Morning Pointe Senior Living has appointed Scott Edens as its new vice president of professional development. In this role, Mr. Edens will support the company’s initiatives and culture in human resources, life enrichment and food services. Mr. Edens most recently served as president of Potentia Living, a senior living organization focused on senior vitality. He also served as ... (click for more)

The past two months have seen the addition of three staff and four board members to The Speech & Hearing Center’s ranks. On staff, this includes an audiologist, bilingual speech-language pathologist and director of development. On the board, members have joined from Chattanooga Fire Department, Hamilton County Schools, First Horizon Bank and CHI Memorial. “It’s an exciting ... (click for more)

A new development planned on five acres on Vine Street near Georgia Avenue will offer 136 for sale units, Emily Mack, president of the Rivercity Company, said at a Downtown Chamber of Commerce meeting on Thursday morning. She said the developer is calling the units - not 'affordable' - but 'attainable.' Ms. Mack said smaller units will be in the low to mid $300,000s and three ... (click for more)

George Thacker, the former county executive of Rhea County, has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for misuse of federal COVID small business Payroll Protection Plan (PPP) loans. Thacker was also ordered by Judge Charles Atchley to repay the government $665,000 and pay a $15,000 fine. Thacker said, "I'm so sorry. I did have the intention of paying it back." Attorney ... (click for more)

The Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association is greatly concerned about the rapid pace of development that is currently encircling our community. While we realize that the pace of growth in the city is rapidly occurring, we were startled to see an editorial in the Times Free Press that implied that plans the city of Chattanooga have for building the Central Avenue Extension through ... (click for more)

The picture shows a young blonde girl, her arm around her dad’s neck, as “she watches a man wearing a dog mask and (draped) in a flag that indicates he likes to pretend to be a dog at the Chattanooga Pride parade in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Oct. 2.” No, I wasn’t there but The Epoch Times was, and on Tuesday there appeared on its website a story with the headline: ‘Corporate-Sponsored ... (click for more)