Due to impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the nonprofit sector in the greater Chattanooga region, the Women of Distinction of Greater Chattanooga Steering Committee has made the decision to postpone the 2020 Women of Distinction of Greater Chattanooga event until the fall of 2021. The Steering Committee recognized that many non-profits who had events scheduled for the spring ... (click for more)

Here are the new marriage licenses from the County Clerk's office: WILSON TYLER WALKER, MD FLORA SOPHIA ZILIAK 413 ROSEWOOD ST 413 ROSEWOOD ST CHATTANOOGA, TN 37405 CHATTANOOGA, TN 37405 BLAKE VERNON MARTIN KARINA AGNIESZKA HENDRIX 6714 PETUNIA COURT 6714 PETUNIA COURT HIXSON, TN 37343 HIXSON, TN 37343 AHMED A ABUMUTAIR YASMEEN YOUSSUF ABDULAZEEZ 509 44TH ... (click for more)

After standing empty for more than three months, the Tennessee Aquarium’s galleries will soon echo with the laughter and excited chatter of guests once again. The aquarium will begin a phased reopening to the public with exclusive opportunities for members beginning June 12-14. The Aquarium will then close for a few days to ensure new processes and safety protocols are operating ... (click for more)

Employees at the Hamilton County Courthouse on Monday shut down at mid-day ahead of another wave of expected protestors. Trustee Bill Hullander said the action was taken after there was word that a protest would be held at 1:30 p.m. on the Courthouse grounds. He said, "We did not want to take a chance on something happening to one of our employees as they left to go home." ... (click for more)

During the Russian Revolution thousands upon thousands were slaughtered. Famine brought about starvation and even cannibalism in the new Soviet Union. Between the World Wars hundreds were murdered in Germany with no reaction by the government. Food shortages and mass unemployment led to daily civil unrest. Communist revolutionaries routinely battled private armies openly in the ... (click for more)

On this, the first day of a new month, I pause during my monthly trip to the garden as I mourn for my country. The protests that morphed into ugly, race-fueled riots are worse than the COVID virus that continues to plague our nation. By this I mean we were helpless to the virus – there was no way to stop it and therefore we must endure. Criminal rioting is altogether different. ... (click for more)