Here are the new business licenses from the County Clerk's office: 1 PERFECTION PAINTING PATRICIA VIGIL 900 AIRPORT RD LOT 97 CHATTANOOGA TN 37421 A&B LAND, LLC BENJAMIN L FOLKINS 10179 LEE HWY OOLTEWAH TN 37363 A-TEAM ELECTRIC CHARLES EVERETT 3810 NORTHVIEW AVE CHATTANOOGA TN 37412 ABODE HOMES, LLC DUSTIN PLUMMER 1213 ROSEWOOD TRAIL MOUNT JULIET TN 37122 ... (click for more)

As Chattanooga area businesses shift, pivot and change, trying to adapt to a new normal, many are tapping into the passion that led them to open their business in the first place. Over the course of the next number of weeks, The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce will profile some of these owners and share their inspirational stories on how they are doing it. “Four months ago, ... (click for more)

A fatal fire is under investigation in East Chattanooga. The call came in as a residential fire at 2:50 a.m. on Sunday in the 2700 block of Taylor Street. Neighbors reported that a camper was on fire behind a home and responding firefighters found a large bus fully involved. Engine 4 was first on scene. Bystanders notified the crew that a possible victim was inside ... (click for more)

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Hamilton County on Saturday is 53. The new total is 9,241. There have been no more deaths, said the county Health Department, for a total of 91. Tennessee had two more coronavirus deaths bringing the total to 2,218, state Health Department officials said. There were 2,075 new cases in the state for a total of 183,514. The state currently ... (click for more)

Executive Summary: A New Chattanooga Way The Chattanooga renaissance that local leaders brag about took almost 40 years to reach fruition. It took risk. It took vision. It took billions of dollars. The physical renaissance is a farce if it fails to lift all Chattanoogans. The evidence in this report suggests the renaissance is incomplete. A New Chattanooga Way would include ... (click for more)

I have found my instincts for measuring up people have served me well. This isn’t to say I pass judgement on anyone, but I’m pretty good about knowing which ones not to make any eye contact with. I’ve learned people who act strange usually turn out to be strange. A kook on Monday is still a kook on Sunday, and there simply ain’t no cure for stupid. I also avoid braggarts and those ... (click for more)