Catoosa County residents are invited to share their feedback on services and quality of life issues by completing the 2021 Community Vision Survey. The results of this survey will help Catoosa County and the cities of Ringgold and Fort Oglethorpe work together with the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission to update their Joint Comprehensive Plan. “We share a great community ... (click for more)

Due to continued concerns around the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Greater Chattanooga Colon Cancer Foundation’s Rump Run has been postponed to Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Enterprise South Nature Park. All registrations, donations and sponsorships made in 2020 will be honored at the March 20 event. Despite the delay, organizers are still working to make the 10th annual Rump ... (click for more)

Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tn.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday said Republicans " do have the votes in the Senate" to approve a new U.S. Supreme Court justice. She said, "Once the President has made his nomination, Leader McConnell and Chairman Graham will announce the timeline and what it will be. I look forward to voting for a constitutionalist ... (click for more)

At the direction of the Hamilton County District Attorney, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division is conducting an investigation into the death of Alton Kenyatta Young, 30. Young was arrested on Sunday, at approximately 2 p.m. by the Chattanooga Police Department after being involved in a motor vehicle crash near the 7000 block of East Brainerd ... (click for more)

I receive gift cards on special occasions from my family and enjoy them very much as I can make purchases that I could not ordinarily afford. More than once employees of businesses have been rude when gift cards are presented. On one occasion recently at an antique mall the owner got angry when I asked that he use my gift card before my credit card was charged. He accused me ... (click for more)

Last week was a typical one for Chicago. The weekly shooting gallery was about normal for the third week of September – 100 people shot, 14 homicides and 86 wounded -- on the downtown streets. But there was one shooting that stood out. A United States Postal Service letter carrier was shot four times when she got in the crosshairs of a drive-by shooting and now the USPS is on the ... (click for more)