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Gig City Goes Quantum Doubles World Quantum Day Participation Goal

  • 6/6/2023

When Dr. Blake Laing learned about the Gig City Goes Quantum goal of completing 1,000 Quantum Learning Activities, he called it “serendipitous.” Dr. Laing, a professor at the Southern Adventist University School of Engineering and Physics, was midway through teaching the university’s first quantum information science course when he heard about EPB Quantum Network powered by Qubitekk and the Gig City Goes Quantum effort to celebrate World Quantum Day. “I just happen to teach in the only city with a commercial quantum network,” Dr. Laing said. “I knew my students would want to get plugged into the activities in our community during World Quantum Day for their service-learning class ... (click for more)

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Chattanooga Christian School graduate Daniel Dassow is named a UT Torchbearer
Chattanooga Christian School graduate Daniel Dassow is named a UT Torchbearer
Photo by courtesy of Daniel Dassow

High School Student Earns Associate Degree In Mechatronics At CSCC

  • 6/6/2023

With a love for technology and STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) classes, Angelia Rouser chose to major in mechatronics technology at Cleveland State Community College. She graduated in May with the first Tennessee Valley Early College cohort from Walker Valley High School, earning an associate degree the week before receiving ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Local Dedicates Career To Providing Free Legal Representation For Underserved Populations

  • 6/5/2023

Local Chattanooga lawyer John Jolley did not aspire to practice law when he first arrived on the campus of Tennessee Tech University as a transfer student from Roane State Community College in 2009. Yet by his senior year, Mr. Jolley was president of Tech’s pre-law society, charting a path that led him to his current role as a staff attorney ... (click for more)

Hamilton County Students Advance To National History Day Competition
  • 6/5/2023

Twelve Hamilton County students who placed first or second in their categories at this year’s Tennessee History Day competition will represent Tennessee at the National History Day competition. After competing in regional contests across the state, 217 students participated in this year’s Tennessee History Day competition held April 15. Out of 124 group and individual projects submitted, 62 students advanced to the National History Day competition, 92 students earned medals and 16 ... more

A $500 Toilet Seat Under The Veterans Bridge
  • 6/6/2023

Now, I admit that I have no concept of how large or toxic this homeless camp was that cost the city $77,620 to clean up. However, I took a tandem trailer filled with debris to the Birchwood landfill a few days ago at a cost of $86. By my math, I could take over 900 trailer loads at a cost of $77,620. That’s a lot of trash. Could this be one of those $500 toilet seats? Ron Owens more

Lookouts Lose 5-3 To Last-Place Birmingham
  • 6/6/2023

The Chattanooga Lookouts opened a 12-game home stand at AT&T Field Tuesday night against the Birmingham Barons, hoping to keep pace with the first-place Tennessee Smokies in the Southern League’s Northern Division. The Lookouts were also hoping to break a one-game losing streak, but neither of those happened as the Barons rallied for a 5-3 victory. Chattanooga had scored one run in the second inning and two more in the third, but couldn’t hang on against the worst team in the ... more

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