Letting families opt out of school mask mandates may be bad public health policy, but it could be good politics for Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee.

Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond asked the county commission recently to accept a $28,000 donation to the sheriff's office and for permission to apply for a $125,000 grant intended to help the Frequent Users Systems Engagement housing program.

Due to issues with the Times Free Press printing press, some subscribers may not receive a print paper until around 10 a.m. Sunday.

Chattanooga's downtown West Village took on a European flavor Saturday morning when nearly $100 million of vintage Ferrari sports cars rolled onto the Westin Hotel patio for display to thousands of vintage car fans during the second day of the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival.

Two dozen residents gathered in Chattanooga's Westside Park softball field on Saturday for the Grove Street Justice Rally, an event held in memory of 37-year-old Labrecia Dews and 21-year-old Keniqua Hughes, two women who died in a shooting on Grove Street last month.

A PBS documentary that aired in May called attention to a long-brewing crisis in American health care brought to the forefront by the COVID-19 pandemic — the future of many safety-net hospitals, such as Chattanooga's Erlanger Health System, is in jeopardy.

Tennessee is committing to spend nearly $900 million on incentives, infrastructure work and a new technical college as its part of an agreement with Ford Motor Co. and South Korea battery maker SK Innovation for a multibillion battery plant and assembly facility in rural West Tennessee.

Starting next month, Catoosa County Animal Control will no longer offer animal adoption services on Saturdays.

The Walker County Board of Commissioners has voted to approve the rezoning of a 19-acre parcel on Happy Valley Road in Rossville, Georgia, across from Ridgeland High School from agricultural and commercial to residential.

This newspaper photo from 1975 shows young men harvesting pumpkins on Walden's Ridge.

Talk about moving some metal.

Six decades ago a couple of local train buffs got the idea of preserving the dwindling number of steam engines in the South on film, an endeavor that led to one of Chattanooga's most iconic attractions.

As a social worker for Hospice of Chattanooga a decade ago, Sherry Campbell found many people being released from the hospital with terminal illnesses were being forced to live the end of their lives on the streets or outdoors without a home.

The Humane Educational Society is encouraging Chattanooga area residents to donate or adopt after 21 dogs were rescued from a property in Rhea County, Tennessee, according to a society news release.

Hamilton County Board of Education member Rhonda Thurman of Hixson expressed concern over the use of curse words and references to sex and violence depicted in library books found in Hamilton County Schools in a Wednesday opinion article.

Hamilton County General Sessions and Mental Health Court Judge Lila Statom has become president of Tennessee's General Sessions Judges Conference after her peers across the state elected her to the post.

Rodney Antonio Gearing pleaded guilty on Friday to second-degree murder in a 2018 Ooltewah case.

Detroit might be the nation's car capital, but for the next three days Chattanooga will be America's automotive showroom and playground.

After two race course officials were injured during the inaugural Chattanooga Motorcar Festival in 2019, this year's race route is a completely redesigned two-mile loop developed by a motorsports track planning and execution company, organizers said.

The city of Chattanooga is suing a former city employee after overpaying her $44,000 for mileage reimbursement.

McKee Foods, the Collegedale, Tennessee-based snack food manufacturer, will offer the first-ever Little Debbie ice cream at nationwide Walmart stores beginning next month, according to a news release from Walmart spokesman John Engleman.

As Hamilton County moves forward with a redistricting process for county commission districts, questions are arising from commissioners and members of the public about how the school board will be affected by the new boundaries.

Neighbors and residents who live in the Grove Street area will host a rally at noon Saturday at the Westside Softball Field to try and encourage community safety and unity after a deadly shooting there last month.