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Craig Fuller: Chicken plant site a chance to bring minor league hockey to Chattanooga
The Pilgrim's Pride chicken processing plant is scheduled to close in September. This 10-acre parcel creates a substantial opportunity for Chattanooga to build a community sports mega-complex in the heart of downtown.
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At Kingston, TVA sees model for coal ash future beyond spill’s shadow
As the Tennessee Valley Authority nears the end of a decade-long process to study the best solution for closing waste sites at coal plants under a Tennessee state order, it's facing a familiar public relations problem.
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Restaurant president calls teen fryer violations ‘honest mistake’ after $62K in child labor penalties
A Cleveland, Tennessee-based restaurant franchisee paid about $62,000 in federal child labor penalties that the company president called "way over the top."
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Push to rename Nashville airport for Dolly Parton gets a boost from Tennessee’s governor
A push by fans to rename Nashville's airport for Dolly Parton appears to be taking flight just days after the country music icon's death.
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Tullahoma, Tennessee, sixth grader killed in bike-dump truck collision identified
The child killed Tuesday in Tullahoma, Tennessee, on his way to school in a collision with a dump truck has been identified.
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Lawsuit alleges dog attack during Hamilton County shelter adoption meeting
A Hamilton County man is suing a local animal shelter, alleging a pit bull mix named Diesel bit him in both arms during a prospective adoption meeting.
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Hamilton County Commission will consider school board vacancy next week
Hamilton County Commissioner David Sharpe, D-Red Bank, said he intends to introduce a resolution at the commission's next meeting to put the District 11 school board vacancy left by Democrat Jill Black on the November ballot.
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Former South Pittsburg running back receives judicial diversion
A former South Pittsburg High School running back originally charged with rape received judicial diversion after a plea agreement reduced his case to three misdemeanor assault charges.
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Warnings continue over Tennessee’s lack of sustainable transportation funding, even with toll lane project
Officials with the Tennessee Department of Transportation warned again that the state's transportation infrastructure needs continue to outpace revenues, even as a toll lane project takes shape.
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Cassette Skateshop closing in St. Elmo after four years
Cassette Skateshop, one of two specialty skate shops in Chattanooga, will be closing its doors within the next two months, the shop announced on social media.
