The next Financial Peace University class starts Wednesday, Aug. 5, 7 p.m. at Chattanooga First Seventh-day Adventist Church, 7450 Standifer Gap Road, Chattanooga 37421. The nine-week course runs through Sept. 30. Thousands have taken control of their money with the skills learned in Financial Peace University, said officials. The class will be traditional format. COVID ... (click for more)

In recent days, construction workers have been leveling a Hixson Pike landmark that was part of Abba’s House. According to Abba’s House global marketing director Julie Harding, the sanctuary being razed was built in 1960. "The basement of that building was used as the first sanctuary in 1955,” she said, adding that previously the church met in a house on the same ... (click for more)

Based on the recent mandate from the city of Chattanooga in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Little Debbie IRONMAN Chattanooga presented by McKee, A Family Bakery triathlon originally scheduled for Sept. 27 cannot take place in 2020 and will return on Sept. 26, 2021. Additionally, the Sunbelt Bakery IRONMAN 70.3 Chattanooga presented by McKee, A Family Bakery triathlon ... (click for more)

County Commissioner Warren Mackey on Wednesday pulled a controversial resolution that would give each commissioner $100,000 per year for doling out to non-profit community groups. Commissioner Mackey said he believed that he had the necessary votes to pass it. However, he said "race has been injected in the issue." He said he was referring to a column in the Chattanooga ... (click for more)

For the sake of clarity, transparency, and community, I want to address the redevelopment of portions of Northgate Mall that I am working on, which have been commented upon in news reports, editorial pages, and social media. Misunderstanding begets disappointment, and I want to make sure we are all on the same page. We stand on this beloved Chattanooga soil together, and when I ... (click for more)

Once again, the subject of discretionary funds rears its ugly head as the county commissioners seek to buy votes and consolidate their power. And once again, it is time for the commissioners who care about sound fiscal policy to say “enough is enough.” It is time for this Commission to get it through their collective heads that these taxpayer dollars are not to be used for whatever ... (click for more)