Your Wednesday at a glance:
- Weather: Sunny with a high of 85
- What’s cool: In its biggest-ever investment in Tennessee, Ford is planning a $5.6 billion plant to make electric-powered pickups and will employ over 5,700 workers.
- What’s impressive: This week’s TFP Player of the Week is a McMinn County quarterback who helped his team overcome a 23-7 halftime deficit to win the game.
- What’s free: Today is National Coffee Day and Scooters Coffee is offering customers a free cup of joe by using the company’s mobile app.
Good morning, Chattanooga!
Did you know that Chattanooga used to be home to the oldest Coca-Cola bottling franchise in America?
The building still stands today on Broad Street and is now home to multiple businesses including Ben and Jerry’s.
A reader reached out to the Times Free Press about an old photo he found of the establishment in hopes of finding more information.
“I do not know the exact date [of the photos] but my great uncle, who moved to Florida in 1946, is in them,” the reader said.
So of course our columnist Mark Kennedy and ChattanoogaHistory.com curator Sam Hall went on a hunt to find some answers.
And if you’re interested in Chattanooga history, be sure to join our Remember When, Chattanooga? Facebook group.
Now for some recent stories:
STRIKE LUCKY: A former Soddy-Daisy high school and Lee University baseball player has struck big and is playing for the Tampa Bay Rays.
DOCUMENTING HISTORY: A documentary about the Songbirds Guitar Museum is making its rounds on the independent film festival circuit.
LOL SNL: SNL is preparing for its new season and has announced which of its cast members will be returning.
Tierra Hayes, thayes@timesfreepress.com
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