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BIG PIG BBQ Festival Returns May 11
AGC East Tennessee, in partnership with Building Leaders of Chattanooga, announces the return of the BIG PIG BBQ Festival, presented by Food City. Taking place at the First Horizon Pavilion, this event is back for its fourth year, bringing BBQ, live entertainment, and family-friendly festivities. Organized as a fundraiser for...
Judy Atkins Retires From Chattanooga Memorial Park After 27 Years
Judy Atkins is retiring after 27 years as office manager of Chattanooga Memorial Park in White Oak. There are over 27,000 people buried in the 100 acre cemetery which opened in 1894. Ms. Atkins said in early 1997 she answered an ad for counseling that resulted in a career of...
Upcoming Construction Related Road Closures Announced
The Chattanooga Division of Transportation announces the following upcoming Construction related road closures:. Paving operations to prepare approaches to the new bridge will require intermittent closures of Lake Resort Drive on Tuesday, April 30. These closures will be in 10- to 15-minute increments and will occur between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. An alternate date of Wednesday, May 1 will be set if inclement weather occurs. Additional announcements will be made should the schedule change.
The Roueche Company Celebrates 25 Years Of Business In Chattanooga
The Roueche Company, a Chattanooga-based welding systems manufacturing company, is celebrating 25 years of business. Siblings Joe Jr., John, Jim, Jeff, Joan, Jerry, Jay, and Jed, the eight children of Joe and JoAnn Roueche, set out into the working world in different directions, utilizing their gifts and diplomas. The journeys of five brothers and a couple of extended family ultimately converged to fill the roles needed to further the business vision of the sixth sibling, Jerry Roueche.
Detective Says Man Who Was Upset Over Spilled Liquor Fired 8 Shots At Murder Victim
A detective said a man involved with another man in a confrontation over "spilled liquor" fired eight shots in the incident at Emma Wheeler Homes. Detective Stephen Bulkley said Marquel Lane fired four shots before he began chasing Justin Marquel Glover through a "cut" in the Feb. 1 incident. He...
It's A Berry Good Cinco De Mayo At The Chattanooga Market This Sunday
For many, Sunday Funday holds a special place in their hearts. It’s a weekly routine that brings people together for not only shopping local, but to enjoy a sense of community at the Chattanooga Market. There’s a fresh theme each week, too, that keeps them coming back. This Sunday,...
K9 Tracks A Suspect - And Other Collegedale Police Calls
K9 Maxim was requested by East Ridge PD and Walker County Deputies after a suspected fled on foot. K9 Maxim was deployed and tracked the suspect for a mile before the track was lost. A two-vehicle crash occurred in the area of Apison Pike and College Drive East. Officers responded...
Good Music And Dumb Jokes With The Ego Museum
That’s the joke I texted the elusive frontman of Chattanooga band The Ego Museum. I had asked him for his favorite joke and he politely demurred, citing his fondness for dumb puns and bad dad jokes. As a dad with an impeccably terrible sense of humor myself, I was hoping to reassure him that no joke could be too dumb for me.
GPS Unveils New Sculpture, “Emerging”
As Charlotte Bridge Patrick ’62 tells it, “It’s really a God thing.” When Charlotte and her husband, Tom, learned their daughter, Margaret Caldwell ’91, was moving back to Chattanooga from California with her family, it sparked a series of events that led us to the Friday unveiling.
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