Elder Street between Old Ringgold Road and Westside Drive will be closed Thursday through Saturday between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. for an emergency sewer repair. Please use Old Ringgold Road as a detour. The northbound lanes of Market Street between E. 11th Street and E. 10th Street will be closed on Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. for a crane installation and ... (click for more)

The Wild at HeART Auction benefiting the Chattanooga Zoo is live and will be open until Feb. 10. Winners will be notified shortly after bidding closes. The Zoo's Wild at HeART auction features many 'zoonique' items created by the animals. The mission of the Chattanooga Zoo is to engage and inspire the community to better understand and preserve wildlife by creating meaningful ... (click for more)

Hamilton County reported 177 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 108 patients hospitalized, the lowest number since Nov. 16, 2020, and 24 in Intensive Care Units, the lowest number since Dec. 6, 2020. Five others were in the hospital with suspected COVID. Of those hospitalized, 45 are county residents, also the lowest number since Nov. 9, 2020. The new total of cases in ... (click for more)

University of Central Florida's Josh Heupel, the Oklahoma quarterback who led his team to the national title, and who as an assistant coach and head coach captured conference championships at Oklahoma and UCF, has been named Tennessee's 27th head football coach, Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White announced on Wednesday. "We looked at a number of potential candidates," ... (click for more)

Thank you, Hamilton County Health Department. Yesterday I received my first shot of COVID vaccine at the Health Department’s River Park site. My appointment, which was scheduled online, went as smooth as anyone would want. Even with the handicap of rain everyone there was helpful and moved the cars along in a steady and orderly way. I arrived for my 9:30 appointment and ... (click for more)

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, a-swirl in social justice reform yet sorely lacking in common sense, may be on the brink of alienating itself from the very community that supports it. Today the university will host a lecture and celebration focusing on ‘White Allies and Accountability’ when it is my view that such a distasteful folly will reversely reverberate within ... (click for more)