Opinion

The School Budget Increase Is A Forever Commitment

  • 6/8/2023

I trust each of you fully understands the State law that mandates once a school budget has been approved by the County Commission the budget can never ever be less in the following years. I have no idea what the school board and Robertson have in their budget to justify such a huge increase, but I do know this is a forever commitment and burden on the taxpayers of Hamilton County. Please be aware of what passing the proposed budget really means and understand what metrics are being put in place to measure if the students are really benefiting from all the money HCDE is looking to spend. Please take out any capital money for maintenance or construction and any monies allocated ... (click for more)

Massey Family Thanks Allen Corey And SquareOne

  • 6/8/2023

On behalf of the Massey family, we would like to thank Allen Corey and the SquareOne Corporation for honoring the Massey family and the late Massey Brothers (Henry, Marvin and Joe) by naming their newest restaurant Massey’s Kitchen. Massey’s Kitchen is built on the same land on Lookout Mountain that for 50 years was the location of the Massey Brothers’ store. Massey Bros. Grocery and then later Massey’s Food Market was in operation from the 1920s through the 1970s and was known as a gathering place for the community as well as a place of commerce. The Masseys have lived on Lookout Mountain for 173 years. Warren Massey moved to the mountain from Chickamauga in 1850. The Massey ... (click for more)

Why I'm Running For City Council

  • 6/8/2023

The quality of life is going down in Chattanooga and in District 1 because greedy vulture capitalists and developers from New York are buying up property and then neglecting it. Traffic increases as Mother Nature weeps, air pollution is giving our kids asthma and other breathing ailments and rent prices and overall cost of living continues ... (click for more)

You Can't Make This Up

  • 6/8/2023

File this under Verse 473 of you couldn't make this up. After destroying one of our most beautiful states and city, Washington Democrats decided they needed a new director of "Equity." They hired an apparently eminently qualified African-American woman who even had a Medical Degree, Dr. Karen Johnson. What could go wrong? Oops, the qualified ... (click for more)

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Why I'm Running For City Council
  • 6/8/2023

The quality of life is going down in Chattanooga and in District 1 because greedy vulture capitalists and developers from New York are buying up property and then neglecting it. Traffic increases as Mother Nature weeps, air pollution is giving our kids asthma and other breathing ailments and rent prices and overall cost of living continues to skyrocket. The scenic city is becoming less scenic as more and more iconic restaurants like Nikki’s are demolished and beautiful trees from ... more

Ridgeside Rallies To Beat Big Ridge, 389-374
  • 6/8/2023

You just never know what kind of meet you will run into when dealing with the teams in the Chattanooga Area Swim League. Unfortunately, most of them are one-sided and not close at all while others go right down to the final relay and even then, nobody knows for sure which team won until the final score has been announced. We had one of the latter on Thursday night where the Ridgeside Dolphins hosted the Big Ridge Raiders. Ridgeside improved to 2-0 with the 389-374 victory. Other ... more

Former Hixson Basketball Standout Kirby Brown Gets D1 Scholarship
Former Hixson Basketball Standout Kirby Brown Gets D1 Scholarship
  • 6/8/2023

Kirby Brown, a four-year starter playing basketball for the Hixson High School girls basketball team, has signed to play at the D1 level. She graduated in the class ... more

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