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Frances Edwards will wash your mouth out with soap if you forget sacrifices made for voting rights
When early voting begins Oct. 14, Frances Edwards plans to be one of the first in line.
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National Park Partners group maintains preservation efforts for Moccasin Bend
Despite Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute's six-day roller coaster ride from the Sept. 23 announcement of a 49-acre home for a brand new facility to reversal on the property Sept. 28, the conservation group National Park Partners is staying the course to preserve the historic peninsula on the Tennessee River.
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River City Co. surpasses $25M raised to revamp Chattanooga riverfront
Project has additional $25 million in public funding
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Red Bank fires police officer accused of threatening wife, saying dogs were dead
Red Bank has fired police officer Daniel White after investigators accused him of threatening to kill his wife and saying he had killed the family's dogs, according to documents obtained via public records request.
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Interim pastor at local church chained himself to pole outside Tennessee Capitol protesting Pike execution
Before the state of Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike, the Rev. Marvin Morgan chained himself to a pole outside of the state Capitol.
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Federal agency rejects claim it must recognize local Chattanooga Airport board
The Federal Aviation Administration asked a federal court to dismiss a petition from the city of Chattanooga and the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority seeking recognition of a prior Airport Board appointed by Mayor Tim Kelly.
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Remains of Marion County man missing since 2024 identified
The body of a Marion County man reported missing in 2024 has been found not far from the place he was last seen.
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Closures impact traffic overnight on Market Street, Saturday and Sunday on East Brainerd Road
Road work and water line repairs will impact traffic in the coming days around Chattanooga, according to officials.
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Local Opinion: The pluses and pitfalls of working third shift
I'm of the age when conventional wisdom had Joe Citizen and Jane Housewife rising with the sun, earning a living or keeping the household on the straight and narrow, then knocking off around sundown, having some dinner and watching the tube until the local news signed off.
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Proposal requiring Georgia election workers to ‘shuffle’ ballots at the polls fails to find support
A last-minute proposal that would have required poll workers to manually "shuffle" ballots before scanning them in an effort to prevent bad actors from identifying how Georgia residents voted failed to advance at a special-called meeting of the State Election Board.
