Erlanger tightens midyear losses
After Monday's budget and finance meeting, the Erlanger board of trustees convened for a closed meeting to discuss the search for a new CEO.

After Monday's budget and finance meeting, the Erlanger board of trustees convened for a closed meeting to discuss the search for a new CEO.

Halfway through Erlanger Health System's fiscal year, the hospital has posted $2.5 million in losses - a significant improvement from last year's grim mid-year financial report, at which point the hospital had lost $10.3 million.

Thousands of bullets pumped into the banks of a 33-acre parcel of land on Moccasin Bend are complicating the property's long-planned transfer from Chattanooga and Hamilton County to the national park system.

The Hamilton County Commission today unanimously approved funds for a firing range.

Tennessee drivers who are already licensed only have to go through the new process at renewal. The main change is a delay in receiving a permanent license. Drivers will not have to bring any additional documentation to apply for their license besides what already is required.

Hamilton County commissioners will decide next week whether to fund a gun range for area law enforcement officers once more detailed figures on monthly costs and construction are provided.

Officials with the Chattanooga Police Department and Hamilton County Sheriff's Office outlined plans today for a $4 million indoor firing range at the old farmers market off 11th Street.

Early voting for the March 5 Chattanooga municipal election will be Feb. 13-28.

Number of unintentional firearm deaths among children up to 14 years old in the United States.

Hamilton County magistrates' pay and benefits once again came under the County Commission's microscope this week as commissioners questioned what benefits are appropriate for the position.
