August 11, 2020
August 10, 2020
Tuesday on National 811 Day, Chattanooga Gas reminds everyone in the community to Do Your Part and practice safe digging. From the do-it-yourself homeowners to professional construction crews, ... (click for more)
Kathleen Crevasse recently shared on her Facebook page, “In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” That’s nice, I thought to myself. Maybe I’ll remember to be kind. A few minutes ... (click for more)
The traffic signal at Highway 153 and Hamill Road will be out of service on Tuesday, from 5:30 a.m. until approximately 6 a.m. for routine maintenance. The intersection is to be treated ... (click for more)
Tuesday on National 811 Day, Chattanooga Gas reminds everyone in the community to Do Your Part and practice safe digging. From the do-it-yourself homeowners to professional construction crews, everyone must do their part to prevent accidents and damages by dialing 811 to have underground lines marked prior to digging, officials said. Nationwide, a utility line is damaged once ... (click for more)
Kathleen Crevasse recently shared on her Facebook page, “In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” That’s nice, I thought to myself. Maybe I’ll remember to be kind. A few minutes later, after scrolling down and becoming absorbed in my friend’s trip to South America, I clicked on a photograph of Mercury and immediately clicked an ad for vegan leather that is created from ... (click for more)
Police Chief David Roddy said a surge in violence in Chattanooga since late May is mirroring that of many other cities across the country. He said homicides and aggravated assaults here are up 17 percent and criminal shootings have risen 24 percent. At the same time, other categories or crime are about the same or trending down. Chief Roddy said, "There are a lot of theories" ... (click for more)
The Hamilton County Health Department reported Tuesday that the total number of Hamilton County resident deaths has risen to 56, an increase of one since Monday. Total cases now are 6,278 in Hamilton County, up 87. There are 4,763 people that have recovered from the virus in the county. The number of COVID patients in Intensive Care has increased one since Monday to 27. ... (click for more)
I have filed many open records requests over the years, and no open records administrator has performed as HCDE’s Tim Hensley. It is truly lala land seeking public records from governments and their agencies. There are many methods utilized to render public records unattainable to citizens, such as making the records cost prohibitive, government attorneys declaring their entire ... (click for more)
You’ll remember the COVID crisis abruptly ended the 2019-20 school year in April and then followed a miserable four months where the flu effectively prohibited our children from seeing their friends, playing Little League baseball and being on the swim team. Our psychologists tell us the children have also suffered from “negative mental health issues.” Children need to begin catching ... (click for more)