Coronavirus Coverage
Generally speaking, restaurateurs want you to come to their place, stay awhile, eat a nice meal, enjoy a cocktail or three and spend a little money. It's how they make their living and what they enjoy.
by Barry CourterSix hundred residents of Whitfield County ages 65 and older will get the COVID-19 vaccine at a satellite drive-thru on Monday, Jan. 18, after registration for the vaccine filled up in less than three hours once the application process was opened.
by Patrick FilbinThe coronavirus vaccines have been rolled out unevenly across the U.S., but four states in the Deep South have had particularly dismal inoculation rates that have alarmed health experts and frustrated residents.
by SUDHIN THANAWALA / Associated PressPeople who need their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine will be able to make an appointment to receive it beginning Friday.
by Staff ReportLocal
A poll of Chattanoogans this week indicated businessman Tim Kelly is leading among those who have made a choice in the largely undecided pool of potential voters in the March mayoral election and emphasized the importance of housing and economic issues.
by Sarah Grace Taylor 16 minutes agoEllen Haygood Phillips, a retired English teacher who wrote the Consumer Watch column for the Times Free Press, died Friday due to COVID-19. She was 73.
by Staff Report 1 hour agoKevin Wallace was crying. He asked God for forgiveness.
by Wyatt Massey 2 hours agoBusiness
The pandemic and recession aren't over by a long shot, but banks are feeling optimistic enough to start taking potentially "bad" loans off their books and move them back into the "good" pile.
by Ken Sweet / AP Business Writer 3 hours agoA Nokian Tyres' official, speaking at the launch of a key all-season tire last week, used a down-home analogy that likely anyone at its Dayton, Tennessee, production plant would understand.
by Mike Pare 4 hours agoThe Erlanger Heart and Lung Institute has named Cheryl Wieber, MHA, as senior director of cardiovascular services.
by Staff Report 4 hours agoLife
Kevin Wallace was crying. He asked God for forgiveness.
by Wyatt Massey 2 hours agoMark your calendar. Wednesday's date is a palindrome — 1/20/2021 — reading the same backward and forward.
by Lisa Denton 4 hours agoThese days especially, we crave mercy, that plenitude both given and received in times of loss and uncertainty.
by Linda Parsons / Chapter16.org 4 hours agoSports
The Georgia High School Association wrestling postseason began Friday with area and region duals for some teams, and Sonoraville wasted little time displaying a dominance coach Randy Steward hopes takes the Phoenix to the program's first duals state championship.
by Staff ReportsIn defeating Furman on Friday, the UTC women's basketball team may have had a revelation: If you don't turn the ball over, the game gets easier.
by Gene HenleyFormer Baylor School and University of Georgia golfers Harris English and Keith Mitchell rallied in the second round of the Sony Open on Friday after being unable to take advantage of a good opening day for scoring at Waialae Country Club.
by DOUG FERGUSON / The Associated PressOpinion
One could argue (and some have) that Donald Trump — as flawed, terrible, ignorant, incompetent, racist and narcissistic as he is — was exactly what America deserved.
by Pam Sohn 4 hours agoFive years ago, with the approach of the Republican presidential primaries, discussions always seemed to include the question: "When will Trump start acting presidential?"
by Clint Cooper 4 hours agoWe seem to all be trapped in the curse: "May you live in interesting times."
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