Public offices, public schools and many area businesses will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Hamilton County and Chattanooga city government offices also will be closed, as will Hamilton County and other public schools in Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia (Dade County schools will remain open).
Banks will be closed, and there will be no U.S. Postal Service mail delivery.
Several downtown streets will be closed from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial March, according to the city traffic engineer. M.L. King Boulevard between Magnolia and Broad streets, Broad Street from M.L. King Boulevard to Seventh Street, and West Eighth Street from Chestnut to Broad streets will be closed for the parade.
All auto emissions testing centers in Hamilton County will be closed Monday but will resume business on a regular schedule Tuesday.