Your Monday at a glance:
- Weather: High of 60 and sunny.
- What you should know: How to avoid porch pirates this season. Or as Dora the Explorer would say, “Swiper, no swiping!”
- Why science is cool: Scientists are trying to speed up coral’s evolutionary clock to breed “super corals.”
- What you should watch: High school basketball is back. Here are 10 Chattanooga-area prep football teams to watch.
Good morning, Chattanooga!
At the age of 16, Chattanooga STEM School student Chloie Marshall has already written her first book.
Inspired by a service group she runs with her mom, Marshall penned “Gigi the Giving Grasshopper,” and will soon be traveling to Harlem for a book signing event.
“If a purple dinosaur can teach teachable moments, a green grasshopper can teach teachable moments, too,” her mom, Samaria White said.
Now for some recent stories:
EV HIGHWAY: TVA and other electric utilities across the nation are uniting to build more than 100,000 recharging stations along major highways within the next decade.
NEW SUPERINTENDENT: In case you missed it, Hamilton County Schools finally has a permanent superintendent again.
RAISING AWARENESS: A group of animal and pet advocates in Marion County is planning a demonstration on the courthouse square in Jasper Saturday to raise awareness about laws related to pets, animal cruelty and resources available to pet owners.
– Allison Collins, acollins@timesfreepress.com
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