The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department understands the difficulty of quitting smoking or smokeless tobacco. We want to celebrate those who have met the challenge and quit! For those still smoking, we offer these small yet effective steps: If you have not thought about quitting, begin to consider it: “Find a personal reason to quit that […]
Mickey Gilley Helps Launch SAFE Campaign
Country music artist Mickey Gilley joins the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) to kick off its fifth annual Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE) campaign. Participating law enforcement agencies will focus efforts toward occupant-protection education, community outreach, and targeted seatbelt enforcement to reduce fatalities and increase Tennessee’s average seatbelt usage rate. “We were thrilled when Mr. […]
Grand Opening of Fire Station 2 on Thursday
The City of East Ridge is proud to announce the grand opening of Fire Station #2 with a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house on Thursday, February 1, at 10:00 a.m. in its new location at 1410 St. Thomas Street near the Exit 1 development. The original Fire Station #2, located on Camp Jordan Parkway, […]
Gravitt Campaign Raises $100K
In response to the financial disclosure requirement for year-end 2017, Marc Gravitt, a Republican candidate for Hamilton County Register of Deeds, will report that he has raised $100,478 from 99 donors for the May 1 primary election. “Working hard for the citizens of Hamilton County is a privilege that will never fade. I am so […]
Coppinger Announces Fundraising Totals
Less than one week after launching his re-election campaign for Hamilton County Mayor, Jim Coppinger announced today he has filed the campaign’s 4th quarter financial disclosure report based on a record-breaking fundraiser that raised more than $200,000, leaving the campaign with a cash-on-hand balance of $226,168.29. With the May 1 primary just months away, Mayor […]
Helton Campaign Raises $41K Since September
Esther Helton, running for District 30 Tennessee House of Representatives, raised over $41,000 since announcing her candidacy in September. According to a press release, Helton announced Monday that she has raised $41,614 since launching her campaign in September 2017. “I am so very honored by all of the support to my campaign, both financially and […]
Positive Case of Raccoon Variant Rabies in the City of East Ridge
According to a press release issued by the City of East Ridge, there was a case of rabies reported in the city. On December 28, 2017, an adult male raccoon was found deceased on Prigmore Road in East Ridge. It was retrieved by East Ridge Animal Services and submitted to the USDA freezer at our […]
Thongnopnua Seeking Democratic Nomination for House District 30
Several dozen people gathered Thursday morning at Pioneer Frontier playground as Joda Thongnopnua announced his candidacy for the Tennessee House of Representatives in District 30. According to a press release, Thongnopnua’s first bid for public office will center on concerns of working families and solutions that expand opportunity for the residents of his district and […]
Students Educate Leaders About Their Interest in a Tobacco Free Campus Policy
HAMILTON COUNTY, TN – Local high school students recently met with two County Commissioners to show their support for a more comprehensive tobacco free campus policy for all Hamilton County schools. The current Hamilton County school policy does not allow smoking inside school buildings, but does allow smoking on school grounds. The policy also does […]
Mayor Coppinger Announces Re-election Bid
Mayor Jim Coppinger announced his campaign for re-election for a second full four-year term as Hamilton County Mayor this morning as he addressed friends, supporters and community leaders during the Friends of Hixson breakfast, a non-profit community group that meets monthly. “I could never imagine when I grew up on our family farm that I […]
Senator Bell Gives Back Through Hunters for the Hungry
Nashville, Tenn. – Tennessee Wildlife Federation is excited to announce Senator Mike Bell’s support of Tennesseans through his generous donation to Hunters for the Hungry. Bell’s donation will fund processing and distribution of venison to food insecure families residing in communities in and near Tennessee’s 9th Senate District, which includes Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe and Polk Counties. Last […]
ERPD Participating in SAFE Campaign
The East Ridge Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) for its annual Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE) campaign. This statewide initiative is designed to increase seatbelt usage and child passenger safety restraint usage through the implementation of occupant-protection programs, public events, and checkpoints throughout local communities across Tennessee. The SAFE […]
Gravitt Honored by Assessing Officers
Nashville, TN – Representative Marc Gravitt has been awarded the Tennessee Leadership Award by the Tennessee Association of Assessing Officers. Will Denami, Executive Director of the Tennessee Association of Assessing Officers, presented the award to Representative Gravitt on behalf of the statewide association. “Representative Marc Gravitt continues to study the issues and listen closely to his […]
Newspapers Make Public Notice Work for Tennessee
Each year a few elected officials will sponsor a law or an ordinance to change the way the voters who elected them are notified about actions government wishes to take. This year will be no exception. Generally, our officials say, the proposed changes are to make government notices, and the legally required notices for property […]
Second Women’s March Boasts Impressive Turnout
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 15,000 Tennesseans took to the streets of downtown Nashville on Saturday morning for the second annual Tennessee Women’s March. Starting at Public Square and rallying at Bicentennial Mall, the crowd organized in support of myriad issues facing women. Signs championed topics ranging from reproductive rights and wage gaps to environmental […]
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