Hamilton County Health Department Prioritize ‘Underserved Groups’ For Covid Vaccinations
‘Medically-Fragile’ Individuals, Including The Elderly, Receive Priority For Vaccinations In Hamilton County.
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Council Unveils 2022 Chattanooga City Budget Recommendations
The Chattanooga City Council Has Presented Their Recommendations For The Focus Of 2022 City Budgeting. Some Of The Main Action Items For Almost Every District Included Road Maintenance, Speed Calming Efforts, Litter Pickup, Homelessness, Business Recruitment, More Jobs, Workforce Development, And Equity.
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County Commissioner Advocates For Restoration Of Discretionary Funds To Aid Overlooked Organizations In Helping The Homeless
Mackey Advocates For Discretionary Funds That Would Allow Commissioners To Grant Monetary Rewards To Organizations Within Their Districts That Are In Need Of Financial Help In Providing Services To The Homeless.
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Hamilton County Aids Homeless To Receive Federal Insurance
Hamilton County Commission hears a resolution to continue a lease agreement for space to be utilized by the Health Department to assist homeless individuals in obtaining insurance through a federal exchange.
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Chattanooga Nonprofit Delivering 400 Ham And Turkey Dinners To Homeless
Temperatures Are Expected To Drop Into The Twenties For 3 Days Straight, Putting The Homeless Population At Risk.
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Emergency Homeless Shelter Opens Amidst Freezing Temperatures
The Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition opened an overnight warming shelter last night and will be open again tonight due to freezing temperatures. Should COVID response funding be used to end homelessness?
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Chattanooga Mayoral Candidates White And Dahl’s Stance On Conservative Issues – Update
The Mayoral Election will soon be upon us so the Tennessee Conservative has reached out to the candidates to see where they stand on many of the issues that matter to Chattanooga Conservatives.
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City Council Tackles Panhandling And Littering
Spurred on by outcries from constituents, the City Council discussed the growing problem of Panhandling and Littering during their Strategic Planning meeting on Tuesday the 3rd.
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What Is Causing Growth In The Number Of Chattanooga Homeless?
2020 has been an exceptional year at contributing to the homeless population due to the large number of lockdowns and layoffs because of COVID-19. However, there was already an upward trend in the number of homeless before the Pandemic.
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Panhandling Problem Plagues Chattanooga Streets
Once called “the dirtiest city in America” by Walter Cronkite, Chattanooga earned the nickname “Scenic City” after turnaround projects beginning in the early 2000s. However, many home and business owners feel that Chattanooga is on the downslide due to increased littering, panhandling and homelessness.
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