Before he was hired as the executive director of the Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition last August, Mike Smith was engaged in a romantic relationship with his predecessor and then-boss Wendy Winters, according to hundreds of text messages recently sent to the agency s board and the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
A local nonprofit will continue to operate a sanctioned homeless camp for another six months as Chattanooga officials look to move the 33 residents to permanent housing before ultimately closing the site.
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After two high-profile shootings on consecutive weekends last summer, Chattanooga officials are taking a series of steps this year to cut down on violence. Those efforts will include launching an online portal for students seeking mentors and hiring a team of "violence interrupters."