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🌱 Chattanoogans Help In AL Cave Rescue + HCS EdConnect Heroes

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First, today's weather:

A shower in the p.m.; breezy. High: 66 Low: 55.

Here are the top three stories today in Chattanooga:

  1. Members of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Rescue traveled out to Fackler, Alabama, this weekend to help the Huntsville Cave Rescue and Jackson County Cave Rescue save an injured woman from a cave. On Saturday, Feb. 19, 21-year-old Cara Moore suffered from a lower extremity injury approximately one mile into Tumbling Rock Cave, according to authorities. After the team of 33 rescuers extracted Moore from the cave, she was assessed by EMS and was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment. (WTVC)
  2. Educators and school staff have worked incredibly hard throughout the pandemic, and Hamilton County Schools wanted to recognize local schools and faculty members for those tireless efforts. On Saturday, the HCS EdConnect Partnership announced that six district staff members and seven schools had received HCS EdConnect Heroes Awards for their work during the first semester of the 2021-2022 school term. The awards recognized each winner for "the time, energy, and passion they devoted to ensuring students and families had access to the resources they needed to succeed." Learn more about the awards and the HCS EdConnect Partnership on the school district's website. (Hamilton County Schools)
  3. COVID restrictions are easing and case numbers are down across Tennessee, and Chattanoogans couldn't be happier for the return to normal life. "We got our mask mandate removed from school so I get to see more people's faces now," one student at Southern Adventist University, just outside Chattanooga, told WTVC. Tennessee State infectious disease expert Dr. Wendelyn Inman says moving forward, "it's all about monitoring variants," and until numbers start going back up, she "isn't worried." (WTVC)

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Today in Chattanooga:

  • Virtual Community Lantern Workshop Hosted By The Chattery (12:00 PM)
  • Free Beer Day And Happy Hour At Parkway Pourhouse (3:00 PM)
  • Of August @ TN Songwriter's Week Showcase At Songbirds Foundation (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • On Saturday, dozens of first responders lined the streets of Red Bank for a procession honoring longtime Hamilton County first responder Captain Ellen Geeslin. Graveside service and burial will be held tomorrow, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m. at Chattanooga Funeral Home - Hamilton Memorial Gardens on Highway 153.
  • Looking for your next Chattanooga home? Check out these five local properties that have just been listed for sale. (Chattanooga Patch)
  • Did renowned English duo Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur S. Sullivan indirectly influence the music life of Chattanoogans? Chester Martin explains how Gilbert and Sullivan's work impacted the beginnings of the Chattanooga opera scene. (Chattanoogan)

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— 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.

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