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…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (92+ words) More than seven years after the release of a master concept plan for The Bend, the office of Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly said Jimmy White, the project's manager, should find a master developer to get the project "back on track....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (62+ words) The Chattanooga Housing Authority drew the ire of City Council members after efforts to secure federal funding for future public housing sites left residents and businesses scrambling over projects suddenly being drafted for their neighborhoods. ‘We were all shocked’: Chattanooga…...

2+ mon, 17+ hour ago   (64+ words) The retired public school teacher and school administrator not only has the background to serve a second term on the board but also has furthered his knowledge by becoming an accredited Level IV Master School Board Member, as tabbed by…...

2+ mon, 17+ hour ago   (45+ words) If District 8 residents like current Republican board member Larry Grohn, they'll like the retired teacher who wants to replace him. We believe she's the better of the two running. Opinion: Chattanooga Free Press endorses Sabrina Daniel for Hamilton County Board…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (107+ words) Every evening at sunset, Fannie Mae Crumsey gathered her grandchildren to her home on what is now M.L. King Boulevard to start their bedtime routine, which began with Crumsey leaning over her precious petunias in the front yard, carefully watering and…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (960+ words) Blistering temperatures starting Wednesday will hardly relent as the Fourth of July holiday weekend approaches with daily highs near 100 and a forecast for the heat to stay above 90 through Monday. "There's a big, big ridge of high pressure over the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (308+ words) In 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, and was the final state needed to achieve a two-thirds majority for passage. The Tennessee Senate's ratification vote less than a week before the House…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (82+ words) State Rep. Greg Martin, R-Hixson, said it's likely a matter of time before a bill he sponsored that was signed into law in April prompts a case and ruling before the U.S. Supreme Court. Tennessee death penalty law paves path for…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (699+ words) With Nashville set to host Super Bowl LXIV in February 2030 at the new Nissan Stadium, the state expects to capture more in tax revenue from sports betting beyond the normal spike associated with the big game, said Stephanie Maxwell, deputy…...