As the state of Tennessee and the local county and city governments ease restrictions amid the novel coronavirus, many public Chattanooga area greenspaces have reopened.

Sometimes we are glad when something ends. Sometimes we are not. Right now, I wasn't sure how I felt.

For the past 60 years, the Chattanooga Area Swim League has thrived, establishing teams from Cleveland down to Calhoun and annually showcasing more than 1,000 competitors often ranging in age from 5 to 18.

Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission members on Friday named Bobby Wilson as the new head of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, the state agency overseeing fish and wildlife as well as habitats and enforcement of game laws.

A nearly 10,000-square-foot inflatable splash park is coming to Chester Frost Park — though it's grand opening is yet to be determined.

The Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Chickamauga Lake will make a third go at hitting the water in 2020.

Last week, the New York Times published a story announcing the arrival of "murder hornets" to the United States.

I watched her scramble up the substantial slope before us and was almost overcome with guilt. It dawned on me that I was possibly doing this remarkable young lady a great disservice.

Wild turkeys are among Tennessee's most prized game, but the reasons why these birds are particularly dear to two local ladies are different in each case.

A revival is stirring right now; a return to our roots, to our deepest nature.

Tennessee's state parks will reopen most of its 56 state parks on Friday, April 24, for day-use only. Specific details on which parks will reopen will be available on tnstateparks.com this week, according to a news release sent Monday afternoon.

Cole Sands has been part of two top-five team finishes in college national championship tournaments in the past eight months, but now the Bryan College angler from Calhoun, Tennessee, has a fish tale that stands out for reasons beyond his success.

This year, amid coronavirus concerns, environmental organizations must forgo Earth Day marches and festivals.

A week into their rafting trip, news of the escalating coronavirus crisis reached the bottom of the Grand Canyon - where 16 paddlers were weathering a different storm: freak headwinds so strong they blew the one-ton rafts backwards and blasted the paddlers with sand.

I like guns. Sometimes that's not the most popular thing to say these days, but as in many aspects of life, I feel it's best to be honest from the start.

One-hundred thirty-four feet of white water.

"I'm telling you, if I don't get out of this house, I'm going to go stir crazy!"

Turkey hunters are a hardy lot. During this crazy time we are living in, turkey hunters across the country are either already hunting or preparing to do so.

The annual Sunbelt Bakery Ironman 70.3 in Chattanooga has been postponed, according to the event's official website.

In recent weeks, between coronavirus concerns and home quarantines, record numbers have been turning to parks for relief — in some cases, causing so much congestion, parks have been forced to close due to overcrowding.

OK, folks, let's have a talk. This is a crazy time, and many of you are letting this coronavirus situation get to you. Yes, it's serious. Yes, a lot of people are going to get sick and some people are going to die.

As cabin fever rises, a popular leisure sport has remained an option for many in the Chattanooga area to get out of the house while safely practicing social distancing.

I have read about and thought about visiting Reelfoot Lake for years, and now here I am.