Category: Local News

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s tennis team is on the road this weekend at Middle Tennessee’s Dale Short Shootout.  Action takes place at the Adams Tennis Complex on Oct. 2-4 in Murfreesboro, Tenn. ETSU and Troy are joining the Mocs…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – Five members of a fraud scheme involving “pain cream” were sentenced to prison in a federal court over a period of five days. According to a news release, Jerry Wayne Wilkerson, 39, Michael Chatfield, 30, Kasey Nicholson, 34, Billy Hindmon, 38, and…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – The hallways and classrooms of Girls Inc. of Chattanooga on Brainerd Road are a little different these days. “Social distancing is still a priority. We do the health questionnaires, we’re taking temperatures,” Girls Inc. Interim CEO Toccora Johnson said. The non-profit provides…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – ArtsBuild, Public Art Chattanooga and the Southeast Tennessee Development District are pleased to announce a new Artists Work Grants program providing funding to individual artists, artist studios and non-profit arts organizations to produce artworks for public spaces in Chattanooga. Funding for the…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – A 21-year-old male was shot at a Wilcox Blvd location on Tuesday evening, the Chattanooga Police Department announced. At approximately 7:21 p.m., police responded to a report of a person shot in the 3400 block of Wilcox Blvd. Upon arrival, police found a…

CHATTANOOGA – Chattanooga Police are releasing information about a shooting Tuesday evening in East Lake. It happened in the 3900 block of Dodds Avenue after 5 PM. Witnesses say it happened at Big Daddy’s restaurant. Officers found 18 year old Jacobreyan Reed sitting in a…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – Parkridge Health System is launching the first phase of a broader vision for Parkridge North, starting with the opening of a new emergency room next week. For many residents of Ooltewah and East Brainered, a trip to the ER used to come…