Hamilton County commissioners weigh $20M education request amid slower revenue growth
Hamilton County Schools officials are asking for an approximately $20 million increase in their allocation from county government next fiscal year, a request o…
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Subscriber ExclusiveHow do contracts for seven former UTC players in NFL compare?
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Judge refuses to dismiss all claims by transgender child against state, Williamson County Schools
A challenge to Tennessee's law dealing with the use of public school restrooms and locker rooms by transgender students remains alive after a federal judge dec…
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Objective journalism honored at awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Reporters whose work highlighted issues ranging from misconduct within the Los Angeles Fire Department to sexual assault at a U.S. military academy received re…
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Tennessee AG joins GOP states’ challenge to new EPA rules requiring power plant pollution controls
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined GOP counterparts in 24 states in challenging new Biden administration rules limiting greenhouse gas emi…
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Food Works closing after 18 years
Food Works restaurant in North Chattanooga is closing after 18 years of operation.
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Marion County restaurant named most beautiful in Tennessee
People magazine has named the Top of the Rock Restaurant on Jasper Mountain as the most beautiful restaurant in Tennessee.
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Best and worst restaurant inspection reports in the Chattanooga area for the week
The Hamilton County, Catoosa County and Walker County health departments inspect restaurants twice a year and grade businesses on a 100-point scale. Scores bel…
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Miniature poodle named Sage wins Westminster Kennel Club dog show
For a last hurrah, it was a Sage decision.
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Best and worst restaurant inspection reports in the Chattanooga area for the week
The Hamilton County, Catoosa County and Walker County health departments inspect restaurants twice a year and grade businesses on a 100-point scale. Scores bel…
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Subscriber ExclusiveRestaurant Scene: Getting to know the killer potato
Once again, just like the chopped wieners, just like chicken and dressing, there's something that keeps popping up on menus at restaurants in Chattanooga that …
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Baylor, McCallie will meet again Thursday with Spring Fling baseball berth at stake
Baylor senior standout Amari Jefferson summed up perfectly what Thursday's matchup between the host Red Raiders and McCallie will mean to both teams.
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Prep roundup: Sale Creek’s Eisa Eilertson, Signal Mountain’s Marlee Burkley win pentathlon state titles
While the Spring Fling doesn't begin in full until next week, a pair of Chattanooga athletes got a jump-start on the TSSAA event Wednesday.
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Subscriber ExclusiveTop-ranked Vols achieving great things with Russell still sidelined
Tennessee may already have accomplished enough this baseball season to warrant one of the top eight seeds in the looming NCAA tournament.
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Hush money
Michael Ramirez's Free Press cartoon for May 16, 2024.
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Rhetoric
Michael Ramirez's Free Press cartoon for May 15, 2024.
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Brain-Eating Worm
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for May 15, 2024.
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Hush money
Michael Ramirez's Free Press cartoon for May 16, 2024.
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Opinion: Why I’m voting for Biden; other Republicans should, too
It's disappointing to watch an increasing number of Republicans fall in line behind former president Donald Trump.
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Opinion: The courthouse parade of GOP officials courting defendant Trump is a disgrace
The procession of Republican Party standard-bearers through a New York City courtroom to pay fealty to and express outrage on behalf of Donald Trump hasn't bee…
