Regional
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Chickamauga gets $5.5M in federal, state funds to clean up Crystal Springs factory
The city of Chickamauga has been awarded around $5.5 million in state and federal grants to clean up the abandoned Crystal Springs Print Works factory.
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Hamilton County pursues one-year pause on data centers
The new county planning department will use the time to study the impacts of data centers
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Tattoos and coffee: See the business licenses issued in Hamilton County last week
Business licenses issued June 22-27, as provided by the Hamilton County Clerk's Office:
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Employee belongings, no hand soap: Chattanooga area restaurant inspection reports for week ending June 30, 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. Establishments are reinspected if they fail to meet critical standards.
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Chattanooga ends curbside compost program for residents
Chattanooga's foray into curbside composting pickup has officially ended.
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Alabama consumers to pay more for groceries as state sales tax holiday ends
Alabama consumers will pay more for groceries this week after a two-month suspension of the state portion of the grocery tax ended Tuesday.
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Tennessee GOP senators seek review of botched execution
A group of Tennessee Republican senators is urging the governor to commission an independent review of a failed execution and correct any problems before the state attempts another execution.
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Judge: Plaintiffs lack standing in case challenging Tennessee law making illegal immigration state crime
An ACLU and National Immigration Law Center challenge to a new Tennessee law that makes it a crime for immigrants without legal status to enter or remain in the state was dismissed by a federal judge Friday.
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Virginia to allow recreational marijuana to be sold in retail stores beginning in 2027
Five years after becoming the first Southern state to legalize possession of marijuana, Virginia has approved a legal way to sell it to recreational users.
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Ridgesong development in Ooltewah is ‘a cross between rural and urban Tennessee’
Pratt Home Builders is developing a new 165-home community off of Snow Hill Road in Ooltewah, Ridgesong, named for its expansive ridge and treeline views.
