Your Tuesday at a glance:
- Weather: High of 61, mostly sunny.
- What’s helpful: Project Return is expanding into Chattanooga to help former inmates find jobs and build skills.
- What’s cool: Area education officials are working to address a nationwide educator shortage while looking for ways to improve diversity and retention in Hamilton County schools.
- What to do: Experience a Smoky Mountain Christmas at Dollywood. Here’s what you can expect from the attraction this year.
Good morning, Chattanooga!
This year’s state football championships will be a little closer to home, especially for the South Pittsburg Pirates.
The team will be heading to BlueCross Bowl at Finley Stadium this Friday after a 30-22 win against Cloudland High School.
“Our kids are just so resilient,” Pirates co-head coach Wes Stone said. “They just kept coming and kept fighting until we somehow found a way. I can’t say enough about the way this group just never gives up. That says a lot about their character.”
Now for some recent stories:
THE BEND: The former Alstrom site is being rebranded as “The Bend” and is planned to include a riverwalk, boat slips and a hotel in its revamp.
TEST TO IMPRESS: Remember those Baylor instructors/scientists who organized onsite coronavirus testing at the school early in the pandemic? They’re now opening an expanded laboratory at The Bend specializing in advanced molecular detection and microbial testing.
NEEDIEST CASES: The Neediest Cases Fund helped this Dayton, Tennessee, man make ends meet after a layoff.
– Tierra Hayes, thayes@timesfreepress.com
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