Bonny Oaks Driver Center Closes Oct. 19 for Remodel
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Bonny Oaks Driver Services Center at 6502 Bonny Oaks Drive in Chattanooga, Tenn., will temporarily close for remodel on Monday, Oct. 19. Beginning Monday, Oct. 26, the Driver Services Mobile Unit will be on-site to serve customers. The Mobile Unit will only accept card
Gas Prices Rise 8.4 Cents a Gallon in Chattanooga, Tenn.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Average gasoline prices in Chattanooga have risen 8.4 cents per gallon over the past week, averaging $3.81 per gallon on Monday, based on a survey of 170 stations in the city. Even with the weekly jump, prices in Chattanooga are 8.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. They stand $1.21
Chattanooga Launches New City Map Viewer, Saving $17,000
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The city of Chattanooga has replaced its online map viewer with a new version that officials say will save the city $17,000 annually while giving residents more ways to look up city services and data. The newly launched Chattanooga GIS Map Viewer includes layers of mapped assets tied to the city, including
Category 4 Hurricane Simon hugs Mexico coast with flood threat
Hurricane Simon was sitting just off Mexico’s Pacific coast Sunday morning as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, with forecasters expecting it to move near or just inland over west-central Mexico later in the day. Simon peaked overnight at 155 mph, only just below the Category 5 threshold. By 6 a.m. Central time the National
Chattanooga, Tenn., braces for Isaias rain and winds
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Chattanooga crews staged for heavy rain, high winds and possible flooding this weekend as the remnants of Hurricane Isaias moved toward the Tennessee Valley. Forecasters expected Isaias to deliver 1 to 3 inches of rain and winds up to 50 mph, with flash flooding and high wind warnings in effect. Heavy rain
Tennessee voters face 3 constitutional amendments, including bail
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee voters will see three proposed changes to the state constitution on the Nov. 3 ballot, listed directly after the candidates for governor, and each one needs more than a simple majority to pass. Amendment 1 would rewrite the bail section of the constitution. Today judges can generally deny bail only in
Chattanooga, Tenn.: Chickamauga sewer overflow repairs begin
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Chattanooga Wastewater crews are scheduled to begin repairs Friday to damaged sewer infrastructure feeding an overflow into South Chickamauga Creek, after a bypass pumping system significantly reduced a sanitary sewer overflow but did not fully stop the discharge. The city says access to the affected area remains restricted while crews prepare to
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sewage Overflow Hits South Chickamauga Creek
Crews in Chattanooga, Tenn., are racing to stop a sewage overflow that city officials estimate will send 500,000 to 700,000 gallons into South Chickamauga Creek before it is contained. The leak was still going Wednesday, about a week after it began. The city says the spill started on Sept. 30 as a small trickle before