Local crime, high school sports, county politics, events tonight, and business closings — the daily Southeast Tennessee report from HEREChattanooga.
Sports
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Chattanooga organizers of Head of the Hooch say the large annual rowing regatta will remain in Chattanooga after local leaders and planners offered new commitments around riverfront construction that had raised the prospect of a move to Columbus, Georgia. Friends of the Hooch President Kerry Brown said…
From HERE Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former South Carolina wide receiver Sidney Rice, who starred in Columbia, has been named to the 2026 SEC Football Legends class presented by T-Mobile, the league office announced Thursday. Rice, who play
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MILWAUKEE — Major League Baseball released the schedule for the 2026 National League Championship Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers, a rematch for a second stra
Education
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Chattanooga-area residents in Hamilton County can apply to fill the District 11 seat on the Board of Education vacated by Democrat Jill Black in August, with commissioners planning an appointment to fill Black's unexpired term on Oct. 28. To be eligible, a person must be a qualified…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A state-appointed oversight board unanimously approved key contract and staffing rules under state law on Oct. 8 as it prepares to take control of Tennessee's largest scho
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Education has opened a preliminary interest form for Scholarship Granting Organizations as the state advances participation in the federal educ
From HERE Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Columbia Italian Festival has been postponed to Saturday, Oct. 17, at Finlay Park after organizers cited a rainy weekend forecast tied to Hurricane Isaias. The festival was originally scheduled for S
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee directed Tennessee state departments to suspend enforcement of dyed diesel restrictions through October, offering harvest-season relief for farmers and fores
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee employers can now apply for grant-supported workforce training through the newly launched TNWorks Talent Accelerator, including help covering costs in nuclear en
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Davidson County court ordered Tennessee officials to preserve all evidence from Christa Pike's failed lethal injection as Gov. Bill Lee's statewide execution pause and t
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee has granted death row inmate Gary Wayne Sutton a reprieve that delays his execution until Oct. 7, 2027, after pausing all Tennessee executions following two
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's top gubernatorial candidates are split on public-private partnerships for roads and other infrastructure, including I-24 Choice Lanes and the Music City Loop,
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republican leaders in the General Assembly say they will investigate lethal injection's reliability and consider other execution methods after Tennessee failed to execute
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee senators are reviewing a 99-page proposal for a tightly regulated medical marijuana program after lawmakers spent nearly six hours reviewing a Senate Judiciary C
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