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Chattanooga’s new neighborhood, ‘The Bend’ is under its first of many phases. The view of Lookout Mountain from the Brow on Signal Mountain. Photo By Janie Boals The city of Chattanooga is creating its next move in cleaning up the city. Chattanooga is a fast moving city, always trying to …
Read More »Putting Our Youth At Risk
CHATTANOOGA, TN- With schools and universities being back in session this fall, it is putting everyone back at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to this, in early November, Governor Bill Lee signed a bill entitled from having mask or vaccine mandates unless it was exempted from the law …
Read More »Social Media: a “Paw”fect Tool for Animals in Need
Social media now plays a huge role in getting animals out of shelters and into their forever homes. The No Kill Advocacy Center reports that about 5.5 million animals enter shelters every year while approximately one million animals are killed. Roughly 30 million people acquire a new companion every year and shelters …
Read More »Severe Weather Tears through the South, Dozens Dead amid Tornadoes and Storms
Chattanooga, TN Mocsnews.com (AP) – A wave of severe storms and tornadoes swept through the south last night. The storms damaged hundreds of homes and killed at least 20 people as storms covered areas ranging from Louisiana to South Carolina. The National Weather Service reported a tornado struck Chattanooga, TN …
Read More »Chattanooga’s 3rd And 4th Street Coming Round-About
Most people get tired of the constant traffic jams around downtown Chattanooga and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s campus. In the Fall of 2014, the City of Chattanooga initiated and accepted a plan to reconstruct 3rd and 4thStreet. The project plans include creating a pleasing and safe round-about to keep traffic flowing …
Read More »Floating: a different, (maybe new to you) way of relaxation
How do you stop the world in a way that will relax your brain to a 10% processing level? This can only be achieved without all sensory input: no lights, no dogs barking, no car horns, and no music. Ninety minutes of nothingness. For Charles Tapley, the thought of a …
Read More »Chattanooga Firefighters Rescue Woman From Safe After Three Long Hours
On Tuesday at 8:30 P.M., the Chattanooga Fire Department received a call from the local Tiger Mart gas station in Hixson, Tennessee on Hixson Pike – when a woman working in the convenience store reached into a safe to deposit money but went to pull her arm out when her fingers got caught in the latch. Head of the Chattanooga Fire Department – Lindsay …
Read More »Mountain Heights Venue Coming Soon to Chattanooga Area
By Anna Skiles The Mountain Heights Venue barn is situated next to a 3-acre pond. A local family is adding to the attraction of Chattanooga by building a wedding barn on a local mountain. As rustic barn weddings gain popularity across YouTube, social media, Pinterest, and HGTV, it made sense …
Read More »Chattanooga’s First Balloon Festival Doesn’t Quite Fly
By: Lindsey Clute Chattanooga hosted its first ever Balloon Festival at Tennessee Riverpark on Friday and Saturday, but the event didn’t turn out the way event coordinators and attendees had hoped. The event kicked off Friday, Nov. 1, at 4 p.m. Guests stretched out on blankets and chairs to get a good …
Read More »Thousands Gather At McKenzie Arena for the President
Developing Story: A bi-partisan congregation formed around UTC’s campus Sunday in anticipation of President Donald Trump’s visit to Chattanooga. The ever expanding sea of red hats started as a few hundred in front of McKenzie Arena, and quickly extended around the arena and into the West Campus parking garage. …
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