matched muddy footprints to a pair of his shoes. Police were initially contacted when a man discovered his home had been broken into by someone forcing a side door open. His Honda four-wheeler was missing as well as several generators and multiple tools.  Outside, he noticed a trail ... (click for more)

Why spend $20 million or more on an unproven system to run from the Southside of Chattanooga when we already have the beginnings of a system?  The question apparently has surfaced of why the Choo Choo City doesn't have a rail line. We do have a rail line with the Tennessee Valley RR Museum and their hardware. And they already make runs from the Southside to close to Enterprise ... (click for more)

Clemson’s football program, which has won 11 games in each of the past two years and was ranked 8 th in the nation after whipping Ohio State in this year’s Orange Bowl, has just been “blind-sided.” The Freedom from Religion Foundation claims Coach Dabo Sweeney and his staff are doing far too much “to promote Christianity to their student athletes.” Clemson promptly roared back ... (click for more)

(Story will be updated) It will take one more game to completely settle the brackets for next week’s District 5-AAA baseball tournament, but the groundwork was put in place Wednesday when the league coaches met at Beef O’Brady’s in Ooltewah. The last piece of business is Wednesday night’s game between East Hamilton and McMinn County at Chattanooga State, which has a 6 p.m. ... (click for more)

CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Cleveland right-hander Taylor Thompson sent Soddy-Daisy hitters a clear message early in Tuesday’s District 5-AAA baseball game – “I’m on tonight, boys.” Thompson threw a neat three-hitter and struck out 10 as the Blue Raiders defeated Soddy-Daisy, 6-1, at Raider Field to knock the Trojans out of a share of first place in the district. “If I get settled ... (click for more)