Yolanda Putman has been a reporter at the Times Free Press for 11 years. She covers housing and previously covered education and crime.
Yolanda is a Chattanooga native who has a master’s degree in communication from the University of Tennessee and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Alabama State University. She previously worked at the Lima (Ohio) News.
She enjoys running, reading and writing and is the mother of one son, Tyreese.
She has also received the Media Award from the Unity Group.
Contact Yolanda at 423-757-6431 or yputman@timesfreepress.com.
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More than a dozen religious leaders from five countries overcame cultural differences, distance and language barriers Wednesday to talk about their ministries.
Chattanooga Housing Authority's financial health is looking up, according to an independent audit conducted by the Indiana-based McCauley Nicolas CPAs & Advisors.
Ashley Carlisle didn't have to work or pay rent in her former government-subsidized apartment, but having the opportunity to live in Fairmount Avenue Townhomes makes her want to be more self-sufficient.
People who didn't make the cut on the first drawing for apartments in the new Maple Hills and Fairmount Avenue public housing units have another chance today.
The goal for Melinda Doss was to complete the Chattanooga Salvation Army's School of Culinary Arts training and get a job, just as the nine culinary arts students did before her.
Several students who were supposed to be leaders at Orchard Knob Elementary School talked back to teachers and brought cellphones and iPhones to school, but couldn't read on grade level, Principal LaFrederick Thirkill said.
If trends in voter apathy and population changes continue, there may be no black elected members of the City Council by the 2020 census, said NAACP Vice President Joe Rowe.
On most days Justina Anaclerio and Ray Smalley are trying to survive while sleeping under a bridge. But once a week the couple forget their struggles and attend the Salvation Army's acting class at ReCreate Cafe.
For eight years, Mary Lakes lived in and out of shelters, under bridges and in the woods. Today, she is in her first permanent housing in 10 years.
Businessman W.C. Bud Helton wanted to submit a zoning change application for the old 21st Century Academy this month and then purchase the building that has been vacant since 2009.
