Leaders of the Atlanta-based Purpose Built organization, including former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, told the City Council on Tuesday that Chattanooga could see a similar transformation as occurred at East Lake in Atlanta. Carol Naughton, Purpose Built senior vice president, said the group began the process to turn around a public housing site at East Lake in 1995. She said ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga Housing Authority's Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) hosted a Landlord Fair to assist residents from Harriet Tubman Development with locating other affordable housing options. CHA officials are preparing to phase down and sell the 440-unit public housing complex located in East Chattanooga after receiving approval from the U.S. Department of Housing ... (click for more)

A $750,000 settlement has been reached in Hamilton County Circuit Court in a case in which a bicyclist was struck by a Chevrolet Tahoe and seriously injured. Sean Sanderson and his wife, Dr. Stephanie Sanderson, of Cleveland, Tn.,had filed suit against Benjamin Wilson and Oscar Wilson. At the time of the wreck, Mr. Sanderson was riding a Trek bicycle on Ooltewah-Georgetown ... (click for more)

Rep. Gerald McCormick said the Legislature may take action this session to give physicians more say-so at Erlanger Hospital. The House majority leader from Hixson said, "With the recent financial losses at Erlanger, there is a desire on the part of the medical community to have more of a role at the hospital and to have more board representation." The Hospital Authority Board ... (click for more)

My wife was disgusted to see all the tents and trash on the Hamilton County Courthouse lawn when she went to renew our vehicle tags yesterday.  She described to me all the tents, dirty blankets, trash and  general filth she saw around our historic courthouse.  So last night as I sat and pondered first why the protesters were protesting, then why they were allowed ... (click for more)

Years ago, once when famed Alabama football coach Bear Bryant was reflecting on his success, he spit a fleck of tobacco off his tongue and summed it up with a laugh, “Aw, all it boils down to is being able to talk an 18-year-old into making a decision in 15 minutes.” Since then, college recruiting has reached the point the University of Tennessee now budgets $2.3 million a year ... (click for more)