Chattanooga Department of Transportation announces the following events and closures for July 25-28. Thursday, July 25 Ales on 8th - W 8th Street between Pine Street and Chestnut Street will be closed on Thursday, July 25 from 2-11 p.m. This closure will be in effect each Thursday evening through Feb. 27, 2020. Friday, July 26 Nightfall - Cherry Street will be ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Veterans Service Officer is expanding his outreach by holding meetings in two various Hamilton County communities. "This outreach is intended to make it easier for elderly and severely disabled VA claimants to receive help with benefits without having to contend with construction and parking issues in the downtown Chattanooga area," officials said. Effective ... (click for more)

Tracy Calloway, 28, has died after being shot multiple times on Trailwood Drive on Sunday afternoon. He had earlier been listed in critical condition at the hospital. At 2:13 p.m. , Chattanooga Police responded to a person shot call in the 4600 block of Trailwood Drive. U pon arrival, officers located the victim with multiple gunshot wounds as well as a vehicle that ... (click for more)

A 16-year-old girl was listed in critical condition at a Chattanooga hospital after a rafting accident on the Ocoee River. The incident happened around 10 a.m. on Sunday on a trip by Quest Expeditions. The girl was reportedly on life support. Ryan Cooke, president of the Ocoee River Outfitters Association, said, "I would like to extend my sincere sympathy to the family ... (click for more)

I write this opinion today under my own free will, without any suggestion or prodding from the management of Erlanger Health System. As a medical doctor employed by Erlanger, I am on the front lines taking care of people. Erlanger is an excellent health system and an excellent place to receive care. It is easy to sit back at a distance and decree how things should run. It is a different ... (click for more)

Many moons ago I flipped over what is now being called a poem by the great Shawnee warrior and chief, Tecumseh. The fact the chief didn’t like the “Pale Face” is understandable – they (we) blatantly stole the Indians’ land in a reign of terror after the Revolutionary War – yet Tecumseh is arguably the finest Native American who ever lived before he died at age 45. It can be argued ... (click for more)