🌱 Hamilton Collab For Trash Pickup + CHA Business Networking Event

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A little morning rain; cloudy. High: 48 Low: 43.

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Here are the top three stories in Chattanooga today:

1. Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp and District Attorney Coty Wamp have announced a collaboration between the county and the General Sessions Court in an effort to increase the roadside trash pickup assignments, tonnage and road miles in 2024. The goal, according to the mayor and district attorney, is to increase the assignments to 2,000 and road miles to 6,000 after a 50 percent decrease since 2016. The funding for roadside trash pickup will come from TDOT litter contract, a state litter grant, and a monetary contract with Chattanooga to be used within the city. (The Chattanoogan)
2. The North Chattanooga Council of the Chattanooga Area Chamber will be hosting a speed networking event on Feb. 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Hamilton County Business Development Center. The event provides time for participants to interact with one another in a one-on-one fashion and share business cards to expand their professional networks. In addition, this month's Council meeting is being sponsored by BNI Southeast Tennessee in celebration of International Networking Week. (The Chattanoogan)
3. The Chattanooga Boys Choir is joining the Chattanooga Choral Society for the Preservation of African American Song to host the 30th annual Simmons-O'Neal Memorial Concert on Feb. 12 at 3:00 p.m. The concert will honor Edmonia Simmons and Everett O'Neal, two respected Chattanooga music educators. It will be held at Baylor School's Alumni Chapel for free, and it will feature special guest D'Walla Simmons-Burke from Winston Salem State University. (Chattanooga Pulse)

Today in Chattanooga:

• Preschool Storytime At Downtown Branch Library (10:00 AM)
• STEAMgineers Program (for K-8th graders) At Avondale Branch Library (4:30 PM)
• Instagram Reels: Hands-On Editing Class At The Chattery (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The popular Food Truck Friday hosted by the Kitchen Incubator of Chattanooga is celebrating its first anniversary by expanding to offer amazing food to the community every first and third Friday of the month. Feb 3. will mark the anniversary with a Mardi Gras theme at 5704 Marlin Road adjacent to Eastgate, and some of the food trucks there will include Chef Express, Soul Que, BBQ ROWE, and Broken Hearts Cheesecakes. (Chattanooga Pulse)
• The Chattanooga Mayor's Council for Women is hosting its fifth annual Statewide Women's Policy Conference at The Chattanooga Westin on Feb. 2-3. The event brings together hundreds of researchers, advocates and community members for a discussion of policies that affect women. (The Chattanoogan)
• Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are reuniting for their first international tour in more than a decade. The tour kicks off on Apr. 25 in LA, but will make its way to Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga on May 13; presales begin on Feb. 1 online. (Chattanooga Pulse)

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About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager 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.