Here are the new business licenses from the County Clerk's office: 1885 GRILL OOLTEWAH MIGUEL A MORALES JR 2 RESTAURANT 9469 BRADMORE LN STE 101 OOLTEWAH TN 37363 A BARK AWAY JAMES R LAFEVER 3 PET/HOUSE SITTING 4018 WOODLAND DR OOLTEWAH TN 37363 ADROYT SAXON HENRY 3 CONTENT STRATEGY 6489 DEEP CANYON RD HIXSON TN 37343 AGILE HOME AUTOMATION STEVEN R ROBINSON II ... (click for more)

For 2020, the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry has announced 17 appointments to its 54-member board of directors. The appointments represent all three grand divisions and are effective for a three-year term. "The Tennessee Chamber is one of Tennessee’s oldest and most prominent statewide business trade associations impacting public policy on behalf of business and ... (click for more)

Improving reading among K-3 students and bolstering classroom discipline were topics when the County Commission and School Board got together on Monday night. However, County Mayor Jim Coppinger said the joint session at Red Bank Middle School did not produce the consensus he had hoped for on a number of school improvement goals. A school employee was stationed at a blackboard ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission on Monday chose to take no action on the zoning ordinance previously approved last month by the Walden Town Council, clearing the developer to proceed with a controversial Walden Town Center. The development slated for Taft Highway on Signal Mountain will include a full-service grocery store, fuel station, retail, offices ... (click for more)

It's really not unusual to see coyotes in St. Elmo. They've been venturing down from the mountains and elsewhere for decades and as far back as I can remember. Right along with raccoons and other critters, large and small. In fact this summer, being a very light sleeper, I was awaken by a sudden noise outside only to look outside and see five very large and healthy raccoons in my ... (click for more)

It was back in April when I read a wonderful story on one of the websites I scan during My Morning Readings. It had a story that caught my soul. The website is “Little Dumb Man” and, because I am most certainly one of those, it is a continuous joy for me to visit. The story was entitled “15 Signs That Show Someone is a Real, True Friend.” I read it and printed a copy off to save ... (click for more)