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Posted: Monday - Nov. 23, 2009
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Home Care brings gifts to seniors
A local business providing in-home care services to seniors is making sure hundreds of them have gifts at Christmas.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 23, 2009
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Organizer awards first Ed Johnson college scholarship
LaFrederick Thirkill wanted to make sure that lynching victim Ed Johnson’s story remained a part of Chattanooga history.
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 21, 2009
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CHA moves forward with Fairmount development
The Chattanooga Housing Authority is headed for a fall, Mayor Ron Littlefield says, and it's all due to the organization's stubbornness.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 20, 2009
Chattanooga: CHA moves ahead with Fairmount Avenue plans
Despite opposition from nearby homeowners and the mayor, Chattanooga Housing Authority officials are going ahead with the redevelopment of Fairmount Avenue Apartments.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 20, 2009
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Residents debate Fairmount expansion
Bonita Johnson said she has lived at the Fairmount Avenue Apartments for more than 30 years, raised her three children there and wants an opportunity to return.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 19, 2009
Weed and Seed hosting annual meeting tonight
Through East Chattanooga Weed and Seed’s partnerships and funding, crime is reduced in the neighborhood and youth have more community activities, officials said.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 18, 2009
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Fairmount units reduced from 48 to 36
Controversy over the renovation and expansion of a public housing complex in North Chattanooga has convinced the Chattanooga Housing Authority to reduce the number of proposed units.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 17, 2009
Chattanooga: Housing authority reduces proposed units at Fairmount apartments from 48 to 36
Fairmount Avenue residents acknowledge the Chattanooga Housing Authority has proposed to reduce the number of units in the Fairmount Apartments public housing renovation, but they say it isn’t enough to make the neighborhood safe for an increased population of children.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 16, 2009
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Local documentary about Habitat house picked for conference
Two local filmmakers have been selected to show their documentary at the National Brownsfields Conference in New Orleans this week.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 15, 2009
Fountainbleau Apartments settles in fair housing lawsuit
The owner of Fountain-bleau Apartments has agreed to pay $116,500 to 15 people identified as victims in a discrimination lawsuit.
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 14, 2009
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School donates canned goods
More than 80 percent of Rossville Middle School students receive financial assistance from the federal government, but that didn't stop them from donating thousands of canned goods for other needy families.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 13, 2009
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Weed, Seed hosts drug disposal day
The East Chattanooga Weed and Seed group wants all your unwanted over-the-counter and prescription medications.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 10, 2009
Citywide art classes offered at school
Art teacher Wendy Morgan wants to offer her students more than lessons on pencil drawings and watercolors, but she has to find ways to fund it.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 10, 2009
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Merchants host Holiday Stroll
DAYTON, Tenn. -- Downtown Dayton stores are decorating and discounting prices for the fifth annual Holiday Stroll on Thursday.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 9, 2009
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Brainerd neighborhood group seeks $1 million Weed and Seed grant
If the Brainerd Neighborhood Coalition has its way, gang activity among the area's young people will cease and more will become business owners, group members said.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 5, 2009
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Schools offer $1.4 million in scholarships
Robert Maddox didn’t expect an immediate scholarship from the Infinite Scholars Scholarship Fair Wednesday, but Stillman College offered him $3,500.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 3, 2009
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Mayor calls CHA ‘embarrassment’
Mayor Ron Littlefield has called the Chattanooga Housing Authority “an embarrassment” to the city and said its conduct “continues to defy common sense.”
Posted: Monday - Nov. 2, 2009
Chattanooga: Mayor objects to Fairmount apartments work, sends letter to HUD
Mayor Ron Littlefield expressed opposition to the Chattanooga Housing Authority’s plans to increase density at Fairmount Avenue Apartments this afternoon during a special called CHA board meeting.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 2, 2009
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Fairmount residents concerned about project impact on traffic
Putting a 48-unit apartment complex on Fairmount Avenue would be too dangerous for the one-lane street that already has too much traffic, according to several homeowners.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 31, 2009
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Blacks caution on erosion of their voting power
If Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield's plans for a combined city-county government or annexation are successful, gains that blacks have made in government representation over the past 20 years will be lost, several black Chattanoogans say.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 30, 2009
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Nancy's House decks halls
In February, doctors diagnosed Melanie Willis' 29-year-old son with AIDS and gave him six to 12 months to live.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 26, 2009
CHA houses homeless veterans
The Chattanooga Housing Authority and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will provide housing and social services for homeless veterans by the end of this month.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 22, 2009
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Rising Fawn retirees complete trail
It's been less than a month since Dane and Connie Ward, both in their mid-50s, finished walking 2,178 miles.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 21, 2009
Hunters feed the city's homeless
A former Chattanooga business owner said he would have found food in garbage cans if he hadn't been able to eat Tuesday at the Chattanooga Community Kitchen.
Posted: Sunday - Oct. 18, 2009
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Brainerd summit Friday offers look at future
If Brainerd residents get their way, it will be easier to take walks down Brainerd Road and Lee Highway within the next five years.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 17, 2009
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Accessibility 2009 art show set for Cleveland
Cleveland State Community College art teacher Mark McLeod wants to make the kind of art expected in larger cities available to local residents.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 15, 2009
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NAACP honoree rejects award, event as 'scam'
A 2009 recipient of an award from the Chattanooga-Hamilton County NAACP has denounced the local honor and called the award presentation event a sham.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 15, 2009
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Funds to stimulate green public housing
About $1.7 million in stimulus money will build 10 energy-efficient apartments for low-income housing in North Georgia, officials say.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 12, 2009
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Bessie Smith museum has new vision
The Bessie Smith Cultural Center is expanding its aim of preserving the history of blacks in Chattanooga to preserving the history of blacks throughout the world.
Posted: Sunday - Oct. 11, 2009
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More H1N1 flu vaccines available
Every year Courtney Humphreys' whole family gets flu shots, and every year they bypass getting the respiratory illness.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 8, 2009
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Brownfield update planned today
In Alton Park, a developer can't build a playground or business before checking with a state or federal environmental agency to see if the land is toxin-free.
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 6, 2009
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Brainerd schools promote their best
In less than a decade Brainerd's graduation rate increased from about 30 percent to more than 70 percent of its students earning a high school diploma, school officials said.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 5, 2009
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Weed and Seed reaches out to elderly
At age 91, Hazel Adams lives alone with good blood pressure, stable blood sugar and no immediate health concerns.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 2, 2009
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Services Fair in South Pittsburg on Saturday
Christine Gutterman trains dogs to provide emotional and physical therapy for people with disabilities, but she says the disabled have plenty of other unmet needs.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 1, 2009
Museum now Bessie Smith Cultural Center
The former Chattanooga African-American Museum and Bessie Smith Hall has a new name and a new vision.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 1, 2009
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Public housing going green
The Chattanooga Housing Authority was one of only two housing authorities in the state to receive federal funding to create green public housing.
Posted: Tuesday - Sept. 29, 2009
CHA gets out of Mayfair on Market project
Chattanooga Housing Authority officials and local developers came to an agreement Monday that ends CHA's involvement in the building project known as Mayfair on Market.
Posted: Monday - Sept. 28, 2009
Pact ends CHA's part in Mayfair on Market project
Chattanooga Housing Authority officials and a development group came to an agreement today that ends CHA’s involvement in a former proposed mixed-use building project called Mayfair on Market.
Posted: Monday - Sept. 28, 2009
CHA discusses Mayfair on Market
Nearly a year after the Chattanooga Housing Authority was cited in a lawsuit for defaulting on the Mayfair on Market project, CHA officials say they expect to reach an agreement today with the development partners.
Posted: Monday - Sept. 28, 2009
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Ringgold Girl Scouts plan packages for soldiers
If some Tennessee Army National Guard soldiers aren't home for the holidays, a Girl Scout troop from Ringgold, Ga., wants to send some holiday comforts to them.
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 24, 2009
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Discovery looking for Delta Queen ghost
Capt. Mike Williams was asleep in his bunk on the Delta Queen riverboat when he heard someone whisper "psssp" in his ear. He even felt the person's breath, he said.
Posted: Wednesday - Sept. 23, 2009
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Supporters of public option for health insurance hold rally
Doctors spend more than a decade studying health care, but someone employed by an insurance company will determine whether or not a person receives a medical procedure, state Rep. JoAnne Favors said.
Posted: Tuesday - Sept. 22, 2009
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Chattanooga: Midday rally supports public health insurance option
Health insurance companies do not exist to produce health, local physician Dr. Matt Hine said.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 19, 2009
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Energy-measuring meters available in Georgia libraries
TRENTON, Ga. -- Gov. Sonny Perdue didn't just issue a challenge to lower energy consumption, he equipped the state's libraries this month with a tool to help people do it.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 19, 2009
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Unity aim of community events
Dr. Clark White stood on the corner of Hawthorne and Oak streets playing his harmonica as he warmed up for the second annual Blues in the Knob concert today.
Posted: Friday - Sept. 18, 2009
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New program to provide more options for elderly care
More than 1,000 people in Tennessee will be able to receive assistance for home-based or community-based elderly care on Oct. 1 when a freeze on Medicaid money is lifted.
Posted: Sunday - Sept. 13, 2009
Homebuyer seminar expected to draw 200
Hamilton County is one of five counties in the state that helped account for more than 60 percent of Tennessee's foreclosures last month, but local lenders still say this is a good time to purchase a home.
Posted: Friday - Sept. 11, 2009
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Aquarium, Comcast provide fifth-graders with interactive classroom
Eli Mitchell smiled at his fifth-grade teacher as he waited to hear about the next pollutant invading the Tennessee River.
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 10, 2009
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Neighborhoods grants decision is due today
Chattanooga has about $3 million that will be spent to fund neighborhood improvements around the Brainerd, South Chattanooga and East Chattanooga communities, city officials say.
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 10, 2009
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Racking horses strut for charity
CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- First prize for tonight is a trophy and about $80.
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