Kim Kauffman will discuss cameraless and filmless image technique at River Gallery.  The presentation and artist talk will be Saturday, April 26, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (click for more)

The Practically Perfect fashion and home decor consignment sale returns for its third year to Camp Jordan in East Ridge. The sale starts Saturday, May 3, and runs through Saturday, May 10. The hours will be Saturday and Sunday, May 3-4, 12-7 p.m.; Monday, May 5, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Tuesday, May 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, May 7-8, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday May 9, 10 a.m.-5 ... (click for more)

The city is applying for a $27 million federal TIGER 6 grant for a $52 million complete reworking of the narrow Wilcox Tunnel through Missionary Ridge. The project would leave the current tunnel in place for westbound traffic with a single lane and build a new two-lane tunnel for eastbound traffic. There would be an emergency egress cross passage between the two. Final ... (click for more)

The president of the Chattanooga Chapter of the NAACP, urged local residents to stay away from a planned rally here by the Nationalist Socialist Movement in August. James R. Mapp said the group seeks to provoke incidents and said counter-protests could lead to problems. Mr. Mapp said, "On April 8th, 2014, reports surfaced throughout the Chattanooga-Hamilton County region that ... (click for more)

The State Collaborative on Reforming Education released the following statement from President and CEO Jamie Woodson regarding the 2014 legislative session in Tennessee and HB1549/SB1835, which passed the General Assembly Thursday: After a year of extensive public and legislative conversation regarding higher academic standards and related strategies to improve student learning, ... (click for more)

Jim Coppinger, who as the mayor of Hamilton County has understandably had to grow some thick skin, wants no part of the repulsive billboards now seen around town that ask, “Do you have gonorrhea?”  His Tuesday morning telephone call revealed he is just as disgusted as the rest of us who see them showing a picture of a forlorn African-American male. “You need to know the Hamilton ... (click for more)