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McMinn County Fatality

WDEF-TV Chattanooga - Wed Aug 20

Submitted by Jillian Henson on August 20, 2008 - 6:30am. News Community McMinn County News A traffic fatality has been confirmed in McMinn County.

Man dies in fiery crash this morning

Chattanooga Times Free Press - Wed Aug 20

A single-car wreck this morning on Decatur Pike at Interstate 75 has claimed the life of a man in Athens, Tenn., according to officials.

Fatality In Vehicle Fire In McMinn County

WTVC Chattanooga - Wed Aug 20

Dispatchers with the Athens Police Department have confirmed to NewsChannel9 that a person has died following a wreck and vechicle fire.

Athens mayor won't seek re-election

Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tue Aug 12

Mayor John Proffitt said today he won't seek re-election to the Athens City Council in November.

Appeals court upholds throwing out of confession

WVLT-TV Knoxville - Mon Aug 11

The state Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the ruling of a trial court in Athens, which threw out a confession in a child rape and murder case.

One dead in McMinn wreck

Chattanooga Times Free Press - Sun Aug 10

A four-car accident in McMinn County on Sunday left one dead and five injured according to Sgt.

A study of two solutions

Knoxville News Sentinel - Sat Aug 09

As students return to class in Knox and surrounding counties, here's a tale of two schools, two oak trees and two remedies.

Denso Manufacturing Athens Tennessee Receives Commissioners Award of Excellence

Info.tnanytime.org - Wed Aug 06

' Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner James Neeley announced DENSO Manufacturing Athens Tennessee was chosen to receive the Commissioner's Award of Excellence for Workplace ...

Beast that set off gator hunt is apparently fake

The Knoxville News Sentinel - Wed Aug 06

' It looked like a gator, but the creature spotted in a murky pond may have more to do with pigskin than alligator hide.

McMinn man accused of taking thousands of gallons of fuel

WBIR-TV Knoxville - Tue Jul 29

A McMinn County man is accused of swiping thousands of gallons of diesel fuel through an elaborate scheme.