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‘It happened fast’: Fort Oglethorpe residents return to flood-damaged apartments
Residents of The Crossings returned to their homes Wednesday around noon to bicycles, inflatable unicorns and Walmart buggies strewn about the grass and parking lot. The floodwater had receded, and people were assessing the damage done.

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Shelter active at Brainerd Recreation Center as flooding displaced dozens
People displaced by the historic flooding Chattanooga saw this week can spend another night at the Brainerd Community Center, as officials said it will remain open.

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Reneau says health institute will focus on Tennessee
The Make America Healthy Again Commission, established by President Donald Trump in February to address the nation's food supply and chronic health outcomes, will make Tennessee one of its central focuses, according to state Rep. Michele Reneau, R-Hixson.

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How is downtown Chattanooga? Leaders see parking market at work
Britton Stansell knows his downtown Chattanooga company doesn't have a large fan base, even if it has a large user base.

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Chattanooga City Council expands senior tax freeze program
Older adults making up to $60,000 can now qualify for the city of Chattanooga's senior tax freeze program, but more of them won't be able to apply this year to lock in the 2024 taxes they paid on their home, before recent reappraisals skyrocketed values for many.

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Conservation groups challenge clear-cutting of Tennessee forests
From above, Tennessee state forests appear as a flourishing green landscape, but atop some mountains and ridges where timbering has taken place, a scattered patchwork of treeless gaps appears in the woodland canopy.

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Former Chattanooga planner alleges bias in process, says he was forced to resign
Chattanooga's former head planner is alleging his resignation last month was forced and that local planning processes are biased in favor of developers and the city.

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Students have been called to the office — and even arrested — for AI surveillance false alarms
Lesley Mathis knows what her daughter said was wrong. But she never expected the 13-year-old girl would get arrested for it.

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Republican US Sen. Marsha Blackburn joins Tennessee race for governor
Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced Wednesday that she is entering the open Tennessee governor's race in 2026, setting up a primary clash with U.S. Rep. John Rose.

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Local GOP members laud Blackburn’s run for Tennessee governor
Republicans in Hamilton County are excited about the prospect of U.S. Sen Marsha Blackburn as Tennessee's next governor and say she is favored in Hamilton County over U.S. Rep. John Rose.
