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EPB sends off transformative CEO David Wade with region’s help: ‘So much respect’
EPB chief executive David Wade had tears in his eyes Friday morning as elected officials and his peers across the region surprised him by traveling to Chattanooga to wish him a happy retirement after a remarkable 43-year career at the utility.

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Planning begins for $54M-plus Wilcox Boulevard bridge replacement
The city of Chattanooga is planning with the state, Norfolk Southern Railway and Hamilton County to replace the 72-year-old Wilcox Boulevard bridge from Amnicola Highway over Norfolk Southern's DeButts Yard to the Avondale neighborhood in East Chattanooga.

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Where the 2026 Tennessee governor candidates stand on education issues
Where do Tennessee's governor candidates stand on education issues?

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East Tennessee man to appeal long federal sentence for ‘nihilistic violent extremist’
A 27-year-old East Tennessee man sentenced to 77 years in federal prison will appeal the judgment, according to a notice filed in his online docket Thursday.

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TVA board OKs overdue power plan, budget with $3.5B gas plant. See all votes
The Tennessee Valley Authority, the largest public utility in the U.S., plans to invest $13 billion over the next three years to maintain and expand its grid, according to a budget approved by the board Thursday.

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TVA to charge data centers more for power under separate rate
Federal utility did not raise residential power bills

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Chattanooga leaders praise $130M Southside project Station 33 at groundbreaking
A team of local Chattanooga developers broke ground Thursday morning on Station 33, a $130 million development on the Southside set to include shops, a food hall, a pedestrian plaza, condos and a hotel.

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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga debuts local Mocs branded lager ahead of football season
This football season, tailgaters will have a new, hyper-local brew option — Mocs Gold Lager.

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Tennessee tabs road-building group for $9B toll lanes project
A Tennessee transportation board selected a road-building group Wednesday to fund and build toll lanes from the southeast Nashville area to Murfreesboro as part of a package in which the contractor locked up the bid by agreeing to pay the state nearly $25 billion over the life of a 50-year contract.

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BlueCross removes AI tool observing employees work after complaints
Unum uses software from same company
