Dollar General announced Thursday it is under construction on a new DGX location in Chattanooga at 728 Market St, unit 142, with completion currently planned for late winter 2020. The new location will be the third DGX store in Tennessee following two DGX locations in Nashville that opened in in 2016 and 2019. DGX Chattanooga is expected to provide customers with approximately ... (click for more)

Employee benefits provider Unum has a new benefit for its own employees: increased adoption assistance. Starting this month, the company will provide employees who adopt a child a one-time benefit of $25,000 to help pay for the cost. “Adoption is an important avenue to consider for people growing their families, but it can be expensive,” said Liz Ahmed, executive vice president ... (click for more)

Chattanooga firefighters battled a fire on Fairview Avenue on Saturday night. It happened at 8:43 p.m. at the United Steelworkers Local 15120 building at 1109 Fairview Ave. The union hall is on the bottom floor and several apartments are located upstairs. When crews arrived, all of the occupants were out of the building and there was smoke coming from the roof. Firefighters ... (click for more)

Fire destroyed a family’s home in the Harrison Bay area on Saturday afternoon. At 12:45 p.m., a 911 call was made reporting a fire on the deck and spreading fast throughout the house. All residents were able to evacuate the home safely. The Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department responded to 9112 Villagewood Drive and arrived on the scene reporting heavy smoke and fire on a ... (click for more)

Remembering the Powerful Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. On Monday, we honored and celebrated the incredible legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. While this week would mark 52 years since his passing, his message of unity rings just as bright as when he first stood up to the societal injustices against African Americans. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was more than a civil ... (click for more)

With the Super Bowl in Miami a week away, the results of the Python Bowl captivated South Florida on Saturday. That’s right; it was announced 80 Burmese pythons had been dragged out of the Everglades by a band of cash-hungry snake hunters and Mike Kimmel won an off-road ATV for bagging the most – eight. His buddy Tom Rahill won $2,000 for bringing in the longest – a 12 foot, seven ... (click for more)