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Dayton Celebrates Grand Opening Of BlueCross Healthy Place At Pendergrass Park

4/26/2024

Representatives from the city of Dayton and the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation recently gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the BlueCross Healthy Place at Pendergrass Park. The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation provided $4 million for the project build and an additional $800,000 for a maintenance fund, bringing the total investment in the space to $4.8 million. Pendergrass Park is a municipal park located off Main Street in Dayton. The city applied for BlueCross Healthy Place funding in the hopes of bringing additional amenities to the space and making it a gathering place for residents. Construction began during the summer of 2023. Pendergrass ... (click for more)

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Members of the city of Dayton Council along with dignitaries from Blue Cross Blue Shield and many of the children from Dayton cut the ribbon to the new Pendergrass Park

Catfish Stocking Begins In Community Fishing Lakes

4/25/2024

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be stocking channel catfish in community fishing lakes in late April. The locations include Cameron Brown Lake in Germantown, Cedar Hill Lake in Nashville, Dickert Pond in Chattanooga, Greenbelt Lake in Maryville and Fountain City Lake in Knoxville. The regulations for the catfish are five ... (click for more)

2024-25 Hunting Regulations Set At April Commission Meeting

4/20/2024

The state’s 2024-25 hunting and trapping seasons were set by the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission at its two-day April meeting. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s recommendations included simplifying regulations, improving consistency across the state, and increased opportunity for hunters. The Commission approved a new deer ... (click for more)

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Cherokee Area Council Boy Scouts Participate In Community Service Projects

4/22/2024

This weekend Troop 99 was honored to participate in #CleanCatoosa and helped plant some trees and do some erosion control at one of the local parks. "We were excited ... more

Chattanooga Gas Employees Volunteer With Tennessee River Gorge Trust For 15th Consecutive Year

4/22/2024

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Dumping Fees Are Out Of Control

4/28/2024

I said dumping fees are out of control, but in fact they are being controlled by Capital Waste Services. Capital Waste owns and, or operates, all the landfills and transfer stations in a 50-mile radius of Chattanooga. They have implemented a two-ton minimum charge at $55 per ton at the transfer station in Soddy Daisy. I am a handy man who builds decks and does light remodeling. Every time I go to empty my trailer it costs me $110 no matter what or how much is in it. I have called ... more

When Is Enough To Make A Change? - And Response (2)

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Profiles Of Valor: David Robert Ray

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Home Run Barrage Give Wreckers 4-1 Win

4/28/2024

The Chattanooga Wreckers hit three solo home runs in the second inning in their 4-1 win over the Birmingham Barons in front of 5,307 fans. The win snaps a four-game losing streak for Chattanooga and ends the Barons' eight-game winning streak. Tonight, Chattanooga struck first, scoring on an Alec McGarry two-run double in the opening frame. Birmingham tied the game up in the second, but the Wreckers surged ahead in the bottom of the inning. With one out, Allan Cerda started the home ... more