1+ week, 5+ day ago   (361+ words) Jeff Carney, executive director for the 911 district, spoke to the council during a strategic planning meeting amid a funding dispute that has stalled pay increases for the region's telecommunicators. During the meeting, Carney said he could introduce the idea of…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (61+ words) Meeting for the first time, a brand new Chattanooga Airport board mostly appointed by state lawmakers withdrew from litigation that challenges the panel's authority. New state-appointed Chattanooga Airport board withdraws from city lawsuit A new state-run board for the Chattanooga…...

2+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (64+ words) The retired public school teacher and school administrator not only has the background to serve a second term on the board but also has furthered his knowledge by becoming an accredited Level IV Master School Board Member, as tabbed by…...

2+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (45+ words) If District 8 residents like current Republican board member Larry Grohn, they'll like the retired teacher who wants to replace him. We believe she's the better of the two running. Opinion: Chattanooga Free Press endorses Sabrina Daniel for Hamilton County Board…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (632+ words) A three-judge panel may decide whether the state is temporarily barred from reappointing most of the members of the Chattanooga Airport's board of directors while a lawsuit works its way through the courts. In the meantime, Gov. Bill Lee and…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (308+ words) In 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, and was the final state needed to achieve a two-thirds majority for passage. The Tennessee Senate's ratification vote less than a week before the House…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (868+ words) U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and U.S. Rep. John Rose, R-Cookeville, attended the event at the Chattanoogan Hotel downtown. According to a May poll by The Beacon Center, a conservative-leaning think tank, Blackburn leads the Republican primary field with 63% support, 53 points ahead…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (653+ words) Tennessee's disaster response fund will receive less than half of the $100 million one-time investment proposed by Gov. Bill Lee after state lawmakers scaled back program funding in the final budget for Fiscal Year 2027. The Governor's Response and Recovery Fund is…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (55+ words) Chattanooga Times Free Press Tennessee bill that would reconstitute Chattanooga Airport board heads to governor A bill that Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly has argued would wrest control of the local airport board away from city leaders has cleared both chambers…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (518+ words) Tennessee lawmakers on Thursday adopted a budget that will allow the state to resume participation in a federal program that helped feed 700,000 low-income kids during the summer months before Gov. Bill Lee opted out in 2024. The state budget for next…...