Collegedale News

Submitted by WDEF on February 8, 2010 - 6:46pm. Jobs/Economy There is more unemployment in Ooltewah.

There will be tents set up for games and other vendors, as well as an entertainment stage.

The heart wrenching devastation of Haiti compelled one local mission to action. The Samaritan Center in Collegedale met this morning and decided to start a matching gift fund.

Submitted by Bill Mitchell on January 14, 2010 - 5:20pm. Faith & Family A Missionary group from Ooltewah says the crash of one their planes near the Collegedale airport this morning, is only a temporary setback.

Staff photo by Matt Fields-Johnson/Chattanooga Times Free Press Thema Almonor, a Haitian-born resident of Collegedale, Tenn., receives a text from one of her brothers who told her that one of her cousins, the cousin's three children and their maid all were killed when their Port-au-Prince home collapsed during an earthquake yesterday.

Contributed Photo A small plane crashed Thursday morning, west of the Collegdale Municpal Airport.

Submitted by Joe Legge on January 14, 2010 - 1:06pm. The charred wreckage of a single engine plane lies in a Collegedale neighborhood, after an early morning take-off went terribly wrong.A But the pilot walked away with minor injuries.

A man escapes unscathed after his plane crashes at the Collegedale airport. Hamilton County Emergency Services Spokeswoman Amy Maxwell says the pilot was the only person on board the small aircraft.

"Would John Turner do as equally good job for the county as he has for the city of Collegedale?" Based on my experience I would have to answer that with an unqualified "yes". Mayor Turner had to deal with the financial debacle made by our previous city manager, leading the charge to fire the individual, clean up the city's mess when it came to ...

Submitted by Amanda Odom on January 8, 2010 - 7:00pm. Government & Politics A A A A One way or the other.. There is a shakeup coming to Hamilton county politics.

This year Little Debbie celebrates her 50th anniversary. And she still doesn't look a day older than 8. As part of its yearlong celebration, the Little Debbie snack company is searching for a little lady who resembles its famous mascot.

The suit, filed by attorney Michael Richardson, says Collegedale passed an ordinance seeking to annex the Poe property on final reading on Oct.

Submitted by Nordia Epps on December 2, 2009 - 10:55pm. Southern Adventist University remembers a student murdered on the mission field.

One area air service is hoping to capitalize on the rockslide blocking Hwy. 64 and the route to Copperhill/Ducktown. TDOT estimates it will take two months to reopen the highway.

A representative of each group is asked to attend a pre-parade meeting on Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. at the Collegedale City Hall.

A Seventh-day Adventist student missionary from Southern Adventist University in Collegedale was found murdered on Wednesday on the Pacific island of Yap, the Adventist News Network said.

Guests are asked to bring a canned good for the Samaritan Center. A freewill offering for the center will also be taken up.

Bradley County Commissioner Jeff Yarber on Monday asked that the Fire Board look into the county's policy with regard to the Mutual Aid and Emergency and Disaster Assistance Agreement of 2004.

Staff Photo by Danielle Moore Greenbriar Cove Retirement Community in Collegedale, Ga., was developed in 2003 to accommodate recent retirees as well as those in need of assisted living.

Voting in favor this time were council members Jack Benson, Sally Robinson, Pam Ladd, Carol Berz, Andrae McGary and Manny Rico.