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Unsuitable temperatures, improper hand-washing: Chattanooga area health inspection reports for week ending Aug. 18, 2026
The Hamilton County, Catoosa County and Walker County health departments inspect food service establishments twice a year, grading them on a 100-point scale.
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Walker County landfill gives away 39 tons of material as part of Mulch Madness
It may be August, but it's Mulch Madness in Walker County.
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Metro Nashville joins lawsuit claiming feds withheld millions
Metro Nashville filed suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in federal court, claiming the Trump administration withheld tens of millions of dollars for anti-terrorism efforts unless states and local governments adopted certain election-system policies to check citizenship.
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Tennessee reports $1.2B surplus during past fiscal year
Tennessee's next governor will enter office with a $1.2 billion surplus after the state finalized the books on its most recent fiscal year.
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Trial opens for Chattanooga man accused of ex-girlfriend’s murder
The night before police found Kara Akins dead in her home, her neighbor's camera recorded Lawrence Goodine as he ran across a dark Chattanooga street and grabbed her, according to prosecutor Roger Layne.
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Man sentenced for 4th DUI after police say he drove through Chattanooga church playground fence
Pedro Gonzalez was serving an 8-year suspended sentence for voluntary manslaughter
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Chattanooga-based Novonix announces plan to bring American stock price above $1
Nasdaq gave company September deadline
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Hamilton County school board takes first step in forming partnership to build staff housing
Hamilton County school board members have taken the first step toward initiating a partnership to create affordable housing for district teachers and staff.
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Georgia Supreme Court to stop hearing most murder cases by 2028
Starting next summer, Georgia's highest court will no longer routinely hear appeals in murder cases.
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Bend developer Jimmy White says city board treated him ‘like a criminal’
Local developer Jimmy White left a Chattanooga city board meeting in early August in a sour mood after the board surprised him by sending…
