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Chattanooga: Mayor to announce bid for re-election
Mayor Ron Littlefield will announce his bid for re-election on the steps of City Hall at 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to a news release.
January 4, 2009
Dale doing public relations for Healy
Former WCRB Channel 3 reporter Lesley Dale now is doing public relations for Chattanooga mayoral candidate Rob Healy.
December 28, 2008
WWTA could begin collecting $8 monthly fee starting in March
The Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority is shooting for early spring to begin working on countywide sewer improvements and collecting a monthly $8 fee from 24,000 gravity sewer customers.
December 21, 2008
Marti Rutherford files papers to run for District 6 Council seat
Former Chattanooga City Councilwoman Marti Rutherford has filed her papers of intent to run for the District 6 City Council position.
December 14, 2008
Hamilton County: Skillern suggests VWs for county fleet
Hamilton County Commissioner Fred Skillern on Wednesday said county officials may want to hold off on buying new county cars for a year or two, so the county might be the first ones to buy Volkswagens made in Chattanooga.
December 7, 2008
Auto jobs in Chattanooga worth $288,000
A Grand Rapids Press columnist took U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., to task last week, accusing the Chattanooga lawmaker and other Southern lawmakers opposed to helping out Detroit for being hypocritical in their comments.
November 30, 2008
Parrott drops out of mayor race, supports Lance
Cecil “Strat” Parrott, who picked up a qualifying petition a month ago for a mayoral run, said last week he will bow out of the race.
November 23, 2008
Chattanooga blogger says he will run for mayor
A local blogger has stopped writing on his Web site and will make a run for mayor of Chattanooga.
November 16, 2008
Hamilton County: Don’t bypass committees, Casavant says
Hamilton County Commissioner Richard Casavant had a bone to pick with his fellow commissioners Wednesday, particularly Commissioner Curtis Adams.
November 9, 2008
Hamilton County: Coppinger says county sales tax revenue might get ‘a bit tighter’
Hamilton County Commissioner Jim Coppinger said the county may see a little downturn in sales tax revenue.
November 2, 2008
Chattanooga: Council to vote on $65 million bond issue
The Chattanooga City Council will vote Tuesday on $65 million in bonds that, among other things, would help pay for improvements at Enterprise South industrial park, future home of the $1 billion Volks-wagen assembly plant, according to the council’s agenda.
October 26, 2008
Blog: VW grows racing presence
Screaming down the straightaway at the Oschersleben Motorpark in a specially equipped Jetta TDI is a little like riding the fastest and jerkiest roller coaster at Six Flags — except much quicker and unnerving.
October 21, 2008
Hamilton County: Adams questions water authority attorney’s pay
Hamilton County Commissioner Curtis Adams said he wants to know how much the county’s Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority is paying its attorney, but can’t get the information.
October 19, 2008
State Senate credited for VW plant
Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, R-Blountville, placed the credit for bringing a Volkswagen assembly plant to Chattanooga squarely on the shoulders of the state Senate when he addressed the Hamilton County Pachyderm Club on Monday.
October 12, 2008
Hamilton County: Magistrates’ hours questioned
Hamilton County Commissioner Fred Skillern and others asked the county’s chief judicial commissioner Wednesday why some of the judicial commissioners, often called magistrates, are working 21- or 25-hour weeks.
October 5, 2008
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First Person

"Who are you? What do you do?"
2009-01-04
Chloe Morrison, reporter, on her first visit to the Times Free Press in 2003

Metro Chatt

Chattanooga: Mayor to announce bid for re-election
2009-01-04
Mayor Ron Littlefield will announce his bid for re-election on the steps of City Hall at 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to a news release.

CD Reviews

CD Reviews: Justin Townes Earle: “The Good Life.” Bloodshot Records.
2008-02-11
For those who loved country before Music Row smothered it in studio laquerwork or who are just fans of flavorful southern music with short attention spans, here’s the skinny on singer/songwriter Justin Townes Earle’s studio debut “The Good LIfe”: as soon as it hits shelves March 25, pick it up.

Scenic City Sounds

Obscure, possibly annoying, Holiday-themed songs
2008-12-19
I hesitate to call these songs “bad” because they’re not. The songs on this week’s MUSICcast are, for lack of a better term, unique.

Tech Cast

PC and TV are getting together
2009-01-06
This week in the column we look at what I call New Year's Revolutions, trends and products that we are likely to see soon.
Band In A Box
2008-12-23
A New Program
2008-12-16

Food

Blog: Day trip to Atlanta
2008-11-19
Last Saturday, my friend Sandy Zitkus and I, along with my daughter Anne McLachlan, made an annual trip to Atlanta where we usually hit IKEA for our household needs and some Christmas gifts, as well as Trader Joe’s where we pick up a heft supply of Charles Shaw wine, lovingly known as Two-Buck Chuck for it’s extremely low price of $2.49 per bottle.

Prep Sports

Blog:Nance’s diary from All-American football combine
2009-01-02
Calhoun (Ga.) High School’s Nash Nance is participating in the U.S. Army All-American football combine in San Antonio through Saturday.

NASCAR

Young: A generally boring year leads NASCAR into offseason of uncertainty
2008-11-23
Where did the NASCAR season go? Wasn’t it just recently that we convened in Daytona for a season filled with promise and much anticipation?

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