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New Hixson elementary school with YMCA partnership breaks ground
Hamilton County officials broke ground Thursday on a roughly $50 million Hixson elementary school that will combine three existing school zones and share a campus with the North River Family YMCA.
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How to watch tonight’s Blood Moon in Chattanooga
Following the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, it's the Moon's turn to line up for some time in -- or, rather, out of -- the spotlight during a deep partial lunar eclipse tonight, Aug. 27. And unlike the solar eclipse that was only visible over Greenland, Iceland and parts of Europe, tonight's spectacle can be seen from your backyard right here in Chattanooga.
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August rains bring drought relief to Tennessee, but dryness lingers
For the first time in about a year, 99% of Tennessee is drought-free, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor and the state climate office.
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Bradley County officials urge open-mindedness toward $11.3B data center campus proposal
Bradley County officials urged residents Wednesday not to make snap judgments about Project River, the Wright family's $11.3 billion proposal to build an industrial campus for a data center over five years.
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Chattanooga Police Department launches drone as first responder program
The Chattanooga Police Department launched a pilot program to use drones as first responders, with the first two positioned at fire stations in town.
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Ron Hart: The Democrats awkwardly try to fix their ‘men’ problem
For years, the Democratic Party treated men like a museum treats a taxidermied woolly mammoth: historically important, dirty and best observed from behind a velvet rope.
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Deborah Levine: East Ridge center reopening brings back the town square
Community centers are like town squares, with their mission to provide a variety of fun and recreational opportunities for people of all lifestyles and ages. That's the vision statement of East Ridge Parks and Recreation, along with: "We work hard to provide a safe, fun and respectable place to enjoy life."
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Former state official charged with cutting trees in Savage Gulf for home’s view
A former Tennessee commissioner of revenue has been accused of illegally cutting down trees within the boundary of Savage Gulf State Park to improve the view from his mountain home site in Grundy County.
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State finds no “red flags” in toll-lane bidder despite past problems
Tennessee Department of Transportation officials picked a road-building group to take on the state's first toll project despite a series of bumps the consortium's companies hit over the past decade-plus, ranging from bankruptcies to price-gouging accusations.
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Tennessee to receive $750M of $17B Facebook, Instagram settlement
Tennessee will receive over $750 million as part of a nationwide $17.1 billion settlement by Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram.
