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Finley Stadium will keep the Tennessee sales tax paid on purchases like hot dogs and beer | Chattanooga Times Free Press
6+ hour, 54+ min ago (966+ words) Finley Stadium has been cleared to pocket the Tennessee state sales tax collected on parking, hot dogs and beer purchases at the venue starting in 2027 and lasting until 2055. Under a new law sponsored by state Sen. Bo Watson, R-North Chattanooga,…...
Chattanooga tennis welcomes back Spring Fling | Chattanooga Times Free Press
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (585+ words) For over 20 years Chattanooga-area tennis teams would pack up their equipment on a Monday and make the trek out of town for the state prep tennis championships. But for the first time since 2002, those same teams get to sleep in…...
Readers write: North Dakota visitor thanks Chattanooga, workers | Chattanooga Times Free Press
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (167+ words) In 2025, Heartland Forward awarded Chattanooga the Secret Sauce Community Award a second time. With my home community also recognized, I was curious. Was the momentum real? Was the "Gig City" vision truly being realized? So we invited Mayor Tim Kelly…...
Community Voice: Hospitality workers make Chattanooga worth the trip | Chattanooga Times Free Press
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (378+ words) Somewhere in this city right now, a visitor is asking a local a question. Maybe they're at the ice cream counter at Clumpies on the North Shore, asking where to have dinner. Maybe they're at a hotel front desk, asking…...
Chattanooga area's Class 4 A teams returning plenty of talent for 2026 | Chattanooga Times Free Press
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (101+ words) However their 2025 season turned out for the Chattanooga area's TSSAA Class 4 A football teams, the return of experienced talent is a strength for all of them to some degree. Chattanooga area's Class 4 A teams returning plenty of talent for 2026 EDITOR'S…...
Novonix sells Canada battery division to focus on Chattanooga factory | Chattanooga Times Free Press
1+ week, 1+ day ago (82+ words) Novonix, a Chattanooga-based company working to reach mass production of synthetic graphite at a local plant, sold a division of the company that was based in Nova Scotia, Canada, to former company CEO Chris Burns. Novonix sells Canada battery division…...
12, 500-seat amphitheater planned for The Bend in Chattanooga
1+ week, 2+ day ago (867+ words) A "state-of-the-art, first-class" amphitheater with 12, 500 seats is in the works at a 120-acre riverfront project called The Bend, according to developer Jimmy White. "It will be the flagship on the East Coast," White told members of Chattanooga's industrial development board…...
Chattanooga metro sees lowest growth rate since pandemic | Chattanooga Times Free Press
1+ week, 2+ day ago (38+ words) Population growth in Chattanooga has slowed to its lowest rate since the pandemic, according to new data from the U. S. Census Bureau. Chattanooga metro sees lowest growth rate since pandemic The drop matches statewide and national trends...
Personal Finance: The Chattanooga roots of credit reporting | Chattanooga Times Free Press
1+ week, 4+ day ago (93+ words) The average American has a 714. In Tennessee, the mean is 705, compared with 692 in Georgia. A little over 1 in 100 people carry a perfect 850. Personal Finance: The Chattanooga roots of credit reporting The average American has a 714. In Tennessee, the mean is…...
Video: Chattanooga's 77th Annual Armed Forces Day Parade | Chattanooga Times Free Press
1+ week, 5+ day ago (100+ words) Copyright " 2026, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Inc. Video: Chattanooga's 77th Annual Armed Forces Day Parade Brynn Meisse is the video producer for the Times Free Press. She's no stranger to the media industry having grown up in it. Brynn got her start…...