The Erlanger Board of Trustees voted on Thursday to take actions to help improve the long-term financial health and sustainability of its pension fund. The actions go into effect immediately and will affect approximately 1,300 active participants and 1,400 participants who are no longer employed but vested in the pension fund. All these participants were hired on or before June ... (click for more)

CHI Memorial’s mobile health coach will provide mammography screenings at the following locations in Hamilton County in October: • Friday, Oct. 2 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at National Seating and Mobility, 5959 Shallowford Road in Chattanooga; • Monday, Oct. 5 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates, 210 Walmart Dr. in Soddy-Daisy,; and • Friday, ... (click for more)

State Rep. Yusuf Hakeem said he was asking for a state investigation of the Hamilton County Election Commission. In a letter to Secretary of State Tre Hargett, he said he ha s great "anguish and concern" that the county election office is "becoming a petri dish for undermining the fundamental right to free and fair elections." Secretary of State Hargett responded, "I will ... (click for more)

A former county EMT accused of vehicular homicide was taken into custody in court on Monday based on five alleged violations of his pretrial release. But Justin Whaley was back out of jail on Wednesday after it was agreed that the report of the violations was unfounded. His attorney, Lee Davis, said, " The report filed by Pretrial Services was in error. There was no alcohol ... (click for more)

One of the most patriotic individuals I have ever known has passed away. Bettye Parker died Tuesday after a short illness. At Bettye's request there will be no memorial service. Bettye ran Bettye Parker Realty on Highway 58 for as long as I can remember. She handled thousands of property transactions. Her son, Paul Parker, also became involved in real estate and is the real ... (click for more)

The Nashville Election Commission will meet this afternoon to vote on whether to conduct a city-wide special election on Dec. 5. A grass roots group says they have enough signatures to bring a controversial 34 percent tax increase to the voters. Oh, the increase has already been approved, alright, but Nashville is the state’s Waterloo argue others, and if the city government goes ... (click for more)