In February, the State Board of Education unanimously adopted the statewide Educator Diversity policy, which requires local school districts to set an educator diversity goal, outline and implement the strategies it will use to attract and maintain a more diverse teaching force. The State Department of Education will monitor and report progress towards meeting the goals in that ... (click for more)

Together with other schools from around the nation today, Sequoyah High School held a National Technical Letter of Intent Signing Day. 16 SHS students who will be entering the Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Chattanooga State for the 2021-22 school year took part in a signing ceremony. This national event sponsored by the National Coalition of Certification Centers ... (click for more)

Chattanoogans packed the historic First Presbyterian Church on Friday to honor Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Charles H. Coolidge. Mr. Coolidge died last week at the age of 99. He had received the Medal of Honor for battlefield action during World War II. He was assigned to the 141 st infantry regiment, 36 th infantry division in the U.S. Army. Christine Hassevoort ... (click for more)

A pedestrian was struck and killed early Friday morning as she attempted to cross the exit ramp on I-75 southbound to Highway 153. Police said a Dodge Challenger was on the exit ramp to Highway 153 at about 4 a.m. when it struck the woman. The driver stopped immediately and called 911. EMS responded and pronounced the woman, age 39, deceased on scene. Chattanooga Police ... (click for more)

I’ve been following the complaints about the McKamey Animal Center with considerable interest. Several years ago I was involved with the creation of that facility, so it is a personal matter with me. Due to the pandemic I had not visited for months but under present circumstances made an appointment and toured the buildings and grounds with the new executive director, Inga Fricke. ... (click for more)

Earlier this week I received the most heart-wrenching video that I can ever remember. As I watched, a 10-year-old boy from Nicaragua -- all alone, cold, and scared – unburden himself to a Border Patrol Officer, I said the same words out of a lifetime reflex that Alabama Highway Patrol officers have said for the best part of the last 50 years: “Call John Croyle…” Click here for ... (click for more)