The Chattanooga chapter of the Links is sponsoring a wellness event this Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at 737 E. 10th St. Chattanooga. There will be a Blood Assurance blood drive, Mammogram mobile and much more. Donors who give blood through June 30 will receive an "Adventure" cooler tote and the random chance to find a $50 gas card in the tote. Donors who give blood ... (click for more)

This week, Noon Development celebrated the official opening of the Riverfront Medical Center at The Bend with a ribbon-cutting hosted by the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce. Located at 1247 Riverfront Parkway, this building is a part of The Bend, an upcoming 110-acre mixed-use community on Chattanooga’s waterfront. The medical office building is the first new construction ... (click for more)

The budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023 for the city of East Ridge was passed on a final vote at the council meeting Thursday. There will be no property tax increase. The tax rate remains at $1.25 for every $100 of assessed value of property. The final budget amendment of the year was also passed, which cleaned up purchases made at the previous ... (click for more)

A man was in critical condition on Saturday after he struck his head and then fell in the water near Harbor Lights Marina. At approximately 12:35 p.m., Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded near the 2300 block of Dockside Drive for the report of a water emergency. Initial reports from the scene indicated a man was attempting to step onto a boat from the ... (click for more)

I enjoy Soddy Daisy. Truly I do. But over the past six years or so, everything in the town has been going downhill, and quite fast. There is simply no place to eat in Soddy Daisy that offers any nutritional value or variety. Burger King, McDonald's, Sonic, KFC, Taco Bell, Wendy's, Bojangles. This is what we have to feed our children. Now a couple people may say what about ... (click for more)

In the last years of my mother’s blessed life, she would watch two or three TV preachers in the afternoons. She adored it and darn near memorized the messages. Of course, I would kid her, asking how many of the viewers did she imagine would sip on a glass of “communion” during the telecasts. Oh, mother would never over-imbibe, not in a million years, but the combination of a great ... (click for more)