Dawn Jacques, BSN, RN, at CHI Memorial, received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses. Ms. Jacques was nominated by multiple patients and their families for her care and compassion. One patient says Ms. Jacques is “extremely pleasant and helpful. She goes out of the way to make sure you are comfortable and not hurting in any way. Always has a smile. One of the best nurses ... (click for more)

The Addictions & Dependencies Committee of the Hamilton County Regional Health Council invites the public to listen to three recovering addicts share their stories of how they got clean and how they continue to live in recovery. The event seeks to break the stigma around recovery and show that addicts can change their lives and become productive members of society. “There ... (click for more)

Governor Bill Lee on Thursday announced that he is proposing legislation to advance the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Tennesseans by implementing a Constitutional Carry law. “The Second Amendment is clear and concise and secures the freedoms of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms,” said Governor Lee. “I am pleased to announce Constitutional Carry legislation ... (click for more)

The board of the new downtown Business Improvement District voted on Wednesday to have its three-member finance committee take another look at providing help to four non-profits that are asking to be exempted from assessments. The board, acting on the recommendation of the finance panel, earlier rejected any reductions in amounts charged to the non-profits that filed appeals. ... (click for more)

Chattanooga is enjoying a robust movement to plan developments in a number of downtown neighborhoods, and there is good reason to believe that well designed development should be welcomed. The opposite is also true, that bad or poorly designed development should not be welcomed, especially if it seriously degrades the existing neighborhood. In the case of a sought after rezoning ... (click for more)

I am not a big fan of Bill Hagerty, the early front-runner to replace Lamar Alexander as Tennessee’s next Senator, because I dislike the thought of six more years with a partisan puppet. Hagerty was in Chattanooga earlier this week to tell the Hamilton County Pachyderm Club how loyal he is to President Donald Trump, how much he enjoys laughing at the Democrats’ presidential field ... (click for more)