The Chattanooga Chamber virtually hosted the Chamber Awards Thursday, honoring this year's Chamber Award winners and the 2020 Chattanooga Area Manager of the Year, as well as Small Business Award recipients postponed from spring due to COVID-19. While this year's event looked different, it's still important to recognize local companies that have uniquely contributed to the community, ... (click for more)

United States Senator Lamar Alexander released the following statement after the Trump administration rescinded tariffs on aluminum imports from Canada: “The Trump Administration’s decision is good news for the 136,000 auto workers in Tennessee who are hurt by aluminum tariffs," said Senator Alexander. "Tariffs are taxes, pure and simple. They make what we buy and sell more expensive. ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County School Board on Thursday voted to add four more “remote days” to the schedule, with one dissenting voice. The one board member against the proposal was Rhonda Thurman, who brought up the topic of childcare on these remote days. “It costs money to put kids in childcare, and also it leaves us five days, and we don’t know what is going to happen,” Ms. Thurman ... (click for more)

A new policy is being established at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants in Tennessee. The traditional family style restaurants will begin selling beer and wine - including locations at Lookout Valley and Shallowford Village. Measures have been put in place to avoid underage sales. Because they will be selling wine, all employees who sell alcohol will have a TAB card ... (click for more)

Even with sincere environmental and conservation aspirations, it is unusual for a municipality to employ an arborist and city forestry expert. The city of Chattanooga and its mayors— from many administrations ago—are to be congratulated for possessing the foresight, good judgment and environmental stewardship that enabled Gene Hyde to serve our city. Associated with my environmental ... (click for more)

The most candid and easily the most unique politician in the nation’s November election is Aria DiMezzo. The reason is Aria swears “to tell the truth – nothing but the truth, and whole truth, so help me” -- about everything, believed by some as impossible in the political realm. Actually, it is even more impossible for anyone with Airi’s lifestyle choices to be elected in any vote ... (click for more)