Regional
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Superintendent Justin Robertson presents $705M budget to Hamilton County Commission
As the school system presented its $705 million budget to the Hamilton County Commission on Wednesday, several commissioners thanked the Board of Education for bringing a balanced budget.
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Wamp’s proposed $1B budget includes funding for Hamilton County raises, road improvements
Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp's administration has proposed a $1 billion budget for the next fiscal year with no tax increase and a raise for county employees across the board.
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Chattanooga-based Seven States to build grid batteries with $439M in federal funds
Seven States Power Corp., a Chattanooga-based energy cooperative, will use $439 million in loans and grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build grid-level batteries across Tennessee.
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Erlanger breaks ground on multiphase East Hospital expansion
Erlanger Health broke ground Wednesday morning on an expansion and renovation of Erlanger East Hospital on Gunbarrel Road, the first of several facility upgrades across the hospital system, officials said.
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Second explosion in May reported at Cleveland’s Amaero plant
Amaero shut down for third-party review
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Pickleball and shaved ice: See the business licenses issued last week in Hamilton County
These are the business licenses issued last week by Hamilton County officials.
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Knox County Schools takes ‘Roots’ off banned book list, restores to libraries
An East Tennessee school district has reversed its ban on “Roots: The Saga of an American Family,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alex Haley, after weeks of community backlash, board member pressure and statewide criticism, all unfolding in the same city where a 13-foot bronze statue of Haley has stood for nearly three decades.
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South Carolina Senate rejects Trump’s call to redraw congressional map for midterm elections
President Donald Trump's push to reshape congressional districts ahead of the November elections suffered a double setback Tuesday, as South Carolina senators declined to do so and a federal court blocked a Republican-backed map in Alabama.
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Rock City can build gondola without Lookout Mountain if necessary, CEO says
Rock City will likely build a gondola lift even if elected officials in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, decline to let the company build part of the system on property within city limits, CEO and owner Doug Chapin said.
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‘Plantation mentality’: Chattanooga City Council members spar over land trust funding
Proposal would redirect dollars from down-payment assistance program to outside organization
