Hamilton County News

The Legislature passed a bill to allow distilleries in Hamilton County, but due to action by the County Commission on Wednesday it does not apply to the unincorporated areas.

Kaylon Bailey's mother, Cindy, was expected to testify as a defense witness in her son's murder trial.

Chattanooga Public Library's Executive Director Corinne Hill, has been elected by The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions to serve in a position on the Governing Board's Standing Committee for the upcoming 2013-2017 term.

Gov. Bill Haslam says chief deputy Claude Ramsey is retiring at the end of August to spend more time with his family in Chattanooga.

"We're looking for smart qualified operators, you know there's just, there's a new dynamic, I mean, the days of Rambo are over" said US Army Special Ops Major General Bennet Sacolick.

Marking the end of a 40-year career in public service, Deputy Gov. Claude Ramsey, a former five-term mayor of Hamilton County, will retire from his post at the end of August.

Reacting to a recent bill signed by Gov. Bill Haslam, Hamilton County commissioners voted unanimously to prohibit the distillation of intoxicating liquors in unincorporated areas of Hamilton County, unless approved by residents of the area in referendum in a general election ballot.

The City Council on Tuesday approved the $1.1 million inner portion of a new city-county firing range on 11th Street.

After a lengthy afternoon debate, Chattanooga City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a resolution allowing equal ownership with Hamilton County on a new $4 million indoor shooting range being built for training by both city and county law enforcement.

The management firm that operates the Patten Towers said the fire-damaged facility may be ready for city inspectors as early as Thursday or Friday, city officials said.

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Narcotics and Special Operations charged Shannon Rene Williams, a former nurse at Parkridge Hospital East with 10 counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and one count of felony theft.

You've got to be kidding me? Reduce his sentence? Again? Have we forgotten the multiples cases of misuse, abuse and deception that Mr. Long pulled on the citizens of Hamilton County? While he lined his pockets illegally, the majority of Hamilton County got up every day and did a hard day's work legally.

The All-American Summer concerts are included with regular Hunter Museum admission .

Robert Taylor and Casten Reed shared low-professional honors on Monday in the Chattanooga Chapter TN PGA Pro-Am at the Creeks Bend Golf Club.

Hamilton County Government will host a Centennial Celebration to recognize the 100th anniversary of the county courthouse on Saturday, June 29, from 7-10 p.m. The event will be held on the courthouse lawn at Georgia and 7th Street.

"As the scandals continue to grow not only in number but also in scope in Washington, the common thread to all of all them, including the IRS and NSA, is our federal government's trampling of Americans' unalienable rights" said Mark West, president of the Chattanooga Tea Party.

One week after 21-year-old Colby David Knecht was hauled to jail for threatening Collegedale police officers, the would-be political activist has lost his position as president of Hamilton County Young Democrats.

Hamilton County School Supt. Rick Smith is slated for a $22,938 annual pay increase as part of a new four-year contract.

Red, White & Bruise tickets are on sale for the next Chattanooga Roller Girls bout on June 29. The team will be taking on the Atlanta Rumble B's.

A 28-year-old man is charged with statutory rape after he was caught having sex with a 17-year-old girl on the UTC campus Sunday night.