Chattanooga mayoral candidate Robert Chester Heathington Jr. challenged campaign frontrunner Andy Berke and his family to make more of an effort to deter crime at Woodlawn Apartments.
Mayoral candidate Chester Heathington is claiming that the family of campaign frontrunner Andy Berke is profiting from Woodlawn Apartments, a complex he says is the “epicenter” of crime in the city.
A 10-year-old mistake in selling a city park bought with federal money will mean taxpayers will have to pay double to get a new park.
Mayor Ron Littlefield's administration should explain why a new position in the 311 department is necessary, Councilwoman Deborah Scott said Tuesday.
A 10-year-old mistake in selling a city park bought with federal money will mean taxpayers will have to pay double to get a new park.
Chattanooga residents are being asked to give up the idea of a city band or the authority to throw petty criminals in the workhouse.
The Chattanooga Public Library wants to brew up some more interest in what it has to offer.
Political campaigning entered the City Council meeting Tuesday night when a council candidate accused a councilman of a possible conflict of interest.
Thirteen new traffic lights will be installed on state Route 153 beginning next week.
Chattanooga mayoral candidate Andy Berke released a plan that he says will make city government more accountable.
Early voting for the Chattanooga mayor and City Council election starts Wednesday, but it's anybody's guess how many people will cast ballots.
A Chattanooga mayoral hopeful who has complained about a lack of attention to his campaign got plenty at a public forum Friday when he made a comment about Jews and said he would not help rehabilitate criminals.
The company handling the processing of sewer bills for Chattanooga, Rossville and the Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority has made some concessions with pricing.
A mailer attacking Chattanooga City Council candidate Jerry Mitchell for a 13-year-old drunken driving charge in Florida has drawn Mitchell's ire and a disavowal from the two other candidates in the District 2 race.
The Chattanooga City Council voted 7-2 Tuesday night to hire a consultant for $100,000 to help create the Moccasin Bend Cleanwater Authority.
Chattanooga residents soon could have a new way to recycle.
In the race for Chattanooga mayor, this is what former state Sen. Andy Berke has in his favor: $674,000, 300 volunteers, four paid staff and wealthy donors.
Former Chattanooga Mayor Gene Roberts was remembered Thursday as "an honorable man" who was well respected.
Service charges on the city's new sewer bills have left council members and administrators scrambling on how to deal with customer complaints.
Mayor Ron Littlefield is proposing to spend $100,000 to help set up the new Moccasin Bend Cleanwater Authority established last week.
New meters are going up across Chattanooga that should make it more convenient for users to pay for parking.
Chattanooga Council Chairwoman Pam Ladd said this week a flier found by a neighbor with Ladd's name attached to it is "deceitful" and "mean-spirited."
A handful of Chattanooga City Council candidates appeared before the Chattanooga Tea Party on Thursday night and demanded that government get its act together.
The city's newest park stretches out in a line, with sculptures anchoring each end and the largest sculptures claiming the middle ground.
The Chattanooga City Council voted 7-1 Tuesday night to create the new Moccasin Bend Cleanwater Authority, a conglomeration of the city's sewer and water quality departments.
Chattanooga's City Council today may bring to a close one of the most contentious and hard-fought rezoning battles in the city in years.
Don't expect the simmering dispute between two City Court judges and Mayor Ron Littlefield to go away anytime soon.
A high-ranking staff member for Mayor Ron Littlefield withdrew her name Tuesday from consideration as City Court clerk and within minutes two city judges walked out of the room after being called "unprofessional" by the city's mayor.
Anita Ebersole, deputy to Mayor Ron Littlefield, told council members today that she did not want to be considered for the appointment as City Court clerk.
Council Chairwoman Pam Ladd doesn't want her colleagues on the council to spend a lot of time on next year's budget before a new mayor and council are in place.
Terry Lee sat in a chair Wednesday night waiting for the guest of honor to take the podium.
District 9 City Council candidate Yusuf Hakeem said Wednesday he believes a failed attempt to oust him from the March ballot is a political move by the man he is trying to unseat.
The first round of sewer repairs should come within nine to 10 months after the City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a series of expenditures totaling almost $38 million.
Chattanooga's first bill is coming in for sewer repairs, and at least $38 million worth of work will begin this year.
Just eight weeks from now, on March 5, Chattanooga voters will choose a new mayor and as many as seven new City Council members.
Chattanooga is closing in on opening two new parks within the next few months, including the first downtown park created in 15 years.
Tennessee American Water customers will see changes in their billing effective today as the company stops charging for sewer service.
Several high-level city officials have retired, but there are no plans to fill those positions with a new administration on the horizon.
The Chattanooga region got just a dusting of snow and a sprinkle of ice from the weekend's precipitation, but if it had been more, local officials were ready.
The chairman of the Hamilton County Election Commission said this week he saw no need for any more early voting sites besides the ones already established by the commission.
Vannice Hughley hates the thought of seeing a road pass through a historic former park in downtown Chattanooga.
Construction crews will have to work quickly next year to repair the 21st Century Waterfront between two of the riverfront's biggest events — the Riverbend Festival in June and Head of the Hooch in November.
Almost two months after Hamilton County Democratic officials said they would stay out of the March Chattanooga mayor's race, they changed their minds and endorsed Andy Berke.
The road surrounding Eastgate Town Center soon could be upgraded, and the area around the Brainerd Mission could become a little greener.
Twenty-seven candidates qualified Thursday in a city election that may see more competition for City Council seats than the mayor's office.
Three candidates have qualified to run for Chattanooga mayor in March: former state Sen. Andy Berke, former city employee Guy Satterfield and perennial candidate Chester Heathington Jr.
The Hamilton County Commission is tightening benefits for new hires by limiting the number of leave days they can accrue each year.
The Hamilton County Commission today approved an employee handbook that will have tighter guidelines for accruing leave.
