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Baptist Childrens Home Plans To Use Funds From Land Sales To Rebuild Lee Highway Campus

  • 6/23/2025

The president of the Tennessee Baptist Childrens Home said the group plans to use funds from two recent major land sales to rebuild its Lee Highway campus. The home recently sold 6.5 acres on the east side of its sprawling campus to Food City, which built a large new store to replace one at Lee Highway and Shallowford Road. The Childrens Home has now sold over 40 acres at the 6623 Lee Highway location to Art Holdings Tennessee Llc. for over $8 million. President Greg McCoy said he expects the developer may put commercial along the highway and residential on the slopes above. Mr. McCoy said the home still has over 20 acres and "we have a lot less grass to mow now." He said ... (click for more)

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Fun at the River City Fair at the Tennessee Riverpark
Fun at the River City Fair at the Tennessee Riverpark
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East Ridge Man Who Was Acquitted Of War Crimes To Plead Guilty To Passport Fraud

  • 6/23/2025

An East Ridge man from Bosnia who was acquitted of war crimes has agreed to plead guilty to passport fraud. Sead Miljkovic faces up to 10 years in prison on the charge. Prosecutors said Miljkovic obtained a passport in May 2007 by giving false information in an affidavit. He said his last name was Dukic and his date of birth was Nov. ... (click for more)

Gas Prices Rise 19.3 Cents In Chattanooga

  • 6/23/2025

Average gasoline prices in Chattanooga have risen 19.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.76 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 170 stations in Chattanooga. Prices in Chattanooga are 2.4 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 6.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price ... (click for more)

East Ridge Woman Charged After Child Found Wandering Street, Living In Deplorable Conditions
East Ridge Woman Charged After Child Found Wandering Street, Living In Deplorable Conditions
  • 6/23/2025

Britnie Alaine Tester, 35, of 5006 Delaware Dr. in East Ridge, has been charged with child abuse, neglect or endangerment after her young child was found wandering the streets ... more

Lookouts Complete Series Sweep With 8-2 Victory
  • 6/22/2025

On Sunday afternoon the Chattanooga Lookouts completed a seven game sweep of the Rocket City Trash Pandas with an 8-2 victory. The win moves the Lookouts to 38-28 on the season. The Lookouts used two sacrifice flies, a single and a double to score five in the fifth inning. Designated Cam Collier continued his hot hitting with a 2-3 day and is now hitting .462. Jay Allen II added three singles. Starter Jose Franco earned his seventh victory on the season after striking out eight in ... more

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