Catoosa

The opening day for the newest Chattanooga Public Market, Ringgold Market will be Saturday, June 1st. In the heart of downtown Ringgold, outside the courthouse, this smaller authentic farmers market features locally grown produce, meats, cheeses and eggs.  The Market hours will be 9-12pm, every Saturday starting June 1st until Labor Day weekend.  Primarily designed to be a farmers market, attendees can expect to see a bit of arts and crafts throughout the summer season as well.

The Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office, during May 3-9, answered 1,315 calls, including 48 that were booked on a total of 103 counts. The violations included both misdemeanor and felony charges and were as follows:

Arrests

Nicholas Kane Braden, 25, of 103 Barnhart Circle, Ft. Oglethorpe, was arrested May 3 for two counts of possession of Schedule II drugs and two counts of obstruction or hindering law enforcement officers. Bond has been set at $19,000.

Tabitha Denise Carter, 38, of 3617 Tanaka Trail, Chattanooga, Tenn., was arrested May 3 for Probation Violation.

Ringgold GA, (WDEF)- Catoosa County Commissioners this morning gave the green light to keep Hutcheson Medical Center open.
 
Jim Cutler, District 3 Commissioner,"Be able to continue to pay current bill and bills that may come up in the future".

They say that locals must remember that the 2.5 million dollars is a credit line.

Jim Cutler,"We are not borrowing the entire 2.5, again it is a line of credit."

Catoosa County Chairman Keith Greene says the simple reason for the hospitals problems is, debt.

The Catoosa-Walker Relay for Life was a success, drawing hundreds of visitors out in support of the American Cancer Society on Friday, May 3. Many teams dressed to impress. They offered games, hair designs and face painting as a way to raise money for cancer research that stays in the north Georgia area. 

About 500 people attended the event throughout the night. About 200 cancer survivors were registered and were served dinner under the pavilion. As of Friday evening, Relay for Life collected $40,000, according to event chair Kim Bean.

A little more than a year ago the Lookout Mountain district attorney’s office dropped charges in a 20-year-old murder case, in part because a key witness had died. But the witness, it turns out, is alive and was arrested recently.

Hugh Lonnie Breazeale, 50, of Rossville was arrested by a Catoosa County sheriff’s detective on Thursday, April 25, on several child sex charges. He remains in jail, after being denied bond on four counts of child molestation and one count of aggravated sexual battery.

Lake Winnepesauka in Rossville was bustling with activity on Friday, May 3, as school groups rode the colorful rides and parents cheered on children as they went high into the air on the more daring attractions. The smell of cotton candy and funnel cakes wafted in the air as laughter was heard in all directions. 

On Thursday, May 2, the historic Ringgold Depot will once again be the site for the observance of the National Day of Prayer, as the Catoosa County community will come together on the Depot lawn for the fourth consecutive year.

Today's event will mark the 62nd annual nationwide observance of the National Day of Prayer, which was made an official day of observance in 1952. 

The gathering will take place from noon to 1 p.m. today, with the prayer to be moved inside the Depot if inclement weather arises.

A local race took place Saturday, to honor those involved in Monday's bombings in Boston.
The Chickamauga Chase is the Chattanooga area's oldest and largest race held each year.
This year, organizers reached out to runners who did not get to finish the Boston Marathon.
Runners were also encouraged to wear blue and yellow in support.
Just 5 days after the Boston Marathon, one runner is at the Chikamauga Chase. 
He says he wouldn't miss this race for the world.

Enjoy an evening of dining, dancing & all that jazz!  The Ringgold High & Middle School Jazz Bands will be performing May 10, 2013, 6:30-10:00 p.m. at The Colonnade.

The city of Ringgold is not a stranger to social media updates when it comes to tragic situations.

Few in northwest Georgia will forget following the reports of the death and destruction of the April 27, 2011, tornados that struck Catoosa County.

Two years later, many Catoosa County residents found themselves following the bombings that sent terror throughout the streets at the Boston Marathon on Monday April 15.