Government offices, post offices and some Chattanooga-area businesses will be closed today in observance of Independence Day.
Chattanooga, Hamilton County and Tennessee government offices will be closed. Government offices in several small cities also will be closed today. Those offices include Red Bank, Signal Mountain, Ridgeside, Soddy-Daisy and Walden.
Chattanooga will collect garbage and recyclables today as scheduled. Containers must be placed curbside before 7 a.m. on collection day.
Garbage normally collected today in East Ridge will be collected Tuesday for those who live from Ringgold Road to South Terrace and Wednesday for those who live from Ringgold Road to the state line.
There will be no brush services in East Ridge this week.