Wally's in East Ridge will celebrate 30 years in business next Wednesday, May 8. Owner Glen Meadows said, "To celebrate this day we are rolling back our buffet price to 1989 prices. That day starting at 7 a.m. we open up serving our breakfast bar then add lunch and dinner buffets in throughout the day. The breakfast bar will be served all day along with the meats and vegetables. ... (click for more)

Husband and wife team Chris and Sarah Bilbra of Cleveland, have announced plans to open a craft butcher shop and deli in Ooltewah’s Cambridge Square neighborhood. Their space is under construction and an opening is slated for the late fall of this year. Spek Artisan Meats will specialize in whole animal butchery using animals raised on small farm pastures located within a 150-mile ... (click for more)

A statewide AMBER Alert was canceled after a missing 23-month-old girl in Chattanooga was found early Friday morning. Authorities said Octavia Shaw is safe and her captor, 37-year-old Matias Martinez, is in custody. He was to be charged with especially aggravated kidnapping. He is considered an acquaintance with no parental or custodial rights to Octavia. A resident spotted ... (click for more)

East Ridge will dip into its rainy day fund to be able to make a no-tax-increase budget. A presentation of the city’s 2019-2020 budget was made at the East Ridge City Council on Thursday night. City Manager Chris Dorsey thanked Assistant City Manager Kenny Custer and Financial Director Diane Qualls for their contributions to this budget, saying that it had been very far along ... (click for more)

Dear Dr. Johnson, The campaign central at HCDE headquarters needs a Tennessee Little Hatch Act study time and education. The heart of the issue is that HCDE utilized our tax dollars to lobby against vouchers with employee time, equipment, and lobby payments. Here is my point, I supported ESA vouchers for Hamilton County, and so did a lot of families that desired parental ... (click for more)

A couple of weeks ago I was in the midst of a wonderful crowd and, as we took our places for dinner, there was a bright-eyed fifth-grader seated on my right. Like most his age, he didn’t say much at first but with a nudge or two, he really got it going. He told me how excited he was about going to McCallie this fall and I promised, “Get ready – you are going to have more fun that ... (click for more)