Turtletown News

The Oldest Cold Case To Be Solved In The U.S. Is Finally Over in Polk County

WDEF-TV Chattanooga - Fri Oct 16

Submitted by Bill Mitchell on October 16, 2009 - 7:31pm. Polk County News A A A A The State of Tennessee officially recognizes the efforts of a dozen people who were part of the nation's oldest missing persons case that was solved.

Volunteers Given Credit

WTVC Chattanooga - Fri Oct 16

If it weren't for a couple dozen tireless people who volunteered their time no one would have ever found the remains of a woman who disappeared 53 years ago.

'From the Lens' - Photography exhibit featured at L&N Depot

The Daily Post-Athenian - Fri Oct 16

An exhibit of color photography by Jim Caldwell is now on display at the L&N Depot Museum in Etowah.

TVA opening 7 dams to deal with rainfall

Chattanooga Times Free Press - Mon Sep 21

The Tennessee Valley Authority has opened its floodgates to spill water through seven of its 29 dams because of heavy rains across its seven-state region.

3 killed in Polk County accidents

The Daily Post-Athenian - Tue Sep 15

Two fatal wrecks occurred in Polk County Monday, one of them involving teenagers.

Chase ends with suspect on the run, passenger injured

Daily Post-Athenian - Mon Sep 14

The McMinn County Sheriff's Department and other area law enforcement officers are looking for a man who led officers from two counties on a high-speed chase that ended with a wreck with injuries Friday night.

Convicted Florida stalker could be heading to Tennessee

WATE-TV Knoxville - Mon Sep 14

Polk County deputies are searching for a man who they say cut off an electronic ankle monitor and may be on the run with his 73-year-old father.

A question of 'East' or 'Oost'

Daily Post-Athenian - Fri Sep 11

There are, in Southeast Tennessee, numerous Creeks and every river that bears a name that has been brought down to the present through hundreds and possibly thousands of years from the Native Americans who once lived here.

A question of 'East' or 'Oost'

The Daily Post-Athenian - Fri Sep 11

There are, in Southeast Tennessee, numerous Creeks and every river that bears a name that has been brought down to the present through hundreds and possibly thousands of years from the Native Americans who once lived here.

Polk Co. - Worker shot at water plant

Daily Post-Athenian - Tue Sep 08

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is searching for a suspect after a shootout at the Intertrade Holdings, Inc., facility near Copperhill Sunday evening.