The Allied Arts Council of the Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce will host Chair-ries Jubilee “Into the Sun in 2021,” Aug. 18-19 from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Chamber, 225 Keith St. SW. The 23rd annual fundraiser will be a two-day silent auction in hybrid format allowing in-person attendance or participation through the Chair-ries Jubilee Facebook page. Supporters may participate ... (click for more)

On Tuesday, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., the traffic light at the intersection of Hixson Pike and Middle Valley Road will be off for maintenance. During the outage, the intersection must be treated as a three-way stop. The public should use caution when approaching the intersection. View CDOT's map of events and road closures fo r full details of these activities ... (click for more)

A Bradley County judge has found that Walden officials’ 2019 decision to rezone a piece of property so it could be used for a grocery store complex was “illegal, arbitrary and capricious.” Consequently, Judge J. Michael Sharp said in a decision released Monday, the ordinance is declared invalid. The judge denied a request from landowner/developer/attorney John Anderson to ... (click for more)

Things were looking good at the Chattanooga Convention Center with new bookings starting to come on the books after the ruinous COVID seemed to be finally waning. However, longtime Executive Director Mike Shuford said with the new highly contagious Delta strain, "I'm not so sure." He said some who had planned future events are having second thoughts. Another big problem ... (click for more)

The current crisis concerning recycling is nothing more than too much pork in the high end paychecks. The top 31 combined salaries in the city of Chattanooga amounts to $3,750,000 per year. That's right folks, millions. The average pay for these people is $121,000 coming from our hard-earned tax dollars. The average income of the citizens of Chattanooga is $26,200 per year based ... (click for more)

It is no secret I’ve been on the COVID vaccine bandwagon since the very get-go. Due to my compromised immune system and my age (72) I am one of those at-risk people and I got my first shot the first minute I could; around Valentine’s Day. Since then, I’ve used my opinion pulpit to push the vaccine as hard as possible because I am totally convinced it saves lives. Therefore, this ... (click for more)