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Weekly Road Construction Report
  • Government
  • 4/17/2025
Chickamauga Man To Serve 10 Years For Attack At Neighbor's Home
Chickamauga Man To Serve 10 Years For Attack At Neighbor's Home
  • Breaking News
  • 4/17/2025
Darryl Roberts Said He Killed Chris Wright After He Used N-Word, Belittled Him
Darryl Roberts Said He Killed Chris Wright After He Used N-Word, Belittled Him
  • Breaking News
  • 4/17/2025
State Budget Includes $15 Million For Chattanooga Riverfront
  • Breaking News
  • 4/17/2025
Officers Make Arrest Following Disorder - And Other East Ridge Police Calls
  • Government
  • 4/17/2025
Mocs Golfers Finish 12th At Western Intercollegiate
  • Sports
  • 4/17/2025
Opinion
Top Senate Stories: Hemp Business Threat
  • 4/17/2025

Bill criminalizes THCa flower – the hemp industry’s most popular product 9:30 a.m. CT - Senate Regular Calendar - Watch - *SB1413 by Briggs Legislation up for a vote in the Senate today ... more

Top Senate Stories: $60B State Budget Has No Tax Cuts For Working Families, Expands Private School Vouchers
  • 4/16/2025

1 p.m. - Senate Regular Calendar - Watch - Budget Bills The defining feature of this $60 billion state budget will be the Republican-backed voucher scam -- a $7,300 voucher for 20,000 families ... more

Challenging Plyler In Tennessee
  • 4/15/2025

Our nation was founded on principles that support legal immigration. All immigrants should learn and embrace American culture and values. Those who come to our shores should uphold American ideals ... more

Opinion
You’re Voting To Destroy My Family’s Livelihood
  • 4/15/2025
Affordable Tornado-Proof Homes
  • 4/15/2025
Senator Blackburn: By Rooting Out Waste, Republicans Are Strengthening Social Security
Senator Blackburn: By Rooting Out Waste, Republicans Are Strengthening Social Security
  • 4/15/2025
Top Senate Stories: Final Budget Push
  • 4/15/2025
Taxpayer Dollars And The NIL - And Response (2)
  • 4/14/2025
Breaking News
Darryl Roberts Said He Killed Chris Wright After He Used N-Word, Belittled Him
Darryl Roberts Said He Killed Chris Wright After He Used N-Word, Belittled Him
  • 4/17/2025
Bartender Says Chris Wright Was Extremely Drunk Just Prior To Being Killed Downtown
Bartender Says Chris Wright Was Extremely Drunk Just Prior To Being Killed Downtown
  • 4/17/2025
State Budget Includes $15 Million For Chattanooga Riverfront
  • 4/17/2025
LaFayette High Football Player, LHS Graduate Were Victims In Highway 27 Crash
  • 4/17/2025
Chickamauga Man To Serve 10 Years For Attack At Neighbor's Home
Chickamauga Man To Serve 10 Years For Attack At Neighbor's Home
  • 4/17/2025
Sports
Lookouts Dominate Smokies 12-1
  • 4/17/2025
Randy Smith: Nico Pays Price For Dad's Greed
Randy Smith: Nico Pays Price For Dad's Greed
  • 4/16/2025
Dan Fleser: Lady Vols Softball Keeps Rolling
Dan Fleser: Lady Vols Softball Keeps Rolling
  • 4/16/2025
Top Defensive End Leaving UTC For Cal
  • 4/16/2025
Mocs Golfers Finish Second At SoCon Championships
  • 4/16/2025
Happenings
Fifth Annual Chattanooga Beer Fest Returns May 24
Fifth Annual Chattanooga Beer Fest Returns May 24
  • 4/17/2025
Chattanooga Public Library Launches Library Telescope Program
Chattanooga Public Library Launches Library Telescope Program
  • 4/17/2025
Jerry Summers: The Scopes Trial And The Gardenhire Family
Jerry Summers: The Scopes Trial And The Gardenhire Family
  • 4/16/2025
Creative Discovery Museum Plans Ultimate Game Night
  • 4/17/2025
The Bethlehem Center Hosts Southside Juneteenth Jubilee June 14
  • 4/17/2025
Entertainment
Tennessee Radio Hall Of Fame Inductee Wink Martindale Dies At 91
Tennessee Radio Hall Of Fame Inductee Wink Martindale Dies At 91
  • 4/16/2025
CSCC Announces Spring Choral Concert
  • 4/16/2025
Lee Opera Theatre To Present Opera Scenes April 27
Lee Opera Theatre To Present Opera Scenes April 27
  • 4/16/2025
Listen To These Chattanooga Podcasts
  • 5/1/2025
Joker Month Continues At Heritage House Through April
Joker Month Continues At Heritage House Through April
  • 4/17/2025
Opinion
Why Won't The National Park Service Answer Questions About Their Mismanagement Of The Costly Lookout Mountain Fire?
  • 4/16/2025
You’re Voting To Destroy My Family’s Livelihood
  • 4/15/2025
Top Senate Stories: Hemp Business Threat
  • 4/17/2025
Dining
Mi Mercadito Opens At 1820 E. Main; Beer Board Hears Other Cases
  • 4/17/2025
Planned Organic Restaurant By Black Creek Gets Thumbs Down
  • 4/17/2025
"Battle Of The Bosses: Culinary Wars" Culinary Showdown Set For May 3
"Battle Of The Bosses: Culinary Wars" Culinary Showdown Set For May 3
  • 4/15/2025
Business
Spring Starts With A Lower Unemployment Rate Across Tennessee
Spring Starts With A Lower Unemployment Rate Across Tennessee
  • 4/17/2025
Georgia Adds 6,900 Jobs In March As Unemployment Holds Steady At 3.6%
  • 4/17/2025
CHATT Foundation Hosts Job Fair For City's Homeless April 22
  • 4/16/2025
Real Estate
Ellis Gardner: April Market Report
  • 4/16/2025
Real Estate Transfers For April 10-16
  • 4/17/2025
Chattanooga's Million Dollar Homes
Chattanooga's Million Dollar Homes
  • 4/17/2025
Student Scene
EPB’s ArtSpark Goes To School Showcases Student Creativity
  • 4/16/2025
Boyd Buchanan Senior Wins Cherokee District Good Citizens Essay Contest
Boyd Buchanan Senior Wins Cherokee District Good Citizens Essay Contest
  • 4/16/2025
UTC Honors Outstanding Graduate Students During Appreciation Celebration
UTC Honors Outstanding Graduate Students During Appreciation Celebration
  • 4/16/2025
Living Well
Partnership Requests Hamilton County Investment In Victim Support Services
Partnership Requests Hamilton County Investment In Victim Support Services
  • 4/15/2025
Hamilton County Coalition Participates In National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
  • 4/15/2025
Erlanger Metabolic Center Hosts Free Weight Loss Seminar In May
  • 4/16/2025
Memories
Celebrating East Lake Park
Celebrating East Lake Park
  • 4/16/2025
New Book By Curtis Coulter Details 1954 Sale Creek Plane Crash
  • 4/5/2025
A Park For The East Lake Community
A Park For The East Lake Community
  • 4/10/2025
Outdoors
CSAS Rock Climbing Team Dominates District Championship, Sweeping Middle And High School Categories
CSAS Rock Climbing Team Dominates District Championship, Sweeping Middle And High School Categories
  • 4/16/2025
White Oak Mountain Ranger: If Your Dog Drinks Out Of The Toilet, Then You Know You've Made It
White Oak Mountain Ranger: If Your Dog Drinks Out Of The Toilet, Then You Know You've Made It
  • 4/15/2025
Boulderfest 2025: Churn-And-Burning Into 1st Place
  • 4/10/2025
Travel
Chattanooga Zoo Welcomes Spring With Hug A Bunny Event
Chattanooga Zoo Welcomes Spring With Hug A Bunny Event
  • 4/10/2025
Poland: An Inspiring Nation's Past, Present, And Future
Poland: An Inspiring Nation's Past, Present, And Future
  • 4/9/2025
Coolidge National Medal Of Honor Heritage Center Celebrates Opening Of Captain Larry L. Taylor Exhibit
Coolidge National Medal Of Honor Heritage Center Celebrates Opening Of Captain Larry L. Taylor Exhibit
  • 3/29/2025
Church
Union Gospel Mission To Serve Over 400 Meals This Easter Sunday
Union Gospel Mission To Serve Over 400 Meals This Easter Sunday
  • 4/15/2025
Bob Tamasy: Not So Fast There, My Friends!
Bob Tamasy: Not So Fast There, My Friends!
  • 4/15/2025
"Help Me Fix My Problem (I Need Jesus Now)" Is Sermon Topic At Middle Valley Church Of God On Sunday
  • 4/16/2025
Obituaries
James Donald “Don” Moore
James Donald “Don” Moore
  • 4/17/2025
Beryl Myles Lawrence, Sr.
Beryl Myles Lawrence, Sr.
  • 4/17/2025
McAline Davis Childers Shelton
McAline Davis Childers Shelton
  • 4/17/2025
Government
Mayor Kelly To Host Open Office Hours May 5
  • 4/16/2025
General Assembly Protects Religious Materials In School Libraries
General Assembly Protects Religious Materials In School Libraries
  • 4/16/2025
Officers Make Arrest Following Disorder - And Other East Ridge Police Calls
  • 4/17/2025