Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special one-hour and 45-minute ranger-led car caravan tour that will explore the story of the 1864 Libby Prison break and its connection to Chickamauga Battlefield on Saturday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. This program will begin at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center and will caravan to the program locations. Dress accordingly ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga Division of Transportation announces an upcoming road closure at 201 McBrien Road. The 200 Block of McBrien Road will be closed this Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. for sewer work. Detours will be posted. View CDOT's map of events and road closures for full details of these activities and other projects underway in our public space. (click for more)

Three more county schools have switched to remote learning due to high COVID-19 numbers. School officials said, "The health and well-being of all Hamilton County students and staff has and will always be our highest priority. We are monitoring the current wave of COVID-19 spreading across our community and schools. Current state law does not permit the entire school district ... (click for more)

Several LongHorn Steakhouse employees acted fast Sunday morning when a fire in the kitchen got out of control, safely exiting the restaurant and calling 911 for help. Multiple CFD Red Shift companies responded to the business at 5771 Brainerd Road. The kitchen hood was on fire and flames were coming through the hood vent on the roof. A second alarm was called to bring additional ... (click for more)

Johnny Haynes was a special person. Under almost clear skies and 45 degree temperatures, he was buried Saturday afternoon when a small group of his friends gathered at Greenwood Cemetery off Wilcox Boulevard for the committal service. The retired Chattanooga Police Department employee has been my friend since 1962. The Central High School graduate was born with polio but was ... (click for more)

Along with our trust, most employers are going to need to give those who participated in the great resignation something to hold onto. The cliché during the pandemic is that we’re all in the same storm, not the same boat. Some of you are in yachts while the rest of us are drowning, grasping at driftwood. For some it’s being deep in medical debt, for others they suffer from burnout ... (click for more)