Local Business Owner questions traffic study for proposed Rock City Gondola project
FLINTSTONE, Ga. (WDEF) – A woman challenging the proposed gondola project at Rock City says she has filed an inquiry questioning the accuracy of the project’s traffic study. Last December, Rock City conducted a traffic study to evaluate how the proposed gondola would affect traffic traveling up Lookout...
Chickamauga accepts four million dollar grant to clean up former Crystal Springs Mill Site
CHICKAMAUGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The City of Chickamauga has accepted a four-million-dollar EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant to help clean up the former Crystal Springs Mill property. The textile mill, located near downtown Chickamauga, sat vacant for years after the factory closed. The buildings were later demolished, but cit
Walker County Commissioners to Consider Proposed Data Center Moratorium, Budget, and Other Key Issues...
The Walker County Board of Commissioners will meet Thursday, July 9, at 6:30 p.m. at Courthouse Annex IV, located at 201 South Duke Street in LaFayette, with one of the meeting’s most closely watched agenda items being a proposed six-month moratorium on data center development. Commissioners are scheduled to...
I stocked 50 channel catfish in a leaky pond: Will they survive?
SALE CREEK, Tenn. — There are fifty new channel catfish swimming around in my pond today - my first-ever "experimental stocking." Here's the background. My wife and I bought a home and property in Sale Creek six years ago. The property has a small pond - I estimate 1/4 acre, maybe 1/3rd. Sale Creek is all chert rock, n
Fort Oglethorpe Police Seeking Public’s Help Identifying Person of Interest in Retail Theft Investigation
The Fort Oglethorpe Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in connection with a theft investigation. According to the department’s Criminal Investigations Division, the individual shown in a released photo is being sought as part of an investigation into a theft that
CommonSpirit pauses some outpatient imaging amid software-linked radiology delays
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — CommonSpirit says it is temporarily pausing some outpatient imaging services as it works to resolve ongoing radiology delays affecting its Tennessee and North Georgia facilities. The hospital system announced Monday that the delays are tied to software issues related to the integration of a new rad
Goodwill Opportunity Centers in Chattanooga and Dalton to host hiring events
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Goodwill Opportunity Centers in Chattanooga and Dalton will host two community hiring events in conjunction with McDonald’s during the month of July. The hiring event at the Goodwill Opportunity Center in Dalton, located inside the Goodwill store at 1001 Market Street, will be held on Wednesday, Ju
Fayette County Board of Education to vote on contract with new auditing company
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Fayette County Board of Education is set to vote on a contract with an Atlanta-based company during an auditor meeting on Monday, July 6. The board will vote on whether or not the district will contract Mauldin & Jenkins Certified Public Accountants to complete an audit for the 2025-26 and 2
Chattanooga cat crisis strains nonprofit founder as she works nonstop to save kittens
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An animal advocacy group in Chattanooga is trying to tackle a community cat crisis, but the intense workload is pushing its founder to the absolute limit. The grassroots nonprofit is working around the clock to control the overpopulation problem and rescue vulnerable kittens. We surprise the...
Lightning strike blamed for massive Hixson apartment fire that displaced 70 people
HIXSON, Tenn. — Investigators now believe lightning sparked the massive apartment fire that forced about 70 people from their homes in Hixson over the holiday weekend. Chattanooga Fire Chief Terry Knowles said Monday that the fire at Integra Vistas Apartments was caused by a lightning strike. The three-alarm fire...
