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)

Collegedale Parks and Recreation Department is offering anyone ages 18 and older the opportunity to learn how to “Swing Dance” next Wednesday. "Swing dance is described as a lively style of social dancing made popular as early as the 1920s in which a dancer often lifts, spins and flips his or her partner. Considered both hip and cool, swing dancing is a favorite among social ... (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)

“Close Out Sale,” the large portable sign posted alongside announced. Smaller signs, inside Save-A-Lot – the grocery store that anchors the commercial property – were even more explicit. “STORE CLOSING,” one declared. “Everything is on sale, up to 50 percent off. Shelving and all.” Employees, asked what’s going on, were reassuring. The store is closing so that it can be ... (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)