American Draft, 34 Choo Choo Ave., previously a “pour-it-yourself” bar, closed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Brandon Anthony and his wife, who also own the Chattanooga Jewelry Company at the Choo Choo, decided to take on the venture. The application for a new beer license for the business came before the Chattanooga Beer Board Thursday morning. In light of the pandemic, Mr. ... (click for more)

Specialty Restaurant Group II LLC has acquired multiple restaurant and brewery brands from Craftworks Holdings, which filed for bankruptcy in March. In Chattanooga, these include long-established businesses: two Big River Grille & Brewing Works, two locations of Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom and two Logan’s Roadhouse restaurants. As the restaurants open under the new owner, ... (click for more)

Hamilton County coronavirus deaths remain at 95 and 49 new cases were reported on Sunday. The new total is 9,658. Tennessee had three more coronavirus deaths bringing the total to 2,377, state Health Department officials said. There were 2,104 new cases in the state for a total of 192,995. The state currently has 728 people hospitalized from the virus, 12 fewer than ... (click for more)

A teenaged boy, 16, and a man, 24, were shot late Saturday night on Rawlings Street. At approximately 11:05 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to the area of 2000 Rawlings Street on reports of shots fired. While officers were in the area checking for possible victims, dispatch notified them that two victims had just arrived at the hospital. Officers then responded ... (click for more)

Today Hamilton County Schools had 138 requests for substitutes. The answer to filing those classrooms is simple, increase the daily pay for substitutes. The pay rate is terrible for both certified and noncertified individuals. Knox County wised up and increased the pay. If a substitute works 10 to 14 days a month, he or she would receive an additional $300. If the person worked ... (click for more)

Over the weekend we had continued rioting and destruction in Louisville, Seattle, Portland, Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C., Raleigh, Kansas City and Baltimore. A female driver zoomed into a crowd of protesters in Orange County, Calif., critically injuring two, in what police believe – seriously -- is attempted murder. A male in a pickup truck clobbered some others in Buffalo, ... (click for more)