Polk County, TN

Local news from Ducktown, Copper Basin, the Ocoee River gorge and Benton, Tennessee

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State and local leaders are noting the continued rise of COVID-19 in rural areas in the Chattanooga region. Here is what the coronavirus data is showing in the past week.

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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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Tornado watches have been issued for Bradley, Hamilton and Polk counties in Tennessee until 1 a.m. Wednesday.

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

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Two Polk County youths have been charged after authorities said the youths threw an object onto the windshield of a moving charter bus.

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The @RiverOcoee competition will continue Saturday and Sunday. It is free to the public with the exception of a $3 parking fee.

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Check out our live @BestOfPreps reports from tonight's Chattanooga-area prep football games. #bestofpreps

Which team will you be you cheering for?

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Preview some of the Chattanooga-area's biggest high school football games for the season's fourth week. #bestofpreps

Which team will you be cheering for?

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It's early still, but the @CopperBasinHS football team is enjoying its best start to a season in recent years.

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Check out our @BestOfPreps live reports from tonight's Chattanooga-area prep football games. #bestofpreps

Which team will you be you cheering for? #fridaynightlights

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Polk County has some big shoes to fill defensively from a team that limited five foes to seven points or less in a six-win 2018.

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Students in Murray County, Ga., still have the latest school start date in the Chattanooga region with a Sept. 3 launch, but most other area systems start this week or next.

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CORRECTION TO LINK AND DATE: The festival is relocating from the farm to Adventures Unlimited in Ocoee for this weekend's Ocoee Jam 7, Saturday-Sunday, July 26-28.

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The festival is relocating from the farm to Adventures Unlimited in Ocoee for this weekend's Ocoee Jam 7, Saturday-Sunday, July 27-28.

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A teen who nearly drowned while whitewater rafting Sunday got caught in a rope that was thrown to rescue several paddlers who had fallen from their raft while traveling a Class III+ rapid on the Ocoee River.

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UPDATE: The pursuit ended on Highway 411 in Polk County when the suspect lost control of the vehicle. However, he refused to exit the Trailblazer, so police used a Taser and a K-9 unit.

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Polk County's students are among nearly 3 million students around the nation who make do without home internet.
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"I still remember how scared I was. When we got to the beach, I just saw bodies." https://t.co/emtsrWv3lG

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The 26-year-old Cleveland man who drowned in the Ocoee River near the whitewater center has been identified.
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Memorial Day was marked by tragic water-related incidents in the tri-state area that ended in fatalities. https://t.co/9Lz3cTaXBQ