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At Kingston, TVA sees model for coal ash future beyond spill’s shadow
As the Tennessee Valley Authority nears the end of a decade-long process to study the best solution for closing waste sites at coal plants under a Tennessee state order, it's facing a familiar public relations problem.
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Ketner’s Mill property reopens to public with new rules
The new owner of Ketner's Mill in Whitwell is reopening the property to the public Friday with new rules asking for a cooperative effort from visitors to keep the place clean and to stay away from the mill's dangerous low-head dam.
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Cassette Skateshop closing in St. Elmo after four years
Cassette Skateshop, one of two specialty skate shops in Chattanooga, will be closing its doors within the next two months, the shop announced on social media.
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Bradley County officials urge open-mindedness toward $11.3B data center campus proposal
Bradley County officials urged residents Wednesday not to make snap judgments about Project River, the Wright family's $11.3 billion proposal to build an industrial campus for a data center over five years.
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Seven questions answered about Project River data center planned near Chattanooga
Along with the public announcement Wednesday of Project River, a proposed $11.3 billion industrial campus in Bradley County with power plants and a data center, came a sophisticated website promoting the development's purported benefits.
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Project River: $11.3B Bradley County campus aims to revive logging, attract data center
Developers searching for customer for on-site power plants
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TVA sets records for power demand, nuclear generation during summer heat
It's been a hot and dry summer, and few entities understand weather impacts like the Tennessee Valley Authority, a federal agency that generates and transmits electricity used by more than 10 million people.
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Warm coolers, dented cans: Chattanooga area health inspection reports for week ending Aug. 25, 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. The scores are original and do not reflect on-the-spot changes, which sometimes lead to upward adjustments.
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Ford’s Garage restaurant coming to Chattanooga
Ford's Garage, a burger and beer restaurant chain with a 1920s service-station theme featuring classic Ford vehicles and memorabilia, is set to open a location in Chattanooga this fall.
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Mayor’s Chattanooga Airport board bemoans slow legal challenge to state takeover
Chattanooga Airport board members appointed by Mayor Tim Kelly met at City Hall on Monday to hear updates on the board's legal challenges to a state law that vacated and replaced them.
