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Sunday, November 15, 2026Nov 15

Quote worthy

The most memorable quotes in the Times Free Press for July 15-20.

“We all want clean water. It takes a price for clean water.”

— Mayor Ron Littlefield, on the negotiated agreement that will cost Chattanooga more than $251 million over the next 15 years for improvements to the city’s sewer system

“Packs of wild turtles running rampant in the Harrisburg area. Be advised.”

— Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office investigator Matt Hayes, on the comic aspect to the theft of metal barn siding that allowed some 1,600 turtles to go free from a turtle farm outside Summerville, Ga.