Catoosa County’s Parks and Recreation Department announced the enhancement of its Cloud Springs Canoe Launch with new pavilions, barbecue grills and shoreline bench, made possible by leveraging a Georgia Department of Economic Development Explore Georgia grant with local matching funds. In 2020, Catoosa County Parks and Recreation applied for and was awarded a $6,000 Explore ... (click for more)

The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations voted unanimously, 20 to 0, to begin a comprehensive study of litter pollution in the state. This marks the first fresh progress on statewide litter control in a generation, supporters said. The study will address topics such as the sources and composition of litter, financial and environmental costs, economic ... (click for more)

The Georgia State Patrol said a new Dodge Ram that crashed and burned on I-75 South near Dalton on Monday afternoon belonged to the Edd Kirby Adventureland car dealership in Dalton. Authorities have still not given an identity of the driver, who perished in the wreck six days ago. A number of people in the auto industry said they believe well-known car dealer Joe Kirby was ... (click for more)

Billy Burson, 34, was shot and killed early Saturday morning outside the Mapco on Brainerd Road. Chattanooga Police were dispatched to a hold-up alarm at 4711 Brainerd Road at approximately 12:30 a.m. Officers located Burson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and secured the scene. Hamilton County EMS responded and pronounced Burson deceased on the scene. Investigators ... (click for more)

Marsha seems obsessed with Dr. Fauci. Does it always have to be about her? I wish it was more about us. If it was more about us, instead of Marsha, she would be hard at work finding compromise on the federal infrastructure bill. No other city in the nation would benefit more from the infrastructure bill than Chattanooga. But Marsha has never read the bill and does not ... (click for more)

Hooray for the Sunday Funnies, which usually show up when technical difficulties take place just before midnight on Friday, snuffing out the customary Saturday Funnies. It should be known technical difficulties include “Operator Error” as the fault for delay but there is neither rhyme nor reason to what happened on Friday. Suffice it to say this version of the Sunday Funnies was ... (click for more)