Crabtree Farms invites the public to purchase fresh produce at their two locations. Officials said, "When you visit market, say hello to Lena, our new market farmer and her workshare volunteer, Daniel. Both are a joy to have at the farm and a wealth of knowledge about the produce we grow." Currently for sale: • Sierra Blanca Onions • Zinnia Bouquets • Blackberries ... (click for more)

The Bethlehem Center opened the Alton Park CommUNITY Urban Farm, which will soon be accompanied by a market starting on Thursday, July 25. The farm is at the Bethlehem Center at 200 W. 38th Street and the market will be held there and throughout the South Chattanooga community on alternating Tuesdays and Saturdays . The mission of the Alton Park CommUNITY Urban Farm is to create ... (click for more)

There are 74 coronavirus patients in Chattanooga hospitals - a new one-day high, Health Department officials said on Monday. Of that group, 39 are from Hamilton County. However, the number of Intensive Care Unit patients with the virus dropped to 15. Hamilton County had 52 new cases of coronavirus, but deaths remain at 38, officials said on Monday. The local case total is ... (click for more)

Stephen E. Meyer, MSc., P.E., FASCE, chairman of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Board, has announced that the director of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau will be retiring from public service. Bob Colby has served as director of the Bureau for the past 30 years. Prior to that, he was staff attorney for the Bureau for 10 years. ... (click for more)

Most people that know me well know that I will not vote to reinstate the $900,000 commissioner’s discretionary spending of taxpayer money. My reasons are: 1. There could not be a worse economic time for the government to spend additional money. It’s time to tighten the belt of government spending and not expand it. All American families are having this conversation around their ... (click for more)

There is a once-in-a-lifetime experience going on above us and it will put any child under the age of 99 years young absolutely in awe. On March 27, a NASA spacecraft known as NEOWISE (that stands for ‘Near-Earth Object Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer) was circling planet Earth in an effort to categorize as many asteroids as possible that are non-threatening yet orbit close ... (click for more)