A variety of cats and dogs needing a second chance at life in a loving forever home are available at the Catoosa County Animal Shelter for a half-price adoption fee through noon on Dec. 22. The $30 adoption fee, which is usually $60, includes spay/neuter and a wellness check for the animals. “We know that people are shopping for family and friends this Christmas season, so ... (click for more)

The Whitfield County Fire Department and Dalton Shriners collected more than $30,000 for the second year in a row during the “Whitfield Firefighters and Dalton Shriners Team Up for Kids” boot drive. Passing motorists dropped $30,574.64 worth of bills and coins into fire boots on Saturday, Oct. 16 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at five intersections, including Cleveland Highway and the ... (click for more)

A man, 38, was struck and killed Tuesday evening on Amnicola Highway. At approximately 6:50 p.m., Chattanooga Police Traffic Division responded to a pedestrian struck in the 2400 block of Amnicola Highway. A Chevrolet was traveling South in the 2400 block of Amnicola Highway. The man was walking across Amnicola Highway, East to West, when he was struck by the car. ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga Police Department Fugitive Division, in collaboration with the U.S. Marshals and the Fulton County Sheriff's Office SWAT Team, has taken Kendel Robinson into custody on a murder case. Robinson was wanted in connection with the Sept. 25 homicide of Jailen Wofford. He is currently in Silverdale Detention Center and is charged with criminal homicide. ... (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)

It has long been said the two biggest days in a football coach’s life are the day he gets hired, and the day he gets fired. Being a college coach has never been as lucrative, with the nation’s elite universities paying around $10 million a year, but getting fired has an upside too. Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated notes, “We are one more big firing away from eclipsing $100 million ... (click for more)