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Chattanooga area Planning Commission chair out after more than a decade | Chattanooga Times Free Press
12+ hour, 4+ min ago (46+ words) Ethan Collier, a prolific Chattanooga home builder, is out as chair of a regional zoning board after more than a decade in the role. Chattanooga area Planning Commission chair out after more than a decade City, County mayors to select…...
State leaders make appointments to Chattanooga Airport board amid legal challenge | Chattanooga Times Free Press
2+ day, 6+ hour 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…...
Billy Strings to play first shows at reopened Tivoli in Chattanooga | Chattanooga Times Free Press
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (461+ words) Billy Strings will headline the newly renovated Tivoli Theater's inaugural shows in October. The concerts, Oct. 20-21, will be the first to occur at the venue since it closed in 2022 for major renovations, according to a press release from the Tivoli…...
Tips for planning your river tubing adventures near Chattanooga, including where to go and what to expect | Chattanooga Times Free Press
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (392+ words) In the South, river tubing is a quintessential summer experience. What better way to spend a hot afternoon than amid a flotilla of inflatables on cool, clear waters? While sports such as kayaking and SUPing help get the heart rate…...
Chattanooga 250: EPB harnessed light to become city's strongest selling point | Chattanooga Times Free Press
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (1485+ words) Early in his tenure as mayor of Chattanooga, Jon Kinsey asked Harold De Priest, the recently appointed general manager of the city's electric utility, a pointed question. "'Harold, just what does EPB do for Chattanooga?'" De Priest recalled the mayor…...
Chattanooga-area business openings and closings in June 2026 | Chattanooga Times Free Press
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (374+ words) Here's a look at the business trends for June in the Chattanooga area. Pet Aqua Farewells is the city's first business to offer aquamation, also known as alkaline hydrolysis. The process is an alternative to flame-based cremation. The business opened…...
Chattanooga location of Ace Pickleball Club opens Friday | Chattanooga Times Free Press
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (46+ words) Ace Pickleball Club, the Chattanooga area's first club dedicated solely to pickleball, is set to open Friday in Hixson. Chattanooga location of Ace Pickleball Club opens Friday Ace Pickleball Club, the Chattanooga area's first club dedicated solely to pickleball, is…...
Chattanooga 250: Local women made history when they sued the Ku Klux Klan | Chattanooga Times Free Press
1+ week, 1+ day ago (107+ words) Every evening at sunset, Fannie Mae Crumsey gathered her grandchildren to her home on what is now M. L. King Boulevard to start their bedtime routine, which began with Crumsey leaning over her precious petunias in the front yard, carefully watering and…...
Heat dome triggers advisory for Chattanooga region through Friday | Chattanooga Times Free Press
1+ week, 1+ day ago (960+ words) Blistering temperatures starting Wednesday will hardly relent as the Fourth of July holiday weekend approaches with daily highs near 100 and a forecast for the heat to stay above 90 through Monday. "There's a big, big ridge of high pressure over the…...
A history of adventure, of peril, fortitude and energy: Notable quotes from the annals of Chattanooga | Chattanooga Times Free Press
1+ week, 3+ day ago (516+ words) People who had a way with words in our Chattanooga 250 series: "At the time that the Founding Fathers are adopting the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, the Cherokee are attacking the backcountry of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina. Within the…...