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Floyd to Decide Fate of Proposed RV Park
Plans for an RV campground near Cave Spring and a solar farm on Alabama Highway will go before the Floyd County Commission on Tuesday. The board also is scheduled to set the millage rate for 2024. Commissioners caucus at 4 p.m. and start their regular meeting at 6 p.m. in the County Administration Building, 12 E. Fourth Ave. A public hearing on the proposed property tax rate also is scheduled for 8 a.m. that day. ...
BrandsMart USA Celebrates Grand Opening in Kennesaw
KENNESAW — Hundreds of people eagerly lined up outside of BrandsMart USA’s new Kennesaw location for its grand opening Saturday. The new store, located in the Cobb Place Shopping Center on Ernest Barrett Parkway, celebrated its grand opening with a ceremony and ribbon-cutting with local, state and federally elected officials as well as BrandsMart and The Aaron’s Company employees. Attendees Sharon and Larry Dover, of Kennesaw, stood in line for...
Cobb Approves Acworth Senior Living Development
MARIETTA — This week, the Cobb Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning request 4-0, with Chairwoman Lisa Cupid absent, for an Acworth residential senior-living community. Creator’s Group Investments proposed a site plan for a senior residential living community of 39 homes on 11.8 acres at 2856 Wade Green Road, near the Shiloh Road Home Depot. The site plan also includes walking trails, a pavilion and sport courts. Earlier this month,...
NFL Draft analyst compares Carson Beck to Eli Manning
NFL Draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah thinks very highly of Georgia quarterback Carson Beck. It is so much so that Jeremiah recently compared him to a former first-round draft pick, none other than Eli Manning. Jeremiah waxed poetic about Beck last week. In doing so, the longtime NFL Draft analyst compared...
Man involved in shooting of THP trooper taken into custody, efforts to apprehend the remaining suspects continue
Chattanooga, TN – According to the police officials, the search for the man who was reportedly involved in the in the shooting of Trooper Cothron, Braze Rucker, was arrested in Kentucky. Kentucky State Police troopers, utilizing handcuffs from Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Cothron, successfully took Rucker into custody. The...
City of Cleveland announces closure of Tinsley Pool
From the City of Cleveland: Over the weekend, the City of Cleveland announced the closure of Tinsley Pool due to mechanical issues. From the City of Cleveland: Over the weekend, the City of Cleveland announced the closure of Tinsley Pool due to mechanical issues. The repairs will end the pool’s...
The UAW’s union dreams seemed unstoppable. Then came the realities of the South
The United Auto Workers was on a historic six-month run until it got a reminder that when it comes to unions, southern hospitality often gets replaced with hostility. It started last November when the UAW ended decades of concessions to carmakers by ratifying record contracts at Ford, GM and Stellantis. The success inspired southern auto plant workers to launch their own campaigns, starting at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
United Way – Day of Action 2024
(1:56:42) We were joined in the studio by Nicole Gibson, Adam Osborne and Nate Tucker with United Way of the Ocoee Region to talk about the upcomin. We were joined in the studio by Nicole Gibson, Adam Osborne and Nate Tucker with United Way of the Ocoee Region to talk about the upcoming United Way Day of Action taking place on Friday, July 26, 2024. Learn more online at https://www.unitedwayocoee.org/dayofaction.
Northside Neighborhood House gears up for back-to-school event
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Northside Neighborhood House is aiding those in need day in and day out for the past 100 years and today is no different!. Sarah Hall was on the show today talking about their back-to-school event!. Follow them on Instagram and give them a like on Facebook.
Survey: Comcast Still Sucks, Consumers Prefer Indie Or Community-Owned Fiber Broadband
You might just start to detect a theme here. Consumer Reports’ latest survey of the most popular ISPs in America is once again dominated by smaller providers and community-owned and operated broadband networks. Networks often built by locals that were tired of being ripped off by local monopolies like AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, or Charter.
Dalton A. Daughtrey Revives One Force Marketing To Extend the Daughtrey Family Legacy
Dalton Alexander Daughtrey, a Chattanooga TN native and resident has reestablished One Force Marketing, a marketing and advisory consultancy named after a business founded by his late father, Nick Daughtrey that went out of operation in the early 2000’s. Dalton revived One Force in 2024 to offer consulting and advisory services to aspiring entrepreneurs, founders, and executives. His aim is to help them make strategic business decisions that increase their time-value, expand their organizations, and create meaningful impact in the world around them.
It's Bluegrass Time At The Chattanooga Market This Sunday
This Sunday, July 28th will be a toe-tapping good time at the Chattanooga Market. It’s a bluegrass kind of day where the Lodge Cast Iron Sizzle Stage will be featuring New Grass Express and Blue Cumberland, each for a free musical performance. Market fans can beat the heat with...
New Urban Conservation Park Opens On Former Textile Mill Site
The City of Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors Department announces the opening of Lupton Mills Meadow at the former site of Lupton Mills in the community of Lupton City. The park now features a 12-acre meadow with a short walking trail and provides abundant native plants and wildlife viewing. “The people...
City Of Chattanooga To Improve Jack Benson Heritage Park
Chattanooga city officials are pleased to announce that Jack Henson Heritage Park will undergo deferred maintenance and stormwater management improvements funded through the capital budget. These upgrades will ensure that the city is not only able to preserve but also enhance a vital part of the East Brainerd community. “Councilman...
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