Georgia state health officials reported on Tuesday there have been 170 additional deaths due to the coronavirus. The current total is 11,265. There were 4,943 new cases, as that total reached 689,676 confirmed cases of coronavirus. Hospitalizations are at 47,006, up 265 from Monday. (click for more)

Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger on Tuesday announced the Hamilton County Health Department will begin a series of weekly Facebook Live presentations regarding the coronavirus. The first Facebook Live will take place this Thursday at 3 p.m. Future briefings will take place at the same time, 3 p.m. and subsequent presentation days have not yet been determined. The Hamilton ... (click for more)

This letter is regarding the potential high density development on Snowhill Road in Ooltewah. Growth is good. But it needs to be responsible growth. It would be instructive to see studies by other communities who have already gone through this so we can understand just what is the taxpayer cost burden of these high density developments. Additional taxes to add infrastructure, ... (click for more)

As you know, federal and state employees will honor Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday today (Monday) so it will be tomorrow (Tuesday) when the vaccination efforts to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Hamilton County will really begin to ramp up. This week will also mark the start of “Round Two” for our First Responders, our medical providers, and others who were given their ... (click for more)

By any standard, the Chattanooga Football Club had about as successful a season as one could have hoped for in the topsy-turvy year that was 2020. As the top side in their conference, CFC won the Independent Cup in the shortened preseason, and then made it midway through the NISA playoffs after the regular season. While COVID-19 forced the team and league to shut down for several ... (click for more)

The Major League Baseball season is the longest of any pro sport in America, and it has been this way for over 100 years. Each season has hot streaks and slumps, masterful pitching performances and demotions to the bullpen. On any given day, the unknown ballplayer can become a hero. On September 13, 1930, Detroit Tigers rookie shortstop and Chattanoogan Bill Akers didn’t just outduel ... (click for more)