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Chattanooga entrepreneur Barry Large named chair of Erlanger Health board
Barry Large, a Chattanooga entrepreneur and businessman, has been named chair of the Erlanger board of directors, according to an announcement by the nonprofit health system.
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Cindy Fain focusing on student proficiency in North Chattanooga area Hamilton County school board race
Cindy Fain wants to emphasize the academic basics and focus on increasing students' proficiency rates as a Hamilton County school board member.
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Ben Connor wants to continue supporting teachers, facilities needs as North Chattanooga area Hamilton County school board member
Incumbent Ben Connor, D-North Chattanooga, plans to continue focusing on improving school facilities and supporting teachers if elected to a second term on the Hamilton County Board of Education.
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Chattanooga-area business openings and closings in June 2026
Here's a look at the business trends for June in the Chattanooga area.
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Georgia’s food benefit payment errors could cost the state millions of dollars — but not quite yet
Georgia could be on the hook to pay millions of dollars to maintain a key food assistance program if the state doesn't drastically reduce its payment error rates, thanks to changes implemented under last summer's federal budget reconciliation bill.
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Tennessee reduced training in IV placement in new lethal injection protocol
Tennessee's lethal injection protocol adopted a year and a half ago appears to include reduced training in IV placement. That's the part of the process prison staff failed to complete in May before aborting the execution of Tony Carruthers. Filings from ongoing litigation over the protocol show concerns about the executioners' training and qualifications aren't new.
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Chattanooga 250: Two decades ago, leaders did ‘everything we could’ to bring VW to Chattanooga
When German representatives from Volkswagen hopped into a TVA helicopter almost two decades ago to get a bird's-eye view of Enterprise South Industrial Park, they generally liked what they saw.
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Chattanooga 250: EPB harnessed light to become city’s strongest selling point
By installing a system of glass strands that transmits data at the speed of light, EPB transformed itself into a technology leader recognized globally for launching the world's fastest residential internet in 2010, giving Chattanooga its nickname of "Gig City."
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Chattanooga 250: Outdoors primed city as ‘Boulder of the East’
In his first State of the City address in May 2002, then-Mayor Bob Corker said city and community leaders would work to develop a plan to transform the downtown waterfront, reconnect the community to the river and "forever change" the city, according to newspaper archives.
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Judge extends order blocking Tennessee officials from reporting sick, disabled immigrant children
A Nashville judge on Wednesday extended an order from last week that blocks Tennessee health officials from reporting 400 immigrant children with disabilities and chronic illnesses, enrolled in a safety-net health program, to a state immigration enforcement office.
