A month ago, the president of the Catoosa County Chamber of Commerce was quitting.
“It is with great sadness that I render my 30-day notice of resignation,” Martha Eaker wrote to the Chamber’s board of directors on Feb. 1.
Thirty days came and went, but Eaker remains the CEO of the Chamber, the face of Catoosa County’s business community. The Chamber offers networking opportunities and explains to the leaders of out-of-town companies why Ringgold would make a great new home.
Asked about the reversal, Eaker wrote in an email to the Times Free Press: “The Catoosa County Chamber of Commerce is doing great.” She said many people attended the Chamber’s Feb. 26 awards banquet, and 300 high school students came to an event hosted by the Chamber on Thursday.
She did not answer a follow-up email asking specifically why she is still working.