Ansley Haman covers Hamilton County government.
A native of Spring City, Tenn., she grew up reading the Chattanooga Times and Chattanooga Free Press, which sparked her passion for journalism.
Ansley's happy to be home after a decade of adventures in more than 20 countries and 40 states. She gathered stories while living, working and studying in Swansea, Wales, Cape Town, South Africa, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Ga., and Knoxville, Tenn.
Along the way, she interned for the Scripps Howard News Service, The Wall Street Journal's Atlanta bureau, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the Federal Communications Commission's Office of General Counsel and Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP.
Ansley also worked as a staff writer for the Knoxville News Sentinel, where she served on a team covering Knox County government. The team won the 2008 National Headliner Grand Award for print journalism, a 2008 Associated Press Managing Editors First Amendment Award and the Edward Willis Scripps Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment.
She earned undergraduate degrees in history and communications from the University of Tennessee and a law degree and certificate in communications law studies from the Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law.
When Ansley's not in the newsroom, she loves spending time running, hiking, swimming and playing ball with her husband and daughter.
Contact Ansley Haman at ahaman@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6481.
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As early as next week, the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce plans to hire a coordinator for its new minority business outreach initiative.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is challenging the Hamilton County Commission for holding Christian prayers before meetings.
Standing in an apron before her class of mostly high school seniors, Donna Taheri’s goal is to make sure her students can cook more than ramen noodles when they start college this fall.
Many who have wanted to be a candidate for elected office in Hamilton County have driven north past the Soddy-Daisy city limits sign and parked in a gravel lot outside Dixie Souvenirs.
A Chattanooga councilwoman's daughter has operated an informal refugee assistance and literacy program in a city building for more than a year, and she wants to formalize the arrangement next week.
Hamilton County corrections officer Jonathan Walker says he knew he might be laying his job on the line Wednesday when he appeared before county commissioners to ask for a raise for the department's officers.
Hamilton County Corrections Officer Jonathan Walker appeared before county commissioners this morning to ask for a raise — something most of the department’s staff hasn’t had in four years.
Chattanooga City Council members questioned the gang task force, police and fire pension board, and social service agency budgets on Tuesday.
Chattanooga has settled the final two lawsuits stemming from a September 2009 annexation vote.
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