The Signal Mountain Genealogical Society will meet at the Walden Town Hall, 1836 Taft Highway, on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 1:00 pm. Refreshments will be served, followed by a short business meeting and program. The speaker for the meeting, local historian and resident of Signal Mountain, Jim Douthat, will present a program entitled, “Signal Mountain and the Trail of Tears.”  ... (click for more)

Earlier this year, The Chattanoogan.com reported the imminent closing of one of the few remaining original stores at Northgate Mall.   J.C. Penney of Northgate is expected to close during the second quarter of 2014.  Here are links to previous articles about the history of the Hixson store, and the shuttering news: ... (click for more)

The County Commission may act as soon as next Wednesday on getting architects moving on new county schools and additions. County Mayor Jim Coppinger said he will confer with individual commissioners prior to the next commission meeting to try to get a consensus on which of six school priority building programs should go forward now. He did not give a specific figure on how ... (click for more)

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., (NYSE: CBL) today announced that construction will start in June on its newest community center development, Parkway Plaza, at Fort Oglethorpe. The grand opening is scheduled for spring 2015 for the 134,100-square-foot project.  Once complete, the 16+ acre site will offer several big name retailers that are new to the area, including ... (click for more)

How does the city of Chattanooga really think it saves money by only picking the brush when someone calls 311. I called the other day and they came and picked up my brush and passed 10 other piles of brush in my area, some of which were only a few doors down from my house. Now they will have to come back 10 more times as people call in and some will not call so those piles will ... (click for more)

I can remember a time in my life when I could recognize a person’s handwriting. It was back when we used to send and receive letters and postcards and love notes with our friends. But the biggest reason I am wildly in favor of a bill now in the Tennessee Legislature that will hopefully make it a law that all children must learn to write and read in cursive by the third grade is ... (click for more)