Tobacco ban eyed in East Ridge
During the down time of their long shifts in the East Ridge fire hall, plenty of firefighters dip and chew tobacco to take the edge off.
Whitfield County family pleads for suspect in homicide case to give up
DALTON, Ga. -- Standing in the glaring sun Friday outside the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office, two families wept as the sheriff stressed the urgency of finding the man suspected of killing his own wife and her grandfather.
East Ridge budget stuck in stalemate
East Ridge now has to have two more public readings and a hearing before it can pass its budget. Officials are planning to discuss methods to fund the budget during a public hearing Thursday.
Garbage fees: Chattanooga area cities weigh how much to charge, how to collect
• East Ridge public budget hearing and council meeting: 6:30 p.m. today at East Ridge City Hall, 1517 Tombras Ave.
Soddy-Daisy not raising tax
Soddy-Daisy residents will not see a tax hike this year, but city employees could see an across-the-board raise after the City Commission passed the first reading of its $10 million budget.
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Qualifying begins for Hamilton County’s November races
The following people have picked up petitions to run for local offices on Nov. 6:
East Ridge, Red Bank, Lakesite candidates start election process
Potential candidates for Hamilton County municipal elections are beginning to throw their names into the hat.
State of Tennessee flags Signal Mountain School staffers’ licenses
Five Signal Mountain Middle/High School staff members disciplined for drinking alcohol on a senior trip may appeal to the state to keep their teaching licenses after the Tennessee State Board of Education recommended their licenses be suspended for one year.
Signal Mountain Principal Tom McCullough retiring; replaced by Sale Creek’s Robin Copp
Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Rick Smith announced a second round of principal assignments for the 2012-13 school year: