John Wilson, former Hamilton County Historian and publisher of Chattanoogan.com, has written two volumes on the early families of Hamilton County and also books on Chattanooga and on Lookout Mountain, as well as editing books on Chattanooga's railroads and the Stokes and Hiener photo collections. Railroads In And Around Chattanooga , featuring Chattanooga's intriguing railroad ... (click for more)

One very cold Saturday in early February of 2016 seven of us sat at a table in a downtown restaurant near the Tennessee Aquarium telling our reminiscences of Chattanooga. The Grand Matron of our group was an impeccably dressed, coiffed, and sharp-witted young lady of 94. Seems that that good lady had been the teen-aged baby-sitter for the two men in her party, who had been children ... (click for more)

Stanley Postell, 23, and a teenager were injured in two separate shootings Tuesday evening.   Chattanooga Police officers responded at 8:13 p.m. to a person shot at the  2300 block of Daisy Street .   Officers responded to a local hospital on a report of a shooting victim arriving at the emergency room. Officers were informed that Postell was in critical ... (click for more)

The City Council on Tuesday approved the ATV noise ordinance, but added a new section. Since the ordinance was altered, the passage on Tuesday was still considered just the first reading. The second and final reading will be next Tuesday. Councilman Ken Smith had proposed the amendment. He said his son has an ATV, and he said they conducted a test. He said the son's ATV ... (click for more)

Re: Employee fired by Mojo Burrito for attending Charlottesville rally: It bothers me that the employee at the restaurant was fired for doing something on his own time. Had he shown acts that bothered the owners before this? I am so against everything that happened at the rally, but also where does all this stop? If I go to a movie that my employer doesn't like will I ... (click for more)

Here in Lookout Valley on the far southwest edge of Chattanooga and Hamilton County, trees and rocks are plentiful but sidewalks are as rare as unicorns. It’s a land the governments forget – until tax collection time.  The recent county reappraisal spoke about ‘comps,’ recent sale prices of comparable local properties. But the assessors defined ‘comparable’ to suit themselves, ... (click for more)