Chattanooga Other News

The Whirlpool Corporation announced a new manufacturing facility in Cleveland, Tenn. Wednesday.Cleveland's economy gets boost with the announcement from Whirlpool that it will build a new plant at the corner of Benton Pike and Michigan Avenue....

Lookout Mountain attractions -- Ruby Falls, Rock City and the Incline -- will be the initial sites in the Chattanooga area to offer charging stations to owners of electric vehicles through the national EV Project.The announcement of these pioneering...

In an e-mailed news release, a spokesperson for Bi-Lo grocery stores says its eggs are safe for consumers.They say, "The company remains unaffected by the nationwide Food and Drug Administration recall. Both the FDA and Centers for Disease Control...

Urban Retail Properties, LLC has been awarded the contract to provide management and leasing services for Bradley Square Mall effective immediately.Bradley Square Mall is a one-level enclosed shopping center anchored by Belk, JCPenney, Kmart, and...

Century Park Associates, a national leader in the management of senior living communities, headquartered in Chattanooga, announced the recent appointment of Adam Mitchell as Information Technology Administrator and Justin Campbell as Web Developer....

Ivy Academy welcomed 135 ninth- and tenth-grade students to school yesterday, celebrating its second year as Tennessee’s environmental charter high school. Students spent the day getting to know one another, their teachers and the land surrounding...

The Hamilton County School Board voted again Tuesday night on a controversial pension plan.The pension plan will stay. The vote was 4-4.Jeffery Wilson was not in attendance so only eight members voted. Since the vote was a tie, nothing changes from...

Every year parents stake their claim on coveted admissions spots on both CSAS and CSLA. Last year, parents even camped outside, hoping to get their child's name on the list.  Chava Hoffman was no exception. "Last year, we stood in line and we were...

The Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. has launched a new website designed to spotlight the programs funded from the $1.77 billion raised since ticket sales began in January 2004.The website, www.seehowitaddsup.com, offers information about the...

After years of struggle, low test scores and whispers of state intervention, there is a new ray of hope at Howard High School.For the first time since No Child Left Behind standards became law, Howard is on the brink of meeting federal AYP...

It’s called add-on insurance. When a consumer makes a purchase, gets credit, rents a vehicle or other similar transactions, often times the vendor or selling company asks if the customer would like an insurance policy to “protect” him or her from a variety of perils.

This year’s summer heat wave provided a much needed drop in the bucket for local pool retailers, but some say it wasn’t enough to offset the effects of a drained economy.

T-Systems, a sister company to cell carrier T-Mobile, plans to hire about 25 technical professionals in the Chattanooga area for possible work with an automotive manufacturer, according to Gary Skladzien, head of systems integration delivery.

"There are so many things I love about teaching dance. I love creating choreography that the music tells me to create. I love seeing the look in people’s faces when they get it, when they learn a step."

“I was wondering if someone goes to prison and they are drawing Social Security, do they keep drawing it? Also, if a spouse is drawing, how will it affect them?”

Despite increasing competition from new public schools, and a slumping economy, Chattanooga's private schools are holding steady in enrollment for 2010-11.

Chip Baker cast the deciding vote, resulting in a 4-4 tie.  5 votes were needed to rescind an earlier decision to add a lump sum retirement benefit for Board members.

As students head back to school, educators nationwide are implementing controversial school reform wrought by Arne Duncan, possibly the most powerful education secretary ever.

For the third straight year, Dr. Scales gets middling scores on his job performance from School Board members.

School Board members in Hamilton County are expected to again vote tonight on a controversial retirement plan.

Kita was lost around Bonny Oaks and Hwy, 153 Aug. 27.She's a German shephard/husky mix around 7 months old. Her coat is black, white and gray.Owner is offering a reward for her returnPlease call 520-609-6654 or email: paul.worsham@gmail.com

Male Chocolate Lab lost Aug. 24.Approx 90 lbs., wearing blue collar lost in Pineville Road area of Chattanooga.Please contact Joel Loftis at 423-506-6024 or email at jaloftis83@yahoo.com

Our cat, Sanders, has been missing since Aug. 15. We live near Cloud Springs Elementary school in Dallondale subdivision on Evelyn Drive.Sanders is a long haired, creamy tan colored cat who is very gentle. Please call 423-316-7789 if you have seen...

Maple is a chocolate brown lab pitbull mix.She is 5 months old and is weighs about 20-25 lbs. She was taken Aug. 15th from 416 McCallie Ave. in Chattanooga.I believe she was stolen because her pink leash is missing. Her ears are like bats and she...

Duke and Dutchess went missing at the same time from their home on Hilton Drive in East Ridge, Tenn.If seen, please call (423) 664-2815 or e-mail smashpunkr@hotmail.comPosted 8/9/2010

The Cherokee County, NC Sheriff's Department is investigating the disappearance of a Cherokee County woman. Detectives hope the public can help.On August 20 Ashley Rose Hansen, 26, of Andrews went shopping.Hansen was last seen in the Walmart in...

Chattanooga police are asking for the public's help in locating Christopher Gamble.Police say he walked off the job site in Chattanooga on July 29, 2010 after speaking with his ex-wife on the phone. He hasn't been seen since.Sgt. Jerri Weary with...

The Dalton Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a man who has been missing since April 22nd. Ricky Long, 47, of 600 Autumn Court #6 left his apartment on foot on the evening of the 22nd and has not been seen since. Mr....

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public’s help locating a missing Bradley County, Tenn. woman.Marsha Ellen Brantley, 51, has not been seen or heard from since late May or early June 2009. A friend reported her missing in...

Virginia Anne Greene has been missing since June 12, 2009. She was last seen walking from her residence on South No Pone Valley Road in Decatur, TN around 11:00 a.m.Virginia is 19 years old, and is described as 5 feet 1 inches tall, 260 pounds,...