Burton, Doris – The Chattanoogan

Alice Hargett, 86, of Dalton, Georgia, died on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at Dalton Place. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.pondersfuneralhome.com. Ponders Melrose Chapel, 138 Melrose Drive, Dalton, Ga. 30721, 706 226-4002. (click for more) Josephine “Jo” Potts Marlow, 87, of Dalton, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 4, …

Police Blotter: Man Threatens To Take Woman's Dog During Argument; Homeless Man Finds The 2 TVs In His Tent Have Been Broken – The Chattanoogan

Police responded to a disorder between a man and a woman on E. 44th St. The woman said she and the man got into an argument about him leaving and threatening to take her dog. She said there was no physical altercation and that it was only verbal. The man said he and the woman …

Early Manufacturer S.B. Lowe Was Among The “Captains Of Industry” With Home On The East Terrace – The Chattanoogan

Samuel Brunswick Lowe lived many years in the line of mansions on Cameron Hill’s East Terrace. Lowe was born in Bethel, Conn., in 1828, the son of an immigrant Presbyterian/Congregational minister. He tried farming in Conklin, N. Y, then he became a student of the iron business in St, Louis and New Orleans. Just before …

City Attorney Emily O'Donnell Abruptly Resigns – The Chattanoogan

City Attorney Emily O’Donnell abruptly resigned on Friday morning. She was cleaning out her desk after a meeting at the mayor’s office. Mayor Tim Kelly had named her as the first female city attorney for Chattanooga. Ms. O’Donnell received her B.A. in Political Science from Sewanee: The University of the South and her J.D. from …

Parham, Sarah A. – The Chattanoogan

Alice Hargett, 86, of Dalton, Georgia, died on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at Dalton Place. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.pondersfuneralhome.com. Ponders Melrose Chapel, 138 Melrose Drive, Dalton, Ga. 30721, 706 226-4002. (click for more) Josephine “Jo” Potts Marlow, 87, of Dalton, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 4, …

Soddy Daisy Puts Moratorium On New Non-Owner-Occupied STVRs; Dusty Morgan Is New Fire Chief – The Chattanoogan

The Soddy Daisy Commission at the first meeting in October imposed a moratorium on the acceptance of short-term rental applications for non-owner-occupied rental properties that are not the primary residence of the applicant. The moratorium became effective when it was approved by the commissioners and it will be in effect through March 15, 2023.   …

Tybee Alliance files lawsuit against Tybee Island, Georgia – Savannah Morning News

The City of Tybee Island has been served over its short-term vacation rental ordinance. The city’s ongoing attempts at regulating the short-term vacation rental (STVR) industry prompted a group of vacation rental companies and individual homeowners to file a lawsuit in Chatham County Superior Court on Wednesday morning. The plaintiffs, who call themselves the Tybee Alliance, claim that Tybee Island’s …

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Flying Air Canada to Montreal – Cranky Flier – Cranky Flier

What was supposed to be a week-long family trip to Canada turned into an epic three-week trip stretching from Charlevoix to Chicago. I took two flights, five trains, three rental cars, a couple subways, a very slow FAST public bus, and one unmarked airport shuttle driven by someone with a criminal record. How did this …

Tybee Island Hit With Suit Over Rental Properties Laws – Law360

By Faith Williams (October 5, 2022, 6:29 PM EDT) — The owners of short-term rental properties on Georgia’s Tybee Island claim a recently passed government ordinance requiring them to pay regulatory fees and register each of their properties is against state law….

Q&A with Salt Spring Islands Trust candidates – Gulf Islands Driftwood

The seven candidates for two Salt Spring Islands Trust seats responded to three questions posed by the Driftwood. The questions are: 1. What skills and experience do you have that would make you a good trustee? 2. If elected, what would be your top three priority areas during your term?   3. Do you think …