The Chattanooga Apartment Association is hosting a members-only luncheon from 12-1 p.m. on Thursday, at The Chattanooga Billiards Club at 110 Jordan Dr., Chattanooga, Tn., 37421 (just off of Shallowford Road).  The speakers this month will be Assistant Chief Tim Carroll and Lt. Nathan Vaughn from the CPD. They will be discussing gang activity and meth labs. The ... (click for more)

The County Commission on Wednesday approved a tax abatement for an apartment project at the Chattanooga Bank Building downtown. Officials said a tax relief program was in place earlier, but it had lapsed. The resolution amended a prior resolution "relating to the granting of incentives to develop rental housing in downtown Chattanooga." Trey Moss of Ray Moss Development ... (click for more)

An Chattanooga man told police Monday night that he had just murdered his wife.  Police said Robert Hardnett showed up at the County Jail to turn himself in. He said his wife's body could be found at his place of employment, Power Supply Company, 1907 Daisy St.   Officers responded to that address and found the victim inside the warehouse with multiple gunshot ... (click for more)

A leak of anhydrous ammonia at BASF Corporation on Amnicola Highway forced the closure of main thoroughfares Tuesday morning, causing major problems for rush-hour traffic heading into Chattanooga.  The incident began around 4:30 a.m. at the plant when a small fire broke out at an anhydrous ammonia pump. Tactical Services Chief Danny Hague said the plant's fire protection ... (click for more)

It is not by coincidence I haven’t submitted an opinion piece in some time to the Chattanoogan.  The topics I cover are generally vitriolic in regards to local political decisions and their makers regarding public safety and I do not wish to associate my name with more noble subjects such as that of the heroic death and cowardly murder of Chattanooga Police Sergeant Tim Chapin, ... (click for more)

I would like to thank Judge Mattice for handing down a 30.5 year sentence for Kathleen Mathews.  Obviously, no amount of jail time, fines, or lashings can bring back Tim Chapin.   A 30-year sentence will, however, make the world just a little safer.  That's what Sgt. Chapin would have wanted.  He was a protector and sacrificed his life so the rest of ... (click for more)