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Republican Ford wins Hamilton County school board seat vacated by Democrat

Sherrie Ford, R-Lookout Valley, was sworn in Wednesday night to fill an open District 11 seat on the Hamilton County school board, left vacant by Democrat Jill Black at the end of August.

By Hannah Campbell Yesterday at 6:59 p.m. 2 min read

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Florals and prom dresses: See the business licenses issued in Hamilton County last week

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Chattanooga seeks $121.5M loan to upgrade sewer treatment plant

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Date set for CommonSpirit Memorial nurses union vote

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‘Motivated’ Gordon Lee rolls at GHSA softball state tournament

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Tennessee wants to host new U.S. Space Academy in Coffee County

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Monday deadline nears for Tennessee’s tuition-free college program

Yesterday at 7:31 p.m.

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Tennessee hosts first gubernatorial forum in eight years. GOP frontrunner no-shows

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Bledsoe County 38

Huntland High School 35
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Montgomery Bell Academy 31

McCallie 28
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Silverdale Baptist 34

Notre Dame Chattanooga 31
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Ringgold 42

Coahulla Creek 7
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Red Bank 41

Sequoyah 0

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Coahulla Creek wins in dramatic fashion to reach GHSA volleyball finals

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New in Business

Business licences filed in Hamilton County · updated Oct 28, 2026

2,621 new filings since Oct 28, 2025
45 filed in the past week, vs. 50 a week on average
24% construction & trades, the largest type
49% of mapped filings outside Chattanooga city limits

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State of Tennessee gives an additional $9M to Chattanooga Airport for parking garage

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Tesla Semi turns freight industry heads in Chattanooga

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AP Photo/Tony Dejak / President Donald Trump speaks at a 2020 campaign rally in Swanton, Ohio.

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‘That’s how you get yourself killed’: Chattanooga sergeant accused of threatening driver with gun

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Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton/ The Hamilton County Business Development Center is seen on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. The county-owned building was listed for sale in September with a mininmum bid requirement of $6.5 million, but that requirement was recently eliminated.

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Hamilton County removes $6.5M minimum bid for Business Development Center

Elections

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett speaks at the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce in 2023. Hargett visited the Scenic City on Oct. 23, 2026, to encourage early voting.

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Subscriber exclusive:‘Car batteries die, kids get sick’: Tennessee secretary of state urges early voting in Chattanooga

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Photo by Martin B. Cherry / Nashville Banner / An empty courtroom at the Justice A.A. Birch Building in Nashville.

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How proposed Amendments 2 and 3 would alter the Tennessee Constitution

October 22, 2026

Photo by Martin B. Cherry / Nashville Banner / Republican Marsha Blackburn (left), Democrat Jerri Green (center) and independent David Hatley (right) are the top three in polling for the Tennessee governor's race.

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Polls give conflicting views of Green vs. Blackburn in Tennessee governor race; Independent David Hatley is a factor

October 21, 2026

Gubernatorial candidates, clockwise from top, Lauren Pinkston, Democratic nominee Jerri Green and David Hatley will participate in an Oct. 27 sponsored by the Tennessee Press Association. (Photos: Pinkston and Hatley, John Partipilo; Green, Karen Pulfer-Focht)

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Green, Hatley, Pinkston to participate in Tennessee Press Association governor’s forum

No response from Blackburn to only nonpartisan, public candidate event of gubernatorial election

October 18, 2026