Dalton Public Schools will hold registration for Pre-kindergarten for the 2014-15 school year on Tuesday, March 25 and Wednesday, March 26 at the Gaston Community Center located on Frederick Street. Registrations times will be from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25 and 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday March 26. Students who are turning 4 years old on or before September ... (click for more)

Girls Inc. will be joining with the Spelman College Bonner Scholars to enrich programming, inspire girls to go to college and learn about the importance of service to others. Bonner Scholars will participate with Girls Inc. by volunteering to assist our programming in Chattanooga on Monday and Tuesday.  While there, Bonner Scholars will assist with Girls Inc. programming at ... (click for more)

The first new parkland in many decades is set to be set aside soon at the site of the historic Civil War fighting at Missionary Ridge. Rick Wood, director of the Chattanooga office of the Trust for Public Land, said 27 acres near the old Missionary Ridge railroad tunnel will be held initially by the Tennessee Historic Commission. Mr. Wood said, "This site is sloped land that ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga Housing Authority board has set a special meeting on Tuesday morning "to consider authorizing CHA staff to proceed with the sale/disposition of the Harriet  Tubman Apartments." The meeting is at 9 a.m. at CHA headquarters on Holtzclaw Avenue. The CHA recently was considering the offer of a private firm for the Harriet Tubman Apartments rather than a ... (click for more)

With spring weather finally here, there are going to be more bicyclists on the roadways. So remember to pack your air horn and mace in case one of them tries to attack you.  But seriously, a bicyclist has little or no chance to walk away from a collision (or even a near-miss) with a car or truck.  Fortunately, we have laws designed to give bicyclists a fighting chance.  ... (click for more)

A pointed editorial in Sunday’s editions of the Nashville Tennessean left little doubt that two pending bills currently in Congress are quite different. The headline itself told the whole story: “Rep. Ed Whitfield’s walking horse legislation would end soring; Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s would enable it.” But whether the well-documented column will cause Tenn. Senator Lamar Alexander ... (click for more)