New class at Chattanooga's Brainerd High trains students to become 911 dispatchers
At Brainerd High on Thursday, Hannah Merrell, 17, fake dialed 911 and pretended to be a mother panicking about her 4-year-old being locked in the bathroom.
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American boosting nonstops between Chattanooga-Dallas
American Airlines will increase the number of daily nonstops between Chattanooga and Dallas-Fort Worth to four starting in the summer, according to the Chattan…
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OB3B in Soddy-Daisy is a new spot for coffee, deli fare, community gathering
The grand opening of OB3B is a major milestone in Justin and Jenni O'Brien's journey — a story that started with their love for the town of Soddy-Daisy.
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Downtown Chattanooga’s Mountain City Club site may hold department store, event space, hotel
Mountain City Club officials agreed Wednesday to potentially finalize a sale of its longtime downtown Chattanooga site, with the buyer planning a department st…
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TVA distributes calendars, conducts emergency drills around nuclear plants
Nuclear power provides the biggest share of electricity generated by the Tennessee Valley Authority and could supply even more power in the future as the feder…
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Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway says Haslams offered bribes to inflate Pilot truck stops earnings
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway says the billionaire Haslam family tried to bribe at least 15 executives at the Pilot truck stop chain with millions of dol…
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Financing plan approved for more affordable apartment complexes in Chattanooga
More than two years after Tennessee's housing agency approved a federal grant to develop more apartments for people with intellectual disabilities in Chattanoo…
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Union questions rehiring process at Chattanooga’s Mueller Co.
Antonio Espey landed the best-paying job he ever had last year when he was hired as an assembly worker at the Mueller Co. plant in Chattanooga.
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Best and worst restaurant inspection reports in the Chattanooga area for the week ending Nov. 28, 2023
The Hamilton County, Catoosa County and Walker County health departments inspect restaurants twice a year and grade businesses on a 100-point scale. Scores bel…
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Axle Logistics to add 651 jobs in Knoxville
One of the fastest growing freight brokerage companies plans to nearly triple its Tennessee workforce by investing $37.9 million to expand its headquarters in …
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Could Biden’s clean energy push be a victim of its success?
Dalton, Georgia, was once known as the carpet capital of the country. Economic diversification meant branching out from wall-to-wall to hardwood flooring.
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Publix workers sue for what they say is unpaid overtime
A group of past and present Publix employees, including at least one in the Chattanooga area and two in Georgia, have filed suit against the Florida-based groc…
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Energy costs moderate in Chattanooga with cheaper gas, lower rate of electricity price increases
Christmas shoppers may be paying more for many of their gift items this year, but Chattanoogans are getting some reprieve this fall in what they pay for energy.
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Plan for new Dollar General in rural Catoosa County area withdrawn after community outcry
A Bartow County-based developer has withdrawn a request for a zoning change after multiple neighbors told the Catoosa County Planning Commission they didn't wa…
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Unemployment edges higher in the Chattanooga area but remains near historic lows
Unemployment edged up last month across the Chattanooga area, but local employers continued to add jobs as the economy slowed but continued to grow, according …
