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Mayor Kelly re-issues Executive Order for beer permit grace period, proposes permanent ordinance change

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (May 7, 2026) – Mayor Tim Kelly has extended an Executive Order that provides a 90-day grace period for expired beer permits to be renewed, as the administration prepares a permanent ordinance change to streamline renewals and protect dozens of small businesses across the city from unintended lapses in their ability to serve customers.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (May 7, 2026) – The City of Chattanooga has launched a new employment website developed in partnership with Work for America (WFA), a national nonprofit that helps state and local governments remove barriers to public sector hiring and build the teams their communities depend on.

Chattanooga, TN – (May 6, 2026) The Lookouts and the City of Chattanooga’s Office of Arts Culture and Creative Economy, announce a special opportunity to experience the new series of public art entry gates before the game on May 16. Families and fans are invited to meet the artist and join in an interactive scavenger hunt with a Lookouts tickets giveaway and prizes available to participants. Come learn about the artworks and discover the stories that unfold along the Tennessee Riverwalk and in the Lookout’s new home at Erlanger Park.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (May 6, 2026)

Following community feedback and traffic studies that confirmed safety enhancements were needed, the Department of Public Works Transportation Division has converted the following intersections to all-way stops, effective today:

Chattanooga, Tennessee — May 4, 2026 — The City Wide Services division is launching its 2026 street sweeping program to improve neighborhood aesthetics and protect local waterways. To ensure total coverage, sweeping routes will follow the established garbage service maps. 

Monthly Service Schedule Crews will begin servicing each area on the following dates:

Couch cushion savings, continued innovation allows city to invest in One Chattanooga priorities

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (May 5, 2026) – Today, Mayor Tim Kelly introduced his Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget proposal to the City Council.

The budget proposal:

On May 2, 2026, at approximately 9:40 PM, Chattanooga Police (CPD) responded to a possible hostage situation call in the 2200 block of E 27th Street Ct. The caller reported a suspect on the second floor of an apartment complex who was reportedly armed and claiming to hold a hostage.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (May 4, 2026) – Mayor Tim Kelly today presented Northshore business Locals Only Gifts and Goods with a Milestone Award from Shopify, acknowledging co-owners Danielle and Eric Landrum for surpassing 10,000 lifetime orders.
 

Incident Number – 26-036446

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) is investigating a shooting that occurred at approximately 1:00 am in the 4600 block of Hwy 58.

Officers responded to a report of a person shot. Upon arrival, officers located a 27-year-old male with a gunshot wound. Officers attempted life-saving measures before EMS transported the victim to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Several people were displaced by an apartment fire in Hixson on Friday night. At 9:45 PM on 5/1/25, Green Shift companies were dispatched to the 500 block of Cranberry Way after 911 received multiple reports of flames coming from a second floor apartment. Chattanooga police officers were already on the scene and confirmed that there was an active fire. Officers acted fast to evacuate residents.