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The three-tiered winter wonderland village looks like it leapt straight out of a snow-globe and into Sheila Martin's home.
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Northwest Georgia woman builds mini winter wonderland in her home | Chattanooga Times Free Press
The three-tiered winter wonderland village looks like it leapt straight out of a snow-globe and into Sheila Martin's home.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The three-tiered winter wonderland village looks like it leapt straight out of a snow-globe and into Sheila Martin's home.
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Check out these photos by staff photographer Matt Hamilton of the 2025 Grateful Gobbler 5K!
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Check out these photos by staff photographer Matt Hamilton of the 2025 Grateful Gobbler 5K!
Spending your evening putting up Christmas lights? Add your display to our map:
MAP: Where to see Christmas lights in the Chattanooga area | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Tis the season to drive around and see holiday lights!
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November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Spending your evening putting up Christmas lights? Add your display to our map:
“The world has started to recognize that dogs, cats, horses have a therapeutic value to them. So at The Gentle Barn, we think, ‘Why not turkeys?’”
At The Gentle Barn, turkeys are for snuggling, not stuffing at Thanksgiving | Chattanooga Times Free Press
At the start of a busy holiday week filled with hours of travel, Jordan Gullotta went to a place that has given her comfort and a sense of peace. At The Gentle Barn, an animal rescue organization in Tennessee that offers animal-based therapy, she can brush a friendly cow or give scratches and kisses to fluffy white sheep.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“The world has started to recognize that dogs, cats, horses have a therapeutic value to them. So at The Gentle Barn, we think, ‘Why not turkeys?’”
What's your favorite Thanksgiving side dish?
Readers pick their favorite side for the Thanksgiving feast
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November 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
What's your favorite Thanksgiving side dish?
Your young artists have until Sunday to enter this year's contest!
Lin C. Parker Wrapping Paper Design Contest | Chattanooga Times Free Press
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November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Your young artists have until Sunday to enter this year's contest!
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
While there will still be football and family, most of Thursday will be spent on a bus as the Trojans travel nearly 300 miles to Sylvester in South Georgia in advance of their GHSA Class A Division I quarterfinal.
Gordon Lee football team’s Groce family set for special Thanksgiving | Chattanooga Times Free Press
On a typical Thanksgiving afternoon, the Groce family will settle in after eating a meal with each side of the family, turn the TV on and gorge on football the rest of the day.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
While there will still be football and family, most of Thursday will be spent on a bus as the Trojans travel nearly 300 miles to Sylvester in South Georgia in advance of their GHSA Class A Division I quarterfinal.
For more than a century, the Ochs Community Fund, a yearly philanthropy campaign by the Chattanooga Times Free Press, has helped people who, through one or two small turns of events, need short-term financial help.
Times Free Press launches Ochs Community Fund to benefit United Way | Chattanooga Times Free Press
The annual cost of living in Hamilton County has gone up nearly $20,000 in the past two years, according to recent data collected by United Way of Greater Chattanooga.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
For more than a century, the Ochs Community Fund, a yearly philanthropy campaign by the Chattanooga Times Free Press, has helped people who, through one or two small turns of events, need short-term financial help.
EPB celebrated the annual unveiling of its holiday windows at the utility's headquarters in downtown Chattanooga on Wednesday.
Check out these images by staff photographer Seth Carpenter:
Check out these images by staff photographer Seth Carpenter:
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
EPB celebrated the annual unveiling of its holiday windows at the utility's headquarters in downtown Chattanooga on Wednesday.
Check out these images by staff photographer Seth Carpenter:
Check out these images by staff photographer Seth Carpenter:
ICYMI: Last week, people from all walks of life gathered for the annual Gratefull citywide potluck — a free Thanksgiving meal open to the entire community.
Food Scene: Gratefull for over 10 years of Thanksgiving celebrations | Chattanooga Times Free Press
On Thursday, M.L. King Boulevard was lined with yellow ginkgo trees and one very long table.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
ICYMI: Last week, people from all walks of life gathered for the annual Gratefull citywide potluck — a free Thanksgiving meal open to the entire community.
Most big U.S. retailers are closed on Thanksgiving Day. However, many will open early the following day, Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday gift-buying season and the biggest shopping day of the year.
What's open on Thanksgiving? Not much, as many stores rest -- or prepare -- ahead of Black Friday | Chattanooga Times Free Press
With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season this week, Americans will again gather for Turkey Day meals before knocking off items on their Christmas gift lists.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Most big U.S. retailers are closed on Thanksgiving Day. However, many will open early the following day, Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday gift-buying season and the biggest shopping day of the year.
Even at a high school football program where consistency comes standard, Alex Phillips is uncommon.
South Pittsburg's Alex Phillips stands out as four-sport talent | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Even at a high school football program where consistency comes standard, Alex Phillips is uncommon.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Even at a high school football program where consistency comes standard, Alex Phillips is uncommon.
As the state and nation faces a shortage of nurses, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is preparing to elevate its School of Nursing to become the university's fifth standalone college.
Here's what that means:
Here's what that means:
UTC nursing program to become standalone college | Chattanooga Times Free Press
As the state and nation faces a shortage of nurses, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is preparing to elevate its School of Nursing to become the university's fifth standalone college.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
As the state and nation faces a shortage of nurses, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is preparing to elevate its School of Nursing to become the university's fifth standalone college.
Here's what that means:
Here's what that means:
"It's been a massive sell. Once players are seeing that they're going to have their own apartment with a king bed, a kitchen, washer, dryer, they're getting sold on living here in Chattanooga."
Chattanooga Football Club will move players into new headquarters in January | Chattanooga Times Free Press
The Chattanooga Football Club plans to move its players into apartments at its new six-story headquarters on Riverfront Parkway in January.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"It's been a massive sell. Once players are seeing that they're going to have their own apartment with a king bed, a kitchen, washer, dryer, they're getting sold on living here in Chattanooga."
Republican Joe Graham will seek another term on the Hamilton County Commission after serving three terms.
Joe Graham seeks fourth term on Hamilton County Commission | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Republican Joe Graham will seek another term on the Hamilton County Commission after serving three terms.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Republican Joe Graham will seek another term on the Hamilton County Commission after serving three terms.
New business licenses issued Nov. 17-21, as provided by the Hamilton County Clerk's Office:
Gator & Gaither, Whataburger and more business licenses issued in Hamilton County | Chattanooga Times Free Press
New business licenses issued Nov. 17-21, as provided by the Hamilton County Clerk's Office:
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November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
New business licenses issued Nov. 17-21, as provided by the Hamilton County Clerk's Office:
He joked about sending the turkeys to an infamous prison in El Salvador that has been used to house migrants deported from the United States.
He said the birds should be named Chuck and Nancy — after Democratic stalwarts Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi — but "I would never pardon those people."
He said the birds should be named Chuck and Nancy — after Democratic stalwarts Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi — but "I would never pardon those people."
Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony | Chattanooga Times Free Press
President Donald Trump didn't bring much holiday cheer Tuesday when bestowing ceremonial pardons on two Thanksgiving turkeys, dispensing more insults than goodwill at the traditional White House ritual.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
He joked about sending the turkeys to an infamous prison in El Salvador that has been used to house migrants deported from the United States.
He said the birds should be named Chuck and Nancy — after Democratic stalwarts Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi — but "I would never pardon those people."
He said the birds should be named Chuck and Nancy — after Democratic stalwarts Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi — but "I would never pardon those people."
A suspect is in custody in the shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, police said.
Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP sources say | Chattanooga Times Free Press
A suspect is in custody in the shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, police said.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A suspect is in custody in the shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, police said.
"We were really skeptical from the beginning, and then since then, things pretty much just went downhill."
Crews walk out on Nashville tunnel, claiming company failed to pay workers | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Willie Shane broke the asphalt on Elon Musk's Music City Loop project this summer. Seven of his crew had been the sole excavators, fabricators and dump trucking company on The Boring Co.'s proposed tunnel through Nashville for months.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"We were really skeptical from the beginning, and then since then, things pretty much just went downhill."
More than $3 million has been spent on advertising in the unexpectedly competitive special election in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, including more than $2.3 million in outside spending. @NashvilleBanner.bsky.social
Outside groups spend millions in Tennessee congressional special election | Chattanooga Times Free Press
More than $3 million has been spent on advertising in the unexpectedly competitive special election in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, including more than $2.3 million in outside spending.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
More than $3 million has been spent on advertising in the unexpectedly competitive special election in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, including more than $2.3 million in outside spending. @NashvilleBanner.bsky.social
A former Chattanooga Massage Envy employee was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in jail for secretly recording at least 20 clients, according to court records.
Former Chattanooga Massage Envy employee sentenced to jail for recording clients | Chattanooga Times Free Press
A former Chattanooga Massage Envy employee was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in jail for secretly recording at least 20 clients, according to court records.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A former Chattanooga Massage Envy employee was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in jail for secretly recording at least 20 clients, according to court records.
Yariel Cogco accompanied his mother into a Tennessee courthouse the morning of Nov. 19 to take care of a traffic ticket. An hour later, the 19-year-old college student stood on the sidewalk outside alone, blinking back tears.
"They took my mom," he said.
"They took my mom," he said.
Federal immigration enforcement’s latest focus in Tennessee? Traffic court | Chattanooga Times Free Press
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. -- Yariel Cogco accompanied his mother into the Robertson County courthouse the morning of Nov. 19 to take care of a traffic ticket. An hour later, the 19-year-old college student stood on the sidewalk outside alone, blinking back tears.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Yariel Cogco accompanied his mother into a Tennessee courthouse the morning of Nov. 19 to take care of a traffic ticket. An hour later, the 19-year-old college student stood on the sidewalk outside alone, blinking back tears.
"They took my mom," he said.
"They took my mom," he said.
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's abrupt announcement that she plans to resign from office early next year is likely to send ripples through Georgia's political landscape.
Greene’s resignation could lead to ‘dominos falling’ in Georgia state government | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's abrupt announcement that she plans to resign from office early next year is likely to send ripples through Georgia's political landscape.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's abrupt announcement that she plans to resign from office early next year is likely to send ripples through Georgia's political landscape.
MEET THE CHEF: Chattanooga native Dustin Concannon began his cooking career at an early age with a very simple recipe.
"I remember making grilled cheese for my grandmother when I was 6 years old," he says.
"I remember making grilled cheese for my grandmother when I was 6 years old," he says.
Meet the Chef: Dustin Concannon brings casual but elevated dining to Signal Mountain's backyard | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Chattanooga native Chef Dustin Concannon began his cooking career at an early age with a very simple recipe.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
MEET THE CHEF: Chattanooga native Dustin Concannon began his cooking career at an early age with a very simple recipe.
"I remember making grilled cheese for my grandmother when I was 6 years old," he says.
"I remember making grilled cheese for my grandmother when I was 6 years old," he says.