Tierra Hayes

At the start of the new year, the Collegedale Parks and Recreation Department is working to provide new programs as well as continue momentum from previous years.

As college students again begin to fill campuses in the Chattanooga area, the region is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases dominated by the highly-contagious omicron variant.

The bright pink door of Chattanooga's newest independent book store officially opened to customers on Thursday.

Despite many being in their late teens and early 20s, Jon "Jerry" Balkenbush and his Air Force colleagues understood the immense gravity of their work - monitoring and maintaining ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads in Kansas during the Cold War.

While these fluctuating temperatures may not always make it obvious that it's fall, plenty of local businesses are ready to keep the season fresh in your mind with a number of fall-themed drinks.

The city of Collegedale and four former police officers have settled two employment-based lawsuits after two years of litigation surrounding an alleged quota system, according to a joint news release from the city and the officers' attorney.

Wahid Dorany, an Afghan American and Chattanooga area resident, is awaiting the day that his parents, wife and two siblings can join him after he helped facilitate their evacuation from Afghanistan.

As chaotic scenes from Afghanistan unfolded on TV in the past few weeks, Marina Peshterianu, associate director of Bridge Refugees Services, felt certain she would be helping to resettle Afghan refugees in Chattanooga in the near future.

With thousands of Chattanooga area residents vaccinated against COVID-19, many may have misplaced something that may soon be more important: their vaccination card.

Walker County Schools is seeking feedback from the community on its new long-term goals. The district's coordinator for federal funds, Autumn Hentz, hosted a virtual meeting on July 20 to outline the district's upcoming plans.

The Chattanooga Police Department and Unum announced Wednesday a new partnership to aid children following traumatic events that require police presence.

Collegedale's new police chief, Jack Sapp, is working to change the culture of the police department, including an update to the city's vehicle pursuit policy and a focus on community policing.

After a dip in child abuse reports in 2020 during the pandemic, the Children's Advocacy Center in Northwest Georgia has seen an influx of kids who are suspected to be victims of abuse in the first half of 2021.

Walker County officials have approved plans for a future African American Museum and Culture Center.

The difficulties of running an independent bookstore aren't lost on avid readers Blaes Green, Sarah Jackson and Emily Lilley. From upfront costs to the dominance of Amazon and other large chain booksellers, local business owners across the nation have taken a hit in recent years.

The historic downtown area of Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, has been hit hard by time and changes to traffic flow.

As cases of COVID-19 continue to dwindle, the Walker County Chamber of Commerce is resuming in-person One Walker meetings and supporting the local business community in its "new normal."

New Collegedale City Manager Wayon Hines was approved on Monday to be paid $132,488 annually to take on not just the role of city manager, but to continue in his previous role as city engineer.

When Hamilton County Schools shut down in March of 2020 to pivot to online learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, Patricia Russell said that she saw reports of suspected child abuse begin to drop, just as she had feared.

Chattanooga will reopen all 18 of its Youth and Family Development centers on June 1.