Collegedale hires new city manager, adjusts retirement plan for former manager
The city of Collegedale has hired Wayon Hines, city engineer and interim city manager, to serve as its next city manager.
Community members express concerns about closed Chattanooga recreation centers
The 14-month closure of the Chattanooga Family and Youth Development Centers has gone on for too long, according to a group of community members, including current and former employees of the city's recreation department, who addressed the city council on Tuesday evening.
Chattanooga announces city summer camps, works to staff Youth and Family Development Centers
Six area Youth and Family Development Centers will be open this summer to host camps, while plans to fully staff the camps and the other 12 sites are still in the works, the city of Chattanooga announced Tuesday.
Volunteer group helps in-need Chattanooga area residents with code violations
With 52 weeks in the year, the organizers of Project 52 make sure that not a single week passes without helping someone in need.
Chattanooga police work with mom, autism center to create special needs ID program
One mother's social media plea led to the creation of a new voluntary ID program for special needs individuals in Chattanooga. The hope is to help mitigate communication concerns between law enforcement and those with conditions such as autism or dementia.
Collegedale approves McKee park partnership while community members seek revisions
While several Collegedale residents have come forward to request revisions to a new park planned by the city in cooperation with McKee Foods Corp., city commissioners have decided to move forward with the project.
Hamilton County drug-related deaths rose 50% in 2020, preliminary data shows
Last year was a deadly one for overdoses in the Chattanooga area, as a pandemic worked to overshadow the ongoing - and still growing - opioid epidemic in the region.
New Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, city manager hopes to prioritize community input, historic revitalization in new role
Seven months into her new role as the city manager of Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, Molly Huhn is looking to prioritize the revitalization of the historic area, but above all, she said she wants to tackle the needs of the community. And she realizes she doesn't understand them all just yet.
Chattanooga City Council to vote on housing homeless within city limits
The Chattanooga City Council is preparing to vote on a new proposal to house Chattanooga residents experiencing homelessness within the city limits, instead of at an East Ridge hotel.
Catoosa approves rezoning for new housing development despite public opposition
Despite a slew of community comments against a proposal to allow developers to build multi-family townhomes off of South Wooten Road, the Catoosa County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 on March 16 to approve rezoning four parcels that make up about 22 acres of land.
