Chattanooga State Community College will hold a “Drive-in To Your Future” event to provide assistance with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Thursday, Oct. 29 from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. in the Student Center on the main campus, 4501 Amnicola Hwy. This event is held in partnership with Tennessee Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Tennessee ... (click for more)

Education Commissioner Dr. Penny Schwinn will visit Hamilton County Schools on Thursday. The commissioner will visit Hamilton County Schools to tour two schools to see academic instruction in action and talk with teachers and students about the new school year. Dr. Schwinn will be visiting Woodmore Elementary School and Wallace A Smith Elementary School. (click for more)

Governor Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and General Motors officials announced Tuesday that the automaker will invest nearly $2 billion in its Spring Hill manufacturing plant to build fully electric vehicles, including the all-new, luxury Cadillac LYRIQ. This announcement adds to the more than $2.3 billion GM has invested in ... (click for more)

There were 3,317 new coronavirus cases in the state on Monday for a total of 232,061. Tennessee had 13 more coronavirus deaths bringing the total to 2,922, state Health Department officials said. Hamilton County had no new deaths from the coronavirus on Monday, as the toll remains at 105. There were 85 new cases, compared to 68 on Sunday, bringing the total to 11,289. ... (click for more)

I was truly disappointed in the BBB’s actions on Saturday. They advertised a Shred and Prescription Medication take-back day in order to help protect identity. It was advertised from 9 a.m.-noon. I arrived on Saturday before 11 a.m., more than an hour before the scheduled and advertised end. I found a line of cars going both ways on Lee Highway, blocking traffic in both directions. ... (click for more)

There is no doubt the Hamilton County Commissioners will respond negatively tomorrow when a petition that calls for the removal of a Civil War statue from the courthouse grounds is brought before the group. The nine-person board will likely defeat the petition by a very predictable 6-3 margin and, for what it’s worth, the Tennessee Historical Commission will almost certainly balk ... (click for more)