John Mercer’s journey led from the midwest, to Pacific northwest, to Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA – Chattanooga news anchorman John Mercer has died at the age of 56 from natural causes. John was born in Indiana but his family moved to the Seattle area, where he grew up. He graduated from Washington State University. John began his broadcasting career…
Audit documents detail credit card spending, contracts by Joel Greenberg
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – New documents related to an audit of former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg’s office detail his spending — more than $450,000 on two county credit cards, as well as $615,000 in pay and benefits that went to his former uncle. Federal…
Fencing in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – For most people, fencing is one of those sports that you know of, but might not know much about. Yet this modern form of combat has fostered a strong, engaged community across the globe – Chattanooga included. Here, we look further into…
Keeping your family safe and warm
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – The Tennessee Valley experienced its first cold snap this week. As temperatures begin to drop, heat has become a necessity. Reliable heating and air conditioning says that they have seen a 30 to 40 percent increase in calls since temperatures have dropped…
Make sure your dog doesn’t ‘gobble’ these Thanksgiving favorites
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — With smaller, stay-at-home Thanksgivings this year, our pets may be some of our primary dinner guests. However, some parts of our feasts we may feel tempted to feed them aren’t safe. “Limiting what our dogs eat to what they’ve had in the past…
Music, theater, other events around Chattanooga this weekend
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – CHATTANOOGA SYMPHONY & OPERA — Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, 214 E. Eighth St. 423-267-8583, www.chattanoogasymphony.org * Dec. 3-5: “A Classical Christmas,” featuring Jolivet’s “Pastoreles de Noel,” Holst’s homage to Paul the Apostle and Haydn’s Symphony No. 26, 7 p.m. Thursday…
Coronavirus: The latest local updates, cancellations, resources, + more
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – To stay up to date on the latest COVID-19 numbers in Hamilton County, including the total number of cases, number of active cases, deaths, and case demographics, click here. Hamilton County Health Department-affiliated drive-thru testing is also still free to the public everyday at the Alstom Plant The Hamilton County…
College Football Betting: Tennessee CFB Picks + Breakdown
Tenn – College football betting fans are getting to the final stretch of the CFB season, and despite some COVID-19 issues, most teams continue to play games. We have three of the four Tennessee FBS schools on the schedule this week, including a Vanderbilt team…
Who will Trump be when he leaves office?
CHATTANOOGA – In the days after the presidential election, while votes were still being tallied, essays began appearing in the national media that might be called “whatever the outcome” articles. These pieces argued that it didn’t matter whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden ultimately won. America’s afflictions ran too…
Four County Kildare firms nominated for awards
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – The finalists in the Small Firms Association national small business awards 2021, announced by Sue O’Neill, Chair of the SFA judging panel, includes four Kildare enterprises. They are Glam doll, a Maynooth-based beauty products supplier; the Irish Biltong company, a food enterprise in Naas; software…