🌱 Chattanooga Hospitals Limit COVID Tests + CPD Officer Funeral

Good day, neighbors! It's me again, Kayla Harrison, your temporary host of the Chattanooga Daily.

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First, today's weather:

A passing afternoon shower. High: 55 Low: 33.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Chattanooga:

1. Chattanooga hospital emergency rooms will discontinue COVID-19 tests to all but those with serious symptoms. The staff wants to ensure they can give immediate attention to those who have symptoms that may require hopsitalization, such as chest pain, difficulty breathing, and stroke symptoms. They encourage those with mild symptoms to get tested at a local testing site. (The Chattanoogan)
2. Retired Chattanooga Officer Jimmy Carl Ball was laid to rest at the Beulah Chapel Cemetary in Ider, AL. Ball served in the U.S. Navy and as a pastor in Ider before working in the Auto Theft Division and K-9 Division of the Chattanooga Police Department. (The Chattanoogan)
3. Chattanooga-based Five Star Foods bought Georgia food distributor, Rawls Distributing. They will acquire the Canteen vending machine franchise in four south Georgia counties. As part of purchasing Rawls Distributing, Five Star Foods donated to Coastal Georgia's food bank, and with that money almost 14,000 meals will be given to local families. (Free: Yahoo! News, Subscription: Chattanooga Times Free Press)

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Today in Chattanooga:

• Free Family Fun Night - Creative Discovery Museum (5:30 PM)
• Missionary Ridge Neighborhood Association - City Of Chattanooga (6:00 PM)
• Churchville Neighborhood Association - City Of Chattanooga (6:00 PM)
• North Brainerd Sunshine Neighborhood Association - City Of Chattanooga (6:00 PM)
• Belvoir Neighborhood Association - City Of Chattanooga (6:30 PM)
• Fortwood Neighborhood Association - City Of Chattanooga (6:30 PM)
• Cedar Hill Improvement League - City Of Chattanooga (7:00 PM)
• Winter Workshop - Wilderness Survival (Virtual Event) - City Of Chattanooga (7:00 PM)
• Wale - Under A Blue Moon Tour - The Signal (9:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• A Marion County, Tennessee, jury last week awarded a local man more than $6 million in a civil lawsuit brought against the local Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurant after he was served a corrosive chemical containing bleach in place of his ice water. The case goes back to 2014 when he was served cleaner being used in the kitchen. The cleaner caused permanent and serious internal physical injury to the man. (Instagram)
• A pair of development groups have won approval from a Chattanooga planning panel to put up more than 400 new apartments. One of the projects, however, is meeting opposition from neighbors. (Instagram)
• Tickets are on sale for the new dates for the Lookout Wild Film Festival! They will be sharing the best adventure, exploration, inspiration and conservation films from around the world. (Instagram)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Kayla Harrison

About me: Kayla Harrison is a Writing Arts professor, as well as a freelance writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. In her free time, you can find her listening to podcasts, writing poetry, and visiting local coffee shops.