Children at South Chattanooga and Shepherd Center auditioned for Dance Alive, a free two-week introductory dance program. The 22-year partnership between Ballet Tennessee and the City of Chattanooga served thousands of children before its pause in 2020 due to COVID. The program will relaunch in July through The Pop-up Project, in collaboration with the city of chattanooga and the ... (click for more)

Officials of ChattaNeuter said two generous donors have helped the facility on the path to reach their goal of providing professional, subsidized spay/neuter services to eliminate the unnecessary euthanasia of cats and dogs by funding interior remodeling of the clinic to enlarge and increase efficiency in the medical areas. They have also generously underwritten two free spay/neuter ... (click for more)

Republican county mayor nominee Weston Wamp said Tuesday that there should be a deliberative, transparent process with public participation regarding a proposed $79.5 million community stadium. He spoke at a fundraiser at the Gilman Building attended by Governor Bill Lee. County Mayor Jim Coppinger earlier said he hopes to have the stadium plan in place before he leaves office. ... (click for more)

Average gasoline prices in Chattanooga have fallen 9.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.24 per gallon on Tuesday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 170 stations in Chattanooga. Prices in Chattanooga are 15.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.40 higher than a year ago. The price of diesel has fallen 6.3 cents nationally in the past week and stands ... (click for more)

Something must be done about the dangerous low head dam at Ketner’s Mill on the Sequatchie River in Whitwell, Tn. (Marion County). This dam is a dangerous public safety hazard that has claimed the lives of many young people through the years. It seems to me to be grossly negligent for the owner of this dam (which no longer serves any purpose) to continue to allow unknowing ... (click for more)

Missionary Ridge is Chattanooga's "diamond in the rough" that can spearhead a new era in our city's growth. Way back on Nov. 25, 1863, soldiers under the leadership of General Ulysses S. Grant stormed Missionary Ridge and broke the back of the Confederacy. The Battle of Missionary Ridge demonstrated the superior forces of the industrialized North and gave their soldiers a chance ... (click for more)