Members of Echelon, young adults who support The Salvation Army through special projects and fundraising, are organizing a summer cookout for displaced neighbors to take place Sunday at 11:30 a.m., immediately following the 11 a.m. worship service at the 614 Corps on McCallie Ave. Echelon members will provide food, fun and fellowship for attendees. “We hope to see many of ... (click for more)

Catoosa County Parks and Recreation, in partnership with The City of Fort Oglethorpe and Catoosa Great White Sharks, will be hosting the 2019 GRPA District “C” state swim meet on Saturday at Gilbert-Stephenson Park, 19 Van Cleve St. in Ft. Oglethorpe, at the Arlene Crye Pool. Approximately 252 District “C” swim qualifiers, ages seven through 18, will be competing for state ... (click for more)

A teenager was shot late Friday night on Sixth Avenue. Chattanooga Police were called at 10:54 p.m. to a local hospital after a person showed up with a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, police spoke with a 16-year-old boy who was suffering from a gunshot wound. He had been transported to the hospital via personal vehicle. Officers located a crime scene in the 2700 block ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Police Officers make a second arrest in an aggravated assault in which bleach was thrown on a CARTA employee that occurred in the CARTA parking lot on Sept. 26, 2017. Vincent Nash, 52, was arrested on Friday on aggravated assault and reckless endangerment charges for his role as co-conspirator and facilitator in the deliberate attack with a chemical substance. ... (click for more)

In my humble small business owner opinion or POV - #NoBID #NoSelfImposedTax #TheChattanoogaWay Please see attached presentation that several small business women owners presented to the City Council Tuesday in opposition to the proposed downtown Central Business Improvement Business (CBID or BID). As "non-Property Owners" in the proposed district, we have been unable to ... (click for more)

When I heard that the legendary “Little Johnny” had quit going to weddings because all the old ladies would pinch his cheeks and giggle, “You’ll be next!” I understood completely. But not long ago The Saturday Funnies learned our Johnny had devised a way to stop it. Living in a small town, Johnny would walk to where the matrons were huddled at a funeral, remind one who had pinched ... (click for more)