Out of concern for public health and safety, and due to the CDC’s new recommendations regarding public gatherings, Southern Lit Alliance has postponed SouthWord Literary Festival. The event was originally scheduled for April 3-4, but is now rescheduled for Oct. 30-31. SouthWord will still take place at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s University Center, and the Keynote ... (click for more)

The Salvation Army of Greater Chattanooga is increasing efforts to meet human need. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the organization has evolved service delivery to ensure that immediate needs of community members, first responders and government partners are met. In the Greater Chattanooga Area, The Salvation Army is continuing to meet needs through its Social Service ... (click for more)

A child under five has died of coronavirus in a Chattanooga hospital, county officials said Wednesday. Becky Barnes, Health Department administrator, said the child had underlying illnesses. “It is our deepest regret to share with you today our first COVID-19-related pediatric death,” said Ms. Barnes, “As we mourn with the family, we also take this opportunity to urgently ... (click for more)

Georgia state health officials said Wednesday that 154 people in the state have died of the coronavirus - up from 125 the day before. The cases have spiraled to 4,748 - up from the Tuesday report of 4,117. Officials said 1,013 have been hospitalized in Georgia with the deadly virus. Whitfield County is up to 14 cases with one death. Walker County, which long resisted ... (click for more)

The United States Attorneys for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Tennessee together with Tennessee’s Attorney General Make Prosecuting Fraud Schemes Top Priority Tennessee’s top prosecutors—three United States Attorneys and the Tennessee Attorney General—are coordinating their efforts to prevent Tennesseans from being victimized by fraud schemes and other unlawful acts ... (click for more)

Each day in Georgia, physicians, nurses and other health care providers go to work in our hospitals, nursing centers or private office practices to care for patients with a variety of health needs. This practice of medicine occurs 24 hours per day, seven days per week, and 365 days per year; because illnesses and injuries don’t take a holiday. Without thinking twice, patients visit ... (click for more)