Local small business, Direct Flooring, has opened its second location in Downtown Rossville, named “Direct Flooring Outlet”. The owner, Jordan Parker, is a Chattanooga native and third-generation in the Carpet and Flooring business. Mr. Parker been involved with the Chattanooga business community since beginning Direct Flooring in 2004. “I truly believe in the Rossville and ... (click for more)

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security's Driver Services division is now offering a new online service, "At-Home Knowledge Testing," for Tennessee teenagers. Teenagers between the ages of 15 to 17 may now take their written knowledge test online under a proctor's supervision (parent/legal guardian) via the Tennessee Proctor IDentification (PID) app. Those ... (click for more)

Governor Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Five Star Food Service, Inc. officials announced Wednesday the company will expand its headquarters operations in Hamilton County. Through this expansion, Five Star will create 25 new jobs as the company relocates to 412 E. 10th St. in Chattanooga. The new downtown location will allow ... (click for more)

An early morning fire in Lookout Valley damaged a family’s home, but thankfully, the residents and their baby were able to safely escape the burning structure. CFD Green Shift companies were called to a house in the 3300 block of Kellys Ferry Road at 3:50 a.m. on Wednesday after a neighbor called 911 to report the fire. The neighbor also rushed over to notify the sleeping family ... (click for more)

“And so we come to commencement, that glorious moment of achievement when a high school or college graduate will be awarded a hard-earned diploma and venture into a complex world full of promise and fright.” Uh-huh. Except for over 40 million young Americans who are saddled with a collective debt of well over $1.5 trillion, and who are being “blamed” by conservatives like Roy ... (click for more)

On Monday Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill to combat bad behavior, which most laws do, but HB 1571 should have never been necessary. It bans angry mobs and profane picketers from going into neighborhoods to protest in front of somebody’s house. We’ve seen the upraised middle fingers and the insidious language spewed out of megaphones in recent weeks in front of some Supreme ... (click for more)