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07/30/2025

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07/30/2025

The Morning Drive: Question of the Day, July 30, 2025. What comfort food do you eat when things get tough? ice cream, cookies, chocolate, or french fries, mac-N-cheese, chips, pasta? Or something else?
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07/29/2025

This 1998 Jeep Wrangler on N Niota Rd and Boyd Street, Englewood landed on its side after the driver lost control close to 9pm Monday. The driver sustained minor injuries and refused medical transport. Responding agencies were Englewood Rural Fire, Etowah Rural Fire, AMR, Etowah Police Dept and Officer Shannon Liner, Englewood Police Dept who investigated the accident. Photo by Lynn Ingram, Englewood Rural Fire Dept.

07/29/2025

Monday morning @1:30 Etowah City Fire requested mutual aid for a structure fire on Washington Avenue. The fire originated in an exterior kitchen spreading to the exterior wall into an interior bathroom. The owner noticed a glow at the window and all members of the household escaped without injury. The fire was brought under control and extinguished quickly. Assisting agencies were Etowah Rural Fire, Englewood Rural Fire, Claxton Fire, Etowah City Police, AMR, and EUB. Etowah City Fire Chief Adam Hafley was in command of the scene. Photo by Lynn Ingram, Englewood Rural Fire Department.

07/29/2025

MORNING DRIVE QUESTION OF THE DAY for July 29th Can you suggest a favorite TV series worth watching in the near future? A must watch?

07/28/2025

Here is your Monday July 28th question of the day: What item does your household go through the quickest?

07/28/2025

While traveling on Co Rd 405, Athens the driver of this Infinity G35 did not negotiate the curve running into the ditch. The driver was transported to Starr Regional Athens by AMR. Englewood Rural Fire, Niota Rural Fire, Athens Rural Fire, and McMinn County Sheriff’s Department all responded with Englewood Rural Fire Chief Billy Roach in command of the scene. THP Sgt Kyle Millsaps investigated the accident. Photo by Lynn Ingram, Englewood Rural Fire Department.

07/28/2025

Around 4:30 Saturday morning the driver of this 2018 Dodge Ram 2500 lost control while traveling north on Hwy 411 @ Co Rd 508, Englewood then over corrected rolling over multiple times before coming to rest in the median. The driver sustained minor scratches and bruises and was treated on the scene by AMR but refused medical transport. Responding agencies were Englewood Rural Fire, McMinn County Sheriff's Department and THP Trooper Scott Freeman, who investigated the accident. Photo by Lynn Ingram, Englewood Rural Fire Department.

07/25/2025

Etowah City Fire responded Wednesday afternoon close to 1:30 to this structure fire at Washington Ave, Etowah. When the first unit arrived flames were visible coming from the front of the house. Mutual Aid was requested for Etowah Rural Fire and Englewood Rural Fire Departments. According to Etowah City Fire officials the fire possibly originated in the front of the house. The house sustained heavy fire and smoke damage. There was no one at home at the time of the fire. Other responding agencies were Etowah City Police, McMinn Hazmat Air Support, AMR and EUB. Etowah City Fire Chief Adam Hafley was in command of the scene. Photo by Lynn Ingram, Englewood Rural Fire Department.

07/25/2025

The driver of this 2007 Kawasaki EX6 was traveling on Hwy 307 when a vehicle pulled out of Co Rd 364, Sweetwater hitting the motorcycle pushing it 20 feet with the driver still under the motorcycle, then the driver of the vehicle fled the scene. The driver of the motorcycle was treated at the scene by AMR then transported to LifeForce which landed at the scene. The patient was flown to Erlanger. The passenger of the motorcycle refused medical transport. Parts of Hwy 307 was shut down for 4 hours while the THP Critical Incident Response Team investigated the accident. Responding agencies were Niota Rural Fire, Englewood Rural Fire, Athens Rural Fire, and McMinn County Sheriff's Dept. Englewood Rural Fire Chief Billy Roach was in command of the scene. THP Travis Ryans investigated the accident. Photo by Lynn Ingram, Englewood Rural Fire Department.

07/25/2025

This 2017 Honda Pilot and this 2004 Ford Focus collided at the intersection of County Roads 370 & 378, Athens @ noon on Wednesday. No injuries were reported. Niota Rural Fire and Englewood Rural Fire both responded along with McMinn County Sheriff's Deputy Bryan Powers, who investigated the accident. Photos by Lynn Ingram, Englewood Rural Fire Department.

07/25/2025