The Chattanooga Area Food Bank will distribute USDA commodities to eligible Tennesseans who need food assistance on Saturday, Dec. 18. The quarterly drive-through-style food distribution will take place at the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. There is a limited supply. The sign-up procedure has changed. The Chattanooga Area Food Bank is requiring individuals to pre-register by Friday, ... (click for more)

The City of Red Bank announces that beginning at 5 p.m. this Friday, all lanes of Dayton Boulevard will be closed between East Newberry Street and Morrison Springs Road for the City of Red Bank’s Christmas Parade. The road will remain closed until after the conclusion of the parade and festival. Detours are available using Redding Road, Easton Avenue, Oakland Terrace and Berkley ... (click for more)

An officer testified on Wednesday that a woman is in a semi-comatose state who was among four pedestrians hit in an incident at Broad and Main on Oct. 8. Officer Ryan Lynn said the woman "is not cognitive and is responsive only to painful stimulation." He said she has been moved to a custodial care facility and "rehabilitation has pretty much stopped." He said her husband, ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Health Department reported one more coronavirus death on Wednesday and 81 new positive cases, down from 128 on Tuesday. The total number of cases in the county now stands at 65,614. The death total is 680 people. The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is 66 in Hamilton County - down from 68 on Tuesday. Six more are hospitalized with suspected COVID. There ... (click for more)

Roy, sometimes I think I envy your uncanny ability to compartmentalize, draw bright lines and to simply conclude that thing one is good and thing two is bad. No electric vehicle for you. In Roy’s universe: Batteries are bad. Gasoline is good. My 30+ years of practicing environmental law and addressing legacy environmental impacts have proved otherwise. As the Eagles ... (click for more)

There is one remaining bright red rose still hanging as I take my monthly walk through the garden in search of orchids and onions to hand out in the Season of Giving. The winter rye grass is mighty fine looking and once again the water table is above average. Those who feed the birds should remember to make sure they have water in the bird bath. So here we go … AN ORCHID to Siskin ... (click for more)