Monday, May 21st 2012 • 12:21pm

General > Local

Explosion in Whitfield County causes "chemical release"

The Dalton Police Department has announced that officials are currently responding to a "chemical release" at MFG Chemical on Callahan Road. The explosion happened shortly before 9 a.m.

Society of Women Engineers donates scholarship for Chattanooga State students

The Chattanooga chapter of the Society of Women Engineers donated $600 for an engineering technology scholarship for a student at Chattanooga State Community College.

Local firefighters strive to "fill the boot"

Firefighters from the Chattanooga Fire Department are teaming up with the Muscular Dystrophy Association this weekend, May 18 through 20, for Fill the Boot, a donation drive that will benefit MDA.

Fallen Leaders of Chickamauga event happening at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park on Memorial Day

In commemoration of Memorial Day, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to attend a special tour at the Chickamauga Battlefield on May 28 at 2 p.m.

2Wheels4Kids cross-country tour raises money for Austin Hatcher Foundation

On April 24, Jack Broomall of Pennsylvania embarked on a 10,000-mile solo motorcycle journey across the U.S. as part of the 2Wheels4Kids campaign to raise money and awareness for the Chattanooga-based nonprofit Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer.

Arts & Education Forum at UTC this Friday, Saturday

The Southeast Center for Education in the Arts' fifth national Arts & Education Forum, Walking the Talk: Pathways to Quality Integration, will take place at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on May 18 and 19.