The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to Girls Preparatory School Monday afternoon for small fire that happened in the library. The call came in at 4 p.m. Officials on the scene learned that some batteries that were charging in the library caused a small fire along the baseboard. Firefighters helped ventilate the school to remove some smoke. ... (click for more)

The City of Chattanooga is asking for the community’s input on the upcoming Fiscal Year 2021 budget. Beginning Dec. 2, the City will host three public meetings to get feedback and ideas on how to improve results in the Mayor’s priority areas -- Safer Streets, Growing Economy, Stronger Neighborhoods, and Smarter Students & Stronger Families. “We create a budget each year ... (click for more)

I have advocated and fought for increases in teacher salaries for educators over the decades. Beyond mere rhetoric, I actually talk to those policymakers at the state level who set the budget which largely determines salaries. We know that many teachers still struggle to support their own families, particularly in places where the cost of living is higher. That is unacceptable. ... (click for more)

I hear people all the time whining and complaining on here and other social media outlets about how bad the Valley has gotten or it's not the same Valley we have grown up in. You know it's not. There are several reasons why this is so true. However, we the citizens are the ones to blame. When I was picking up trash along Brown's Ferry I can't tell you how many times I picked ... (click for more)

Yotam Balbul headed home the lone goal of the match in the 81st minute to give the Lee men's soccer team its first Gulf South Conference Championship in program history with a 1-0 shutout of West Florida on Sunday afternoon from the Ashton Brosnaham Park. Balbul connected off a corner kick from Jared McWhorter to give the Flames the advantage late in the title game. Lee kept ... (click for more)

KNOXVILLE – Tennessee’s basketball teams both reappeared in their respective Associated Press top 25 polls on Monday. The Vols (3-0) popped back into the men’s poll at No. 20 after beating then-No. 20 Washington 75-62 last Saturday at the James Naismith Classic in Toronto. The Lady Vols (4-0), meanwhile, ended an 11-week absence from the women’s poll with their No. 23 ranking. ... (click for more)