Jesse Watlington, owner of Bleu Fox Cheese Shop, has been open on E. Main Street, and serving beer, sandwiches and cheese plates in a 600-square-foot building. When a larger space became available at 342 E. Main St., he told the beer board members that he took advantage of it because he might not get the chance again in the fast-growing area. The shop is merely moving down ... (click for more)

Mad Priest Coffee Roasters has moved its coffee roastery and production facility to Wilcox Boulevard. The Broad Street espresso bar has been undergoing some renovations to make it "a little, well, prettier," and officials said it's done for now. To share these two spaces with the public Mad Priest Coffee Roasters will host a series of grand re-opening events June 27-30. ... (click for more)

Authorities have charged 21-year-old Tyler Reid with shooting his step-brother in the head early Tuesday morning at a home in Ooltewah. John "Dee" Hayes Jr., 24, had injuries that were called life-threatening. Reid was charged with attempted first-degree murder. A deputy said when he arrived at the home in the 9000 block of Heatherloch Lane he found Reid sitting on a couch ... (click for more)

Douglas Holmes, 35, was shot and killed early Monday morning on Portland Street after what police said was an argument over fake money. Jeremy Sutton, 20, has been charged with criminal homicide after police said he admitted to shooting the victim 7-8 times after initially shooting him. At approximately 12:23 a.m., Chattanooga Police responded to the 2000 block of Portland ... (click for more)

Calling for a “hope and change” budget, Hamilton County’s Department of Education wants you to pay drastically more in property taxes to fund its hopes of changing our school system to an all-inclusive community and behavioral center. Moreover, HCDE intends to spend over one half billion taxpayer dollars next year, much of which will fund increases in administration and staff rather ... (click for more)

Let’s just suppose, if only for the sake of supposing, that when the Hamilton County Commission votes tomorrow on a 34-cent tax increase on top of County Mayor Jim Coppinger’s proposed FY 2020 budget, the vote might end 5-4 against. We’ve just witnessed a full month with lively gnashing of teeth that has centered on the radical difference of opinions, this on what the county’s public ... (click for more)