Breast Cancer Screens for All + Walnut Plaza Reopens

Happy Friday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Chattanooga today.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and humid. High: 82 Low: 62.

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Here are the top stories today in Chattanooga:

1. The Hamilton County health department officials have already distributed more than 5,000 booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. (WRCB-TV)
2. Blue Cross Blue Shield has fired 19 workers who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine after instating a vaccine mandate. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
3. MaryEllen Locher Breast Center is going to make breast cancer screens available and affordable to all women for National Best Cancer Month. (Chattanooga Pulse)
4. The new and redesigned Walnut Plaza had finally fully reopened in Downtown Chattanooga. (Chattanooga Pulse)
5. An audit has found Chattanooga State College resolved some, but not all, if their deficiencies that were found in in the audit of 2019. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

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Today in Chattanooga:

• Big 9 Music Festival - City of Chattanooga (12:00 AM)
• College Rep - Carson Newman - Red Bank High (10:05 AM)
• Listening Fridays Affinity Group - Chattanooga Women's Leadership Institute (11:00 AM)
• Fundamentals of Mountain Biking - City of Chattanooga (6:00 PM)

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