Work Getting Underway On Major Road Project At 3rd, 4th Streets Friday, March 12, 2021
Work is set to get underway on a major road project along Third and Fourth streets and Riverfront Parkway with $2 million in utility relocation.
The city is to provide $1 million of the work and EPB will cover the other $1 million.
The overall project, which will include the lowering of Riverfront Parkway to grade level in some locations as well as new connections to the parkway, was earlier estimated at $17 million.
The utility relocation is due to take about a year. There will be a new duct bank starting along Third Street. The new path will start just north of Third Street at an existing EPB manhole along Siskin Drive to Third Street then along Fourth Street west to an existing EPB manhole near UTC. The new route is approximately 1,100 feet.
Roy Exum: My January Garden Friday, January 1, 2021 - by Roy Exum
Roy Exum
Not just a new month, but a new year graces my walk in the garden this morning. Who would have ever thought it is predicted to be 70 degrees later today, this after freezing temps last week on Christmas Day? And who would have ever thought I would have a new crop in the dead of winter!
That s right, and what a glorious crop it is! We switched to sunflower seeds for the birds after the first freezing temperature but noticed the doves avoid the feeders. So, we began to scatter scoops of seeds on top of the mulch, laid bare, along with some handful of “chicken scratch” (cracked corn). At one point on Wednesday, we counted 47 doves enjoying their lunch. It is absolutely amazing.
UTC, Hamilton County Schools, Siskin Form Partnership For Certified Nursing Assistant Program Thursday, December 10, 2020 - by Chuck Wasserstrom The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Hamilton County Schools and Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation have united to create a state-accredited Certified Nursing Assistant program to support current and future demand for frontline health care workers. The CNA Academy will be administered by the UTC Center for Professional Education and housed at The Howard School in Chattanooga. All participants in the program will complete clinical rotations at Siskin Hospital as part of the certification process. “Community partnerships, such as this with UTC and Siskin Hospital are opening doors for successful futures for teens in our Future Ready Institutes,” Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Bryan Johnson said.