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UPDATE: Chattanooga State lockdown lifted

From Mocs News Staff Update 1:20pm From Chattanooga State: TigerAlert: Lockdown lifted. Classes are cancelled. College is closed today – 08/29/2024. Supports for students & employees available. Please check email. UPDATE 12:40pm From Chattanooga State: TigerAlert: We can confirm that the campus is safe, but everyone should continue to shelter …

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Fall matchup set between ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat Gloria Johnson and GOP US Sen. Marsha Blackburn

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a top Republican ally of former President Donald Trump, will square off this fall in Tennessee against Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson, whose progressive profile rose nationally when her GOP colleagues tried to boot her …

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UPDATE : Chattanooga police chief indicted on 17 counts after she resigned because of investigation over residency

Here are the charges against former Chattanooga Chief of Police Celeste Murphy. MURPHY, CELESTE MICHELEAge at Arrest: 56 years oldArresting Agency: HC Sheriff ILLEGAL REGISTRATION OR VOTING FALSE ENTRY ON OFFICIAL REGISTRATION OR ELECTION D FALSE ENTRY ON OFFICIAL REGISTRATION OR ELECTION D FORGERY PERJURY FALSE ENTRY IN GOVERMENTAL RECORDS FORGERY PERJURY …

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Possible 2026 World Cup training camps include sites in non-tournament cities like Chattanooga

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Possible team training camps for the 2026 World Cup include sites in Chattanooga, Tennessee; Cincinnati; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Louisville, Kentucky; St. Louis; Salt Lake City; San Antonio and Westfield, Indiana. FIFA announced more details of the tournament Wednesday, one day after the two-year mark before …

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Campus Closed Through Tuesday

From UTC CFO Brent Goldberg The safety of students, faculty, and staff is our top priority when making inclement weather decisions. Hazardous winter weather conditions are expected to impact Chattanooga and the surrounding area this week.  Due to the holiday weekend, thousands of students are scheduled to travel back to …

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