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July pending home sales flat
July pending sales were flat as the housing market entered a third quarter of rising inventory and declining mortgage rates. Sellers accepted 176 new contracts, 34 fewer than the previous month and 50 more than July last year, according to the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors (NETAR). Pending sales are a leading indicator of housing […] The post July pending home sales flat appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
The Howard School reveals new turf field in honor of Reggie White Saturday
Cheers from the community as The Howard School officially cut the ribbon to its new turf field. The field is dedicated to former Howard alumni and pro football player, Reggie White, who passed away in 2004. I'm so full now I can't even explain but I thank God for letting...
9-year-old girl drowns at Collegedale apartment pool during birthday party Saturday
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. — Tragedy struck at a Collegedale birthday party on Saturday. A 9-year-old girl drowned at an apartment complex pool, according to Collegedale police. It happened at 6 p.m. at the Hawthorne at the Crest apartment complex, in the 5100 block of City Station Drive. Collegedale police say...
Go All In With Northside Neighborhood House's Not So Silent Auction
Tickets and tables are on sale now for the 17th Annual Not So Silent Auction to benefit Northside Neighborhood House, held at the Chattanooga Convention Center on Thursday, October 3, 2024, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. This unique annual event will round out the celebrations for Northside Neighborhood House’s 100th...
Local children participate in Tennessee Kids Serve Summer Challenge
NASHVILLE — Every summer for the past six years Gov. Bill Lee and First Lady Maria Lee have hosted Tennessee Kids Serve Summer Challenge, which is open to rising kindergarteners through sixth graders throughout the state. To participate, these students must complete community service hours in specific categories as an effort to encourage them to develop a heart for service. The challenge took place this year from June 1 through August 1. Every student who participated was asked to complete a minimum of two service...
Tennessee Heat Wave Continues: Mid-South Braces for 100-Degree Temperatures Next Week
Memphis, TN – The Mid-South will experience intense heat next week, with temperatures soaring near or above 100 degrees. The National Weather Service in Memphis forecasts a dangerous heat wave that will begin Saturday and extend into late next week. The hottest days are expected to start on Monday,...
A 10-Year-Old Pointed a Finger Gun. The Principal Kicked Him Out of His Tennessee School for a Year.
A 2023 state law requires a yearlong expulsion for any student who threatens mass violence on school property. But some students have been kicked out even when school officials determined that the threat was not credible.
Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee Rep. Ragan calls crossover voters ‘immoral’
The Tennessee Legislature’s most amiable (?) member is battling to keep his seat after a 258-vote loss in the House District 33 Republican primary where he claims Democrats voted illegally. Rep. John Ragan of Oak Ridge sees no conflict, either, between Tennessee’s standing as an open primary state and a new law requiring voters to […]
Tennessee to distribute additional $813M to broadband providers in effort to expand rural access
Tennessee is set to receive $813 million in federal funds to expand high-speed broadband internet into rural communities. The funds were approved by the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration as part of a national effort to extend broadband to underserved communities throughout the United States. As Tennessee prepares to distribute $61M […]
I had a bird’s-eye view of the 1958 Vols-Chattanooga slobber-knocker | Sam Venable
Any time the football Vols host Chattanooga’s Mocs - as will occur six days hence - it is incumbent upon doddering journalists to retell the saga of Tennessee’s humiliating loss in 1958 and the 90-minute riot that ensued. As a 77-year-old typist who is not only a native Knoxvillian but also an eyewitness,...
John Ragan explains his election results challenge
EDITOR'S NOTE: On Aug. 19, The Oak Ridger published a news story on Tennessee Rep. John Ragan's challenge to the results of the Aug. 1 election. Those results showed he lost the Republican Party nomination for the 33rd District seat to Rick Scarbrough. Here is the news release Ragan sent last Friday, Aug. 16, about the challenge. ...
Sideline Spotlight: Week 1 scores
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Week one of high school football has started!. Check out this week's scores and highlights below, but first take a look at the "Turf Tank" that is helping chalk lines stay sharp with GPS. Brainerd, Howard Tech. Chattanooga Christian 3, McCallie 41. Chattanooga Prep 7, Boyd-Buchanan...
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