The Leaping Leprechaun Pub and Eatery, 100 Market St., was found guilty of two city beer code violations on Thursday morning. Chattanooga Police Officer John Collins told the beer board that on the evening of Dec. 21 a saturation check had been made of bars all around Chattanooga with the intention of stressing the importance of getting drunk drivers off of the roads. An ABC ... (click for more)

Families visiting the recently-opened Kennedy Outpatient Center at Erlanger Children’s Hospital will soon be able to experience the facility’s newest dining option: Choo Choo Cafe. With a name inspired by Steam Engine 349, a restored 19th century locomotive situated at the entrance of the center, Choo Choo Cafe will serve breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to ... (click for more)

The City Council is set to vote On Jan. 29 on a long-awaited contract to clean up the Lupton Mill site. The contract with Wright Brothers of Charleston, Tn., is for $1,676,744, with a contingency of $150,000. It calls for the firm to complete the demolition of remnants of buildings remaining at the site along Mercer Street. The site will be "rubblized" and then material ... (click for more)

Authorities have charged Askia Witherow in the October 2018 murder of Jacob Dakota Moore of Apison. An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Polk County Sheriff’s Department, the 10 th District Attorney General’s Office and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office resulted in the arrest of the 39-year-old Ooltewah man. At the request ... (click for more)

At this point, most of us are aware of the WWTA debacle on site selection and the half-baked planning for a new treatment plant on Mahan Gap Road. There were also untruths given to the public about the basis or need for a new treatment plant on Mahan Gap Road by WWTA. That, my friends, is offensive. Pam Sohn of the Times Free Press outed the WWTA’s false contention ... (click for more)

It seems there has been quite an increase in calls from telemarketers and I asked my man Cleo if he had any idea how to stop them. “What works if you are male -- Telemarketer: "Hi, my name is Judy and I'm with XYZ Company. " You: Wait for a second and with a real husky voice ask, "What are you wearing?" If you are a female try this: Cry out in surprise, "Judy? Is that you? Oh my ... (click for more)