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Hamilton County's new director of parks and recreation, Matt Folz, is a self-styled "parkie."

After the Hamilton County auditor identified expenses with four legal vendors that she said didn't receive proper signoff from county officials, commissioners are asking County Attorney Rheubin Taylor to provide them with more regular reporting on those agreements.

Finally — finally — the Hamilton County Commission put aside most of its acrimonious pandering and voted unanimously Wednesday to put $50,000 toward helping rehouse the families put out on the street just before Thanksgiving when the Budgetel in East Ridge was closed by court order.

The Hamilton County Commission has unanimously approved a broadband deal that will benefit more than 1,000 county residents, part of a broader effort to expand high-speed Internet beyond Chattanooga's Gig City.

District 9 School Board Candidates Favor Local Search For Superintendent Applicants; See Pandemic Recovery, Elimination Of Social Issues As Critical Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - by Dennis Norwood Prior to Tuesday evening’s District 9 School Board Forum, County Commissioner and former school board member Dr. Steve Highlander iterated that he was looking for someone who will work with the district’s families and the community. As it turned out each of the eight candidates vying for the position all expressed this characteristic in their comments and answers to questions posed by community...