Community Corner
Apple Festival + Illegal Corpse Ride + Clergy Asks for Reform
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Good day, people of Chattanooga! It's me again, Lyndsay Kendall Oxley, your host of the Chattanooga Daily.
First, today's weather:
Clear throughout the day. High: 83 Low: 59.
Here are the top stories today in Chattanooga:
- The annual Chattanooga Market is celebrating the arrival of Autumn with an apple festival! If you make your way over to the Chattanooga Market, you will find lots of apples and apple products to choose from. What an awesome way to start off the season! (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
- A man was killed by at the Citgo on Campbell Street this past Saturday morning. The suspects fled the scene of the crime before the police arrived. You are encouraged to reach out to local officials if you have any information about the crime. (WDEF News 12)
- A group of Chattanooga clergy is aiming to keep pressure on the sheriff's office to reform its system, while waiting for an investigation of the Department of Justice. (Chattanooga Times Free Press) This article is behind a paywall.
- Jeff Styles returns with his new podcast, 'Chattanooga Drive In Show', that is free to listen to on all streaming services. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
- A Chattanooga man was arrested for driving a corpse, who is believed to be his dead mother, all the way to Nashville, Tennessee. (WTVC)
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Today in Chattanooga:
- 42nd Annual Prayer Breakfast - City of Chattanooga (6:45 AM)
- Leadership Study: Inspiring Positive Team Culture (11:30 AM)
- Girls Soccer @ Signal Mtn. - Red Bank High (6:00 PM)
- Volleyball @ Central - Red Bank High (6:00 PM)
- North Brainerd Community Council - City of Chattanooga (6:00 PM)
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— Lyndsay Kendall Oxley (she/her)
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