🌱 Patch AM: How Chattanoogans are honoring homeless neighbors lost this year

What's up Chattanooga! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Chattanoogans are honoring homeless neighbors lost this year
• How a last-second free throw stunned Western Kentucky at McKenzie Arena

Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Pleasant and not as cool, with a high of 59 and low of 41 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 58, low: 34.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• CHATT Foundation Honors Lives Lost to Homelessness (wdef.com) — More than 60 people experiencing homelessness have died in the Chattanooga area this year, and the CHATT Foundation held its long-running memorial service to honor each life. Community members gathered as names were read and a bell tolled, underscoring that these neighbors were known and loved. Organizers are urgently asking Chattanoogans for winter clothing and blanket donations to help prevent more deaths.
   

• Chattanooga Rallies to Beat Western Kentucky 59-58 (wdef.com) — Chattanooga Mocs fans saw a thriller at McKenzie Arena as the women’s team erased a 13-point deficit to edge Western Kentucky 59-58 on a last-second and-one by Caia Elisaldez. Gianna Corbitt’s 23-point, 10-rebound double-double and the Mocs’ dominant rebounding fueled their third straight win and another dramatic home-court comeback for Chattanooga.
   

📸 Around Chattanooga

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chattanooga

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Friday December 19

• Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
  First Cumberland Presbyterian Church , 1505 N Moore Rd , Chattanooga
  8:30 pm
• The Essentials at Farm to Fork
  Farm To Fork , 120 General Lee Dr , Ringgold
  8:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Last Minute Market
  The Commons , 4950 Swinyar Dr , Collegedale
  1:00 pm
• The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Chattanooga, TN
  DoubleTree Chattanooga Hamilton Place, 2232 Center Street, Chattanooga, TN 37421
  6:00 pm
• Kip Moore: Solitary Tracks Fall Tour
  The Signal - Concert Hall, 21 Choo Choo Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37402
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Last Minute Market
  The Commons , 4950 Swinyar Dr , Collegedale
  2:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Tell Me Lies - The Fleetwood Mac Experience w/ The Essentials
  The Signal - Concert Hall, 21 Choo Choo Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37402
  8:00 pm
• Tell Me Lies - The Fleetwood Mac Experience w/ The Essentials
  The Signal , 21 Choo Choo Ave , Chattanooga
  8:00 pm

📣 Chattanooga Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• Last Minute Market
  The Commons , 4950 Swinyar Dr , Collegedale
  1:00 pm
• Seniors Dance at The Harrison Center
  Harrison Center , 5637 TN-58 , Harrison
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Subbing Heated Vinyasa at Yoga Landing Signal Mtn
  Yoga Landing Signal Mountain , 1205 Taft Hwy , Signal Mountain
  9:15 am

Tuesday December 23

• Seams Hard, Sew Easy at The Harrison Center
  Harrison Center Classroom 2 , 5637 TN-58 , Harrison
  10:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Lucy was LOST on December 18, 2025 in Chattanooga, TN 37412 near Phelps, Mary Anna Drive, and Frederick Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest… (Nextdoor East Dale)
• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
  FOUND on December 18, 2025 in Chattanooga, TN 37404 near S. Crest Rd & S. Seminole Dr Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Hilltop)

• Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Merchandiser in Chattanooga. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Chattanooga. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chattanooga here.

🗞 Nearby News

Red Bank

• Red Bank presents 'belt tightening' measures in wake of tax mishap (wdef.com)
• Red Bank man faces 31 felony charges tied to rapes, kidnapping and illegal photography (timesfreepress.com)
• Hamilton County Schools receive A-F letter grades from state, with typical school earning a C (timesfreepress.com)

East Ridge

• Law and Order Dec. 19 (eastridgenewsonline.com)
• Person pulled from 'very, very cluttered' burning East Ridge home by firefighters Thursday (newschannel9.com)

Ok Chattanooga! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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