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HCSO Deputy Chief Of Law Enforcement Mark King Awarded Respect For Law Officer Of The Year Award

4/30/2024

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and the Scenic Chattanooga Optimist Club announced that on Tuesday morning, HCSO Deputy Chief of Law Enforcement, Mark King, was named this year’s recipient of the “Respect for Law Officer of the Year Award.” On hand for the celebration were numerous members of the HCSO executive staff, his law enforcement colleagues, and members of his family. Deputy Chief King is a 38-year veteran of the HCSO and is being recognized for his decades of service to the HCSO and our community in recognition of his formal retirement scheduled for May 28, 2024. The Respect for Law Officer of the Year Award holds its roots to a program started in 1965 when former ... (click for more)

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The newly-renovated Rembrandt's. See story by John Shearer.

Photo by John Shearer

Diana Walters: A Boomer's Ruminations - Romantic Comedy

5/1/2024

Have you ever eagerly re-watched a movie you LOVED when you were a teenager, only to discover you are lukewarm about it now? I watched Barefoot in the Park, The Graduate and Georgy Girl as an older adult, wondering why I was once enamored with those films. Another I revisited: It Happened One Night. My sister and I saw it for the first ... (click for more)

John Shearer: Random Architectural Thoughts About White Oak School Scheduled To Be Razed, Moccasin Bend Hospital, And Rembrandt’s

4/30/2024

As I have mentioned before, I have enjoyed sometimes going over to the old and former White Oak Elementary/Dawn School and jogging large laps for a half hour or so. While there, I always check out the eye-pleasing mid-century architecture of the window-covered school, a building that has obviously needed a little tender loving care for ... (click for more)

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Volunteers Needed For Raising Of Memorial Day Flags In Ringgold

5/2/2024

Volunteers are needed to raise and lower Memorial Day flags honoring the deceased veterans of Catoosa County. "This year there will be 2,076 flags and crosses flying ... more

Crabtree Farms Of Chattanooga’s Annual 100 Dinner & Auction Set For June 22

5/2/2024

TDOT Ramping Up Repaving Efforts Statewide

5/2/2024

This Week In The Arts

5/2/2024

Paint The Town RED At The 3rd Annual RBG Ball/Fundraiser June 1

5/2/2024

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Bring Champy's To Hixson

4/30/2024

It's a shame we have so many gun battles in certain parts of the city. An outside could come in, look at a map with the number of gun incidents and quickly formulate that most of inside Chattanooga city limits, there is a problem. There should always be a police presence in that area due to the close proximity of UTC housing...either on foot, bicycle or stationary cars. If Set Champion feels he needs to move his awesome business away from there, I for one, would most gladly welcome him ... more

Jerry Summers: Roses And Onions

5/2/2024

Storms In NYC - And Response

4/30/2024

The Tollbooth Of Permission And Training - And Response

4/29/2024

Dumping Fees Are Out Of Control - And Response

4/28/2024

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Dan Fleser: Vols Hampered, Helped By Portal

5/1/2024

Some thoughts and a pertinent question regarding Tennessee athletics: Managing a program in the transfer-portal era begins with accepting the vagaries associated with it. ... more