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Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / The dawn shows through trees just beginning to take on their spring leaves in East Brainerd on Monday.
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Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Trion's I'Ziah McCutchins (1) dribbles up the court with a Python turnover. The Trion Bulldogs hosted the Paideia Pythons in the fi…
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Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / A 27-day-old Moon is in the waning crescent phase of its lunar cycle as the morning breaks on Wednesday in East Brainerd. In the up…
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Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Just before sunset, on January 9, 2024, the winter clouds appear in layers over an East Brainerd woodlot.
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Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / The morning light accentuates the branches of the leafless hardwood trees along a field on Davidson Road in East Brainerd on Dec. 6.
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Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / The steeple of Faith United Baptist Church rises above lingering fall color on the trees in the Oak Grove Neighborhood on Nov. 16. …
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Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / A Gulf fritillary butterfly feeds in an East Brainerd garden.
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Staff photo by Robin Rudd / A dandelion seed head is undisturbed as the sun sets over an East Brainerd field on Aug. 4.
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Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Diego Ibach digs into the crust as he competes in the blueberry pie eating contest. It was Red, White and Blueberries at the Chatta…
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Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Walnut Street Bridge
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Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / A white-tailed deer stands at alert as its fawn is partially hidden in the tall grass along LaFayette Road in Chickamauga National …
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Photos: Riverbend setup in Chattanooga
The Riverbend Festival held a media day on June 1, 2023, during setup for the 40-year old event.
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Photos: Workers set up for Riverbend 2023
The Riverbend Festival held a media day, June 1, 2023, to show updates setup for the 40-year-old event that starts Friday with the gates opening at 4 pm and op…
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Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / A field of wildflowers blooms in front of a vintage farmhouse in North Georgia.
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Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Three men run into the sunrise on the Tennessee Riverwalk in Coolidge Park.
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Photos: Election Commission member Jerry Summers honored
Hamilton County Election Commission member, attorney and author Jerry Summers was honored by the Tennessee General Assembly as Rep. Yusuf Hakeem read a proclam…
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Photos: Ash Wednesday observed as Lent begins
Reverend David Carter imposhes ashes on to the forehead of a parishioner. The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul observed Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, …
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Photos: Morning on Main Street
See a gallery of dawn along Chattanooga's iconic Main Street.
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Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / One of the Tennessee Valley Authority's transmission towers at the Chickamauga Dam is seen Feb. 16.
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Chattanooga Times Free Press photos of 2022
See a collection of photos, picked by our staff as their favorites.
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Photos: Chattanooga gets a light coating of snow
The Chattanooga area got an overnight sprinkling of snow before frigid temperatures came to an end, with a warming trend on the way.
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Staff photo by Robin Rudd / The Electric Power Board's display of Christmas trees reflect on a soggy Miller Park, before dawn on December 7, 2022.
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Photos: Rainy morning commute into Chattanooga
Downtown Chattanooga glistened under a steady, pre-dawn rain as commuters came into town on December 7, 2022. According to Local 3 news Weather the area will s…
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Photos: Chattanooga's 16th annual Mainx24 parade and street festival
The 16th annual Mainx24 parade and street festival took place on the Southside on Saturday, Dec. 3.
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Photos: Dawn at the Chattanooga National Cemetery
The Chattanooga National Cemetery is a solemn place.
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Photos: Chattanooga area begins a slow farewell to Fall
Monday early morning rain brought relief to the Chattanooga area after a dry October. The rain also helped remove some of the fading Autumn color from the tree…
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Photos: Chattanooga Choo Choo shuffle railcars as restoration work begins
As part of a $10 million restoration of the Chattanooga Choo Choo and gardens, by Trestles Studios, Choo Partners and Northpond Partners, railcars are being re…
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Photos: Fall colors in Graysville, Georgia
View a gallery of Autumn colors from around the old Graysville Mill Pond, on South Chickamauga Creek, in Graysville, Georgia.
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Photos: Dawn at Ross’s Landing
Dawn breaks at Ross's Landing on September 28, 2022.
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Photos: Sunrise at Chattanooga’s bridges
See a collection of photos centered around Chattanooga's bridges during sunrise.
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Photos: UTC ROTC members place flags in remembrance of 9/11
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ROTC members placed 2,000 flags in front of Lane Funeral Home on Ashland Terrace, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 in remembranc…
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Photos: Cumulus Clouds over Chattanooga
For the past several weeks cumulus clouds have been dominating the skies over Chattanooga.
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Photos: Morning of the fawn at Chickamauga National Military Park
This time of the year the Chickamauga National Military Park becomes one huge nursery as numerous white-tailed deer fawns are visible in the fields and forests…
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Photo: Double rainbow in Chattanooga
Looking like a firework shot into the air, a double rainbow courses across the sky on Friday evening in Chattanooga's East Brainerd area.
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Photos: Busy at the Bluebird Box
East Bluebirds are busy caring for their young at an East Brainerd bird box. Bluebirds are cavity nesters and most often have a clutch of 4 to five eggs.
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Photos: Chattanooga emergency personnel honored during National EMS Week
Chattanooga Fire Department and Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services personnel gathered to receive a thank you from Nivek Rucker.
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Photos: The Chattanooga area gets a blanket of snow
East Brainerd and the rest of the Chattanooga area experienced snow, wind and falling temperatures during a sudden change in the weather on March 12, 2022.
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Photos: 54th annual World of Wheels custom auto show
The 54th Annual World of Wheels Custom Auto Show was held at the Chattanooga Convention Center. The event continues Sunday from 10 to 6.
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Photos: New Year's Eve 2021 in Chattanooga
New Years Eve was celebrated on a unseasonably warm, humid night in Chattanooga.
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Photos: Cheers for the New Year at the Creative Discovery Museum in Chattanooga
The New Year was celebrated during the "Cheers for the New Year" event at the Creative Discovery Museum on December 30, 2021.
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Photos: Christmas vigil mass held at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
The Vigil Mass of Christmas was celebrated at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on December 24, 2021.
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Photos: Suffrage dedication ceremony
The League of Women Voters of Chattanooga held a dedication ceremony on Friday to celebrate suffragist Abby Crawford Milton's work across the state for passage…
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Photos: Preparing the Valentine Diner Train
The staff of the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum spend hours preparing the many facets of it's Valentine Dinner Train. All available seats for the two-hour tr…
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Photos: Wreaths Across Chattanooga
A record number of wreaths, nearly 15,000, were placed on the grave markers of veterans buried at the Chattanooga National Cemetery this holiday season. Throug…
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Photos: Walker County's Labor Day Car and Motorcycle Show benefits Al Millard Memorial Stocking Full of Love
The annual Labor Day Car and Motorcycle Show was held at the Walker County Civic Center in Rock Springs, Georgia, on Sept. 7, 2020.
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Photos: Second Presbyterian holds drive-by communion service
Second Presbyterian, on Pine Street held a Drive By Communion on August 16, 2020.
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Photos: Southeast Conservation Corps builds bridge at Chickamauga Park
Southeast Conservation Corps operates conservation service programs throughout the Southeast that focus on environmental stewardship.
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Photos: Fourth of July weekend events
The annual Fourth of July Parade in Dunlap, Tennessee was rerouted this year to allow from more social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Photos: Chattanooga's Incline Railway reopens with new cars
The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway reopened on Monday, June 29 after six months of closure for scheduled maintenance and preparations for new incline cars.
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Photos: "Black Lives Matter!" mural completed in downtown Chattanooga Saturday
The "Black Lives Matter!" mural was completed on M.L. King Boulevard on Saturday. According to Shane Morrow, of Rise Chattanooga who funded the mural, the huge…
