The Georgia Department of Transportation is providing Catoosa County with funds to pave 6.79 miles of road this year through the Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant Program.

As the newly seated Walker County Board of Commissioners embarks on a new trajectory for the county, one of its major priorities will be continuing the process of ridding the county of millions of dollars in debt accumulated over the years.

Hamilton County winter prep sports will be allowed to resume their season on Monday, according to county athletic director Brad Jackson.

With 24 items on the agenda, the last Walker County Sole Commissioner meeting saw a slew of approvals ahead of the new year and the installation of a new five-member board of commissioners.

Nine runners from the Chattanooga area were selected to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association's all-state cross country team for the 2020 season.

After 40 years in the pest control industry — including 25 years as owner of Jody Millard Pest Control — Soddy-Daisy resident Jody Millard has become a household name in the Chattanooga area.

A Chattanooga-area partnership has submitted suggestions to the Georgia Department of Transportation asking the state to consider north Georgia in plans for new commercial vehicle-only lanes slated for I-75.

A hiring initiative is connecting veterans, active service members and their spouses with jobs at electric cooperatives across the country.

After a record-setting year of 38 miles of road repaved in 2020, Walker County is planning to expand efforts for 2021 and repave 52 miles in the unincorporated areas of the county.

"Bring the heat," a new post on Walker County Schools' Purposity app profile reads. "You can help a family keep warm with a space heater."

Catoosa County has begun initial steps to create greater opportunity for new industrial operations to move to the area.

Just in time for holiday shopping, Buff City Soap is now open in Fort Oglethorpe.

Normally around this time of year, Catoosa County Sheriff Gary Sisk's phone is ringing off the hook for social engagements related to the Stocking Full of Love program.

A recently approved multipurpose development will be coming to Walker County in the near future, bringing with it retail locations, green spaces and hundreds of new homes just off of Happy Valley Road.

When soldiers return from combat, those with post traumatic stress disorder often have trouble reconnecting with society due to fear, severe anxiety and mistrust that can lead to social isolation.

Catoosa and Walker counties will continue their partnership to provide each other with automatic dispatches for fires close to county lines.

As both a chemist and a cook, Desiree Hulsey has the ideal skill set for a candymaker.

The Catoosa County Board of Education voted on Nov. 3 to approve various new Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax projects after receiving feedback from hundreds of constituents.

A mother of three, Emily Johnson knows what an ordeal it can be to stay on top of haircuts for the entire family. As the owner of VIBES Hair Studio, she also knows what a difference a haircut can make for one's overall sense of worth and wellness.

Walker County Sole Commissioner Shannon Whitfield greenlighted two ordinances and approved a new ambulance contract during a commissioner meeting on Oct. 22.

Catoosa County is working to form a coalition of public, private and nonprofit partners to look at whether a lack of affordable workforce housing is an issue in the county's housing market.

Local veteran Loretta Lynn Leda is helping fellow female veterans relieve stress through a yoga class she streams on Zoom every Wednesday at 8 p.m.

While there has been record turnout for in-person early voting, North Georgia counties are also expecting a surge in absentee voting as people opt to vote remotely.