Chattanooga’s Miller Park has a rat problem, visitors say
Rats are running through Miller Park day and night and have become so bold that they're not afraid of people, says a frequent park visitor.

Rats are running through Miller Park day and night and have become so bold that they're not afraid of people, says a frequent park visitor.

Boys Leadership Summit organizers said they want to help young men understand that it's not only what they say to a judge or jury that determines the court outcome, but also the actions they take before then, even the way they talk to police officers and authority figures.

The Rev. Leroy and Gloria Griffith made a passionate plea Thursday for the city to consider a housing ordinance that would ensure that every public housing unit torn down be replaced and that a percentage of housing in new apartments built be set aside for people with low incomes.

What: Community meeting to discuss sale of Harriet Tubman site and Affordable Housing Ordinance

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A former College Hill Courts resident lived in public housing for more than a decade before landing a full-time job and relocating. Then she came back to volunteer at the site because she wants to help others.

Journalist and filmmaker Amber Lyon said at the start of her 20-minute speech to a fundraising luncheon Wednesday that by the time she was finished speaking, 10 children would have been trafficked for sexual exploitation in this country.

The Chattanooga Housing Authority wanted to work with the city toward the purchase of the former Harriet Tubman housing development site, but the decision was in other hands, CHA's board chairman said Tuesday.

Mayor Andy Berke has backed away from his proposed purchase of the former Harriet Tubman public housing site, even though the land was a key part of his plan to create new jobs in Chattanooga.

Two-time felon and ex-drug dealer Greg Miller broke free from a culture of crime and is determined to help as many former felons as he can get living wage jobs and be successful.
