August 4, 2020
August 3, 2020
Ringgold Telephone Company has donated $10,000 in digital learning equipment and labor to the Catoosa County Public School System. "School is almost back in session; yet, due to the threat ... (click for more)
CBL Properties on Monday announced that its portfolio of regional shopping centers will remain closed on Thanksgiving Day for the fifth consecutive year. “We are proud to continue our tradition ... (click for more)
America’s Car-Mart, Inc. opened its 150th dealership located in Chattanooga on July 31. This will be the seventh dealership in Tennessee and the second dealership opening in fiscal year 2021. ... (click for more)
Ringgold Telephone Company has donated $10,000 in digital learning equipment and labor to the Catoosa County Public School System. "School is almost back in session; yet, due to the threat of Covid -19, some local families are opting to keep students at home, choosing to try the virtual, digital-learning route instead of traditional, in-class education," officials said. "As ... (click for more)
CBL Properties on Monday announced that its portfolio of regional shopping centers will remain closed on Thanksgiving Day for the fifth consecutive year. “We are proud to continue our tradition of closing our centers on Thanksgiving,” said Stephen Lebovitz, chief executive officer. “Given the challenges of 2020, it’s more important to us than ever to ensure our employees and ... (click for more)
Hamilton County Schools Supt. Dr. Bryan Johnson on Monday said the schools plan to open Aug. 12 with two groups of students at each school each attending two days a week. However, he said it is hoped that students will be able to go five days a week by Aug. 30. The opening format includes Group A going on Wednesday, Aug. 12, and Group B on Thursday, Aug. 13. Friday will be ... (click for more)
Hamilton County had just 52 new coronavirus cases on Monday and deaths remained at 48. However, the number of COVID patients in Intensive Care continued to go up and is now at 37. Total cases now are 5,669 after the numbers have dropped in recent days. There are 86 COVID patients hospitalized as well as four more suspected cases. The number of active cases in Hamilton ... (click for more)
The recent controversy over the monument to our town's founder, C.E. James, is more than a completely unnecessary and avoidable waste of time and possibly money - it is contrived and downright silly. Race-based restrictions on residential real estate sales weren't just common a century ago, they were universal in both the North and South. Such "red-lining" didn't start to die out ... (click for more)
When I was in high school, I would love it when the “Newspapers in Education” would roll around once a week. The Chattanooga Times was a real Godsend because it offered me something interesting to read during class and, man, I would pounce on the paper. I would immediately find the syndicated columnist, Jim Murray, and revel in his every word. He was - and this I believe to this ... (click for more)