August 3, ONLINE: Member Orientation 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Chattanooga Chamber, (Zoom) Join us via Zoom to learn more about your member benefits and what's going on at the Chamber! Register here . No cost. August 3, IN PERSON: North Chattanooga Council Meeting 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The INCubator: 100 Cherokee Blvd. Join our North Chattanooga Chamber Council ... (click for more)

Per the federal requirements issued as part of the Continued Assistance Act of 2020, the Georgia Department of Labor is requiring individuals who received Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits on or after Dec. 27, 2020, to provide proof of employment/self-employment or a valid offer to begin employment and proof of wages by Aug. 14. While PUA claimants were previously ... (click for more)

With a boom and a cloud of dust, the Tennessee Valley Authority imploded the 600-foot smokestack of its oldest coal-fired power plant, located in New Johnsonville. The implosion clears the site for future development and a possible generation project that could advance clean-energy technologies. “I’m sad to see it go,” said Bob Joiner, a TVA retiree who worked at the plant ... (click for more)

A disorder was reported at a nail salon on Lee Highway. Officers spoke with a woman who said she was not satisfied with the service she received from an employee at the shop. She said the employee only did half the work she needed and she did not want to pay for the work done to her nails. The employee said she only wanted the woman to pay for the work done to her feet. Both ladies ... (click for more)

The current crisis concerning recycling is nothing more than too much pork in the high end paychecks. The top 31 combined salaries in the city of Chattanooga amounts to $3,750,000 per year. That's right folks, millions. The average pay for these people is $121,000 coming from our hard-earned tax dollars. The average income of the citizens of Chattanooga is $26,200 per year based ... (click for more)

With some glorious rain in July, my garden is amazingly green and lush going into the hottest month of the year. And, whoa! What’s this: in the first week of August the temps aren’t expected to top 90 degrees and ample rain is forecast. During the month of July, we have had 4.71 inches of rain, where 4.77 is our normal. But for the year, we are three inches above normal which assures ... (click for more)