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The 2024 Friday Night Rivals' schedule is here!
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — It is almost football time in Tennessee and Georgia!. And with the new school year, comes a new season of Friday Night Rivals!. This year we will be showing ten high school football games on The CW Chattanooga!. It is ten weeks of fun! Ten weeks...
Cherokee tribe seeks to halt construction of new Moccasin Bend facility on historic land
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Earlier this year, Tennessee lawmakers approved a plan to build a new Moccasin Bend mental health facility on the existing site. Ever since the state announced that plan, there has been push back from several groups. Advocates met back in April to discuss alternatives or new...
Redbud Venue: Where music and spirituality converge on 13st
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — “To sing is to pray twice” is often attributed to St. Augustine... For Brent Bil's Redbud Venue, the above quote fits perfectly. Located on 13st in downtown Chattanooga, the Redbud Venue building has been several things including a church. And today Brent was on...
Sebastian Giraldo appointed as Director of Coaching for Chattanooga Football Club Academy
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (July 1, 2024) — Chattanooga Football Club (CFC) announced today that it has appointed Sebastian Giraldo to become Director of Coaching for the Chattanooga Football Club Academy. Giraldo has a vast and diverse coaching resume. Most recently he was the Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club Elite Technical...
Awaiting NCAA, Snell preps for one final season
An injury a season ago during her junior year with the UT-Chattanooga Mocs put Kailey Snell one game over the threshold for a potential medical red shirt. While she wrapped up her senior season, an appeal was submitted and is awaiting review from the NCAA on granting her a medical red shirt.
ArtsBuild Awards $563,000 In Mission Support Grants To 23 Local Nonprofits
ArtsBuild is celebrating its 55th anniversary of amplifying the arts in Greater Chattanooga with the momentous achievement of awarding $563 million in mission support grants to 23 nonprofits dedicated to providing art programs and fostering vibrant arts communities within Chattanooga and Hamilton County. The grants, supported by individual donors to...
The Annual Peach Festival Is This Sunday At The Chattanooga Market
This Sunday at the Chattanooga Market promises to be a fruitful one. The annual Peach Festival offers all things peachy: salsas, candles, cobbler…and of course, farm fresh peaches. A few of the bigger farms—Hazelrig Peach Orchard, Georgia Peach Truck and Melon Patch Farms—will have plenty of peaches just picked...
The Historian Who Played A Vital Role In Getting 2 Civil War Soldiers The Medal Of Honor
CHATTANOOGA, Tn. — On this episode of Tomorrow Town, Tennessee: The Historian Who Played A Vital Role In Getting 2 Civil War Soldiers The Medal Of Honor. Listen to Tomorrow Town, Tennessee here. The White House will honor two Civil War soldiers with the Medal of Honor next week.
Organizers look to improve Hamilton County Fair
SALE CREEK, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Hamilton County Fair will be returning to McDonald Farm in Sale Creek this November. Over 40,000 people attended last year’s inaugural fair there. After the success of last year’s Hamilton County Fair, organizers plan bigger things for this year’s festivities.
Police Briefs for July 2
The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department. 24-008234- 1000 BLK Bass Pro Drive- Shoplifting/Criminal Trespass Warning- Officers were given a description of a male wearing gray cargo shorts, a gray cap, and a gray shirt concealing several items in his shorts. Officers contacted the suspect and escorted him out of the business. He was detained and all the merchandise was recovered. The suspect was issued a misdemeanor citation and trespassed from the business.
City Offices Closed in Observance of Independence Day
On Thursday, July 4, East Ridge offices and library will be closed in observance of Independence Day. For those with trash service on Thursday, July 4, those will be collected on Wednesday, July 3. Please make sure to place trash carts to the curb the night before your scheduled pickup...
Statewide ban on feeding bears sought by TN wildlife officials
Over the last few weeks there have been several bear and human encounters near the Great Smoky Mountains. These encounters are raising the question, are there any laws that prohibit people from feeding bears in Tennessee.
TN’s college-going rate for Class of 2023 sees highest increase since 2015
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The class of 2023 had the highest number of high school graduates who enrolled in college immediately after graduating, according to a new report by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC). The statewide college-going rate is 56.7%, which is 2.4 percentage points higher than the class of 2022. THEC added that […]
New laws puts responsibility on Tennessee kids for stopping their own abuse
I’m sitting in a virtual room with a few attorneys discussing how we can support young people’s access to health care without running afoul of the new law criminalizing adults supporting minors who access abortion,when someone says, “Well, the law doesn’t prevent kids from educating their peers on abortion. Why don’t we just train them?” […] The post New laws puts responsibility on Tennessee kids for stopping their own abuse appeared first on Tennessee Lookout.
Tennessee’s Education Department is getting a new Chief Program Officer
The Tennessee Department of Education has selected Milan Special School District Director Jonathan Criswell as Chief Program Officer (CPO) for the department effective later this summer, the department announced last week. According to a department news release, Criswell will be tasked with leading the department’s core programming efforts, such as...
Southwest Tennessee EMC takes local students to Washington, D.C.
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. — Eight students from across Southwest Tennessee EMC’s service territory got the opportunity of a lifetime to spend a week in our nation’s capital as delegates of the 2024 Washington Youth Tour. Yume Wilkes, Angelina Critelli, Alexis Hale, Zoren Simmons, Olivia Griffin, Torie Miller, Kristen Wade, and McKinnley Barnes were among 139 students from across Tennessee on the weeklong trip that began on Friday, June 14.
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