Regional
The latest Regional coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Local section.
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While Nashville’s downtown bar owners seek bailout from new tourism board, Haslam voices concerns
A board designed to oversee the distribution of excess tax revenue in downtown Nashville met for the first time earlier this month, with the state's former governor voicing concerns about giving money directly to businesses.
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In north Alabama congressional race, a Democrat pitches affordability and political reform
Throughout all of the 20th century, Alabama's 5th Congressional District, anchored in north Alabama, was represented by a Democrat. But in 2010, after the two parties had evolved and ideologically solidified into what they are today, voters sent Republican Mo Brooks to Congress, upending that longstanding electoral stasis.
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Alabama voters to consider Pledge of Allegiance, National Anthem, school prayer
Alabama voters will decide in November whether to amend the state constitution to require school boards to adopt policies the daily recital of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools and student-led prayer, as well as the broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner every week.
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Christa Pike is discharged from a hospital after surviving execution attempt, her attorneys say
Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee's attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison, her attorneys said Saturday.
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Chattanooga police drones resolve some calls without officers on scene
Six weeks since the Chattanooga Police Department launched a program dispatching drones to emergency calls, some of those drones are handling incidents without requiring an officer response at all.
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Fleischmann celebrates Amentum’s new global nuclear HQ in Oak Ridge
Amentum, a vast Virginia-based government and commercial contractor providing technology and engineering services, opened its global nuclear headquarters in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Thursday in an event with U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Ooltewah.
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Chattanooga’s Erlanger Park is finalist for international design award
Erlanger Park is the home of the Chattanooga Lookouts, but it was built to be more than a place to watch baseball.
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Trenton Santa Train fundraises for home as it operates from containers
Along Georgia State Route 301 as it winds over Sand Mountain, one property has become a local landmark thanks to shipping containers that stand like a fence in the front yard.
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Portofino’s moves to make way for new seafood restaurant in East Ridge
Longtime East Ridge restaurant Portofino's is moving to the former Fernando's on Ringgold Road, and the owners are launching a new concept, Mame Colhame's Louisiana Fish House, with chef Hugh Harris in the current Portofino's space.
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Native Chattanoogan Dr. Darria will bring expert health advice to readers in column
Shortly after ownership of the Times Free Press changed hands, new owner Craig Fuller made it clear the pages within each section would reflect a rededication to local news coverage.
