With the launch of the Tennessee Opportunity Pilot Initiative the Tennessee Department of Human Services is taking a step to transform the way Tennessee serves its most vulnerable families. Over the next four years, this initiative will provide up to $5 million in Planning Grants and $175 million in Implementation Grants to further the Department’s vision of fundamentally changing ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the city of Chattanooga and member businesses, announced on Tuesday the launch of the Healthy Chattanooga Coalition, a proactive effort based on national and local public health expert recommendations. The Healthy Chattanooga Coalition is a group of employers working together, supported by the city and Chattanooga ... (click for more)

Signal Mountain officers received information Friday about a possible fugitive from North Carolina living and working on Signal Mountain. Paige Michael Summers was located on Timberlinks Drive by Lt. Daniel Fletcher and officer Jennifer Sullivan who subsequently utilized their in car technology to confirm that he was wanted in North Carolina on felony larceny and possession of ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Police say videos show that a man who claimed he was attacked by gangs downtown actually initiated a fight and was intoxicated and belligerent. Police said their investigation showed a number of discrepancies in Stuart Doster's Facebook account that was widely viewed. Mr. Doster on Facebook said he was walking to his car on Cherry Street in downtown Chattanooga ... (click for more)

In these troubled times, we need to honor those who have endured significant struggling, suffering, and sacrifice to keep our federal government functional. A moment of prayerful pause, please, as I present a paean for the pitiable printing presses of the United States, who have been printing money non-stop since around January 2009 onwards to monetize the federal debt. They supply ... (click for more)

It is no secret the Delta variant of the COVID pandemic has all but crippled our bulging hospitals. There isn’t a room to be found in any nearby hospital and the ravaging consequences are best detailed in our ever-rising death rates. But it could be worse. As of Friday, there were 3,422 patients hospitalized in Tennessee with 1,033 in intensive care, 747 so sick they are on ventilators. ... (click for more)