Chattanooga news
A new Tennessee law now in effect adds new requirements before a student can receive corporal punishment at school. The law establishes a process for school officials, including teachers, to screen for disabilities before handing out any corporal punishment. Under this law, before any kind of corporal punishment can happen, teachers are required to: Have …
As we reported on Wednesday afternoon, one person was killed in a Jasper, TN, accident. We can update you that Jasper Police reports that a tractor-trailer hauling corn crashed into a car and two homes. The truck driver says his brakes went out, leading to the accident on Hwy 150 around 3:30 PM. Jasper Police …
Fans of the Chattanooga Lookouts can no longer buy a certain t-shirt on their website after Twitter users mocked its resemblance to a racial slur. The shirt in question spelled the word “Nooga,” shorthand for “Chattanooga,” by replacing each letter “O” with the team’s logo, a pair of eyes. Shirts with “Nooga” without the eyes …
As if your commute into and out of Chattanooga from the valley isn’t headache enough most days, the next phase of TDOT’s I-75/24 expansion project will begin this weekend with more road work that will likely snarl traffic for the next 16 weekends, officials say. The agency has announced that starting this Friday, July 28th, …
Tennessee’s traditional sales tax holiday on clothing, school supplies, and computers begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 28, 2023, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, 2023. During this time, clothing, school supplies, and computers may be purchased tax-free. Certain restrictions apply. Items sold online are also eligible. Items must be purchased …
Tennessee children are currently enjoying their summer break – swimming, going to camps or just spending time outside. With students heading back to school real soon, this is a good time when parents can make sure their children are ready for back to school with up-to-date immunizations. ‘’We want all children to be safe, healthy, …
A Georgia state inspection from the Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner suggests that Lake Winnepesaukah was not at fault after a child injury report was filed after an incident on July 4. The report suggested that the child or his father may not have followed the slide rules, resulting in the incident. …
‘Operation Southern Slow Down’ is underway across the area this week, as law enforcement officials in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina aim to reduce speeding across the southern states. Departments from city and county level to state highway patrols in all of the aforementioned are voluntarily participating in the ‘Operation Southern Slow Down’. …
Commuters traveling along the I-24 corridor between Marion County and Chattanooga this week can expect some traffic delays in the evening hours due to construction and road work. According to TDOT, contractors are working nightly to resurface the lanes of both I-24 East and Westbound from the Tennessee River Bridge at Nickajack Lake and mile …
With great sadness, we lost one of the funniest people I personally have known this past weekend, when we learned of the passing of Richard Peardon of Haletown. Undoubtedly one of the great characters that made Haletown shine thanks to his quick wit, true southern humor, and ability to spin a story as good …
