Kailee Shores

2 weeks ago | timesfreepress.com | Kailee Shores

Sunny skies were another tally mark on pastor Doug Plumlee's record of God's provisions in the history of Ridgedale Baptist Church's foster care ministry. The church was holding a groundbreaking celebration Sunday for The Haven House for Children, a new transitional home for children entering the foster care system, born out of conversations Ridgedale leadership was having with the Tennessee Department of Children's Services.

3 weeks ago | timesfreepress.com | Kailee Shores

Authorities in Georgia have arrested the athletic director of LaFayette High School in connection with a child pornography investigation. A tip led investigators to an IP address tied to downloads of child sexual abuse material, according to a press release from the Catoosa County Sheriff's Office. Authorities traced the activity to a device owned by Ronnie Massey, 49, where they later found images matching the tip on his cell phone.

3 weeks ago | timesfreepress.com | Kailee Shores

A Yorkshire terrier was scooped up by a hawk at a doggy day care in Cleveland, Tennessee, on Saturday, according to a social media post by the business. An employee let the small dogs that were being boarded at the day care out in the business' play yard to use the restroom, and she walked away to clean up another area within earshot, the post said, adding that while the employee was cleaning, a hawk swooped down, grabbed the three-pound dog and flew away with it.

3 weeks ago | timesfreepress.com | Kailee Shores

A singing trio from Chattanooga is set to appear on "America's Got Talent" on Tuesday. CitiLimitz, an R&B group made up of twins A.T. and Marion, 20, and their first cousin Dre, 21, auditioned for the show after going viral on TikTok. People kept commenting on the group's videos, suggesting they audition for "American Idol" or "America's Got Talent," and the three grew up watching "America's Got Talent," so they decided to audition, Dre told a reporter in a phone interview with the three members.

3 weeks ago | timesfreepress.com | Kailee Shores

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office will be featured on the 38th season of "Cops," the television series, and filming for the show started last week. "This gives people the opportunity to kind of do a ride-along and not be in the ride-along," Hamilton County Sheriff Austin Garrett said of the show.