The Georgia Northwestern Technical College Foundation was presented with a donation of $10,000 from The Grainger Foundation to be used for books, simulators, supplies and fees for the new Diesel Equipment Technology program on the Whitfield Murray County Campus. “Once again the community is showing their dedication to technical education by investing in possible future employees,” ... (click for more)

Educational speaker and former Hamilton County teacher Christopher Morris, will host REVIVE: An Educational Movement at the Edney Innovation Center next Thursday. He said the event "is the second in a series of leading-edge discussions that will cast a new vision for area educators." Mr. Morris is also releasing his first book, Class Act: Changing the Educational Landscape ... (click for more)

A Chattanooga man attempting to dodge the electric chair will have to wait a few days to know his fate after Criminal Court Judge Don Poole heard his petition. Leroy Hall, 53, is set to be executed on Dec. 5 if his petition is denied. Hall, who was convicted of murdering girlfriend Traci Crozier in 1992, alleges a juror in the case was biased against him. Hall has been on death ... (click for more)

The "East Chattanooga Rising" Tax Increment Financing (TIF) was delayed when the city's Industrial Development Board did not get a quorum on Thursday morning. Chairman Skip Ireland said two of the seven members became ill. Also present were Ray Adkins and Jelena Butler. A public hearing still went forward including a full explanation of the TIF from three speakers. Chairman ... (click for more)

A wise man once wrote that reading about tax increment financing is about as exciting as watching paint dry. Yes, it is boring, but it is important that the city use this tool wisely to create economic development opportunities and to build community trust. On Thursday, Nov. 14, at 11 a.m., the Industrial Development Board (IDB) will hold a public hearing regarding a proposed ... (click for more)

For a guy that endured the evolution of personal computers, I’ve never forgotten one of the earliest truths: “GIGO -- Garbage In, Garbage out.” As a newspaper reporter who started with Royal portable typewriters, then went to “telecopiers,” and then “Telerams,” and then Radio Shack’s first really portable computer and on down the line, I still marvel at mankind’s genius. When I ... (click for more)