Attention all area athletic directors, coaches and statisticians: The Chattanoogan.com now has an email address just for you to report your game and match scores. As our sports staff continues to ramp up the amount of our prep coverage in the Chattanooga-area this latest tool will help us ensure your fans are kept up-to-date on your team’s progress. Once your game or ... (click for more)

The Cincinnati Reds have announced that their 2018 1st round Amateur draft pick, Jonathan India has been promoted from High-A Daytona to the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts. (There are two levels in Class A but only one in Double-A and Triple-A.) On the season, India is hitting .256/.346/.410 for Daytona. In his 87 games played this season he’s hit 15 doubles, 5 triples, and ... (click for more)

A consultants report says the Hamilton County Schools have $1.36 billion in facilities upgrade needs. That does not include costs associated with adding capacity or account for cost saving associated with closing schools, the report by MGT Consulting Group says. The report says a preferred size of a school would have 1,000 students. The average enrollment at county schools ... (click for more)

The Signal Mountain Council voted to increase property taxes by 20.434 percent on second and final reading on Monday night. This makes the tax rate $1.8866 for every $100 of assessed value of a property. For a median price home in the town of $250,000, this will mean an increase of $200.07. Moves to reduce the budget to the get to this rate included eliminating an unfilled ... (click for more)

I write this opinion today under my own free will, without any suggestion or prodding from the management of Erlanger Health System. As a medical doctor employed by Erlanger, I am on the front lines taking care of people. Erlanger is an excellent health system and an excellent place to receive care. It is easy to sit back at a distance and decree how things should run. It is a different ... (click for more)

Anthony de Mello, a Jesuit monk before he died in 1972, would have us to believe, “I was neurotic for years. I was anxious and depressed and selfish. Everyone kept telling me to change. I resented them and I agreed with them, and I wanted to change, but simply couldn't, no matter how hard I tried. “Then one day someone said to me, “Don't change. I love you just as you are,” Tony ... (click for more)