Chickamauga residents to vote for or against allowing city to initially pay for projects with bond funding
Residents of Chickamauga, Georgia, are getting a say in how upcoming capital projects are initially funded.
Stories by Tierra Hayes
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McKee Foods and city of Collegedale work to finalize new park partnership
Despite a lack of communication that left some city commissioners feeling in the dark during much of the planning process, McKee Foods and the city of Colleged…
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Collegedale city manager resigns after calls for his firing or resignation
Collegedale City Manager Ted Rogers on Monday said he would step down, but he said it was not in response to calls for his firing or resignation that took plac…
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Water main break repairs delayed near downtown Chattanooga
A water main break caused by recent fluctuating temperatures near Vine and Palmetto streets in Chattanooga remains days later as Tennessee American Water crews…
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Collegedale fires parks and recreation director for pattern of 'unbecoming' conduct
The city of Collegedale fired its director of parks and recreation, Traci Bennett-Hobek, for "a pattern of conduct unbecoming of an employee and manager" after…
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Catoosa County begins developing plan for county's economic future
After the approval of funding, Catoosa County Economic Development Authority Director Keith Barclift is preparing to tackle one of his preliminary goals from w…
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Catoosa seeks more purchasing power
Catoosa County commissioners have approved a resolution requesting the Georgia General Assembly to consider repealing two county-specific acts that currently r…
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Catoosa County Schools works to raise awareness ahead of March tax referendum vote
With just a little over a month left before Catoosa County's Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax vote, Catoosa County Schools Superintendent Denia…
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East Ridge Middle School faces backlash after 'All Lives Matter' announced as Black History Month theme
Community members expressed outrage and confusion on Monday evening after social media posts circulated with screenshots of a newsletter announcing that East R…
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Population growth in Walker County, Georgia, could call for new high school
Among various improvements to school buildings and technology countywide, the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) proposed for Walker Co…
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Parents push in-person school for Hamilton County; board delegates decision
Frustration from parents over online education came to a head at the Hamilton County Board of Education meeting Thursday night, but the board left any decision…
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Chattanooga 2.0: Equity concerns, thriving wages points of focus for Hamilton County students
Five years in, education collaboration Chattanooga 2.0 has pulled in scores of industry leaders, parents, administrators and community members alike to accompl…
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Blue Ridge, Georgia, police chief leaves hospital after more than three months there fighting COVID-19
During Blue Ridge, Georgia, police Chief Johnny Scearce's three-month stint at CHI Memorial Hospital due to COVID-19 he had his 60th birthday, underwent countl…
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New Walker County, Georgia, commissioners set priorities as government transitions away from Sole Commissioner format
As the newly seated Walker County Board of Commissioners embarks on a new trajectory for the county, one of its major priorities will be continuing the process…
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Walker County, Georgia, has final Sole Commissioner meeting before transitioning to full board
With 24 items on the agenda, the last Walker County Sole Commissioner meeting saw a slew of approvals ahead of the new year and the installation of a new five-…
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Neediest Cases appeal raises nearly $80,000 for Chattanooga area residents in 2020
The annual appeal for the Times Free Press Neediest Cases Fund had one of its most successful years ever in 2020, with donations near $80,000 - nearly doubling…
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Truck-only lanes slated for I-75 in Georgia, group seeks to add Northwest Georgia to plans
A Chattanooga-area partnership has submitted suggestions to the Georgia Department of Transportation asking the state to consider north Georgia in plans for ne…
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Neediest Cases Fund donations during holidays help Chattanooga families keep roofs over their heads
For Family Promise coordinated entry case manager Kathleen Wright, the stories of all of the families who come seeking assistance will always be with her.
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Neediest Cases Fund helps provide stability for Chattanooga area deaf residents
Expressing a need can be difficult in hard times, especially when there is an existing communication barrier.
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Walker County plans record-breaking 52 miles of repaving projects for 2021
After a record-setting year of 38 miles of road repaved in 2020, Walker County is planning to expand efforts for 2021 and repave 52 miles in the unincorporated…
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Hamilton County's Bryan Johnson named finalist for National Superintendent of the Year
Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Bryan Johnson has been named as one of four national finalists for 2021 National Superintendent of the Year, according t…
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App allows community to help Walker County students in need
"Bring the heat," a new post on Walker County Schools' Purposity app profile reads. "You can help a family keep warm with a space heater."
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Hamilton County Schools prepare for new semester as COVID-19 surges
When the Hamilton County school district's coronavirus reopening plan rolled out in August, using information on community spread to assign students to fully r…
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Rhea County woman seeking funding from Neediest Cases after falling on hard times receives much more
According to United Way of Rhea Director Christine Ralph, while people come to United Way in search of Neediest Cases funding, they many times leave with a one…
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New development to bring retail spaces, hundreds of homes to Walker County, Georgia
A recently approved multipurpose development will be coming to Walker County in the near future, bringing with it retail locations, green spaces and hundreds o…
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Catoosa County, Georgia, preps land for sale to draw big industries to town
Catoosa County has begun initial steps to create greater opportunity for new industrial operations to move to the area.
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Neediest Cases fund brings light to Rhea County man
For Rhea County, Tennessee, resident Charles Hancock Jr., the Times Free Press Neediest Cases Fund was a light during a difficult point in his life.
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Catoosa, Walker County, Ga., renew agreement to help lower fire response times across county lines
Catoosa and Walker counties will continue their partnership to provide each other with automatic dispatches for fires close to county lines.
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Catoosa school board approves new theater, tech upgrades for proposed tax funding
The Catoosa County Board of Education voted on Nov. 3 to approve various new Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax projects after receiving feedback…
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Walker County, Georgia, improves response times with new ambulance contract
Walker County Sole Commissioner Shannon Whitfield greenlighted two ordinances and approved a new ambulance contract during a commissioner meeting on Oct. 22.
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As military physician, Edward Jewell treated enemy prisoners of war
For as long as he can remember, Cmdr. Edward Jewell always wanted to be a doctor, just like his father.
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Undecided voters in Chattanooga area frustrated with options, two-party system
While for many the choice for president is cut and dried, some Chattanooga area residents have found themselves wavering or unsure of what to do as Nov. 3 near…
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Drop boxes provide alternate ways to return absentee ballots in North Georgia
While there has been record turnout for in-person early voting, North Georgia counties are also expecting a surge in absentee voting as people opt to vote remo…
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What record rainfall, dropping temps and sunshine mean for fall leaf colors in the Chattanooga area this year
While 2020 has been a year filled with not-so-good news, it may be the perfect year for vivid fall colors in the Chattanooga area.
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New special events permit would ensure safety of citizens and attendees, Walker County commissioner says
In an effort to modernize the county's permitting process, Walker County Sole Commissioner Shannon Whitfield introduced a proposed ordinance to create a specia…
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Full Hamilton County COVID-19 cluster list mirrors national trends, but some question meaning of 'cluster'
What is a coronavirus "cluster?" It depends on who's answering the question.
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Minding the gap: How the Hamilton County school district is meeting the needs of students in the digital divide
For Jamie Noble and her family, the transition to remote learning was anything but easy.
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With Chattanooga area's census response rate lagging compared to 2010, bureau prepares to knock on doors
More than four months past the usual April 1 deadline for responding to the U.S. Census, much of the Chattanooga region lags behind the response rate for the c…
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Watch: Advocacy approaches, thoughts on COVID-19 reopening framework separate Hamilton County school board District 1 candidates
During the final Hamilton County school board debate on Wednesday evening, 16-year incumbent Rhonda Thurman and lifelong resident Stephen Vickers demonstrated …
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Police brutality protests in Chattanooga today echo demonstrations of years past
This isn't the first time that Chattanooga has seen civil unrest.
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Chattanooga area trails and parks that make social distancing easy
As the state of Tennessee and the local county and city governments ease restrictions amid the novel coronavirus, many public Chattanooga area greenspaces have…
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'Y.B.Normal?' founders use program to inspire youth to find and fulfill their unique potential
After a series of back-to-back shootings in 2015, Chattanooga natives Logan Taylor and Dontay Hampton decided to be there in a tangible way for their community…
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Moments in Memory: How the Lookouts twice found a home in Chattanooga
While today the Chattanooga Lookouts fight for future seasons, in 1930 and 2000 the minor league team celebrated the openings of two new stadiums in the city. …
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Moments in Memory: Chickamauga Dam brought relief to flood-threatened Chattanooga
In March of 1867, much of Chattanooga found itself underwater, ravished by days of continuous rain that caused the Tennessee River to surge around 58 feet high…
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Chocolatier brings taste of Ghana to Chattanooga
The first time East Brainerd-based chocolatier Ella Livingston tasted Nama chocolate from her homeland of Ghana while studying abroad in Japan, she had one tho…
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Moments in Memory: How a Terminal Station turned into a tourist attraction
On Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1909, the fifth page of the Chattanooga Times featured a headline announcing the grand opening of the Chattanooga Terminal set to start op…
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Collegedale ranked 3rd-safest city in Tennessee
As the city of Collegedale deals with fallout from a lawsuit that alleges its police department operates an "illegal quota system," that same department recent…
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Collegedale offering free summer bike rentals, lessons
The city of Collegedale is offering free bike rentals and lessons at Imagination Station as part of the city's Bikes on the Greenway program, open to residents…
