Outdoors

Lake Sturgeon Release Links Tennessee With Wisconsin's Wolf River

5/2/2024

Just across from the iconic peaks of the Tennessee Aquarium on the shore of the Tennessee River, a group of scientists with the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute gathered Thursday to restore a primordial fish to the state's primary waterway. One by one, they carefully navigated down a boat ramp at Coolidge Park before gently releasing juvenile Lake Sturgeon, each just under a foot in length, into the river’s shallows. These 50 sturgeon were the final youngsters yet to be reintroduced from a class of hundreds of sturgeon fry that arrived at the Conservation Institute’s freshwater field station last summer. Their introduction to the Tennessee River represented the latest ... (click for more)

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Chattanooga’s own watershed protection nonprofit, WaterWays is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Mary Beth Sutton, executive director and Brooke Fleeman, assistant director at a Save Water Drink Wine event.

Open House At Fall Creek Falls Will Address Restoration Plans

5/2/2024

Fall Creek Falls State Park will host an open house on Thursday, May 9, to share information with the community about a project at the park’s scenic loop. Thousands of trees were downed by storms last year creating hazards within the park and for the gorge. Work to remove the fallen trees will begin this summer and continue into the ... (click for more)

Pickleball Courts To Open At Gilbert-Stephenson Park In Fort Oglethorpe

5/2/2024

Fort Oglethorpe announces the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the Michael L. Housley Court Complex at Gilbert-Stephenson Park. Join the Catoosa Chamber of Commerce, city officials and anxious players on Wednesday, May 15 at 4 p.m. Officials said, "The ribbon-cutting ceremony will officially open 12 state-of-the-art pickleball courts ... (click for more)

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8 Tennessee State Parks Offering Mother's Day Meals

5/2/2024

Eight Tennessee State Parks restaurants will offer meals on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12. The parks restaurants hosting Mother’s Day meals are: Pickwick Landing State Park Natchez Trace State Park David Crockett State Park Montgomery Bell State Park Fall Creek Falls State Park Cumberland Mountain State Park Paris Landing State Park Henry Horton State Park Details on the meals are: Pickwick Landing State Park The Restaurant at Pickwick Landing Mother’s ... more

Appalachian Regional Commission Selects Chickamauga Battlefield Connector Trail For Funding In Walker County

5/1/2024

Tennessee Aquarium To Release Latest “Class” Of Lake Sturgeon Into TN River

5/1/2024

Kentucky Man Sentenced To 8 Years After Death Of Child On Norris Lake Last Summer

4/30/2024

Green Thumb Garden Club Of Collegedale/Ooltewah Meets May 13

4/30/2024

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Bring Champy's To Hixson

4/30/2024

It's a shame we have so many gun battles in certain parts of the city. An outside could come in, look at a map with the number of gun incidents and quickly formulate that most of inside Chattanooga city limits, there is a problem. There should always be a police presence in that area due to the close proximity of UTC housing...either on foot, bicycle or stationary cars. If Set Champion feels he needs to move his awesome business away from there, I for one, would most gladly welcome him ... more

Jerry Summers: Roses And Onions

5/2/2024

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5/3/2024

Storms In NYC - And Response

4/30/2024

The Tollbooth Of Permission And Training - And Response

4/29/2024

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Lookouts Beat The Biscuits 3-1

5/3/2024

The Lookouts (7-16) held the Montgomery Biscuits (12-12) scoreless until the 9th inning on Thursday night at Riverwalk Stadium and held on for a 3-1 win. Ben Peoples dominated through five scoreless innings in his fifth start of the season. The 22-year-old allowed just one single and two walks. The Lookouts did not have a base runner until two outs into the fourth inning. The game was scoreless through five innings. In the sixth, Chattanooga scratched across a run on a wild pitch ... more