How many Westside residents want to stay? Chattanooga council chair demands updated info
Chattanooga City Council Chair Raquetta Dotley, of East Lake, is demanding more up-to-date information about the number of public housing residents who want to…
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DA: Images, audio indicate 17-year-old was armed before being shot, killed by Chattanooga police
Body camera images and audio of a call to 911 the night a 17-year-old was shot and killed by Chattanooga police demonstrate the teen was armed, according to Ha…
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Tennessee legislative panel will look into rejecting federal education funds
When Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton floated the idea in February of the state rejecting U.S. education dollars to free schools from federal rules and r…
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Subscriber ExclusiveOne CARTA board member’s mission to ride all the city’s bus routes
Lifelong Chattanoogan and CARTA board member Corey Evatt, wearing a hoodie on an unusually chilly September morning, stepped onto the No. 3 bus at a stop downt…
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Chattanooga City Council OKs $46 million to reduce wastewater overflows
As part of the city's long-term efforts to prevent sewage overflows under an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, Chattanooga will move forward …
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Georgia Gov. Kemp hammers GOP hard-liners for lack of ‘guts’ on spending bills
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has a message for the GOP hard-liners, including U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Northwest Georgia, who refuse to pass legislation …
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With its two doctors planning to retire, an Alabama town patches together health care options
Charity Hodge had mixed feelings when she spotted a Facebook post announcing her longtime primary care doctor was ready to retire after decades of serving thei…
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Alabama library increases parental supervision requirements but doesn’t remove books
The Ozark Dale County Library board of trustees approved new policies that will require more parental supervision of children in libraries but did not explicit…
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Tennessee revenue falls amid tax holidays, business break
After two years of tax windfalls, Tennessee's revenue leveled off in August amid sales tax breaks and a one-time business tax cut, all of which are forerunners…
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Superintendent Justin Robertson rated positively in his first evaluation from the Hamilton County school board
Hamilton County school board members rated Superintendent Justin Robertson positively in his first evaluation since taking the helm of the district almost two …
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$1.7 million project approved for Chattanooga school slated to close
Hamilton County school board members advanced a plan Thursday to build a new multipurpose building at Rivermont Elementary — one of six schools targeted for cl…
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State waives ethics penalty for Chattanooga councilwoman
Tennessee Ethics Commission members Thursday waived a fine for a Chattanooga City Council member who filed her annual ethics statement 159 business days late.
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Subscriber ExclusivePrivate property rights group files lawsuit against Chattanooga over short-term vacation rental regulations
A group advocating for private property rights has filed a lawsuit against the city of Chattanooga over its new regulations against short-term vacation rentals.
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Hixson’s Joe Smith elected chair of Hamilton County school board
The Hamilton County Board of Education elected Joe Smith, R-Hixson, as its new chair Thursday.
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CARTA board unanimously increases Chattanooga’s downtown on-street parking rates
The CARTA board of directors unanimously increased downtown Chattanooga's on-street parking rates to $1.50 per hour at its monthly meeting Thursday.
