The UTC Mocs have ended their spring football season. Here’s the announcement posted Monday afternoon on gomocs.com.The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team is opting out of the remainder of the 2021 spring schedule, head coach Rusty Wright announced today. The decision was made with the health and safety …
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Mocs News March 26, 2021
Colorado shooting suspect passed check in legal gun purchase
By PATTY NIEBERG and JAMES ANDERSON Associated PressBOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The suspect in the Colorado supermarket shootings bought a firearm at a local gun store after passing a background check, and he also had a second weapon with him that he didn’t use in the attack that killed 10 …
Read More »Mocs News March 19, 2021
UTC Gets 1st COVID Vaccines
From a campus release: UTC has received the COVID-19 Vaccine and is ready to open scheduling for the doses available. The first UTC COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic will be held on Friday, March 19, 2021 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Collins Street Annex (where Routine Testing Center is located). The COVID-19 vaccine we have available for this day will be the Moderna vaccine. …
Read More »Economic Impact Payment Eligibility Shifts to Include Adult Dependents
CHATTANOOGA, TN (mocsnews.com) — A third round of Economic Impact Payments, EIP3, will take effect in March. President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan aims to develop a national vaccination program, reopen schools, deliver immediate relief to working families, and support struggling communities. One of the notable changes from the previous stimulus payments, referred to as EIP1 and EIP2, …
Read More »Chattanooga Lookouts Set for Return
By: Justin Glover For the first time in twenty months, members of the Chattanooga community will be able to view professional baseball. The Chattanooga Lookouts are set to make a return and play their first game in two calendar years against the Rocket City Trash Pandas on May 4th. With …
Read More »Marie Mott Looks Toward Chattanooga’s Future
by Dewayne Bingham, The University Echo — After months of protesting police brutality and running a progressive, grassroots campaign for City Council, activist Marie Mott fell just short in her bid for the council’s District 8 seat. Despite being a first-time candidate, Mott won 35% of votes in the District …
Read More »Hamilton County Health Department starts Phase 1C of the COVID-19 Vaccine.
Tennessee’s state health department will be moving into Phase 1C which will allow about 1.1 million Tennesseans to receive the vaccine. Hamilton County will be following the state’s orders and will also be expanding to Phase 1C. This phase will have restrictions on who exactly can receive the vaccine. This phase …
Read More »ETSU Kneeling Sparks Controversy
Chattanooga, Tenn (By Reid Harvey) – On February 16th, ETSU men’s basketball team traveled to UTC to face off in an interconference matchup against the Mocs. Players from both teams warmed up and participated in their pregame rituals for the same way they have during every other game this season. The players then stand in a line …
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