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Mayor Tim Kelly’s $30 Million One Chattanooga Relief and Recovery Plan Approved by City Council

Investment in 36 transformative, community-based initiatives will help close long-standing gaps in housing, economic opportunity, education, and public health

Local Youth to Get Hands-on Experience in Music Production through New Partnership with the City, Dynamo Studios, and Chattanooga Hip-hop Collective TheHouse

Middle- and high school- students will participate in a two-day master class with renowned Chattanooga artists and producers, including YGTUT

Free Fun in the Sun at One CHA Fest

Chattanooga Department of Early Learning launches free family event to help connect residents with activities, entertainment and resources

Blighted U.S. Pipe and Wheland Foundry sites to be transformed into dynamic live-work-play district

Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly and Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger jointly announce a new phase in the yearslong effort to breathe new life into 140 acres of a once-thriving corner of the community; generate $40 million for schools

More than 90 percent of potholes in Chattanooga have been filled; more paving on the way

Upcoming budget includes a third pothole crew and two more pothole inspectors, $10 million in new paving, as well as asphalt rejuvenation

Monthly Minority Business Owners Roundtable Commemorates Juneteenth with M.L. King Business Celebration

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The City of Chattanooga’s Department of Equity and Community Engagement is hosting a special edition of their monthly Minority Business Owners Roundtable in honor of the Juneteenth holiday. The celebration will uplift the history of Juneteenth and Black economic empowerment while featuring three Black-owned businesses in the M.L. King area: Chatt Smokehouse, Uncle Larry's, and the Peach Cobbler Factory.

Mayor Tim Kelly’s One Chattanooga Budget Approved by City Council

Budget includes $10 million for paving roads, $33 million toward affordable housing, 3 percent cost-of-living increase for city workers, and no tax increase

Mayor Tim Kelly’s Remarks in Response to the Violence that Occurred in the Early Morning of June 5, 2022, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

As prepared for a press conference held at 1 p.m. ET on June 5, 2022

Mayor Tim Kelly Outlines Path Forward To Address Gun Violence in Chattanooga

Following arrest of Cherry Street shooting suspect, Kelly announces multi-pronged approach incorporating new initiatives to educate residents and bolster supportive youth programming, while continuing existing efforts to address root causes of gun violence

Chattanooga's EMPACT program addresses resident and workforce needs, celebrates graduations

Last week, Je'Vaughn Fleming's son graduated from kindergarten — and on June 6 the hardworking mom will celebrate her own graduation, too.

Fleming will graduate from the EMPACT Program, a new and growing workforce development program focused on eliminating barriers to access and paving a pathway to a wide range of IT-related jobs. EMPACT provides workforce training that meets the real-world needs of Chattanooga residents while also filling a large need among employers.