The Hamilton County Highway Department reports they will close 10596 Fielding Road on Tuesday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. for drainage tile replacement. This is near the intersection with Baker Boy Drive in the Hamilton on Hunter subdivision. The road will be closed to all traffic as there will be an open trench most of the day. Detours will be posted. (click for more)

The Hunter Museum turns 70 this year and will celebrate the milestone with a yearlong focus on collecting. To kick off the celebration, the Hunter opens Beyond the Frame: Celebrating 70 Years of Collecting on Friday. Beyond the Frame: Celebrating 70 Years of Collecting will be on view until May 1. The exhibition showcases the wide range of the Hunter’s American art collection, ... (click for more)

The town of Signal Mountain has received $1.2 million from the American Rescue Plan and will get a second installment next year from the federal government. It also has gotten $998,000 from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. Discussion about how to spend these grants took place at the town council meeting Monday night. Interim Town Manager Mitchell Moore ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Health Department on Monday reported 467 new positive COVID-19 cases, down from 670 on Friday. The total number of cases in the county now stands at 84,442. There were 14 more deaths from the virus in Hamilton County reported on Monday, for a total of 971. Officials with the Hamilton County Health Department said nine are deaths added as part of the review ... (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)