Melydia Clewell Resigning From County DA's Office – The Chattanoogan

Melydia Clewell has resigned her position as chief of staff in the Hamilton County DA’s office, effective May 17. She was recently offered and has accepted a research position with a Hollywood production company. Ms. Clewell is married to Hamilton County District Attorney Neal Pinkston, and there was controversy over the nepotism issue. She was …

Signal Mountain Thwarted Once Again In Finding A City Manager; Council Choice Goes To Manchester Instead – The Chattanoogan

Instead, council members may hire an interim town manager at tonight’s special called meeting to fill in until a permanent person is on the job. The change in plans was necessitated, according to town officials, by a recent decision by Mr. Ray not to come to work in Signal Mountain after all. Instead, they indicated, …

AUDIO: County Commission Meeting 5/18/22 – The Chattanoogan

Several area softball standouts are helping Tennessee Wesleyan advance at the 2022 NAIA Softball National Championship. Local players include Destiny Painter – Red Bank High School, Madison Stott – Sale Creek Middle/High School, Courtney Sneed – Soddy Daisy High School, Baylie Davis – Soddy Daisy High School, Emily Tabor – Bledsoe, and Hallie DeArman – …

🌱 Free Tree Program Renewal + Online Drivers Test + Debris Removal – Patch

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HCSO Responds To Multiple Vehicle Break-Ins On Benwood Drive – The Chattanoogan

Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded early Wednesday morning to a residence near the 6920 block of Benwood Drive for the report of suspicious activity.  A resident advised two men were observed acting suspicious and were believed to be burglarizing vehicles.  When confronted by deputies, the suspects fled on foot  One of the subjects, a juvenile, …

Neighbor Alerts Lookout Valley Couple With Newborn Baby About Fire – The Chattanoogan

An early morning fire in Lookout Valley damaged a family’s home, but thankfully, the residents and their baby were able to safely escape the burning structure. CFD Green Shift companies were called to a house in the 3300 block of Kellys Ferry Road at 3:50 a.m. on Wednesday after a neighbor called 911 to report …

Police Blotter: Man Steals Loud Truck With Transmission Problems And Abandons It Down The Road; Man Complains Over “Smallest Possible Stuff” – The Chattanoogan

A woman on Boy Scout Road told police her Chevrolet C/K 1500 had just been stolen. She said the truck has a bad transmission and she could hear it on the train tracks. Officers continued down Boy Scout Road and located the vehicle at 1075 Boy Scout Road. The noisy vehicle was abandoned in the middle …

Planning Commission Will Have Final Say-So On STVRs Except For Appeals To County Commission – The Chattanoogan

Applications for Short Term Vacation Rentals (STVRs) will no longer go to the County Commission. However, appeals of decisions by the Planning Commission will still go to the County Commission. The County Commission on Wednesday approved the change in a close vote. Commissioners Tim Boyd and Warren Mackey passed. Commissioners Randy Fairbanks and Katherlyn Geter …

Hosted Short-Term Vacation Rentals Could Ease Housing Crunch – Honolulu Civil Beat

For those of you who missed it, Civil Beat recently ran a story about the 15,000 Maui County homes that are sitting vacant. That is one out of every five homes. At the same time, Maui County needs 10,000 housing units. So converting 66% of the vacant homes in Maui County into full-time residences would …