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Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate await news of doctor’s participation
Mark Walton Fowler was once an execution doctor. Attorneys for Darrell Hines — who is scheduled to be executed on Aug. 13 for the March 1985 stabbing of Katherine Jean Jenkins at a motel off Interstate 40 in Kingston Springs — want to know if he plans to be one again.

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Food Scene: Chattanoogan tackles bevy of restaurants for Taco Week
It's the fourth annual, and Chattanoogans are on the hunt for $4 specialty tacos at 32 locations. They include a couple repeats like both…

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It’s decision time for the Okefenokee Swamp’s proposed World Heritage designation
Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp could soon be elevated to the same level as Yellowstone National Park, the fjords of Norway or Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

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Watercraft collision on Tims Ford Lake leaves one dead
One man is dead and another man is recovering from injuries following a crash between two personal watercraft on Tims Ford Lake in Winchester,…

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Erlanger seeks to join South Carolina health system in proposed $2 billion deal
Erlanger Health could become part of one of the Southeast's largest nonprofit health systems under a proposed partnership with South Carolina-based Prisma Health, a…

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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include Lookouts drone show, Vann House Day, rodeo
Here are the events you can do this weekend in the Chattanooga area.

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Lack of sponsor means Hamilton County term limits won’t come before 2026 election
Term limits for Hamilton County commissioners have yet to become codified after legislation for it didn't get picked up.

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Local woman settles beef with owner of Chattanooga area Wendy’s locations
A woman and her attorneys will receive about $11,000 from the corporate owner of several Wendy's locations across Georgia and Tennessee after she alleged…

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Elementary school janitor arrested, allegedly altered images with AI to portray child nudity
The janitor of Daisy Elementary School who was arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor allegedly used an AI program to alter…

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Dismissals granted on three counts, denied on six in 2024 drowning case
Deputy’s estate denies wrongdoing. County answer pending
