Wednesday morning around 10 a.m., the  Blount County Sheriff's Office and Hayden Police Department received a call that a child had been shot at a...

The Oneonta Redskins have a new football coach. The school board, in a special-called meeting Thursday morning, named Jake Helveston as the new...

A woman died and two men were injured in a dog attack on Macks Way in Cleveland. The attack occurred before dawn on Tuesday, Sept. 23, while the...

Oneonta officials temporarily closed 2nd Avenue/Highway 75 Tuesday morning, July 8, due to construction repairs on a commercial building along that...

Blount County resident and author Marvin Clemons will take us on a journey of the history of the Birmingham Terminal Station, the railway station...

by Kristin YarbroughWith their May votes to require dog confinement, Allgood and Altoona town councils joined a now county-wide commitment to...

Last year, Friends of the Locust Fork River successfully replicated their Kids' Day on the River, creating Fun Day at the River. This year, FLFR...

Some of you have asked, “Why tourism or why would anyone want to visit Blount County?” So, I want to take this month’s column to discuss just...

In a follow-up to a report of an accidental shooting incident of a 4-year-old at a Sugarland Lake home on Friday, April 4, the Blount County...

At approximately 3:28 AM on the morning of April 4, 2025, Oneonta Fire & Rescue was dispatched to the report of an explosion with visible flames in the 1200 block of...

Earlier this morning, a 4-year-old was shot in Blount County. The child was transported to Children’s Hospital. Per the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, the child’s...

Hudson Best, Isaac O’Rear, and Kalub Blanding of Hayden High School won individual state championships Saturday at AHSAA's State Wrestling Meet in...

The Hayden Wildcats are moving on to the Northeast Region Finals for the first time in school history following their 51-49 win over top-ranked...

The 1A Lady Eagles were the first to hit the court yesterday in the AHSAA State Basketball Tournament's round of 16. They faced a tough Ider team,...

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