County Schools Closed Friday; UTC Off Friday And Saturday; Other Closings

  • Thursday, January 9, 2025

Due to the forecast for inclement weather throughout the day, Hamilton County Schools will be closed on Friday.

There will be no SACC child care. All athletic and extracurricular events for Friday and Saturday are canceled.

The Chattanooga Zoo is closing Friday and Saturday due to the high possibility of severe winter weather. The Asian Lantern Festival will also be canceled each night.

UTC is closing Friday and Saturday. See details on our Student Scene section.

Asian Lantern Festival tickets that were purchased for January 10 or 11 will be honored on any other festival date during any time slot. The festival runs Wednesday through Sunday nights until its final night on Jan. 19.

For questions about Asian Lantern Festival tickets, please email membership@chattzoo.org. For general inquiries, please email info@chattzoo.org or call 423-697-1322.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College will be closed on Friday.

The Civitan Club has called off its Friday meeting.

Other closings:
Chattanooga Housing Authority

Crown of Cleveland

Crown Dodge Jeep Ram FIAT

Crown Subaru

Auld Alliance Restaurant (Friday and Saturday)

The Creag Restaurant (Friday)

Hunter Art Museum (Friday)

Signal Centers will be closed on Friday. Please note that all state and local programs, including the Speech & Hearing Center and Hart Gallery, will be closed during this time.

Hinton and Company is closed Friday due to inclement weather and will resume normal business operations on Monday.
For urgent matters, please contact Wade Hinton at wade@hintonandco.com
The Chattanooga Writers' Guild had planned a launch party Saturday at the downtown Public Library for its new anthology of award-winning contest winners. Due to winter weather, the launch party has been canceled.
 
Due to inclement weather conditions, the Hart Gallery will remain closed on Saturday and Sunday.

 

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