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timesfreepress.com > news > 09/13/2026 > polls

Polls

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (14+ words) Chattanooga Times Free Press Lisa Benson's Free Press cartoon for Sept. 14, 2026....


timesfreepress.com > news > 09/12/2026 > toni-says-qualifying-for-a-medicare-supplement

Toni Says: Qualifying for a Medicare Supplement guaranteed issue policy

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (254+ words) I have decided to retire in October when I turn 65 and will need to enroll in Medicare Parts A and B. My husband, Paul, is 76 and was enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B on March 1, 2011, when he qualified for Social…...


timesfreepress.com > news > 09/12/2026 > first-things-first-dignity-is-the-floor-not-the

First Things First: Dignity is the floor, not the prize | Chattanooga Times Free Press

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (612+ words) Lately, one word has been following me around: dignity. First Things First is preparing to open and operate Provident Place, a family homeless shelter, in the next year or so. As we make decisions about blueprints, furniture, food, programming, pathways…...


timesfreepress.com > news > 09/12/2026 > local-history-nolens-plans-for-chattanooga-parks

Local History: Nolen’s plans for Chattanooga parks adopted | Chattanooga Times Free Press

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (285+ words) Editor's note: final in a series of four. A major feature of the idea would include the preservation of lands in the "toe of Moccasin Bend." Nolen's plan noted that the new bridge (the Chief John Ross structure, also called…...


timesfreepress.com > news > 09/10/2026 > blackburn-wants-changes-to-death-penalty-but

Blackburn wants changes to death penalty, but governors have little power to make them | Chattanooga Times Free Press

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (544+ words) Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the Republican nominee for governor of Tennessee, wants to expedite executions and "bring back the electric chair," if elected. But while Blackburn's "tough-on-crime" messaging likely indicates more punitive policies under her potential administration, the governor's office does…...


timesfreepress.com > news > 09/10/2026 > moment-of-silence

Moment of Silence

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (211+ words) Chattanooga Times Free Press Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for Sept. 11, 2026. The son of a career army officer, Bennett led a nomadic life, attending ten different schools before graduating in 1980 from the University of North Alabama with degrees in Art and…...


timesfreepress.com > news > 09/10/2026 > the-wnba-giving-prison-basketball-a-bad-name

The WNBA: giving prison basketball a bad name

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (397+ words) Capitalizing on the WNBA's inability (or unwillingness) to define what the "W" means in its name, several ex-NBA players have declared for the WNBA draft. I like that. Could men in the WNBA be the final frontier of diversity, equity…...


timesfreepress.com > photos > galleries > 09/09/2026 > ken-smith-reelected-hamilton-county-commission-chair

Chattanooga Times Free Press

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (17+ words) Ken Smith reelected Hamilton County Commission chair Chattanooga Times Free Press September 9, 2026 8:50 p.m....


timesfreepress.com > news > 09/09/2026 > ken-smith-reelected-hamilton-county-commission

Ken Smith reelected Hamilton County Commission chair

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (385+ words) In a 6-5 vote Thursday, the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners reelected Ken Smith, R-Hixson, as chair for a second one-year term. The vote was split among party lines, with Katherlyn Geter, a Democrat from the Talley Center neighborhood, finishing second....