Chattanooga voters in November may get to vote on whether City Court should be abolished. City Council members indicated during budget talks on Tuesday that may be an upcoming referendum question. Councilman Jerry Mitchell said he, for one, "would vote to eliminate it." However, he said the court would apparently run through 2021 when the eight-year terms of Judges Sherry Paty and Russell Bean end. Assistant City Attorney Phil ... (click for more)
Development of the former BlueCross property at Lupton City is spurring talk of a Riverwalk on the Northshore. The City Council discussed the topic on Tuesday night in giving final approval for a Planned Unit Development for Riverton on 210 acres. Officials said there are no specific ... (click for more)
City Council members may dip into the city's Rainy Day Fund to hold off a planned sharp rise in the water quality fee by a year. Councilman Chip Henderson suggested taking $2 million from the general reserve and designating it for water quality projects. He said the state MTAS group as well ... (click for more)
June 19, 2018
House Speaker Beth Harwell and Lt. Gov. Randy McNally are asking the acting director of the TBI to step down amid allegations that he used state funds for an affair with another state employee. ... (click for more)
Two Walker County deputies who had been under investigation after a woman claimed they tried to sexually assault her over the weekend are now facing criminal charges. Brandon England, 40, ... (click for more)
A teen whose actions led to a stampede at Hamilton Place Mall in February had a host of charges bound to the Grand Jury on Tuesday after two recent run-ins with police. David Ballard, 18, ... (click for more)
Should the law be changed so Congress has say-so over imposition of tariffs?
