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Dumping Fees Are Out Of Control - And Response
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...
Spring City Selected To Participate In Tennessee Downtowns Program
The town of Spring City was selected by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter to participate in the ninth round of the Tennessee Downtowns program. The two-year program coaches selected communities and their steering committees through the steps of launching effective renewal efforts. Tennessee...
PHOTOS: Red Bank Hosts Sequatchie County In Softball Invitational
Prep Schedules for Week of: April 29th All times are local to the event (Coaches/ADs: Please send any schedule corrections or addititions to Dennis Norwood, Prep Sports Editor, at ... more. The final day's results of Hixson's two day tennis tournament are in. Competing schools were Boyd Buchanan, Hixson High...
O'Bryan's One Hit Shut Out Leads Cleveland Softball Win
CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- After a short-lived tie at the top of the 5-4A softball standings that lasted some 24 hours, Cleveland regained the top spot Wednesday afternoon with a shutout win over Rhea County. The final outcome of the district race will be determined next week when Walker Valley (4-1)...
How to burn the American flag...legally
Flag day is approaching in the next of couple months. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the design of our national flag. So, after a few years of flying the flag, what can you do with a faded Old Glory? Throwing away an American Flag is considered disrespectful and unacceptable. There is a proper process, however, for disposing of flags in a formal manner. According to the American...
13-year cicadas expected to swarm some parts of East Tennessee this summer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Soon, a brood of cicadas will emerge from the ground and make some parts of East Tennessee pretty noisy to be in. They're expected to mostly emerge in the southern parts of the region, in counties like Monroe County, McMinn County and Loudon County. They are...
29 to lose jobs when Unipower in Dunlap permanently closes in late June
DUNLAP, Tenn. — Unipower, maker of highefficiency power electronics, energy conversion systems and power supplies. has told the state of Tennessee that it plans to permanently shut its doors in Dunlap, leaving 29 workers looking for a job. A 'Duty to Wawrn' notice filed with the state's Department of...
John Shearer: Being The First Visitor To McDonald Farm After Park Dedication
This past Monday – more than a week after the part of McDonald Farm featuring the old homeplace and surrounding barns was dedicated as a passive park with a Saturday of activities – I decided to visit these pastoral grounds in Sale Creek. Needless to say, I was...
Inaugural Boys and Girls Club banquet raises $27K
DAYTON — The new Rhea County Boys and Girls Club chapter raised nearly $27,000 at its inaugural fundraising banquet on Friday night. During the event, club officials also announced that the newest chapter in the Boys and Girls Club of the Ocoee Region will set up shop in two currently vacant classrooms inside the Chattanooga State Community College building near the Rhea County Community Center, or RC3. “It was a...
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