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Date: May 29, 2025
City of Chattanooga, Economic Development
101 E. 11th Street, Suite 200
Chattanooga, TN 37402
423-643-7330

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FINAL 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN NOTICE

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.  – The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) and the
Scenic Chattanooga Optimist Club are proud to announce that this year’s
recipient of the “Respect for Law Officer of the Year Award” will be
Chattanooga Police Department Investigator Chris Blackburn.  Investigator
Blackburn will be honored on Thursday, May 29th at State of Confusion
restaurant, 301 E. Main Street, Chattanooga, TN  37408.

Please note, this media advisory is being sent on behalf of City
Councilmember Jeff Davis. The mayor is not planning to attend this town
hall.

Chattanooga, Tenn. (Wednesday, May 28, 2025) — Jeff Davis, District 3 city
council representative, will host an upcoming town hall meeting and ice
cream social.

WHO: Councilmember Jeff Davis
<https://chattanooga.gov/government/city-council>

The Chattanooga Fire Department is conducting another rescue operation at
the rock quarry at Greenway Farms. Red Shift companies were called to the
park off Gann Store Road at 8:15 PM on 5/27/25 after someone fell more than
30 feet from the side of the quarry, leaving them with a multitude of
injuries. Firefighters made their way into the woods following the high
fall to locate the patient and help stabilize him. They set up a pulley
system to bring the patient up and out of the woods in order for him to be

Chattanooga, Tenn. (Tuesday, May 27, 2025) — Mayor Tim Kelly released the
following statement on the news that Chattanooga Fire Department Chief Phil
Hyman will retire in July.

Chattanooga, Tenn. (May 27, 2025) - After nearly 30 years with the
Chattanooga Fire Department, Fire Chief Phil Hyman has announced that he
plans to retire this July.

TO: All interested parties, including federal, state or local agencies, or private groups and individuals:

Evans, GA - More than 120 volunteers, including nine active and retired firefighters
from the Chattanooga Fire Department, have gathered in Evans, Georgia, to
construct a fully accessible, mortgage-free home for retired Army Sgt. 1st Class
David Mathis and his family. The build, taking place from May 18 to May 31, is
organized by A Soldier’s Journey Home (ASJH), a 100% volunteer-driven nonprofit

UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENT ROAD CLOSURES

NIGHTFALL <https://www.nightfallchattanooga.com/>

The following roads and intersections will be closed every Friday from May
2nd through July 4th, 2025, for Nightfall. Closure times are noted:

3 PM until Midnight:

• Cherry Street between E MLK Blvd/Georgia Ave and E 8th Street. Access
  will be maintained to the parking garage from E 8th Street.

5:30 PM until Midnight*

Free Summer Meals for Kids Available from YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga Starting May 27. Meals provided on first-come, first-serve basis across Tennessee Valley

Chattanooga, Tenn. (May 23, 2025) - The YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga
will begin its Free Summer Food Program for area kids starting May 27, and
CARTA is easily connecting families to those meals through the Read & Ride
program.