Chattanooga Communtiy Kitchen served Thanksgiving Day meal with COVID adjustments
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Chattanooga Community Kitchen held its annual Thanksgiving Day feast to help feed those in need. Chief Operations Officer Dr. Jimmy Turner said thanksgiving is one of the busiest days of the year for the community kitchen. He said there was no doubt they were…
Chattanooga health care workers prepare for potential COVID-19 vaccine
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine could be available in less than two weeks, according to Tennessee health officials. But the public will have to wait. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said health care workers and patients…
Tennessee nursing homes asking community members to send Christmas cards to seniors
Tenn – The Christmas season is here, but some folks won’t have the opportunity to spend time with loved ones due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Signature HealthCARE facilities across Tennessee are hosting Operation Holiday Card by requesting that community members chip in by submitting…
Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke Responds To Business Reopenings
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke responds to business reopenings In a statement released Monday, Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke responded to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s new order to begin staged reopening of businesses and restaurants. “Yesterday I learned that, despite public and private assurances otherwise, the…
Small Businesses Wait For Details Of COVID Relief Bill
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Time is running out for lawmakers on Capitol Hill to pass a COVID-19 relief bill before the Senate adjourns for it’s holiday recess on December 18th. But there’s been renewed hope as congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle have signaled…
Tennessee state leaders say COVID-19 vaccine could arrive Dec. 18
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Regional leaders received a potential timeline for getting the anticipated COVID-19 vaccine to Tennessee: Possibly Dec. 18 for the Pfizer vaccine and Dec. 22 for the Moderna vaccine. The timeline was shared from a Unified Command briefing attended by local mayors, community…
Firefighter PPE safety
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- As well reported Thursday, firefighters might not receive the first wave of the COVID Vaccine. “We lean heavy on safety as a whole because of the nature of the business we’re in,” said Chief Phil Hyman. “Firefighters are already pretty well prepared. We use N95s…
Chattanooga Holiday Market Opens December 5th
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – The regular outdoor season for Chattanooga Market has now come to a close—there is NO downtown Market on Sunday, November 29—though the Collegedale Christmas Market will be open Thanksgiving weekend. Organizers are getting ready for the transition to the Chattanooga Convention Center…
Why it’s time to ‘rewild’ your skin
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – Thanks to Woody Harrelson’s inspirational and easy to digest documentary Kiss the Ground which came out on Netflix this summer, I learnt a lot about the benefits of regenerative farming. Restoring lost ecosystems and seeing the benefits of not using industrial chemicals…
Chattanooga City Councilman Byrd requests “more teeth” for CPD Advisory Committee
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A Chattanooga City Councilman says the city’s Police Advisory Committee doesn’t have enough power to discipline officers who violate policies. Now, Councilman Anthony Byrd is requesting “more teeth” be added to the board, which was created last year. We also discovered that board has…