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Methodist pastor in Chattanooga reacts to UMC repealing ban on LGBTQ clergy
The United Methodist Church (UMC) repealed their ban on LGBTQ clergy members on Wednesday. The ban was enacted back in 1984, stemming from the idea that homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching. Since then, a decades long discussion on sexuality and its place within the church has been ongoing. Back...
Officers Apprehend Thief Fleeing Walmart On Bike - And Other Collegedale Police Calls
Officers responded to a theft in progress at Walmart. The suspect fled on a bicycle before officers arrived. The suspect was later found by Hamilton County Deputies on Highway 58. He was charged with burglary and theft. Officers were dispatched to the area of Apison Pike and University Drive for...
Two Hikers Drown in Tragic Accident Near Chattanooga's Rainbow Lake Trail
Source: Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security. A tragic accident occurred on a Tennessee trail near Chattanooga when two hikers, a woman and a man, drowned after the woman fell into a creek and the man jumped in to attempt a rescue. The pair were hiking along Rainbow Lake Trail last Sunday when the incident unfolded. The Signal Mountain fire and police departments were alerted to the situation on Sunday evening with reports of two individuals submerged underwater, as mentioned by WVLT.
Local Gas Prices Rise Another Eight Cents A Gallon Even As Oil Prices Start To Stabilize
Average gasoline prices in Chattanooga have risen 8.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.27/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 170 stations in Chattanooga. Prices in Chattanooga are 9.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 32.7 cents per gallon higher than a year...
Brooke Satterfield Leaving City To Join New Public Affairs Firm
Brooke Satterfield, chief policy officer for Mayor Tim Kelly is leaving the city to join Coeo Public Affairs, a consultancy specializing in communications and strategic guidance for community leaders and civic partners. She will be in the role of senior strategist. Ms. Satterfield had been with the mayor's office since4...
Strawberry Festival comes to Chattanooga Market
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, (WDEF) – It’s prime time for strawberries at the Chattanooga Market. The Strawberry Festival at the market on Sunday, May 5 featured a wide variety of strawberry flavored items. Watsonia Farms has attended the Strawberry Festival at the Chattanooga Market for over 12 years now, and...
The Chattery To Host The Inaugural Bloom Creative Summit On Saturday, May 18th
The Chattery is hosting Bloom Creative Summit, a one-day conference designed for Black women & nonbinary creatives to connect, cultivate community and learn from one another. Bloom will take place on Saturday, May 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and focuses on two tracks, business and wellness. The event...
Tennessee's Banks Shaw earns first career victory at Toyota Series at Lake Chickamauga
DAYTON, Tenn. — This week, nobody could touch pro Banks Shaw of Harrison, Tennessee, in the Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats event on Lake Chickamauga . He finished Day 1 in third with 23 pounds, 11 ounces, then added 26-13 on Day 2 to take a 9-pound lead and slammed the door with 32-4 on the final day.
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