1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (770+ words) The city's largest orchestra is set to kick off its much-anticipated 2026-2027 concert season this month by featuring an internationally acclaimed violinist and performing a euphonic mixture of local compositions, Duke Ellington classics and selections from Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story....

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (749+ words) When Kristen Thomas first had the idea to start an inclusive community choir, she wasn't sure people would join. "I was like, well, you know, maybe I can get like 20 of my friends to join," Thomas said, "and it just…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (440+ words) Chattanooga's transit agency plans to bring self-driving shuttles to town thanks to a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority will use the money to begin replacing its aging downtown electric shuttles with autonomous…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (535+ words) The amount of time Tennessee students spend taking state standardized tests next spring will increase significantly due to an additional writing test that won't actually be scored. Tennessee is adding an unscored field test writing subpart to the English Language…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (592+ words) On the second floor of an office building on Cherry Street, several bags hang from a metal rack in a room sealed with a fingerprint-controlled padlock. The bags contain what Ryanne Early, CEO of Seed Biotech, calls "donors." They are…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (553+ words) Her commitment to student success has produced measurable results. In 2021, she led Chattanooga State's transition from traditional 15-week semesters to seven-week terms, a change that significantly improved student outcomes. In 2025, Chattanooga State received the prestigious Leah Meyer Austin Award from…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1068+ words) Every cellular network has a weakness: the more people who try to use it in one place, the worse its signal will be. This explains why a crowded football stadium or a packed music festival can turn a cell phone…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (588+ words) The Pilgrim's Pride chicken processing plant is scheduled to close in September. This 10-acre parcel creates a substantial opportunity for Chattanooga to build a community sports mega-complex in the heart of downtown. A few years ago, I worked on bringing…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (784+ words) The Chattanooga Police Department launched a pilot program to use drones as first responders, with the first two positioned at fire stations in town. When people call 911 for help, a trained pilot in the Police Department's Real Time Intelligence Center…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago   (56+ words) Out of the 12 centers in operation or in development the Chattanooga Times Free Press identified in the newspaper's coverage area, seven look like what most imagine when they hear "data center" -- loud, resource intensive warehouses housing AI infrastructure. Where are…...