The Whitfield County Board of Assessors announces the following regarding their mail out of 2022 Assessment Notices: Hi! My name is Ashley O’Donald, Chief Appraiser of the Whitfield County Assessors Office. I wanted to reach out directly about the real estate market in Whitfield County, the state of our digest, and the assessment notices you will be receiving in the mail this ... (click for more)

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 returned to operation on July 1 after completing a scheduled steam generator replacement that will help support decades of reliable generation of carbon-free energy. The Watts Bar team also completed refueling and maintenance activities to return the unit to full generating capacity, supplying energy for 650,000 homes. ... (click for more)

Hamilton County students scored at or above statewide proficiency levels in more than 64 percent of tested areas during the 2021-22 school year according to district-level TCAP results released by the Tennessee Department of Education on Wednesday morning. Of the 28 content areas tested in grades 3-12, Hamilton County students met or exceeded proficiency scores from the state ... (click for more)

At a press conference at the U.S. Pipe/Wheland site, Environmental Protection Agency officials announced that the federal agency has awarded Chattanooga $4.9 million in funding to tackle brownfields in the city, "helping turn contaminated sites into productive economic opportunities." The funds consist of two $500,000 grants - one for analysis, one for cleanup - and $3.9 ... (click for more)

Something must be done about the dangerous low head dam at Ketner’s Mill on the Sequatchie River in Whitwell, Tn. (Marion County). This dam is a dangerous public safety hazard that has claimed the lives of many young people through the years. It seems to me to be grossly negligent for the owner of this dam (which no longer serves any purpose) to continue to allow unknowing ... (click for more)

Missionary Ridge is Chattanooga's "diamond in the rough" that can spearhead a new era in our city's growth. Way back on Nov. 25, 1863, soldiers under the leadership of General Ulysses S. Grant stormed Missionary Ridge and broke the back of the Confederacy. The Battle of Missionary Ridge demonstrated the superior forces of the industrialized North and gave their soldiers a chance ... (click for more)