Outdoors

Section Of Stringers Branch To Be Restored Through State Grant

  • 7/26/2024

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has awarded $296,090 in Stream and Wetland Restoration Grants for two projects involving Stringers Branch in Hamilton County and a third for a Nonconnah Creek project in Memphis. The grants include $245,000 for Hamilton County Development Services for a project at Stringers Branch at Redding Road Park, $31,090 for enhancing water quality in Stringers Branch by the nonprofit group WaterWays, and $20,000 for the non-profit organization The Works for habitat restoration planning along Nonconnah Creek. “The Stream and Wetland Restoration Grants program identifies projects that will restore natural resources in our state, ... (click for more)

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July full moon
July full moon
Photo by Mark A. Herndon

White Oak Mountain Ranger: Catalog Addiction

  • 7/25/2024

“There are signs, I think, that people aren’t satisfied by consumerism; that people resent the fact that the most moral decision in their lives is choosing what color their next car will be.” Consumerism is so weird. It’s a sort of conspiracy we collude in. You’d think shoppers spending their hard-earned cash would be highly critical. ... (click for more)

“Evolving Our Riverfront Parks” Reveal Scheduled For July 26 At Ross's Landing

  • 7/25/2024

Thousands of residents have shared their thoughts and desires for the Riverfront Parks. The public is invited to join the City of Chattanooga, Hamilton County along with River City Company and the Chattanooga Design Studio for a special reveal of the “Evolving Our Riverfront Parks” framework plan. The event will be held this Friday from ... (click for more)

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Airport Inn Part 2 - And Response
  • 7/24/2024

Here we go again. No information, no communication, and no care for the people who live, work, and send their children to school in this area. It seems the city of Chattanooga is in a time crunch to apply for funds by July 31, so they are throwing this plan together haphazardly without any community meetings again. The city spent $2.8 million to purchase the Airport Inn almost three years ago in October of 2021 and it has sat abandoned and used regularly for criminal activities. At one ... more

Randy Smith: 2024 SEC Preview Part II
Randy Smith: 2024 SEC Preview Part II
  • 7/26/2024

Today let's take a look at the middle portion of the Southeastern Conference for 2024 as we preview teams picked from eleven through seven. 11. Kentucky The Wildcats ... more

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