Chattanooga is the only city here in Tennessee to earn a specific Federal grant this year designed to pay off in better safety for pedestrians. Two million dollars for Chattanooga will flow from the SMART grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
A few weekends ago, the Chattanooga Airport unveiled a 28-million-dollar terminal renovation and expansion. Among those on hand: Jim Hall, chairman of the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority Board of Commissioners.
The centerpiece of the latest exhibition at the Hunter Museum of American Art here in Chattanooga is a work by the first Black artist to paint a presidential portrait. “VIVID: A Fresh Take” opens at the Hunter on Thursday evening, starting at 6 PM.