Two Jasper Middle School families say their concerns about a student they say has made racist comments to their children and threatened to kill them have been ignored in Marion County.
by Ben Benton 54 minutes agoKindergarten teacher Jamie Behler was the first to open the doors of the Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts when it debuted in 1991.
by Carmen Nesbitt 1 hour agoChattanooga was awarded a $4.57 million federal grant Wednesday for an integrated, smart transportation management system for electric vehicles so drivers can find charging stations.
by Ben Benton 1 hour agoDemocratic gubernatorial candidate Jason Martin and the Tennessee Democratic Party are at odds over bad information his campaign received from the party and sent to voters in a mass text message just days before the Aug. 4 election.
by Sam Stockard / Tennessee Lookout 2 hours agoPlans for a 708-unit apartment complex off North Hickory Valley Road received criticism from neighbors during a meeting of the Hamilton County Commission on Wednesday, although a representative for the project said it would fill a need for housing in that area.
by David Floyd 2 hours agoSome products containing extracts of cannabidiol, a chemical found in hemp, can again be sold in Catoosa County stores, according to a court ruling handed down Tuesday afternoon.
by Andrew Wilkins 3 hours agoThe next time the Cleveland, Tennessee, man charged in Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach appears in court in October, his lawyer will be expected to make a call on whether his client will go to trial or enter a plea in the nine-count criminal case.
by Ben Benton 3 hours agoChattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy, Hamilton County Commissioner David Sharpe and Juvenile Court Judge Robert Philyaw were among several community leaders who lined up at the main entrance to Brainerd High School to welcome students back on Wednesday morning.
by La Shawn Pagan 3 hours agoSeveral Chattanooga area roads are closed, and a flash flood warning has been issued for a portion of East Tennessee.
by Staff ReportA man was arrested Tuesday evening after making threats and firing a gun into the air in front of a Walmart in Cleveland, Tennessee, according to a news release from the Bradley County Sheriff's Office.
by Staff ReportOver the past few years, it's become increasingly common for governments to make public meetings available via livestream or video posted online for citizens to view at home.
by Emily CrismanThe Chattanooga City Council gave its unanimous OK on Tuesday for the construction of a $79.5 million stadium for the Chattanooga Lookouts at the former U.S Pipe/Wheland Foundry site in the South Broad District.
by David FloydThe Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department inspects restaurants twice a year and grades the businesses on a 100-point scale.
by Staff ReportMarie Mott, who led local demonstrations in response to the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, got the most votes for the District 8 seat on the Chattanooga City Council last week.
by Andy SherFormer U.S. Sen. Bob Corker will lead a statewide, bipartisan coalition of elected leaders urging Tennesseans to approve a measure that would remove language permitting a form of slavery from the Tennessee Constitution.
by Tennessee Lookout staffWithout Davidson County Community Corrections, Brandon "Lane" Gomez figures he'd be in prison or dead.
by Sam Stockard / Tennessee LookoutUpcoming road closures and projects in the Chattanooga area.
by Staff ReportThe Chattanooga Police Department has announced that it is accepting applications for the next round of Citizens Police Academy.
by Staff ReportThe Department of Justice nixed a civil rights investigation of a federal agent purportedly captured on video placing his boot on the neck of a Latino worker at a Grainger County slaughterhouse — within days of receiving a referral on the incident and one week before the agent was interviewed about it, newly revealed records show.
by Jamie Satterfield / Tennessee LookoutSince the EdConnect program launched in 2020, more than 16,000 low-income students — and 28,000 of their family members — have received free internet in their homes. While the effort works to close the digital divide, researchers have discovered another benefit: Parents are showing more involvement in the education of their children.
by Carmen NesbittChattanooga planners Monday endorsed zoning changes to allow more multifamily and townhouse development on a pair of largely vacant lots near commercial properties in East Brainerd.
by Dave FlessnerChattanooga became the largest metro area in the United States without an abortion clinic when the city's only clinic closed in 1993. Although abortion rates for Hamilton County residents and Southeast Tennesseans are below that of the state, women have continued to obtain the procedure.
by Elizabeth FitePointing to "significant" inflationary increases in the cost of "materials, services and labor," the Catoosa County Board of Commissioners has announced a budget that includes increased property taxes.
by Andrew Wilkins