Alex Green
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Family of band director killed in I-75 wreck sues truck driver, company
The estate of Brian Gallaher, the late band director at Ocoee Middle School killed in a June 25 accident on Interstate 75, is suing the truck driver who crashed his tractor-trailer into Gallagher's vehicle and other slow-moving traffic in a construction zone. → Read More
Manufacturing tools up for auction as Calhoun factory closes
CNH Industrial, a global maker of industrial and agricultural machines, is closing its crawler dozer manufacturing facility in Calhoun, Ga., this month, auctioning off more than 700 pieces of mechanical tools that have been used in the manufacturing process. → Read More
Lodge announces new rust-resistant line, exclusive deal with Macy's
For the first time in its 120-year history, Lodge Manufacturing Co. has signed an exclusive deal with a major retailer — Macy's — to carry one of its product lines. → Read More
Calhoun worker's hand is punctured, injected with fluid on the job
After the hand of a worker at Apache Mills Inc. in Calhoun, Ga., was punctured and injected with fluid while on the job, investigators with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found the company in violation of nine safety violations and has levied $51,000 in penalties against it. → Read More
Dalton carpet company is first in the world to eliminate sending any waste to landfills
DALTON, Ga. -- There's a landfill in this historic carpet capital town dedicated solely to the disposal of carpet refuse. Some 100,000 to 150,000 pounds of manufacturing scraps and worn out household and commercial rugs are dumped there every day. → Read More
Carpet at Pope Francis-led mass was made in Dalton, and you can own a piece
When Pope Francis led nearly 200,000 people in Mass last week from an outdoor stage in Philadelphia, the Holy See stood on a special white-and-silver carpet made by Shaw Industries Group's facility in Dalton. → Read More
Chattanooga's air is already clean enough to comply with new, stricter ozone pollution standards
Even with the new, stricter ozone standards put in place by the Obama administration on Thursday, Chattanooga appears to be in the clear. → Read More
Phone It In
It's about noon, smack in the middle of a Wednesday workday, and Gary Roberts, a dental implementation specialist at Unum, is replying to work emails at his desk. → Read More
Medicare, Medicaid payments threatened at Life Care Center of Ooltewah
Following issues discovered by state health care compliance surveyors earlier this month, Life Care Center of Ooltewah was put on notice by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday that payments made to the facility will be temporarily halted for 30 days next month and could be in jeopardy long-term. → Read More
Clemons, Choo Choo housing options coming soon
Starting at the top floor of the Clemons building and going story-by-story down to ground level is like walking through a living archaeological dig, each story a less complete version of what the building will be in a matter of months, and every floor offering a better look at the nearly 100-year-old building's bones. → Read More
Emissions testers are still approving VW cars rigged to cheat the test
While a whirlwind of criticism and global fallout engulfed Volkswagen on Tuesday, practical questions surfaced, like how to treat the company's newer-model diesel cars — the ones that cheat emissions tests — during mandatory local testing. → Read More
Local franchisee opens new Wendy's store on Bonny Oaks Drive
Around noon Monday, customers flocked to the new Wendy's at the Interstate 75 end of Bonny Oaks Drive, and employees working the restaurant's state-of-the-art, double-sided kitchen equipment pieced together bacon double-stacks and grilled chicken sandwiches to send out the door. → Read More
Scrapyard blaze erupts on Chattanooga's Southside
Smoke rose from a scrapyard on Chattanooga's Southside Thursday afternoon, across the railroad tracks from the flourishing neighborhood of Jefferson Heights. → Read More
New neighborhood pizza joint proposed for North Chattanooga
A new neighborhood pizza joint is in the works for North Market Street residents after planners gave the restaurant's rezoning an important recommendation for approval at Monday's planning commission meeting. → Read More
Chattanooga News: After a contested court order, a contested divorce is delayed
Divorce lawyers are sorting out how to deal with a local judge who drew national attention when he denied a divorce last month, saying the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage took away states' jurisdiction. → Read More
Delta Queen announces new home port
Six months after leaving Chattanooga, owners of the Delta Queen steamboat announced Thursday afternoon that the boat has a new home port in Kimmswick, Mo., just outside St. Louis. → Read More
Indian Motorcycle, Victory Motorcycle and Polaris Slingshot dealership is open now in Chattanooga
One of the oldest and most prominent brands in American motoring is back in Chattanooga. → Read More
Life Care fires back at government prosecutors after CEO, Chairman Forrest Preston named in False Claims Act suit
In a strongly worded new court entry, Life Care Centers of America partly scolds the government and partly makes a case to have Forrest Preston dropped from an ongoing False Claims Act suit against the Cleveland, Tenn.-based senior living corporation. → Read More
Chattanooga auto dealer: 'I don't want to get killed'
A scam involving a fake website, phone number and email account -- run by unknown scammers and parading as a Chattanooga auto dealership -- was successful in duping an undisclosed number of high-end car buyers before its discovery early last week. → Read More
Tennessee waiving fee for high school diploma equivalency test to incentivize graduation
For some Tennessee residents, a new state voucher waiving the $75 high school equivalency test (HiSET for short, a GED equivalent) will remove, at least, the monetary barrier to getting high school education credentials. → Read More