Q. What service were residents taking advantage for the first time 50 years ago?
A. Chattanooga and Hamilton County residents could renew their license tags by mail for the first time a half century ago.
The new service was a campaign promise of County Clerk Bill Knowles, who had been elected the previous year.
“The mail program is simply another option available to the public for their convenience,” Knowles said in published reports. “While it is true that a number of citizens can personally visit the courthouse or one of the substations, I feel that there are many people whose work hours conflict with our normal hours. I hope this new option will prove beneficial.”