Feb. 17, Connecting with Your Creativity through Writing 5:30-7:30 p.m. The Chattery, 1800 Rossville Ave., Ste. 108 In this class, you will learn tips and tricks to help you find your creativity, so come to class ready to play with letters and words. Register at thechattery.org . $20 Feb. 18, Creating a Business Plan 9-11 a.m. INCubator, 100 Cherokee Blvd. ... (click for more)

Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Stuart McWhorter on Friday announced that overall January state tax revenues exceeded budgeted estimates. Revenues for January totaled $1.55 billion, which is $129.4 million more than budgeted and 11.86 percent greater than revenues received in January 2019. “January sales tax revenues, reflecting consumer spending ... (click for more)

A Chattanooga man who was hit head-on by a vehicle being chased by police near Elizabethton, Tn., was killed in the crash late Sunday morning. He was identified as Thomas Taylor, 31. He was driving a BMW north on U.S. Highway 19E when his vehicle was struck by a Lincoln Towncar going the wrong way at a high rate of speed. Two other people were injured in the collision at Gap ... (click for more)

Two fishermen spotted a body in the Ocoee River on Sunday. Polk County Sheriff's deputies were then able to retrieve a man's body around noon. It was located about 100 yards west of Big River Access. The body was sent to Knoxville for an autopsy and to seek identification. (click for more)

Monday, Feb. 17, is President’s Day. The holiday was originally designed to honor our first president, George Washington, and was celebrated on his birthday, Feb. 12. In an effort to give the public more leisure time, in 1971, President Richard Nixon officially designated certain federal holidays to be celebrated on Mondays. This included President Washington’s. Since it no longer ... (click for more)

A harbinger, we have been taught, is “something that foreshadows a future event,” or “something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come.” Last week in Connecticut, the families of three high school athletes – all female – filed a lawsuit against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. The lawsuit claims a current CIAC policy is a violation of the federal ... (click for more)