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Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 24, 2009
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Corker: New Polk highway is state concern
If Polk County, Tenn., residents want funding for a new highway to get around rock slides like the one last month, they will need to first convince state and local officials that the project is necessary.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 22, 2009
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East Ridge eyes cap on lenders
How many short-term lending businesses does a town of 20,000 need?
Posted: Friday - Nov. 20, 2009
Southern Adventist student killed in Micronesia
At Southern Adventist University, where yearlong student mission trips are common, the news of one student's death in Micronesia cast a cloud of grief over the Collegedale campus.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 19, 2009
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Polk commuters face long hauls
Hundreds of Polk County motorists have seen their work-day commutes double in the wake of last week's rock slide that closed U.S. Highway 64.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 19, 2009
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Murder suspect's body found in Jasper
The hunt for a homicide suspect with a violent criminal past ended Wednesday when authorities found what they believe is the man's decomposing body on the banks of the Sequatchie River.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 17, 2009
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Rock slide cleanup price tag: $2 million
Tennessee Department of Transportation officials knew there was danger on the Polk County mountainside that dissolved in a rock slide last week, but they say a convergence of problems prevented them from stopping it.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 16, 2009
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After the water recedes
Lisa Evans and Anna Bryant never have met, but they have a lot in common.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 16, 2009
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Tennessee: Highway 64 to be closed for two months
U.S. Highway 64 will remain closed for at least two months while workers remove debris that has been blocking the road since a rock slide last Tuesday.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 13, 2009
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Players got nothing but felony charges
Three University of Tennessee football players who are accused of attempted robbery didn’t get away with a dime but they now face serious felony charges.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 13, 2009
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East Ridge to pay mayor's legal bills
Six months after a judge shot down a group's ouster suit against East Ridge Mayor Mike Steele, the City Council has decided to pay for the legal bills incurred in his representation.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 12, 2009
Heartfelt ministry
Dr. James Marcum's formal training involves the study of the heart.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 12, 2009
East Ridge again eyes traffic cameras
East Ridge officials again are considering a plan to bring photo-enforcing traffic cameras to town.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 10, 2009
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Holiday blockbuster is no movie
Holiday blockbusters usually come in the form of big-screen movies, but this season all eyes are on a video game that’s all about shooting and online play.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 9, 2009
Area car sales beat gloomy forecasts
Auto dealers feared the worst in October after the cash for clunkers program depleted the market of buyers in July and August.
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 7, 2009
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Charges pending in pedestrian death crash
Charges may be filed against the driver who struck and killed a Good Samaritan trying to assist an injured pedestrian on McCallie Avenue on Thursday evening.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 5, 2009
EPB contractor critically injured
An EPB contract worker was shocked Tuesday by some sort of electrical component while installing fiber-optic cable in East Ridge, officials said.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 4, 2009
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4 pages cut from Chattooga yearbook
An apparent act of school yearbook censorship has angered some students and a retired teacher in Chattooga County.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 3, 2009
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Mega move to Tennessee
Lottery executives have said for years that many casual players only take part in the multi-state big games when jackpots reach $200 million or more.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 2, 2009
Tennessee to sell Powerball and Mega Millions tickets
Tennessee in the future will sell both Mega Millions and Powerball lottery tickets, officials decided today.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 2, 2009
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Lineman back on job
Changing a damaged utility pole usually is routine for EPB's electric linemen.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 31, 2009
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Charitable Santa Train getting on track
The Forgotten Child Fund will begin taking applications Monday for free toys for Hamilton County's low-income children.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 30, 2009
East Ridge council thanks flood helpers
East Ridge is a community still healing from floodwaters that swept the city in September.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 29, 2009
East Ridge trucks ahead with biodiesel program
Deep-fried foods may be bad for one's health, but the Southern tradition soon could benefit East Ridge's bottom line.
Posted: Sunday - Oct. 25, 2009
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Investing in silver
Tucked in the northern corner of Hamilton County, across the street from a picturesque white clapboard church on a country highway, sits Paul Darden's Airstream RV restoration business.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 23, 2009
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Dalton man raising funds for anti-meth campaign
DALTON, Ga. — A Dalton businessman with family ties to carpet giant Shaw is asking local people to help fund a massive advertising campaign aimed at reducing methamphetamine use.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 22, 2009
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East Ridge eyes levees again
East Ridge is moving forward with plans to build a flood wall or system of levees to stave off the sort of flooding that swept the city in late September.
Posted: Sunday - Oct. 18, 2009
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Locked and (un)loaded
Guns have been selling at a fast pace around the nation and, regardless of what's motivated the grabfest, some shooters are finding it hard to get their hands on ammunition.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 17, 2009
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Saving lives through weight-loss surgery
At 24 years old, Jaime Kendall never knew what it was like to ride a roller coaster.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 16, 2009
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Firefighters put car into house to train
Chattanooga workers purposely tossed a car into a wood-framed house Thursday, damaging the building's structure in several spots.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 14, 2009
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Rover on the river: City opens Ross's Landing to dogs
Hoping to prove that Chattanooga is getting a little more pet-friendly, city leaders are revising rules on where it's OK for four-legged residents to walk.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 12, 2009
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Bucks for the bulge
If you watch TV long enough, you’ll become familiar with the pitch: Take this pill, drink or potion and you’ll drop weight.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 12, 2009
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Teens get driver's ed discount
A plan to offer driver's education at a deeply discounted price to Chattanooga teenagers is trucking along and could be a reality by the first of November, city officials say.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 9, 2009
Flood damage too slight for aid
East Ridge and other flood-ravaged areas of Tennessee will not get federal disaster relief money because damage here did not meet the federal dollar-level threshold.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 8, 2009
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Tennesee: No disaster aid needed for flood victims
TEMA has completed a examination of the damages and impact from the flooding emergencies of late September in Hardin and Hamilton counties and determined damage in both counties does not qualify for federal disaster aid.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 7, 2009
Tennessee Aquarium gets top national honor
There's no shortage of local praise for the Tennessee Aquarium, which largely is credited with sparking Chattanooga's downtown revitalization and serving as a magnet for regional tourists.
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 6, 2009
Aquarium gets top national medal
The Tennessee Aquarium has been named a recipient of the 2009 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor for museums and libraries.
Posted: Sunday - Oct. 4, 2009
Commissioners 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 position from the county Human Resources Department.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 3, 2009
Flooding spoils plans for East Ridge fall festival
East Ridge has scrapped plans to hold a fall festival later this month in the wake of massive flood damage -- at least for this year.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 3, 2009
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County mayor says education is key to future
Hamilton County Mayor Claude Ramsey says the county is poised for great things, but the first priority in reaching those goals is addressing a lagging education system.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 2, 2009
Two Sewanee students killed in accident
More than 150 people gathered for an impromptu prayer service Thursday on the University of the South campus after two students were killed in a morning car accident.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 1, 2009
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Man found hanged on East 11th Street
Chattanooga police are working to notify the next of kin of a man believed to have hanged himself in a tree near the Chattanooga Community Kitchen.
Posted: Wednesday - Sept. 30, 2009
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Residents point to VW as need for post office
The U.S. Postal Service should think first about the coming of Volkswagen's Enterprise South manufacturing plant before closing a nearby postal service station, customers said.
Posted: Tuesday - Sept. 29, 2009
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Chattanooga: First hearing on post office closings tonight
Beginning tonight, the U.S. Postal Service will take public comment on the proposed closing of four Chattanooga post offices
Posted: Tuesday - Sept. 29, 2009
No cause of death released in fatal fire
Word on what killed a man Monday in an early morning fire near Ooltewah may come today if the preliminary autopsy results are released.
Posted: Monday - Sept. 28, 2009
Chattanooga: Rare disc-catching dog bolts from contest, but returns
A Hungarian dog in town for a disc-catching contest went missing for about 11 hours Sunday, but was reunited with its owner after a scouring search of downtown.
Posted: Monday - Sept. 28, 2009
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Special spirit for Red Bank Middle cheerleader
There’s been someone pretty special on the sidelines at Red Bank Middle School football games this season.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 26, 2009
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Thinning blue line: Police, firefighters battle bad health habits
For police officers, slimming their waistline can be the difference between catching bad guys or being left to suck wind.
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 24, 2009
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Chattanooga: Water recedes, mop-up begins
Roads are open, and creeks and rivers are receding follow heavy floods this week. But there is plenty of worry about more rain expected this weekend.
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 24, 2009
East Ridge residents view flood-soaked homes
Things are not pleasant today on East Ridge's Pleasant Street.
Posted: Wednesday - Sept. 23, 2009
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Waterlogged
Regina Rice thought the worst had come and gone Monday when flood waters lightly touched her East Ridge front porch, then began to recede.
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