Here are the upcoming street closures: Thursday Ales on 8th - W 8th Street between Pine Street and Chestnut Street will be closed from 2-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday Southside Social Weekend Closures - Chestnut Street between W 17th Street and W 19th Street will be closed every Friday and Saturday night from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. This closure will be in effect through Dec. ... (click for more)

The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority, which runs a local recycling center, donated over 1,000 specialized bags for teachers to be able to collect recycling in their classrooms this year. For over a decade, the DWSWA has provided free collection of recycling for schools and free educational activities and trips from a certified instructor. Last year, 304,720 pounds of recycling ... (click for more)

Billy Hawk’s nearly 40-year-long saga came to an end after Hawk pled nolo contendere to a lesser plea of voluntary manslaughter in Hamilton County Criminal Court on Monday morning. This plea will set Hawk free, as he has already served the five-year prison sentence required. Under terms of the plea, Hawk will be forbidden from speaking to the victim’s family. District Attorney ... (click for more)

An internal affairs report says former Soddy Daisy Police Chief Jeff Gann met at a hotel in Dayton with the wife of a Soddy Daisy officer who had recently suffered a stroke. The investigation was carried out by the Sheriff's Office at the request of Soddy Daisy City Manager Janice Cagle. Ms. Cagle said she was told on Feb. 3 that Gann had been seen at mid-day on Jan. 30 at ... (click for more)

Seeing Charles Coolidge at the Heritage Center that bears his name has special meaning to me. I first met Mr. Coolidge while attending Kirkman High School downtown. I would wait on the Southern Coach Line bus at 3 rd and Market Streets in front of Chattanooga Printing operated by the Coolidge Family. Mr. Coolidge’s office was right at the front. One day this gentle voice said, ... (click for more)

In the wake of my Sunday story, which detailed the heroics of Marine Lt. General Chuck Pitman and the time he “borrowed” a Chinook helicopter to stop a serial killer in New Orleans, there came a little-known story that seems to have gotten overlooked during the 9/11 attacks on our country in 2001. When the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 slammed into the west side of the Pentagon ... (click for more)