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Scenic City Mud Run to offer course for youth with special needs

September's Scenic City Mud Run will offer an adaptive youth course thanks to a partnership between race organizers and Siskin Children's Institute.

By Mark Pace August 21, 2019

Mud race runners.Crawling,passing under a barbed wire obstacles during extreme obstacle race mud tile / Getty Images

Area sports notes: CDGA Four-Ball Match Play to be decided at Honors

The Chattanooga District Golf Asssociation Four-Ball Match Play quarterfinals were played Saturday.

By Staff Reports August 17, 2019

Golf tile (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Pakorn_Khantiyaporn)

Trail of Tears damage by Forest Service in Coker Creek still not fixed

Agency says repairs, preservation efforts are on the way

By Ben Benton August 16, 2019

In this file photo from Nov. 6, 2014, Jim Sirmans, member of the Coker Creek Heritage Group, scales one of at least 32 earthen berms that were mistakenly built by the U.S. Forest Service in March 2014 on a segment of the Trail of Tears. The photo at right, taken Aug. 14, 2019, shows how kudzu has grown over the same berm at the trail segment's entrance.

Chattanooga-based Rock/Creek outfitters acquired for second time in 16 months

Rock/Creek outfitters was acquired for the second time in 16 months on Thursday as outdoor retailers make moves to re-establish brick and mortar shops.

By Mark Pace August 16, 2019

Liam Pinson, a sales associate, helps Melissa Stanley find hiking boots at Rock Creek Outfitters Friday, April 20, 2018, at 2 North Shore in Chattanooga.

Additional trail and path connectivity most important for future of Hamilton County parks, residents believe

Additional trail and pathway connectivity in Hamilton County is the most important need for the future of county parks, according to residents.

By Mark Pace August 15, 2019

Jonathan Prater pulls his two sons, Branch Prater, 3, and Knox Prater, 5, as he kayaks toward the shore Friday, July 5, 2019 at Chester Frost Park in Hixson, Tennessee. Temperatures were in the low to mid 90s Friday, and many people were taking advantage of the cool water.

SPARC water-ski day a big hit with new sponsor Amerigroup

They didn't have to see it to believe it - just to appreciate it fully.

By Ron Bush August 15, 2019

Andrew Rich takes off on a water ski with two flanking skiers during the Sports, Arts & Recreation of Chattanooga organization's annual watersports day at First Lutheran Church Camp last Saturday in Soddy-Daisy. The event offered adaptive watersports opportunities for persons with disabilities.

Fresh Air Calendar: Aug. 15-21

Find out what's going on in the Chattanooga area's outdoors scene.

By Staff Report August 14, 2019

Wildflowers grow atop the Brainerd Levee near Brainerd Village in this 2014 staff file photo.

Taste testing Asian carp: Effort to market the invasive fish for consumer consumption continues

Chef Tamie Cook stood outside the Tennessee Aquarium late Wednesday morning, frying Asian carp in a Dutch oven under a bridge to nowhere between the facility's Ocean Journey and River Journey buildings.

By Mark Pace August 14, 2019

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter/ Chef Tamie Cook works on frying Asian carp during a tasting event at the Tennessee Aquarium on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

First-grader opens bike cleaning shop along Virginia Avenue Greenway

So far, not many have come in its first few weeks, but the 6-year-old remains hopeful people will bring their bikes for a cleaning as summer turns to its final stretch.

By Mark Pace August 12, 2019

Photo by Mark Pace/Chattanooga Times Free Press — A sign is pictured on Virginia Avenue on August 11, 2019. Six-year-old Piper Gibson set up a bike cleaning business along the bike path.

Area sports notes: Durward Higgins again sweeps at cycling masters nationals

Call it a triple-triple for Chattanoooga cyclist Durward Higgins.

By Staff Reports August 12, 2019

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