🌱 Broken Water Main + Chattanooga Firefighters Build Home For Veteran

Good morning, friends! It's me, Danielle Fallon, your host of the Daily. Let's get this day started off right, with a quick review of the most important things happening in town these days.

First, today's weather:

Pleasant with clouds and sun. High: 85 Low: 62.

Here are the top three stories today in Chattanooga:

1. Jamaal Parker, 37, has been convicted by a federal jury on drug trafficking charges in Chattanooga. He now faces a minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison. Parker's sentencing will occur in October. (WTVC)
2. Downtown Chattanooga businesses went without water for nearly seven hours on Wednesday when a water main broke. Businesses affected by the shut off included the Chattanooga Convention Center. Tennessee American Water crews were able to fix the main break along 13th Street and Carter Street shortly before 2:00 p.m. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
3. Chattanooga Fire Department employees and volunteers gathered to build a house for a veteran that lost their home in the F5 tornado in December 2021. The crew built the 2,300 square foot home for Tim Andreasen and his family in Mayfield, Kentucky. Chattanooga firefighters routinely use vacation time to travel across the country building homes for those in need. (MyFox Chattanooga)

Today in Chattanooga:

• Free Family Fun Night At Creative Discovery Museum (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Chattanooga's culinary scene is world-class. Click for the best seasonal culinary jams this summer. (Visit Chattanooga)
• Chattanooga is developing a Parks and Outdoors Plan. Click to learn more. (Twitter)
• Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly is asking the community to come together to address common-sense solutions to gun violence. (Twitter)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Danielle Fallon

About me: Danielle Fallon is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.