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Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 24, 2009
Tennessee: Searches continue for missing boaters
Searches continue today for the bodies of three missing boaters who were lost Saturday night near Nickajack Dam.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 24, 2009
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Search continues for three missing boaters
Anceito Ocampo drove as fast as he could from Texas to Marion County when he heard his brother had been lost in a boating accident over the weekend.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 23, 2009
Chattanooga: Search to continue for missing boaters
Rescue crews have scaled back their search for three missing Dalton boaters, according to Steve Lamb, director of the Marion County Emergency Management Agency.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 23, 2009
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Qualified recruits harder to find
Many 17- to 24-year-olds cannot join the military because they are uneducated, overweight or cannot obey the law.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 22, 2009
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Soldier's Purple Heart arriving 42 years late
Until recently, Marshall Tripp never talked much.
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 21, 2009
Rhea man charged in knife slaying
An argument between friends has left one man dead and another in the Rhea County Jail.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 20, 2009
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Etiquette in uniform
The green uniformed high school cadets might feel more at home with the sound of "left, right, left" while marching in formation, but Thursday they learned that "left" means "fork" and "right" means "knife."
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 19, 2009
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National Cemetery planning for more crypts
Chattanooga National Cemetery planners are taking their first steps to make sure there's plenty of room for veterans.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 19, 2009
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Poe case goes to next grand jury
A Cleveland City councilman says that after nearly seven months of dealing with potential charges, he would have been better off not confronting a burglar at his son's home.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 18, 2009
Tennessee Valley emergency radio system half complete
A regional project to link emergency workers from Knoxville to as far south as Floyd County, Ga., is halfway complete.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 17, 2009
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Veterans urged to work for nursing home
CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- Bradley County Commissioner Lisa Stanbery tells veterans that although they've given a lot, she's asking them to help a little more.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 17, 2009
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Crime lab closure to create 'burden'
The Northwest Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab in Summerville, Ga., will close in March, leaving 10 area counties to take evidence to Atlanta for processing.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 13, 2009
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Wounded warrior returns
Wanda Landowski paces the floor of the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport waiting for her son’s homecoming, thankful that he’s returning at all.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 13, 2009
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Wreath ties two communities together
When the German consul general laid a wreath Thursday to honor prisoners of war buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery, he said the gesture should be a symbol of friendship between his country and the United States.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 12, 2009
Hundreds gather to honor veterans
For all they give, veterans ask for very little in return, a retired U.S. Navy admiral said.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 11, 2009
Veterans honored at Chattanooga cemetery
More than 700 people attended the Chattanooga National Cemetery’s annual Veterans Day ceremony today.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 11, 2009
Veterans Day events honor those who serve
Across the Chattanooga area, schools, clubs and governments will hold services today and throughout the weekend to honor military veterans.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 11, 2009
Local soldiers tour area events during veterans' events
DALTON, Ga. -- Six months after a bomb tossed their Humvee 10 feet off the ground, breaking legs, arms and one sergeant's back, the men in the vehicle say just to be breathing is surreal.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 10, 2009
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A heart-felt homecoming
Ted Bryson promised two students that the phone connection would be so clear they’d almost be able to reach out and hug their daddy.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 10, 2009
Challenging statewide fire training held for first time Dalton
DALTON, Ga. — Lt. Brandon Bray kneels, sweat dripping down his face, blackened soot lacing the collar of his firefighter’s uniform.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 10, 2009
Challenging statewide fire training held for first time Dalton
DALTON, Ga. -- Lt. Brandon Bray kneels, sweat dripping down his face, blackened soot lacing the collar of his firefighter's uniform.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 9, 2009
Cleveland: Dad returns from Iraq to surprise daughters
Cleveland, Tenn. — Two little girls got one big surprise at school this afternoon — their dad.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 9, 2009
New law lets public defenders recoup some money
When indigent defendants request a lawyer, a $50 application fee is tacked on to their bills.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 8, 2009
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Women on subs: Will idea hold water?
The U.S. Navy is studying how to place female sailors on submarines, but the complications of doing so will be outweighed by the benefits, a retired commander here said.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 8, 2009
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Sailors, Marines mark 234 years
Before the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, there was a Navy and Marine Corps.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 8, 2009
Parade draws big crowd in Dade County
TRENTON, Ga. — Residents lined Main Street here Saturday morning to see veterans parade past, some in trucks some in jeeps.
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 7, 2009
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'Why' and 'how' questions at Fort Hood
The day after tragic shootings rocked Fort Hood in Texas, local retired U.S. Army Gen. Burwell "BB" Bell said commanders at the military installation should focus on three areas.
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 7, 2009
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Marines begin toy drive
The Marine stood in his dress blue uniform outside Toys 'R' Us, greeting shoppers and passers-by.
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 7, 2009
TBI adds slain Whitwell woman's boyfriend to 'most-wanted' list
The boyfriend of a Marion County woman who was beated and stabbed to death this week has been added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's 10 most wanted list.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 6, 2009
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Parolee assistance program marks 2 years
DALTON, Ga. -- A crowd of more than 60 people came to City Hall on Thursday night to celebrate two years of work in a local project to assist parolees.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 5, 2009
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Large turnout helps raise more than 800 flags in Ringgold
RINGGOLD, Ga. -- Over 39 years the downtown flag display for the annual Veterans Day tribute has grown.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 4, 2009
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Sheriff seeks boyfriend of slain woman
WHITWELL, Tenn. -- Detectives want to question the boyfriend of a 27-year-old woman who was beaten and stabbed to death early Tuesday.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 4, 2009
Veterans share stories with students
TRENTON, Ga. — Spc. Trae McCown stood in his former high school Tuesday, trying to explain what it’s like to be a soldier.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 4, 2009
Walker sheriff discloses illness
Within one day, more than 665 people have joined a Facebook group praying for Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 3, 2009
Whitwell woman beaten with baseball bat, stabbed to death
Marion County detectives are investigating the beating and stabbing death of a 27-year-old white female.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 31, 2009
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Homecoming answers family’s prayers
Barbara Hobbs has a letter written 59 years ago about her brother — the only information about what happened to him on a muddy hilltop in the Korean War.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 30, 2009
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Service for Korea War veteran brings lost soldier home
Barbara Hobbs eyes closed when taps played this afternoon.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 30, 2009
D-Day veteran revisits France
On Joe Cannon’s first trip to France, he didn’t need a passport. He had a rifle and a U.S. Army-issued French phrasebook.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 30, 2009
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After the meth bust
The bust of a meth lab can attract a lot of attention, both from law enforcement and the media.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 29, 2009
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Area tied to Ares rocket development
A 327-foot rocket blasting off Wednesday in Florida gave engineers in Tennessee a reason to be proud.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 29, 2009
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Soldiers get new training facility
A $7.1 million training facility for Tennessee Army National Guard soldiers signals an economic and morale boost for the area, Tullahoma Mayor Troy Bisby said.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 28, 2009
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Emergency management conference focuses on communications
When telephone poles snapped and the power grid failed for 103 Kentucky counties during a massive ice storm in January, Brig. Gen. John Heltzel called on surrounding states for help.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 26, 2009
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A long road home
For years, all Barbara Hobbs had left of her missing brother were fading photographs and framed medals.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 23, 2009
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Students, public hear debate on next step in Afghan war
An hour and a half wasn't enough time to hit all the complex parts of the United States' involvement in Afghanistan, but having two professors debating the topic was a good start, one viewer said Thursday.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 23, 2009
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National VFW commander visits Dalton
DALTON, Ga. — National Veterans of Foreign Wars Cmdr. Thomas Tradewell visited VFW Post 4985 on Thursday as part of a national tour to talk with veteran leaders about concerns the VFW can address.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 22, 2009
National VFW commander visits North Georgia
The national head and the Georgia state commander of the Veterans of Foreigh Wars met with area VFW leaders in Dalton this afternoon.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 22, 2009
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Charges 'abuse of power,' Miller says
CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- Former state Sen. Jeff Miller said being wrongly accused has made the last seven months and this week's two-day trial a hard ordeal.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 21, 2009
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Miller not guilty
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — A jury found former state Sen. Jeff Miller not guilty on charges of official misconduct in connection with his former position as Bradley County back-tax attorney.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 21, 2009
Cleveland: Miller presents no defense witnesses
Former state Sen. Jeff Miller’s attorney rested the defense case this afternoon without presenting any witnesses after a judge dismissed two of the three charges against his client.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 21, 2009
Secretary: Miller knew work wasn't performed
CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- Former state Sen. Jeff Miller's secretary wept Tuesday as she testified that he knew work was not completed on some back-tax properties when he was the county's delinquent-tax attorney.
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