Ambulance services in Catoosa County will now be controlled by the Catoosa County government after the county was awarded a bid by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
by Patrick FilbinIn mid-November, the city of Collegedale lifted a self-imposed sewer moratorium that was passed in 2016.
by Sabrina BodonFor the past 20 years, Catoosa County's economic development director was an entry-level position, said Keith Barclift, but with his hiring for the position this past March, the county is shifting toward a more aggressive approach to economic development.
by Sabrina BodonHamilton County Commissioner Randy Fairbanks represents Soddy-Daisy, Sale Creek and the rest of the northernmost district in Hamilton County
by Sarah Grace TaylorTennessee Gov. Bill Lee is expected to have projected new general fund revenues of between $354 million and $408 million as the Republican builds the fiscal year 2020-2021 spending plan he will submit to Tennessee lawmakers in January.
by Andy SherSome Hamilton County school board members want to explore security options outside of traditional school resource officers for the county's schools, but others aren't on board with the plan.
by Meghan MangrumA former East Ridge police officer, who was fired for violating "community standards," is now suing the city and two former officials, claiming his termination was in retaliation for voicing concerns over officer equipment and inconsistencies in promotion and discipline.
by Rosana HughesThe Hamilton County Commission repealed a special events permit for a wedding venue in McDonald after neighbors raised concerns about noise, traffic and setback requirements.
by Sarah Grace TaylorOn Tuesday, a Senate committee passed the Restore Our Parks Act that would address the $12 billion in deferred maintenance at national parks, sending the bill to a full Senate vote.
by Mark PaceAfter decades of hoping, the Avondale community will finally have a new state-of-the-art youth and family development center this weekend.
by Sarah Grace TaylorTennessee Gov. Bill Lee's administration on Wednesday formally filed with the Trump administration an ambitious and controversial block-grant funding proposal aimed at transforming the state's TennCare Medicaid program and freeing it from many federal rules.
by Andy SherTennessee Gov. Bill Lee still plans Wednesday to submit his proposal to convert much of TennCare's federal funding into a modified "block grant" despite the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services withdrawing its proposed guidance to states on the issue.
by Andy SherCleanup on the Lupton City Mill site hit another hurdle last week when contractors discovered an elevator shaft with significant friable asbestos, creating a need for increased funding for safe asbestos handling not included in the awarded asbestos abatement contract.
by Sarah Grace TaylorThe Collegedale Police Department has received largely positive feedback by the Municipal Technical Advisory Service, which reviewed its policies, though it did not address the department's alleged quota system due to an ongoing state investigation.
by Rosana HughesJust days after Superintendent Bryan Johnson and four school board members attended a town hall about teacher pay and funding public education, it's back to business for the Hamilton County Board of Education.
by Meghan MangrumTennessee families who participate in Gov. Bill Lee's private school voucher program would have to report and possibly pay federal taxes on the taxpayer-provided support, state Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn acknowledged Monday.
by Andy SherHoping to get a jump start on the legislative session that begins in January, Tennessee House Finance Committee members on Monday are kicking off their annual budget hearings.
by Andy SherNeighborhoods surrounding the 44 acres that once housed the Harriet Tubman public housing development should be included in a proposed tax increment financing district, said local residents during a public hearing on the issue Thursday.
by Mary FortuneAfter years of providing animal services to Hamilton County from a 100-year-old building, the Humane Educational Society of Chattanooga is one step closer to having a new home.
by Sarah Grace TaylorEducation, reducing childhood trauma, transportation, emotional support, economic empowerment, mentorship and improving the appearance of places that attract crime were some of the ideas to reduce gun violence put forward by the Chattanooga Mayor's Youth Council on Wednesday.
by Elizabeth FiteCiting family and another job offer, Fort Oglethorpe City Manager Jennifer Payne-Simpkins announced her resignation earlier this week, according to Mayor Earl Gray.
by Sabrina BodonA company operating a quarry in Soddy-Daisy was granted three years to finish its rock harvesting operation before it will remediate the property and donate part of the land to Ivy Academy, the town's zoning board of appeals voted Wednesday morning.
by Mark PaceAs the Democratic-led U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday began historic public impeachment hearings to determine whether President Donald Trump used military aid to pressure Ukraine to investigate political opponents, political passions played out among some Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama congressmen and senators on social media.
by Andy Sher