Cempa Community Care will offer free drive-thru COVID-19 testing this Tuesday and Wednesday. Free drive-through testing will be available on Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. at the Redemption to the Nations Church, 1908 Bailey Ave in Chattanooga. Free drive-through testing will be available on Wednesday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the City of Chattanooga Avondale Youth and Family Development ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga Heart Institute at CHI Memorial has hired vascular surgeons Mark Fugate, MD, FACS, Sachin Phade, MD, FACS, RPVI, and Richard Sprouse, MD. Dr. Fugate received his medical degree from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. He completed his residency in general surgery at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, and a fellowship in vascular surgery ... (click for more)

Wearing a mask in public is now mandatory in Hamilton County. Mayor Jim Coppinger announced this during his Monday press conference at the Golley Auditorium. Non-compliance can be punished by a $50 fine or 30 days in jail. “This afternoon, after much thought and consideration and consultation, I’ve asked Dr. Paul Hendricks to mandate the wearing of facial coverings. This mandate ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department announced Monday afternoon that the Hamilton County Fair will not be held this year. Park officials stated they had several discussions about whether the fair could be safely held as we continue to battle Covid 19 with social distancing. They concluded the fair could not be safely held while following the guidelines established ... (click for more)

I, too, am a former Erlanger employee. I loved my 28 years there and was devastated when I was laid off three years ago. Roy, I find it incredulous that you think that Erlanger’s downward spiral began in the few short months that Will Jackson has taken the helm. It started when Kevin Spiegel started the “ no divert” policy. This policy put undo pressure on every ... (click for more)

I know, and you know, and everybody in the world knows, this ‘Defund the Police’ is the most ridiculous nonsense in the world. Maybe you’ve heard that in Chicago on the Fourth of July weekend, 70 people were shot. That’s 38 on the Fourth of July alone. Ten in body bags. For the week, ending at midnight on Saturday, it was 138 shot, 26 dead. But wait … on Sunday, June 5 th , the ... (click for more)