Latest stories by Ron Clayton

Cleveland: Old cloth, new quilt

Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008

The annual Stitches in Time quilt show scheduled to begin in January at the Museum Center at Five Points will include a new challenge for area quilters.

Tennessee: Unfinished Cherokee memorial dedicated

Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008

The dedication of the new Cherokee Removal Memorial Visitor Center drew local and state officials Saturday along with members of the Eastern and Western bands of the Cherokee Nation.

McMinn Central senior assembling quite a resume

Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008

McMinn Central High School student Joseph Riley is just 18, but he was given a unique position during the recent Republican National Convention in Minneapolis.

Athens: USS Ware veterans returning

Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008

The U.S. Navy and some of its proud veterans continue to honor an Athens soldier who lost his life in World War II, valiantly fighting to protect U.S. Navy ships at the Battle of Midway Island.

Athens: Denso’s 'Ecovision' a step beyond green

Friday, Sept. 26, 2008

Denso Manufacturing Athens facilities have gone from being “green” to having “Ecovision” that saves the environment, and money, a company official said Thursday.

McMinn County: Truck wreck spills acid

Friday, Sept. 26, 2008

The crash of a tractor-trailer hauling a load of heavy-duty, 12-volt batteries kept McMinn County Hazardous Materials teams busy Thursday neutralizing a large acid spill.

Athens: VW reaches out to the region

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008

Volkswagen of America Media Relations Director Jill Bratina stopped here Tuesday to tell about 150 local business owners and college and area officials they will be important to the plant being built in Chattanooga.

Chattanooga: 51 Vanderbilt students arrested at Polk campground

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008

A fraternity party got too rowdy at the High Country Outfitters rafting company over the weekend, and 51 Vanderbilt University students ended up in the Polk County Jail on charges of underage drinking and disorderly conduct, authorities said.

Athens: Church, cemetery named to historic list

Monday, Sept. 22, 2008

A church in McMinn County and a cemetery in Copperhill, Tenn., have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. They are among nine Tennessee sites added to the register, according to the Tennessee Historical Commission.

Tennessee: VW rep to talk with McMinn businessment

Friday, Sept. 19, 2008

Tennessee Wesleyan College will host a meeting Tuesday between local officials and others interested in business expansion and Jill Bratina, national spokeswoman for Volkswagen of America.