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Feds award $4M to clean up Chickamauga mill
Federal officials gathered in Chickamauga on Friday to announce a $4 million Environmental Protection Agency grant to clean up the former Crystal Springs textile mill, where more than 100 years of industrial activity left the soil and water contaminated with heavy metals and other pollutants.
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Democrat’s Hamilton County school board seat won’t be declared vacant until October
The Hamilton County school board seat left by Democrat Jill Black will not be officially declared vacant until the first week of October.
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EPB launches $22M quantum computer to solve grid problems, boost economy
EPB launched a $22-million quantum computer Friday morning, making Chattanooga's municipal utility the first company in the world to combine commercial quantum computing and quantum networking in one center.
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Noon Monday deadline nears for district judge applications
The deadline is noon Monday to apply for appointment to a vacant Circuit Court judge's post in the six-county 12th Judicial District following the Aug. 3 death of Judge John Harvey "Cam" Cameron Jr.
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Report that claimed Novonix closure is ‘unequivocally false,’ CEO says
Novonix is not closing, said CEO Mike O'Kronley, refuting a report based on an anonymous source claiming contractors were told the Chattanooga-based battery materials manufacturer was shutting down.
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Wife of Life Care Centers of America founder Forrest Preston arrested on neglect charges
The wife of 93-year-old Life Care Centers of America founder Forrest Preston has been arrested on an indictment charging her with two elderly neglect crimes.
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Wright family requests Project River delay to address public concerns
The Wright family of Wright Brothers Construction has asked the city of Cleveland, Tennessee, to delay action on Project River, the family's expansive proposed industrial campus in Bradley County.
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Chattanooga hires former Lakesite city manager as deputy operating officer
The former city manager for Lakesite has been named Chattanooga's new deputy chief operating officer.
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How Georgia farms’ fame (and favor) outpace their place in the economy
Gov. Brian Kemp says it. Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper says it. Congressman Sanford Bishop has said it, as did his late colleague U.S. Rep. David Scott.
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In Savannah, Georgia’s utility regulators faced public wrath over data centers
Georgia's Public Service Commission, or PSC — the group that has final say over how the state's largest electric utility generates electricity and how much it charges customers — regularly hears from members of the public during its meetings. But because those meetings are almost always in Atlanta, many of the commenters typically come from the metro area.
