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Man Representing Himself In Robbery Case Is Found Guilty
A man representing himself in an aggravated robbery case was found guilty by a Criminal Court jury on Wednesday afternoon.
The jury in the courtroom of Judge Barry Steelman deliberated an hour and a half before finding Gary Dewayne Thompson guilty...
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Lawsuit In Susan Wood Death Says Billiard Club Encouraged Employee Drinking
A lawsuit filed in the Dec. 22, 2009, traffic death of Unum employee Susan Wood says Chattanooga Billiard Club management encouraged its employees to drink on the job.
The Circuit Court complaint says CBC employee Jeremy Lane was drunk when his Nissan...
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Dade County Man Faces Sex Charge
A Dade County man has been arrested on sex charges.
On Wednesday afternoon, Dade County detectives began an investigation into allegations of a sex crime on Lookout Mountain.
Detectives were able to gather evidence and arrested Richard Steven...
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Crime Stoppers: Theft Of Copper Cable
This weekamp;#39;s Crime Stoppers feature is a theft of over $100,000 that occurred at a local manufacturer.
The incident occurred on Feb. 22 at 959 Wind Tower Dr. at SIAG Aerisyn, a local manufacturer of steel towers for wind mills. The unknown suspects...
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Rep. Eric Watson Passes English Only Bill In Transportation Subcommittee
A bill that would require all written examinations for all driver licenses be in English passed in the public safety transportation subcommittee of the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Rep. Eric Watson, prime sponsor of the bill, said that HB...
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Dalton Police Make Largest Counterfeit Bust In Department History
The Dalton Police Department arrested 29-year-old Angel Wilfred Leguisamon-Pena on March 5, on charges of forgery after he attempted to pass a counterfeit $100 bill at an area retailer. If not for an alert cashier, it is likely that he would have gotten...
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Water Stewardship Legislation Passes Georgia General Assembly
Governor Sonny Perdue issued the following statement today regarding the House and Senate each passing separate water stewardship legislation. The Senate passed its legislation 52-0, the House passed its legislation 166-5.
Both the House and Senate...
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Alexander Votes Against "Adding $100 Billion To Debt"
Senator Lamar Alexander today released the following statement regarding his vote against the Tax Extenders Act of 2009 (H.R. 4213), which would increase the federal debt by nearly $100 billion:
Congress canamp;#39;t keep coming up with grand ideas like...
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House Subcommittee Passes Bill To Give More Time For Armed Robbers
A Tennessee House subcommittee on Wednesday passed a measure that legislators said will keep armed robbers behind bars longer.
House Democratic Leader Gary Odom said, Unfortunately, a lot of armed robbers have been serving only a small percentage...
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City Police Say Traffic Fatalities Are Dropping Since Adding Cameras
Chattanooga Police say traffic fatalities are going down since speed and red light cameras were added.
Police Chief Freeman Cooper said there were 37 traffic fatalities in 2006 prior to the introduction of the first cameras on the Hixson Pike S Curves...
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Business Office Burns At College Hill Courts
Chattanooga fire investigators are trying to determine what started a fire early Wednesday morning in the business office at College Hill Courts.
The Chattanooga Fire Department received the alarm at 5:22 a.m. and responded to 1300 Grove St. with...
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Early Voting Is April 14-29
Early voting in Hamilton County will be April 14-19.
There will again be three early voting sites.
They are:
Northgate Mall (next to the Science Theater on the Belkamp;#39;s end of the mall)
Brainerd Recreation Center
Election Office off Amnicola...
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Latest County Jail Booking Reports
Here are the latest county jail booking reports from Hamilton County and Walker County:
Hamilton County
ALEXANDER, JAMES BRIAN 1704 CEDAR CREEK DRIVE
ROSSVILLE, 30741 34 Hamilton County PASSING WORTHLESS CHECK(S)
BAGGETT, HOUSTON RAY 9136...
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Additional Charges Lodged Against Former Officer Bradley
Additional charges have been filed against a 35-year-old former Chattanooga Police officer who was charged last September with statutory rape with a 17-year-old girl.
Chad E. Bradley was earlier arrested on charges of statutory rape, statutory rape...
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Curtis Adams Hired As Crossville City Manager
Longtime Hamilton County Commissioner Curtis Adams has taken a job as city manager for the town of Crossville, Tn.
The Crossville City Council on Tuesday night voted unanimously to select Mr. Adams to take the place of the retiring city manager.
Mr....
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AUDIO: Chattanooga City Council Meeting 3/9/10
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Broken Garbage Can Raises Ire Of Lookout Mountain, Tn. Resident
Lookout Mountain, Tn. resident Andrew Horwick complained to town commissioners on Tuesday that the handle on his garbage can was broken by the townamp;#39;s public works employees twice in the past eight months. He said the town replaced the can the first time...
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Police Chief Says Shootings In Chattanooga Actually Down For 2009
Police Chief Freeman Cooper said there was frequent publicity about shootings in Chattanooga during 2009, but he said they were actually down from the previous year.
He told the City Council in a yearly public safety report that the city had 80 shootings...
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Shelbyville Man Gets 2-Year Sentence For Loan Fraud
A Shelbyville man involved in a loan fraud has been sentenced to two years in federal prison.
Bradley Aydelott appeared before Judge Sandy Mattice in Chattanooga.
He and co-defendants in the case were ordered to make a combined $2,258,066 in restitution.
Prosecutor...
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TDOC Changes Capital Punishment Execution Time
The Tennessee Department of Correction will carry out capital punishment sentences at a new time beginning June 1.
In the past, sentences of death have been executed at 1 a.m. in order to give the department enough time to proceed on the scheduled...
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2 Sides Getting Closer On Stormwater Proposal
City Council members were told Tuesday that the Blue Ribbon Committee on Water Quality and city public works are moving closer together on a proposed budget and fee structure for the cityamp;#39;s stormwater program.
The City Council is expected to take...
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Kelsey Constitutional Amendment Prohibiting Income Tax Passes Finance Committee
A constitutional amendment permanently banning an income tax and a payroll tax passed the Senate Finance Committee today. The bi-partisan vote was 7 to 3 and clears a major hurdle on the way toward final passage.
Today marks the first time that...
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Most Wanted Fugitive Hembree Surrenders At Bradley County Jail
One of Bradley Countyamp;#39;s Most Wanted fugitives turned himself in early Tuesday morning.
Earl Lynn Hembree Jr. had charges of reckless driving, felony evading, felony reckless endangerment and driversamp;#39; license violations when he was added to the fugitive...
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Alexander Warns About Perils Of Renewable Energy Projects
Senator Lamar Alexander expressed concern on Tuesday over the siting of renewable energy projects during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, of which he is the ranking member.
Weamp;#39;ve...
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Truck Driver Dies Of Apparent Heart Attack; Crashes Through McKamey Fence
A truck driver died of an apparent heart attack at 4500 Access Road in Hixson on Tuesday morning. Wallace M. Curtis, 54, was carrying 40,000 pounds of yarn in his trailer when he died, causing the crash.
The tractor trailer crashed through a fence...
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Man Representing Self Says He Was Having Sex At Time Of Mapco Holdup
A man representing himself on aggravated robbery charges told a Criminal Court jury on Tuesday that he was having sex at the time of the early morning holdup of the Mapco on Lee Highway on June 22, 2008.
The voluble Gary Dewayne Thompson also informed...
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Tennessee General Assembly Votes Support For Corridor K
HJR754, a bill supporting the development of Corridor K, passed in the House of Representatives on Mnday with all members voting in the affirmative.
HJR754 will now be sent to the United States Department of Transportation to ask for the development...
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Keele Maynor Payne Pleads Guilty In Cancer Scam
A woman who authorities say scammed agencies and co-workers out of thousands of dollars by claiming she had terminal cancer has pleaded guilty.
Keele Maynor Payne pleaded guilty to all nine counts in which she was charged on Tuesday morning.
She...
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Anonymous Ad Hits City Stormwater Proposal
A full-page anonymous newspaper ad hits the stormwater proposal by Mayor Ron Littlefield and touts a less expensive one offered by the Blue Ribbon Water Quality Committee.
The ad in the Chattanooga Times Free Press in Tuesday morning editions says...
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Plans Offered For New Lookout Mountain, Ga. Town Center
The Lookout Mountain, Ga., Town Council voted at a special meeting Monday night to approve plans to allow property owner Scott Maclellan to proceed with ambitious plans for a new Town Center.
The new center would house city government offices and...
