Morning Pointe Senior Living announces the triumphant return of volunteers to all its assisted living, personal care and Alzheimer’s memory care communities across the Southeast, just in time for an exciting holiday season. Though many volunteers have continued to contribute to Morning Pointe resident life enrichment in many creative, safe ways over the past months—thanks to ... (click for more)

Drs. Richard Alvarez, Frank Adkins, Donald Barker, and Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger will be honored at Erlanger Health System Foundation’s 18th Annual Dinner of Distinction on Jan. 14, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. in the Westin Hotel Ballroom. Drs. Richard Alvarez, Frank Adkins and Donald Barker were selected by previous “Distinguished Physician Award” honorees to be recognized ... (click for more)

The City Council on Tuesday approved on second reading an ordinance designed to give the city more leeway in removing homeless camps or individuals camping out on city property. The ordinance says: "It shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct, vandalize, place or cause to be placed any buildings, erections, depositories, fires, or other obstructions, for private use, benefit ... (click for more)

Eight apartments were damaged and 17 residents have been displaced after a fire Tuesday evening. Residents knocked on doors to make sure their neighbors safely escaped their burning apartment building. At 6:49 p.m., the Chattanooga Fire Department was called to the Waterford Place Apartments at 6220 Shallowford Road. The first company on the scene advised that heavy smoke ... (click for more)

School boards serve any community in a variety of ways and the hiring of a superintendent describes just one. The school board serves as the fiscal referee as well on all finance matters - building services and all the many requirements running the individual schools. State rules and regulations must be followed. The budget that comprises all the expenditures is overseen by the ... (click for more)

My friend and classmate Todd Gardenhire is sadly off base when he lobbies for doubling the pay of the school board. I don’t know which worm has gotten into him, but the fact is the school board doesn’t do anything to merit over $2,000 a month, must less exist. We could do away with the school board and not skip a beat and that's the truth. Please … all the school board does is hire ... (click for more)