To Richard Howell, TDOT Regional Construction Manager Richard:   Thanks for the attempted explanation, however it falls far short of explaining how TDOT has managed to utilize brine six times this winter season (fourth warmest on record) and how it missed the forecast completely on each occasion in Polk/Bradley/Hamilton and surrounding counties.  TDOT obviously ... (click for more)

My daughter went to the new driver's licence center in Red Bank the other day to get her licence renewed.  She got there at 10 a.m. and took a number to be waited on.  They finally called her number at 3:50 p.m.   So, in addition to having to look for what can only be described as a hidden building, well off the highway, that one has to be standing directly ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga Airport’s new energy-efficient 9,000-square-foot corporate flight center (FBO) terminal facility has been awarded platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification program. Officials said the FBO terminal, managed by Wilson Air Center, is the only aviation terminal ... (click for more)

Election officials said 2,948 early votes have been cast in Hamilton County after five days of early voting. Next Tuesday is the final day of early voting prior to the March 6 presidential preference balloting. Northgate Mall is the most popular location with 1,239 ballots cast there. Others include 795 at the Brainerd Recreation Center, 618 at the election office off Amnicola ... (click for more)

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee placed five players in double figures, including a spirit-lifting 10 points and seven rebounds from seldom-used Dwight Miller, and turned back Mississippi, 73-60, Wednesday night before 17,079 in Thompson-Boling Arena.   With the victory, the Vols (15-13, 7-6) retained a share of fourth place in the Southeastern Conference with LSU (16-10, ... (click for more)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team outscored Samford in the second half but couldn’t overcome an 11-point halftime deficit and fell 58-48 to the Bulldogs at the Pete Hanna Center Wednesday night. Senior Whitney Hood (Meridian, Miss.) scored 11 of her team-high 16 points in the second half and went 6-of-13 with a 3-pointer and ... (click for more)