McMinn County News

The Good Faith Clinic of Athens is seeing a lot of growth: Growth in use and growth in costs.

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The date: Nov. 14, 1944. The place: Metz, France, where, in the cold rain and snow mix, a young American soldier from McMinn County almost lost his life while fighting for the liberation of France.

TV in Chattanooga reported Jerry Simpson uses the rural home as a getaway since his father, who lived there, died several months ago.

Catholic High School senior Megan Ferowich's comeback quest from injury fell just a little short Wednesday with a third-place finish in the 3,200-meter run at the girls' Class AAA state track and field meet.

A day after Knox County Commission Chair Mike Hammond and School Board Chair Thomas Deakins presented a new budget proposal at a joint meeting, some commissioners are discussing supporting it.

If the pleased faces were any indication, National Moofest 2012 had another successful year.

A former McMinn County Jail guard has been indicted and charged with sexual contact with a female inmate.

City officials and developers are excited about a number of new businesses coming to downtown Knoxville, specifically on Union Avenue.

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The McMinn County Relay for Life was held on May 10, 2012 at the Athens Regional Park.

Governor Bill Haslam was at the Anderson County Courthouse on Friday to sign the Tennessee Prescription Safety Act into law.

ON collision in Polk County on Old Federal Road on Thursday killed a Charleston man.

A semi-truck driver was arraigned in court Thursday on a vehicular homicide charge for an Interstate 40 crash that killed a Lenoir City teacher's assistant.

A semi-truck driver was arraigned in court Thursday on a vehicular homicide charge for an Interstate 40 crash that killed a Lenoir City teacher's assistant.

Two Mt. Juliet city employees have been placed on administrative leave as part of an investigation into sexually explicit messages and photos being sent over city-issued cell phones and computers.

By ALEXIS ZOTOS 6 News Reporter ATHENS - The USDA reports that 23 million Americans live in a food desert.

This year's Relay is taking a holiday...many of them, actually. Teams are busy preparing for this year's McMinn County American Cancer Society's Relay for Life from 5 p.m. on Friday, May 11, to 5 a.m. Saturday, May 12, in the Layman Building at Athens Regional Park.

Athens Federal Community Bank and Bid to Buy Auction House of Etowah nearly doubled last year's take during their annual charity auction for the Relay for Life.

As a direct descendent of Tennessee Patriots who were veterans of every major conflict in defense of American Liberty from the American Revolution forward, I stand in awe of my home state's distinguished list of Patriot sons and daughters.