According to the Hamilton County Department of Education Website’s “COVID-19 Data Dashboard,” East Ridge Elementary School will shift to online learning on Thursday for deep cleaning and to conduct contact tracing.  According to the East Ridge Elementary PTA Facebook page, the school will be closed for two days. The target date for re-opening is Monday, […]

Each year, the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center attracts hundreds of supporters to its annual Celebration of Valor Luncheon. While this signature event is still happening this year, the Heritage Center announced today that the 4th Annual Celebration of Valor Luncheon has undergone a virtual reformatting designed to engage a wider audience and bring greater awareness […]

This from TDOT: On Thursday 8/20/2020 and Friday 8/21/2020 the Bachman Tubes tunnel on U.S. 41 South (from Chattanooga toward East Ridge) in Hamilton County will be closed between 6:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to allow TDOT crews to replace damaged overhead lights with new lights. Detours will be posted during this work.

The Hamilton County Health Department is adding ­­83 new COVID-19 cases today, along with 90historical probable cases, for a total of 173 cases. This is a “data catch up” on probable cases that have been determined to be Hamilton County cases and have not been previously counted. According to the CDC, a probable case: Meets […]

Requesting shot records from the Hamilton County Health Department just got easier with their new online portal. Parents are required to provide proof of immunizations for all children entering daycare and K-12 schools.  This is done by having an up to date Tennessee Immunization Certificate. These certificates can be obtained through a child’s doctor or […]

NASHVILLE – Tennessee State Parks will host volunteer events in September across the state as part of First Lady Maria Lee’s Tennessee Serves initiative.  “We are proud to partner for the second year with Tennessee State Parks and bring Tennessee Serves volunteer events to parks across the state,” said Lee. “We appreciate the many Tennesseans […]

In response to the current pandemic, the Tennessee Department of Transportation is announcing a new partnership with the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation and Keep Tennessee Beautiful to reduce PPE litter and promote behaviors for the proper disposal of masks/PPE. The partnership will feature a series of social media posts highlighting proper PPE disposal […]

The Hamilton County Health Department, in partnership with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, is notifying the community of potential COVID-19 exposures at Kappa Sigma Fraternity House, located at 927 Vine Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403. Potential exposures began Saturday, August 8 and continue today, Saturday, August 15. Case investigations revealed that UTC students and members […]