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A request for a zoning change to allow a Fairfield Inn by Marriott on Walnut Street next to the Walnut Street Bridge has been withdrawn.

Two motorcyclists were killed in a crash in Dayton on Saturday afternoon. The accident involved two motorcyles and a car.

David Hein, one of the three guys from the Canadian Prairies, who is playing the Cameron House on May 30, admits, "We've never done a '3 guys from the prairies' show in the prairies... it might not do as well... That's a just teaser from the 40 minute interview with the three guys from the prairies themselves, minus one.

State lawmakers from East Tennessee admit they allow others to cast votes in their place.

MTSU sophomore Emily Kopko of Franklin rides during her test maneuvers that led to a Reserve National Champion showing in the individual Intermediate Western Horsemanship Western class in the IHSA nationals at Raleigh, N.C. / SUBMITTED MURFREESBORO - Middle Tennessee State University sophomore Emily Kopko of Franklin and junior Cayce Turner and ... (more)

On Tuesday Rhea County commissioners approved a resolution to purchase property for La-Z-Boy's local trucking needs. County Executive George Thacker said following the unanimous vote, "This is the first time this commission has done something we can point to and say, 'We brought these jobs here.' We're sending a message that we want jobs and we want La-Z-Boy here. We want expansion here."

Two historians who travelled to the US to uncover little-known details of Sir Titus Salt 's US coal and iron venture believe its cost and scale was similar to that of Saltaire .

The driver of a SUV that was involved in a fatal incident over a week ago in the City of Watertown is facing a traffic related charge.

TENNESSEE DISTINGUISHED Young Woman, Lexee Hill of Rhea County, second from left, was the guest speaker at Thursday's Cleveland Kiwanis Club luncheon.

State lawmakers approved a bill to test welfare recipients for drugs and revamped the state's top utility regulator, but they dropped plans to rewrite the state's campaign finance laws on the final day of the legislative session.

Back in 1925, a trial in Dayton, Tenn., a far more sanctimonious part of the Bible Belt than this place, transfixed the nation.

Watertown City Police are continuing their investigation into the death of a woman who fell from a moving vehicle Sunday night on Mill St.

Bryan College students Jonathan Creasy, left, Steven Irmeger and Luke Smythe explore Richland Creek on Sunday at the Laurel-Snow State Natural Area near Dayton, Tenn.