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Mary Helen Montgomery Mary Helen Montgomery

How to start a business in Chattanooga

Want to know where you can get help for your small business? Here’s whats available at low- to no-cost in Chattanooga and a handy guide to making your business a reality.

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Mary Helen Montgomery Mary Helen Montgomery

Why isn’t Red Bank part of Chattanooga?

As Chattanooga expanded via annexation throughout the 1900s, some local neighborhoods evaded the city’s path. Red Bank, which became a city in 1955, was one of them.

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Q. Why isn’t the skatepark kept in better shape? 

The only skatepark in Chattanooga is a mess. Despite frustration from the skating community, the Parks & Outdoors department looks to get funds for a new, multi-million dollar facility in this year’s city budget.

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Q. I’m seeing more loose dogs in my neighborhood — why?

Stray dogs are causing problems throughout Chattanooga, and they’re especially acute in the East Lake neighborhood. While McKamey Animal Center, which handles animal control for the city, has free resources to help pet owners, the increase in strays is part of a nationwide sheltering crisis.

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Mary Helen Montgomery Mary Helen Montgomery

Community voices: How to fix our aging schools

Two months of public meetings have clarified the concerns and priorities of Hamilton County residents toward the district’s school overhaul plan. Here’s what they had to say.

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