The runoff election to decide who will round out the Chattanooga City Council will be held today.

Chancellor Frank Brown on Monday threw out a lawsuit filed by City Councilman Peter Murphy seeking a runoff election in the District 9 race.

Chancellor Frank Brown has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Hamilton County Election Commission by Councilman Peter Murphy contesting District 9 election results.

Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield came into office eight years ago on a platform of restoring neighborhoods.

Three newly elected Chattanooga City Council members have been meeting, but they aren't technically violating the state's open meetings law because they haven't been sworn in to office.

Mayor-elect Andy Berke gave a small glimpse Thursday night of his next administration by saying that in some way the city will be involved in early childhood education.

The transition to a new Chattanooga mayoral staff got rolling Wednesday with a directive to current administrators to turn in resignation letters by Friday.

Chattanooga Councilwoman Carol Berz announced today she will not be candidate for chairwoman when the new body gets organized April 16.

The vacant lot in the 700 block of Market Street will be turned into a new "pocket" park, a green space called Center Park that will be used to help house River City Co.'s Fresh on Fridays program.

The Chattanooga City Council voted 5-4 Tuesday night to allow the city to spend up to $250,000 on creating the Moccasin Bend Cleanwater Authority.

The City Council will be voting tonight on spending up to $250,000 to help create the new sewer and stormwater authority.

Chattanooga Mayor-elect Andy Berke will hold a public forum this week that will deal with youth development and education.

Question: Whatever happened to Chattanooga's kudzu-eating goats?

Colorful new banners are now hanging across downtown Chattanooga.

Stephen Spalding became an annual member of Bike Chattanooga before it even started.

The city continues to make improvements along 11th Street on and near the site of the old Farmers' Market.

A combination of trails could lead to Chattanooga's being named one of the nation's largest cities with a national trail system running through it.

Chattanooga Mayor-elect Andy Berke on Wednesday announced three appointments to his staff, two of them brand-new positions within the city.

Mayor-elect Andy Berke will hold a press conference today to announce some key appointments to his incoming administration.

The hard edge of the 21st Century Waterfront should start seeing repairs just after the Head of the Hooch ends, said Parks and Recreation Director Larry Zehnder. Zehnder gave a briefing to the Chattanooga City Council on Tu

The newly elected members of the Chattanooga City Council already have begun talking about the No. 1 issue they face when they are sworn in April 15.

Unlike the vague speeches and interviews that defined his campaign, Mayor-elect Andy Berke now is drilling down to specifics.

Peter Murphy took his fight to keep his District 9 Chattanooga City Council seat to court Thursday, asking a Hamilton County Chancery Court judge to order a runoff.

Chattanooga City Councilman Peter Murphy today filed suit against the Hamilton County Commission over its ruling that said Yusuf Hakeem had won the District 9 race in the March election and that there would be no runoff.

The Chattanooga City Council voted 9-0 on first reading to approve an ordinance making food trucks and trailers permanent fixtures on downtown city streets.

Councilman Peter Murphy said Tuesday that he and a band of District 9 residents plan on filing a lawsuit to force a runoff election. He just doesn't know when.

Hamilton County Election Commission Attorney Chris Clem told District 9 Councilman Peter Murphy today the councilman only had two options: accept the results of the election or sue.

Whether there's a runoff election in City Council District 9 could hang on a technicality.

District 9 Councilman Peter Murphy, who lost a re-election bid March 5, is asking the Hamilton County Election Commission to hold a runoff election.

A paving project in downtown Chattanooga has added benefits for bicyclists: a new bike corridor is being created from 20th Street to Riverfront Parkway along Chestnut Street.

Two-term Mayor Ron Littlefield sat in the front row of a newly revamped Memorial Auditorium theater that was almost three-fourths empty.

Mayor Ron Littlefield told an audience at the Memorial Auditorium that he has accomplished plenty in eight years in office.

The first steps of Mayor-elect Andy Berke's transition will be looking at the way city government operates and getting public input on how to improve it.

Former Chattanooga City Councilman Yusuf Hakeem could be just a few votes shy of winning the District 9 race, but incumbent Peter Murphy maintains the election should go to a runoff.

Mayor-elect Andy Berke announced his transition team Thursday morning.

The Hamilton County Commission today voted 5-0 to look at the seven write-in candidates in the District 9 Chattanooga City Council election before it makes a decision next Wednesday on whether there will be a runoff in the race.

Chattanooga Mayor-elect Andy Berke announced this morning attorneys Wade Hinton and Travis McDonough will lead his transition team for his next administration.

Hamilton County election commissioners will meet this morning to decide whether write-in votes will be counted in Chattanooga's District 9 City Council race.

The Hamilton County Election Commission will meet Thursday at 8 a.m. to decide on whether a runoff in the Chattanooga District 9 council race is required.

Former state Sen. Andy Berke now has a new title to add to his resume — mayor of Chattanooga.

Voters sent three City Council incumbents home for good Tuesday night. And for two others, the campaign season's not over until a runoff election next month.

Chattanooga will have a new mayor-elect for the first time in eight years by the close of election polls at 7 tonight.

Robert Thein knows a thing or two about crime in Chattanooga. He's seen it firsthand.

A 2-year-old political action committee formed by Tennessee American Water is putting money to Chattanooga's mayor and council races.

The roots of green that run from Andy Berke's campaign extend beyond the city limits of Chattanooga and across the state.

The hottest City Council race — moneywise — lies between the Tennessee River and state Route 153.

District 2 City Council candidate Roger Tuder leads the pack for most money raised by a council hopeful, according to early campaign reports.

The mayoral candidate known for his clean image and crisp talking points deflected questions Friday about the Berke family's property holdings in areas of Chattanooga rife with crime and decay.

The family of Chattanooga mayoral frontrunner Andy Berke owns property that sits amid one of the largest hotbeds of crime and gang activity in the city.

Chattanooga mayoral candidate Robert Chester Heathington Jr. challenged campaign frontrunner Andy Berke and his family to make more of an effort to deter crime at Woodlawn Apartments.