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Dinner of Firsts Rescheduled + Chattanooga to Boost Recycling

Here's a five-minute guide to everything worth knowing today in town.

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Good morning, people of Chattanooga! Lyndsay Kendall Oxley here with a fresh issue of the Chattanooga Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 84 Low: 63.

Here are the top stories today in Chattanooga:

  1. Chattanooga is seeking to boost recycling with some new business ideas. The changes will take place next month during Startup Week. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)This article is behind a paywall.
  2. The Chattanooga Housing Authority passed a resolution to help increase the Section 8 voucher payment to help widen the property search for residents struggling to find one and two bedroom options. The increase was about 110% of fair market rents so that residents can compete more fairly with the private market. (WRCB-TV)
  3. Some Grove Street residents have started sharing their concerns of growing violence and hopelessness following the recent shootings. (WDEF News 12)
  4. Chattanooga State has rescheduled its Dinner Of Firsts 10th Anniversary Celebration. The event will now be taking place on April 22. (The Chattanoogan)
  5. A Chattanooga man was charged with a receipt of a large amount of illicit drugs. (The Chattanoogan)

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Today in Chattanooga:

  • Estate Planning Seminar (6:30 PM)
  • Partner Program: Bridge Chattanooga (3:30 PM)
  • Fall Video Contest - Film Class - Collegedale Public Library (4:00 PM)
  • Friends of Special Children 16th Annual ABC Event (5:30 PM)
  • I'm Possible - Hamilton Branch YMCA (6:00 PM)


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— Lyndsay Kendall Oxley (she/her)

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