Wamp poll shows opposition to new Lookouts stadium plan for Chattanooga
Hamilton County mayoral candidate Weston Wamp has released survey results showing opposition to a proposed stadium for the Chattanooga Lookouts in the South Br…
Ricky Young
Ricky Young's first gig in professional journalism was as an intern at The Commercial Appeal in Memphis. His first story was about an elderly woman who got ripped off by a drive-by "roof repair" crew who convinced her she needed their services, then painted her roof black as a scam. A reader saw the story and reimbursed the woman $1,500 out of his own pocket. Ricky was hooked on the good that journalism could do from that day forward. He has worked at The Boston Globe, The Denver Post, The Orange County Register, The San Diego Union-Tribune and The Tennessean, where he was city editor from 2004 to 2008. He spearheaded coverage uncovering a series of scandals at the Tennessee Highway Patrol. He's now the news editor of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
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Tennessee attorney general says he agrees with decision on Hamilton County DA's nepotism situation
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery this week became the latest statewide official to weigh in on an apparent nepotism situation in the office of Hamilt…
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Hamilton County Schools determines instructor didn't intend to teach 'how to torture a Jew'
Hamilton County Schools on Friday released results of a review after a parent complained on Facebook about a Bible history teacher instructing her daughter's c…
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GBI seeking Texas fugitive after shootout, chase in Whitfield County
A Texas man got in a shootout with sheriff's deputies who pulled him over on southbound Interstate 75 late Sunday in Whitfield County, Georgia.
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Hamilton County school board member defends comments about building transaction
A Hamilton County school board member is defending her comments about a building deal involving the Northgate Mall after criticism from educators and faith lea…
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Covering coronavirus: Coming to a great town at a terrible time
When I started my new job as news editor of the Chattanooga Times Free Press this week, I made it known on Twitter.
