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Collegedale commission unanimously approves new locally designed logo
The city of Collegedale's gambit to ask residents and local college students to design the town's new branding paid off, according to town officials, as a winner was unanimously selected at Wednesday's commission meeting.
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Former Bishop Richard Stika of the Catholic Diocese of Knoxville dies
Richard F. Stika, the former Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Knoxville, died Tuesday, according to the diocese's website.
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Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office investigates self-inflicted gunshot death during traffic stop
After Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputies attempted a traffic stop, they discovered the driver of the vehicle had a gunshot wound, according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office.
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Tennessee lawmakers advance bills requiring police to help ICE, schools to report immigration status
Tennessee's legislature advanced two anti-immigrant bills on Tuesday during their first hearings on each. One would require local law enforcement to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the other would require law enforcement agencies, local governments and institutions such as schools, hospitals and prisons to track and report individuals based on immigration status.
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Federal official reverses course, says ICE hasn’t purchased facility in Lebanon
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has not purchased a detention facility in Lebanon, a spokesperson said Tuesday, reversing course after an uproar from local and state officials with no knowledge of the supposed plan.
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Hamilton County Health Department says raw milk caused E. coli uptick
The Hamilton County Health Department has reported an increase in a certain type of E. coli case that is associated with drinking raw milk.
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Chattanooga Convention Center director departs after less than a year
After less than a year in the role, the newly appointed director of the Chattanooga Convention Center, Sam Voisin, is leaving for a job in Mississippi.
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ICE to open second Tennessee immigrant detention center in Lebanon
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased a facility in Lebanon to house detained immigrants, an agency spokesperson said Friday.
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Five things to watch as TVA follows Trump ‘energy dominance’ agenda
Republican elected officials in Tennessee have encouraged President Donald Trump to use the Tennessee Valley Authority as an instrument to achieve his energy goals, and the possibility is greater with a new board of mostly Trump nominees.
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Kennedy: Ooltewah man on a mission to document police careers
Jason Cates, 55, of Ooltewah, is on a mission to preserve the stories of men and women in blue.
