Rhea County, TN

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A suspect on the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Most Wanted list was captured Tuesday evening in Rhea County, according to a sheriff's office news release.

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The Nokian Tyres factory in Dayton, Tennessee, is hiring for a second shift with plans to add about 50 more employees starting next month as it rolls toward its aim of 400 workers.

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The unexpected changes to routes in northern Hamilton and Rhea counties are the latest indication of confusion over the operation of the United States Postal Service.

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While all counties have state and federal races on the ballot, Sequatchie County is the only county in the Chattanooga region with no contested local races on the ballot.

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Manufacturers in the Chattanooga area that closed during the coronavirus lockdown are reopening and taking a variety of measures to safely restart production.

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Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union will open a new and bigger branch in Dayton, Tennessee on Wednesday.

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Rhea County Executive George Thacker said "there has been a lot of talk and speculation concerning the amusement park possibly coming to Rhea County."

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Rhea County Schools will be closed Thursday because of the expected inclement weather.

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Overall, Bryan did not meet expectations in any of the three areas the report card considers: the quality of teacher candidates, employment and their graduates' impact in the classroom.

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The announcement comes after the company said it was laying off 44 workers in December.

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"Haley and Mallory feed off one another so well," said first-year coach Tracy Vest, who went 401-224 as the girls' coach at North Sand Mountain High School in Alabama.

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Mallory Hampton scored a game-high 23 points Friday in Rhea County's 73-31 win over Tyner in the Chatt-Town Classic at Chattanooga State.

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There's a lot going on in Skip Steagall's brain as he maneuvers his radio-controlled sailboat around. Asked if it was gratifying to win a national championship, he blurted, "damn straight," with a laugh.

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Jayson Davidson has followed his brother Jeremy back to Bryan College soccer from Sherwood Academy in Albany, Georgia.

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A former Rhea County Sheriff's Department deputy accused of raping a teenage girl surrendered to authorities Wednesday.

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Bryan College beat the visiting Tennessee Wesleyan women 79-54 and the TWU men 69-59 in Appalachian Athletic Conference basketball Tuesday evening.

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Two counties in the Chattanooga region and a third just outside it are trying to woo a poultry company's planned $32 million feed mill — dubbed "Project Protein" — to be constructed to serve its operations.
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It seemed as though Soddy-Daisy and Rhea County would light up the scoreboard early in their Region 4-5A matchup, but a sure shootout turned into a defensive showcase Friday night at Bill Horton Field.

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Rhea County High School football coach Mark Pemberton still remembers arriving at the hospital on a dreary October day two years ago to see one of his players in a fight for his life.

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JUST IN: Bryan College will be under new direction next summer as longtime President Stephen Livesay plans to retire.

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