Ansley Haman covers Hamilton County government. A native of Spring City, Tenn., she grew up reading the Chattanooga Times and Chattanooga Free Press, which sparked her passion for journalism. Ansley's happy to be home after a decade of adventures in more than 20 countries and 40 states. She gathered stories while living, working and studying in Swansea, Wales, Cape Town, South Africa, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Ga., and Knoxville, Tenn. Along the way, she interned for the Scripps Howard News Service, The Wall Street Journal's Atlanta bureau, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the Federal Communications Commission's Office of General Counsel and Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP. Ansley also worked as a staff writer for the Knoxville News Sentinel, where she served on a team covering Knox County government. The team won the 2008 National Headliner Grand Award for print journalism, a 2008 Associated Press Managing Editors First Amendment Award and the Edward Willis Scripps Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment. She earned undergraduate degrees in history and communications from the University of Tennessee and a law degree and certificate in communications law studies from the Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law. When Ansley's not in the newsroom, she loves spending time running, hiking, swimming and playing ball with her husband and daughter. Contact Ansley Haman at ahaman@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6481.
When his playing days were over, he came to Chattanooga in 1929 to manage the minor league Lookouts.
by Ansley HamanHamilton County Commission Chairman Larry Henry and Vice Chairman Fred Skillern will be keeping their posts another year. Commissioners voted to reappoint both on Wednesday.
by Ansley HamanHamilton County Commissioners today voted to keep Larry Henry as chairman and Fred Skillern as vice chairman for another year.
by Ansley HamanWhen Hamilton County commissioners sent letters in July inviting faith leaders to give invocations before meetings, Rabbi Shaul Perlstein responded and was scheduled for Thursday.
by Ansley HamanChampy's fans can soon have their own chicken on a bun.
by Ansley HamanSchool defends coach, prayers: Walker County, Ga., school officials say no student rights violated
by Ansley HamanPlaintiffs Tommy Coleman and Brandon Jones plan to appeal U.S. District Judge Harry S. "Sandy" Mattice's decision not to issue a temporary halt to the Hamilton County Commisson's weekly prayers.
by Ansley HamanIn a second letter in two weeks to Walker County Schools, the Freedom From Religion Foundation cites Facebook posts and student comments to the media as further evidence of First Amendment violations.
by Ansley HamanThe Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter dated Aug. 21 to Walker County Schools Superintendent Damon Raines, challenging several activities led by Ridgeland High coach Mark Mariakis:
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by Kevin Hardy and Ansley HamanTwo men suing the Hamilton County Commission over the Christian prayers it holds during meetings gathered Tuesday with a Christian leader on UTC's campus to support his prayer initiative.
by Ansley HamanLocated on Lookout Mountain just a short drive from both Fort Payne, Ala., and Chattanooga, Mentone is home to at least six summer camps, a golf and ski resort, and several inns.
by Ansley HamanThe Secular Student Alliance at UTC on Friday advanced the debate about public prayer on the school's campus and in Hamilton County.
by Ansley HamanOfficials at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga are considering how to respond to a request that they stop Christian prayers before football games.
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by Ansley HamanNo Hamilton County sheriff's school resource officers are wandering the hallways of Howard School, Washington Alternative School, East Ridge Middle School or Ooltewah Middle School this fall.
by Kevin Hardy and Ansley HamanThe standoff between the Hamilton County Commission and school board over East Brainerd Elementary escalated Wednesday morning, leading one commissioner to call for joint meetings of the two bodies.
by Ansley HamanHamilton County Commissioners voted 7-2 against a resolution that would have approved the architect selection for a new East Brainerd Elementary School.
by Ansley HamanAfter questions arose from the Hamilton County Commission, the River City Co. has altered details of a 10-year tax incentive program to entice developers to build new apartments downtown.
by Ansley HamanHamilton County Schools Superintendent Rick Smith and County Mayor Jim Coppinger selected TWH Architects for the new East Brainerd Elementary School last week, and now they're asking the County Commission and school board to approve their selection.
by Kevin Hardy and Ansley Haman