A vote by the Hamilton County Commission on Wednesday rezoned property at 3132 Ooltewah Ringgold Road from A-1 Agricultural and R-2 Residential to R-1 Single Family District. The commissioners then approved a special exception permit for a Residential Planned Unit Development for the property that will add 38 houses. This started a discussion about how residential development affects ... (click for more)

Senator Marsha Blackburn joined Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in congratulating Senator Lamar Alexander on serving in a statewide office longer than any other Tennessean. Senator Alexander has served either as governor or as a United States Senator for 24 years, 8 months and 15 days. REMARKS AS PREPARED Thank you, Mister President. I am no stranger to Washington, ... (click for more)

Tennessee American breaks a line and 35,000 people lose water for three days. Well they don’t exactly admit they broke it, they were working on it a few feet away and it just broke….so they say. One half of TAWC service area is out of water three days and nights, hospitals canceling surgery, schools closed and opened and then sending the children home, businesses shut down, government ... (click for more)

Regarding Mr. Exum's claim in his Sept. 12 column that Erlanger Chief Administrative Officer Gregg Gentry attended his Sept. 4 meeting with Kevin Spiegel is not accurate. Mr. Gentry said he was not at this meeting. (click for more)

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team has a chance to make history this weekend when second ranked James Madison visits the Scenic City. With the release of the FCS polls today, the Dukes are officially the highest ranked non-conference opponent to take on the Mocs in Finley Stadium. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m. (E.D.T.) on Saturday, Sept. 21. JMU (2-1, 0-0 ... (click for more)

--The Chattanooga Mocs women’s golf team’s posted their best season-opening score shooting 872 (+20) over 54 holes at Cherokee Country Club. That was good for a seventh-place finish in the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate after today’s 294. Maddy McDanel and Esme Hamilton tied for the team’s low card with level-par 71s. Rheagan Hall and Dorota Zalewska each tallied 76, while Kirsty ... (click for more)