Homes and businesses throughout the Chattanooga area experienced power outages Sunday as high winds caused trees and limbs to fall, downing power lines and blocking roads, according to communications dispatchers.
May 11, 2008
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Gusts cause widespread power outages, block roads throughout the Chattanooga area
Transportation unit back from Iraq
TULLAHOMA — Karen Williams got the best Mother’s Day present she could have ever hoped for today — the safe return of her 21-year-old son after a yearlong tour in the Middle East.
May 11, 2008
Braves-Pirates game rained out
PITTSBURGH — The Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates will play a doubleheader Monday after their game Sunday was postponed by rain.
May 11, 2008
Sewer hearing Tuesday in Signal
The Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Authority is adding an $8-a-month fee to the bills of 24,000 homes and businesses in the county that rely on gravity sewer systems.
May 11, 2008
Burning truck slows I-24 traffic up mountain
Fire destroyed a tractor-trailer truck Friday afternoon on Interstate 24, slowing traffic in westbound lanes to a crawl up Monteagle Mountain, according to communications officers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
May 10, 2008
Chattanooga area teachers among Tennessee's best
Two Hamilton County educators were among those honored Friday during the Tennessee Education Association’s annual awards.
May 10, 2008
Lady Mocs win three for SoCon softball title
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball team won three straight games Saturday to win the Southern Conference tournament in Mount Pleasant, S.C.
May 10, 2008
Chattanooga: Academy established to train assistance dogs
Assistance dogs, the best friend for many humans with disabilities, are seldom seen in the Chattanooga area because so few trained animals are available.
May 10, 2008
Chattanooga Times Free Press wins 8 1st-place awards
KNOXVILLE — The Chattanooga Times Free Press won 30 awards in the East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists annual journalism contest.
May 10, 2008
Chattanooga: UTC softball team stays alive at SoCon tournament
The offense came alive for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball team and pitchers Brooke Loudermilk and Kaitlin Holloway combined to pitch a four-hitter to keep the Lady Mocs alive in the Southern Conference softball tournament with a 9-2 win over Appalachian State on Friday.
May 9, 2008
Chattanooga: Homeowner bound during burglary
A homeowner was bound this morning as two burglars made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and property, according to a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department statement.
May 9, 2008
Bradley to raise school lunch costs
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — The cost of a meal in a Bradley County schools cafeteria is going up next year to match an increase by the Cleveland City Schools system.
May 9, 2008
Alabama Legislature votes to raise unemployment benefits
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Legislature has voted to raise the state’s maximum weekly unemployment compensation benefit.
May 9, 2008
SRO tases student at Red Bank High School
A Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputy tased a student this morning after the student refused to comply with school rules and then became combative when a deputy tried to place him in handcuffs, according to a sheriff’s statement.
May 9, 2008
Bradley hopes to complete budget in one hearing
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Bradley County commissioners and department heads will attempt to resolve all budget issues for fiscal year 2009 in one meeting on Tuesday.
May 8, 2008Latest News
Gusts cause widespread power outages, block roads throughout the Chattanooga area
Homes and businesses throughout the Chattanooga area experienced power outages Sunday as high winds caused trees and limbs to fall, downing power lines and blocking roads, according to communications dispatchers.
Homes and businesses throughout the Chattanooga area experienced power outages Sunday as high winds caused trees and limbs to fall, downing power lines and blocking roads, according to communications dispatchers.
Local/Region
Chattanooga: Gas prices have boomers reminiscing about the 'good old days'Michelle Orlins isn’t ready just yet to park her paid-off sport utility vehicle permanently. But the 51-year-old Chattanooga resident plans to save lots of money when she buys a scooter to commute to work.
Columnists
Kennedy: Tips for succeeding in college
I received an e-mail several weeks ago from a proud mother.
I received an e-mail several weeks ago from a proud mother.
Politics
Tennessee sales tax slumps in current downturn
The slowdown in consumer spending this year is hitting Tennessee’s state government harder than most states, according to tax collections and budget reports through the first quarter of 2008.
The slowdown in consumer spending this year is hitting Tennessee’s state government harder than most states, according to tax collections and budget reports through the first quarter of 2008.
