City applying for grant for rail, traffic upgrades
The Chattanooga City Council approved applying for a federal grant Tuesday night that could bring up to $40 million in rail and traffic improvements to the area in and around Enterprise South...
View ArticleLobbyist’s Facebook profile no longer visible
A Friday search for Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce lobbyist Hayes Ledford’s Facebook profile turned up no results.
View ArticleStarnes, Scott exchange barbs
Attorney Gary Starnes, who represents Hamilton County Residents Against Annexation, accused City Council members Tuesday night of not having read 1,018 pages of annexation information released by the...
View ArticleCommissioners split 5-4 on hiring
Just before a 5-4 vote Thursday to fill a recently vacated spot in the Hamilton County Commission office, Commissioner Jim Coppinger asked Chairman Curtis Adams whether he had gotten approval for the...
View ArticleCounty leaders recognize Bennett’s honor
Hamilton County commissioners spent about a third of their Tuesday meeting congratulating Assessor Bill Bennett on his lifetime achievement award from the Tennessee Association of Assessing Officers.
View ArticleCounty commissioners seen in new light
Audience members at Thursday’s Hamilton County Commission saw commissioners in a whole different light. That’s because the lights that usually illuminate the dais where commissioners sit were out.
View ArticleReporters Notebook: Commission defers vote on donation
Hamilton County commissioners were all set to vote Thursday on accepting a $5.9 million building from Life Care Centers of America, but decided to hold off a week because a guarantee title wasn't...
View Article10% of WWTA work may go to contractors
Mike Carter, attorney for the Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority, told county commissioners Wednesday that the authority may have to hire a contractor to do some work for them.
View ArticleMackey says he’s running again
Hamilton County Commissioner Warren Mackey said Thursday that he is definitely running next year to represent the county’s 4th District again.
View ArticleCouncil members question contract
After some City Council members said they thought someone else could do his job, the Rev. Mike Feely's contract as a personal liaison for the city between the Hispanic and homeless communities was...
View ArticleCommission clarifies zoning mix-up
Hamilton County commissioners on Wednesday approved a rezoning case that had been held up over a question of who owned the property.
View ArticleBeck announces re-election bid
Hamilton County Commissioner Greg Beck, a Democrat, has announced he plans to run again for his 5th District commission seat.
View ArticleCommissioners question purchase
The Hamilton County Commission decided Wednesday to delay a vote on spending almost $50,000 for a radio frequency identification system for the county jail because the equipment had not been put out...
View ArticleCasavant, Coppinger to seek re-election
Hamilton County Commissioners Jim Coppinger and Richard Casavant have made it official that each would like to serve another four-year term in office.
View ArticleDeveloper seeks help removing sex offender
Developer Julian Bell came before the Hamilton County Commission on Wednesday to see if he could get some help running a convicted sex offender out of a house his company built.
View ArticleWinchester couple helping quake victims sends dispatch
“As I sit in the lobby of the school we use for a clinic, I can see the sunrise …"
View ArticleRico, Berz eye City Council leadership posts
City Councilman Manny Rico told his colleagues Tuesday he is running for the position of chairman for next year, and Councilwoman Carol Berz said she wants to be considered for vice chairwoman.
View ArticleMcCormick backs Smith in 3rd District
NASHVILLE — He once considered running for Congress himself, but Monday, state Rep. Gerald McCormick, R-Chattanooga, became the first local lawmaker publicly to declare his support of Robin Smith in...
View ArticleReporters Notebook: Sheriff Hammond, Littlefield mum about meeting
A permanent successor needs to be named for retired police Chief Freeman Cooper in the next 80 days, according to City Code.
View ArticleChamber denies press access to gubernatorial forum
Many of the Republicans and Democrats who want to be the next governor of Georgia today discussed the state’s future at a candidates’ forum sponsored by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
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