Community Corner

More Grove St. Fires + Vaccinate The Vulnerable + Titans

Here's a five-minute guide to the most important things happening today in Chattanooga.

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Get on up, Chattanooga! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 84 Low: 60.

Here are the top stories in Chattanooga today:

  1. A rash of recent fires at the Grove St. apartments in Chattanooga have residents concerned. Eight families lost their homes to the fire that occurred in the apartment complex on Labor Day. A public records request found that Chattanooga Fire Department (CFD) has responded to five fires at the complex in the last year, and nine in the last five years. (WTVC)
  2. LifeSpring Community Health is working to vaccinate the most vulnerable against COVID-19. Kathryn Briggs, LifeSpring Community Health Development Director, says getting some of the most vulnerable vaccinated means going to them and working through hesitancy, fear, and a lack of trust. They say taking a holistic, relational, and culturally appropriate approach is important. (WRCB-TV)
  3. A Hamilton County School board member said the administration "has felt like they're drowning" as they battle the spread of the Delta variant with little help from the state. (WTVC)
  4. Local volunteers are needed for an upcoming National Public Lands Day Project taking place on Lookout Mountain on Sept. 25. (The Pulse)
  5. YA-Hoo Fest 2021 will feature Jeff Zentner and eighteen other well-known YA authors on Sep. 16-17. (Press Release Desk)

Today in Chattanooga:

  • Moon River Music Festival- Coolidge Park (12:00 AM)
  • Chattanooga Bass Association Fishing Tournament - Chester Frost Park (6:00 AM)
  • 9/11 Memorial Event - City of Chattanooga (8:00 AM)
  • Sunset Cinema: The Karate Kid - Miller Park (5:00 PM)
  • The Dinner Detective: Interactive Mystery Dinner Show! - Hotel Indigo Chattanooga (6:00 PM)

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— Kayla Harrison

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