
Proposed Chattanooga Climate Action Plan draws praise, criticism at public hearing
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly's Climate Action Plan -- a long-term strategy aimed at reducing the city's carbon footprint, promoting growth of green jobs and boo…
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly's Climate Action Plan -- a long-term strategy aimed at reducing the city's carbon footprint, promoting growth of green jobs and boo…
Starting in May and continuing through at least August, the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority expects to boost the frequency of its downtown s…
Officials hope a new employee focused on data analysis will help Hamilton County receive additional money to address the local effects of the opioid epidemic a…
An effort to move the municipality's nonpartisan elections to August so they align with state races and to impose term limits for members of the Chattanooga Ci…
Business owners along Chattanooga's Station Street may have to contribute financially for security services on the roadway if the City Council approves propose…
Chattanooga city elections would move to August of even-numbered years — and coincide with races for state and county offices — under a proposal going before t…
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly has brought on former Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger to serve as his campaign treasurer in advance of the 2025 city election c…
After an update to the city's rules for short-term vacation rentals failed in front of the Chattanooga City Council on Tuesday, officials are poised to take an…
Using $140,000 in recurring opioid remediation funds, the Hamilton County mayor's office is asking the County Commission to create a data analyst position that…
Knoxville and Knox County officials say construction of a minor league baseball stadium for the Tennessee Smokies has seen its anticipated cost increase by $14…
A group of Chattanooga property owners has formed to oppose more restrictive rules for short-term vacation rentals up for approval at the City Council's meetin…
After initially deferring the item because of uncertainty about the availability of funds, the Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority's board…
As members finalize new rules in unincorporated areas, Hamilton County commissioners have again extended an ongoing pause on new short-term vacation rental per…
Opting to commit the remaining funding set aside for the group in late 2021, Hamilton County commissioners decided Wednesday to distribute $200,000 of federal …
After imposing a temporary pause on certain new applications in April to more thoroughly review the city's regulations, the Chattanooga City Council approved o…
Chattanooga City Councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod, of Eastdale, is urging the governor to reconsider state penalties for simple possession of marijuana of up to h…
The Chattanooga City Council unanimously approved Mayor Tim Kelly's appointment of Phil Noblett to the role of city attorney.
Chattanooga will apply for a federal grant of up to $17.5 million that could enable officials to expand the scope of a pedestrian accessway that will tie the T…
Hamilton County commissioners will decide next week whether to provide an additional $100,000 in federal pandemic relief money for a youth mentorship program c…
Friends and family told the Chattanooga City Council on Tuesday that Esai Navarro was recently fired from her position as director of the Office of New America…
Chattanooga leaders have allocated about $190,000 to upgrade the mayor's large conference room on the third floor of City Hall.
Hoping to provide people with the knowledge necessary to make positive behavioral changes, Corey Evatt has sought to make two of his passions -- veganism and p…
Arguing that it could set a poor precedent, Hamilton County commissioners narrowly denied a request by residents of a Montlake subdivision to accept Terrace Fa…
With members stating that they would prefer to see the properties situated in commercial rather than residential zones, the Chattanooga City Council has delaye…
A New York marketing agency intends to "take appropriate legal action" to enforce an agreement with the city of Chattanooga allowing the company to produce vid…
Hamilton County Commission Chairman Chip Baker, R-Signal Mountain, is asking his colleagues to consider a more deliberate process for awarding funds to nonprof…
After pausing new permits for certain properties in April to refine existing guidelines, the Chattanooga City Council on Tuesday will consider new rules for sh…
In fiscal year 2023, Hamilton County expects to receive $1.5 million from the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council, a panel established to determine how to spend…
Multiple businesses in Chattanooga recently received a pitch from a marketing agency based in New York that would involve spending thousands of dollars to rece…
In the George unit at Silverdale Detention Center, a guard sits in a dark room overlooking four cellblocks. A series of windows offers a glimpse into the large…
Following concern last week from members of the County Commission, Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp has dropped a proposal that would have diverted about $3 m…
Hoping to stop recurring issues with a section of the road, the city of Chattanooga will build a land bridge on Lake Resort Drive to permanently fix an unstabl…
Aiming to provide an alternative for low-level offenders, Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp and District Attorney Coty Wamp intend to double the number of comm…
It's unlikely that Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp will pursue a project he referenced in December that would involve using a portion of the old Chattanooga …
Former Hamilton County District Attorney Neal Pinkston has received a private reprimand from the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility following a com…
Once they reach a final tally, Health Department officials expect that around 200 Hamilton County residents will have died from fatal overdoses in 2022, an inc…
Prompting pushback from several commissioners, Mayor Weston Wamp has proposed reallocating $3 million in federal pandemic relief funds set aside for the Hamilt…
The city of Chattanooga is making a formal request for a developer and service provider to help convert a vacant motel into about 70 units of housing for peopl…
Mud squelches underfoot as a procession of volunteers navigates a wooded footpath in Chattanooga, careful to step around puddles, wet leaves and protruding bra…
A lifelong resident of Chattanooga, Latisha Evans, 35, has seen rents climb relentlessly since moving into her first place about 20 years ago: An apartment tha…
Chattanooga City Councilman Ken Smith, R-Hixson, was sworn in Wednesday as the District 3 representative on the Hamilton County Commission.
A motion to pay $60,000 for Hamilton County Attorney Rheubin Taylor's legal fees failed in a 7-4 vote by County Commission on Wednesday, an action Taylor's law…
Aiming to see their feedback incorporated into the final version, Chattanooga City Council members will wait another week before they vote on issuing a request…
Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp is narrowing the scope of a counterclaim he initially filed in November to focus on the legitimacy of County Attorney Rheubin…
A chief housing officer, a chief equity officer and a director of community health are among 11 new senior leadership positions created by Chattanooga Mayor Ti…
Hamilton County commissioners have extended a temporary pause on permits for short-term vacation rentals through March 1, which is the second extension since t…
Hamilton County commissioners have appointed Chattanooga City Councilman Ken Smith, R-Hixson, to fill the District 3 seat relinquished by Greg Martin, who has …
Chattanooga leaders will soon decide whether to issue a formal request for a developer and service provider as they look to convert a vacant, derelict motel at…
The Chattanooga Police Department plans to apply for a more than $1.6 million grant from the state, which would come from a pot of funding Gov. Bill Lee recent…
The Tennessee Comptroller's Office has written a letter to Hamilton County commissioners asking them to revisit a pair of budget amendments the board passed la…