Ooltewah News

* Status: Phases 15, 16 and 17 are under way with four houses sold and six houses remaining for sale.

With it, came heavy rain and even prompted both Severe Thunderstorm warnings and flood advisories.

The temporary slip ramp to I 75 South is now open on Hilltop Drive. Drivers needing to access I-75 South from the Hunter Road area can now do so by using the newly-opened ramp from Hilltop Drive onto the interstate, thereby avoiding the Ooltewah interchange altogether.

As part of the SOAR program, Northwest Georgia Bank employees from the Ooltewah-Collegedale branch present rewards from the prize cart to Snow Hill Elementary fifth-graders for perfect attendance.

Happy hour jazz most nights at The Palms. Hip-hop Classes at CHATTANOOGA DANCESPORT CENTER, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Hip-hop - Hip-hop classes Evening Denise Godfrey at RED LANTERN, 6 p.m. Denise Godfrey - Denise Godfrey plays piano weekly at the Red Lantern.

Submitted by Abena Williams on June 19, 2009 - 5:02pm. A A Mention annexation and some people in Hamilton County get fired up.

Submitted by WDEF News 12 on June 18, 2009 - 1:21pm. BONUS Video This Years Riverbend Beach at Riverbend was a huge hit with and it turns out that an Ooltewah couple will be soaking up some sun thanks to WDEF News 12, Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union, And Doubletree Hotels.

Newschannel 9 is following new developments in the case of an early morning emergency phone call that turned out to be no real emergency, at all.

Andy posted photos of one of the things he didn't win on eBay recently, maybe because it's gross: a collection of circa 1850 baby teethers carved from cow bone .

NewsChannel9 has confirmed there is a water main break in the Ooltewah/Harrison area.

Jimmie Devaney, 64, who suffered critical injuries with her husband in a motorcycle crash on May 29, at the intersection of Ooltewah-Georgetown and Blanche Road, has died of her injuries.

This is the time of year when it's a good idea for parents to remind their teenagers to be careful when they get behind the wheel.

The first steps of new annexations by Chattanooga could happen within the next five to six months, City Attorney Mike McMahan said this week.

Although he is just days from concluding his junior year at Ooltewah High School, Jacques Smith knew Friday was the final track competition of his high school career.

Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield is about to fight a battle that was never finished a few years ago but will begin in a few months.. He's drawing up plans to expand the city limits, which means annexing neighborhoods now in the suburbs of Hamilton County.

If Chattanooga annexes more land, the City Council might have to get bigger to ensure adequate minority representation, a councilman said.

For Siegel senior Aliyah Haynes, it was never about seeing how many track and field events she could qualify for next week's Class AAA state track and field meet.

Staff Photo by Jason Reynolds The Reserve at Greenbriar Cove is the latest phase of the community for adults ages 55 and over in Collegedale.

This little restaurant has been open for a while, but we recently made our first visit to Machu-Picchu at 9413 Apison Pike in the Ooltewah/Collegedale area.

Two Ooltewah High School students have been arrested and face multiple charges, accused of setting fires in the school's bathrooms Wednesday afternoon.