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2nd Annual Torchlight Gala + National Guard Helps With COVID-19

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 81 Low: 58.

Here are the top stories today in Chattanooga:

  1. Chattanooga Audubon Society will have its 2nd Annual Torchlight Gala, which is named after a book that was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. The event will take place on September 25 starting at 6 PM. There will be local artists, whiskey companies, and heavy snacks provided. All proceeds will go to the Audubon Society. (WTVC)
  2. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has launched a free and low-rate health care website designed specifically for the residents of eight counties in the Chattanooga area. It is called the Chattanooga Care Connector and will mostly be available to any residents in Hamilton County and the eight surrounding counties. In some cases you will have to qualify financially. (Chattanooga Pulse)
  3. Meet a Chattanooga native, Amythyst Kiah, who is playing her music on Saturday at the Moon River Festival!(Chattanooga Times Free Press)
  4. Chattanooga-area hospitals are getting help from the National Guard as the amount of COVID-19 cases surge. (WRCB-TV)
  5. The Hamilton County EMS is using National Preparedness Month to prepare local families for any and all emergency situations. (WRCB-TV)



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