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Chattanooga: BlueCross to ban employee smoking beginning Jan.1

Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008

Tennessee’s biggest health insurance company will ban smoking from all of its properties next year.

Chattanooga: Foster turns himself in to police

Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008

Attenro Foster, the father wanted by police for failing to report the injury of his 8-month-old son following a car accident two days ago, turned himself in to police earlier this morning, according to Sgt. Jerri Weary, public information officer with the Chattanooga Police Department.

Chattanooga: Two Hixson High School students arrested, one tased

Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008

Two Hixson High School students were arrested this morning and one had to be subdued by a taser, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department.

Chattanooga: Parkridge eliminates jobs

Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008

Squeezed by the economic recession, Parkridge Medical Center has eliminated 17 management-level positions, hospital officials said Tuesday

Chattanooga lawyer on short list for state Court of Appeals

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008

The Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission has recommended a Chattanooga lawyer and three others for consideration to fill a vacancy on the Tennessee Court of Appeals

Chattanooga: Purchase of Stringer’s Ridge land approved

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008

The national board of the Trust for Public Land has approved the purchase of 92 acres along the top of Stringer’s Ridge, according to Rick Wood, the executive director of the Trust’s Chattanooga office.

Chattanooga: Hightower was shot on Ooltewah-Ringgold Road

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008

A man found shot at 4502 Rossville Boulevard on Monday night told police he was at a residence on Ooltewah-Ringgold Road when the shooting occurred.

Chattanooga: 8th-grader arrested at Howard Middle School

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008

An 8th grade student at Howard Middle School has been arrested in connection with the activation of the school’s sprinkler system this morning.

Chattanooga: Sprinkler head activated at Howard Middle School

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008

Chattanooga firefighters were called to Howard Middle School about 8:20 this morning after a sprinkler head was activated in a hallway.

Chattanooga: Beating in hotel room sends man to hospital

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008

A Chattanooga man attacked in his hotel room last night was taken to Erlanger hospital after being severely beaten in the head.