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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 42m

North Murray senior standout Hudson Hulett flexed and yelled in front of the visitors' sideline at Don Patterson Stadium on Friday night.

North Murray powers to 7-0 with big win at Ringgold | Chattanooga Times Free Press

North Murray senior standout Hudson Hulett flexed and yelled in front of the visitors' sideline at Don Patterson Stadium on Friday night.

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Calhoun raced out to a 20-0 lead in less than six minutes during Friday's GHSA Region 7-AAA first-place showdown at Northwest Whitfield.

Calhoun starts fast, tops Northwest Whitfield in first-place showdown | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Calhoun raced out to a 20-0 lead in less than six minutes during Friday's GHSA Region 7-AAA first-place showdown at Northwest Whitfield.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 1h

Red Bank is the pride of TSSAA Region 3-4A, and the Lions are in prime position to win their fifth league championship in eight years.

Red Bank beats Hixson to take control of Region 3-4A title hunt | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Red Bank is the pride of TSSAA Region 3-4A, and the Lions are in prime position to win their fifth league championship in eight years.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 2h

Check out the final scores and photos from Friday night's Chattanooga-area high school football games (scores will be added and updated and as they become available).

Final scores and photos from Friday's Chattanooga-area prep football games | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Check out the final scores and photos from Friday night's Chattanooga-area high school football games.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 4h

The developers of one of the largest new industrial parks in Chattanooga are seeking a change to their tax incentive agreement with the city and county.

Chattanooga industrial park seeks changes to tax incentives | Chattanooga Times Free Press

The developers of one of the largest new industrial parks in Chattanooga are seeking a change to their tax incentive agreement with the city and county. The move occurs amid a broader downturn in the logistics industry.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 4h

A blast leveled an explosives plant Friday in rural Tennessee, leaving behind a mass of twisted metal, burned-out shells of cars and at least 19 people missing and feared dead, authorities said.

Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves 19 people missing and feared dead, sheriff says | Chattanooga Times Free Press

A blast that leveled an explosives plant Friday in rural Tennessee left 19 people missing and feared dead, authorities said.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 5h

States could be forced to carry the costs of a federal food aid program if Congress fails to reopen the federal government soon, experts have said.

Shutdown could imperil food aid program for 111,000 Hamilton County women, children | Chattanooga Times Free Press

A patchwork of funding is keeping a federal food aid program for low-income mothers and their young children open amid the partial government shutdown. But states could be forced to carry the program's costs if Congress fails to reopen the federal government soon, experts have said.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 6h

A construction barge in the middle of the Tennessee River is excavating rocks along the bottom of the waterway as crews prepare to install thousands of feet of water main that will improve service to the Lookout Valley area.

Tennessee American Water aims to boost service for Lookout Valley with $5M project | Chattanooga Times Free Press

A construction barge in the middle of the Tennessee River is excavating rocks along the bottom of the waterway as crews prepare to install thousands of feet of water main that will improve service to the Lookout Valley area.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 7h

Officials at the University of the South have confirmed that a report of suspected mold in a dorm room in Johnson Hall is being investigated by a contract company after university officials "found no visible presence" during an in-house inspection.

Sewanee to have dorm tested for mold following student report | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Officials at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, have confirmed that a report of suspected mold in a dorm room in the school's Johnson Hall is being investigated by a contract company after university officials "found no visible presence" during an in-house inspection.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 9h

National Guard troops patrolled in Memphis for the first time Friday while soldiers in Illinois were engaged only in planning and training after a judge handed a loss to the Trump administration and blocked their deployment to the Chicago area.

National Guard stands down in Illinois while troops patrol in Memphis with local police | Chattanooga Times Free Press

National Guard troops patrolled in Tennessee's second-largest city for the first time Friday while soldiers in Illinois were engaged only in planning and training after a judge handed a loss to the Trump administration and blocked their deployment to the Chicago area.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 10h

Alabama continues to lead the nation in prosecutions of women in relation to pregnancy, pregnancy loss and birth, according to a recent report.

Report: Alabama continues to lead nation in prosecutions of pregnant women | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Alabama continues to lead the nation in prosecutions of women in relation to pregnancy, pregnancy loss and birth, according to a recent report.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 10h

Opposition is emerging to a proposal by Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp to preserve land at McDonald Farm in Sale Creek by opening up parkland in the Ooltewah area for industrial development.

Hamilton County mayor’s land swap proposal draws opposition | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Opposition is emerging to a proposal by Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp to preserve land at McDonald Farm in Sale Creek by opening up parkland in the Ooltewah area for industrial development.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 11h

A demand that Vanderbilt University sign onto a "compact" — pledging to comply with new Trump administration higher education directives in exchange for preferential access to federal funding — is drawing pushback from some campus groups.

Vanderbilt campus groups push back against Trump administration higher ed ‘compact’ | Chattanooga Times Free Press

A demand that Vanderbilt University sign onto a "compact" -- pledging to comply with new Trump administration higher education directives in exchange for preferential access to federal funding -- is drawing pushback from some campus groups.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 12h

ICYMI: Chattanooga's photo enforcement program is expanding as the revenue it produces is flowing in at a slower rate.

Most people aren't paying their Chattanooga photo enforcement citations | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Chattanooga's photo enforcement program is expanding as the revenue it produces is flowing in at a slower rate.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 12h

There are still a lot of questions as to exactly how the UTC football program — one with neither a ton of financial backing nor a ton of history when it comes to national-level success — is going to operate in the name, image and likeness era.

Devin Lively among young O-linemen helping Mocs this season | Chattanooga Times Free Press

There are still a lot of questions as to exactly how the UTC football program is going to operate in the NIL era for college sports.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 13h

The Tennessee Volunteers still have most of the 2025 football season ahead of them, and they're hoping injuries on their defensive front can be a thing of the past.

Vols eager to finally play with fully stocked defensive line | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Most of Tennessee's 2025 football season is still ahead, and the Volunteers hope injuries on their defensive front can be a thing of the past.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 15h

The fall fun continues around the region with festivals, fairs and Halloween haunts.

Here's what's going on in the Chattanooga area this weekend:

Things to do in Chattanooga this weekend include Oktoberfest, fall festivals, fairs and Halloween haunts | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Break out your lederhosen and get ready to gorge on Bavarian food and take in some oompah bands at Chattanooga Oktoberfest on Saturday and Sunday.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 16h

Notre Dame High School's football program hasn't made the TSSAA playoffs since 2018, but the Fighting Irish are on the verge of ending that drought.

QB Cooper Campbell helps Notre Dame close in on playoff berth | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Notre Dame High School's football program hasn't made the TSSAA playoffs since 2018, but the Fighting Irish are on the verge of ending that drought.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 17h

The chair of the Hamilton County Republican Party, Gail Greene, questioned on Thursday why Tennessee's program giving government money to families who send their children to private schools is being used for Islamic education.

Use of public tuition grants for Islamic schools questioned by Hamilton County Republican Party chair | Chattanooga Times Free Press

The chair of the Hamilton County Republican Party, Gail Greene, questioned on Thursday why Tennessee's program giving government money to families who send their children to private schools is being used for Islamic education.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 18h

Here are four of the best prep football games to watch Friday night in the Chattanooga area.

Four prep football games to watch in the Chattanooga area | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Here are four of the best prep football games to watch Friday night in the Chattanooga area.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 19h

It's something Justin Beasley's father knew long ago, and it's a fact that has been imprinted on prep secondaries across the Peach State for the better part of four years.

‘Jutt’ the jet: Calhoun senior receiver Justin Beasley always moving | Chattanooga Times Free Press

It's something Justin Beasley's father knew long ago, and it's a fact that has been imprinted on secondaries across Georgia for nearly four years.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone watching saw what Justin McGoy had done for Boyd Buchanan's football team in Thursday night's home game against Silverdale Baptist Academy.

McGoy was still happy to hear his head coach make clear that he took notice, too.

Boyd Buchanan runs wild in rivalry win over Silverdale Baptist | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Boyd Buchanan's Justin McGoy got a shout-out from Buccaneers coach Gary Rankin in the postgame huddle and broke into a big smile.

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Israel's Cabinet early Friday approved President Donald Trump's plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all the remaining hostages held by Hamas, a key step toward ending a ruinous two-year war that has destabilized the Middle East.

Israeli Cabinet approves Trump's plan for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages held by Hamas | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Israel's Cabinet early Friday approved President Donald Trump's plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all the remaining hostages held by Hamas, a key step toward ending a ruinous two-year war that has destabilized the Middle East.

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Last month, the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development officially announced that the U.S. subsidiary of Israel Weapon Industries will be relocating its headquarters and manufacturing operations to Tennessee. @NashvilleBanner.bsky.social

U.S. branch of Israel Weapon Industries moving ‘from anti-gun Pennsylvania to Tennessee’ | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Last month, the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development officially announced that the U.S. subsidiary of Israel Weapon Industries will be relocating its headquarters and manufacturing operations to Tennessee.

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For the third meeting in a row, Hamilton County school board members opted not to renew a long-standing contract with a community mental health center to provide school-based services for students.

Hamilton County school board opts for third time not to renew Centerstone contract | Chattanooga Times Free Press

For the third meeting in a row, Hamilton County school board members opted not to renew a long-standing contract with a community mental health center to provide school-based services for students.

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