Regional
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Daylong lane closures coming to I-24 bridge over Nickajack
Work scheduled June 22-26
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Guards at privately run Tennessee prison to wear body cameras
Tennessee's private-prison operator is paying the cost of equipping officers with body cams at besieged Trousdale Turner, but much of the video captured in the delayed pilot program will not be subject to the state's Public Records Act.
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Memphis-Shelby County Schools sue Tennessee over state takeover
Memphis-Shelby County school leaders are suing top Tennessee Republicans in an effort to stop a new takeover law from diverting power away from the locally elected school board to a new board of political appointees.
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Georgia lawmakers advance bill to delay voting machine changes until 2028 presidential election
Georgia lawmakers have advanced a bill extending the deadline to remove QR codes from Georgia's ballots to 2028, taking their first official step during the special session to rectify a problem that threatened to destabilize the state's midterm elections.
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Feds appear to axe plans for immigration detention megacenter in Georgia town
After months of tension between the city of Social Circle, Georgia, and the federal government, the city announced in a press release Thursday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will abandon its plan to convert an industrial warehouse into a 10,000-bed immigration detention center in the rural community.
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Some GOP senators and Trump allies have harsh reviews of his agreement to end Iran war
Republican leaders on Capitol Hill, including top national security figures, were voicing strong reservations Thursday —- and some outright condemnation — of the Trump administration's agreement to end the fighting in Iran.
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Hamilton County school board OKs policy ending take-home devices for elementary, middle students
Elementary and middle school students will not be assigned a device to take home next school year under a new policy approved by the Hamilton County Board of Education.
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Chicken plant neighbors lament job losses, but they won’t mourn the smell
About 15 years ago, architect David Hudson — now retired — worked on a plan that envisioned a brand new gateway to Chattanooga's Southside.
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EPB approves annual budget with no electric rate increase
The EPB board of directors approved Thursday a budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 that includes no increase to electric rates and $863 million in total revenue.
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New Chattanooga senior center space estimated to open in fall with $231K lease
A leasing agreement for a Chattanooga senior center was approved by city officials after years of complaints from older adults about the need for an exclusive space.
