Posts tagged chattanooga times
Tennessee guardsman faces misconduct charges in Iraq
Sep 4th
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The commander of a Tennessee Army National Guard unit is facing a court-martial in Iraq on charges of misconduct, misusing funds and fraternizing with subordinates.
Capt. Darrel Hull, who commanded the 252nd Military Police Company based in Cleveland, did not return home with the rest of the 170-soldier unit in July after an 11-month tour in Iraq.
Instead the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports he faces charges "relating to drinking and possessing alcohol in theater and while on duty, fraternizing with subordinates, misappropriating government funds and conduct unbecoming," according an e-mail from the U.S. Forces-Iraq More >
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee warns of job cuts
Sep 3rd
CHATTANOOGA BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has notified more than 100 employees that their jobs are "in jeopardy" as part of planned cuts in its TennCare division.
A spokeswoman for the state's largest health insurer said executives want to limit layoffs while trying to cut 140 jobs from the TennCare division by November.
Spokeswoman Mary Thompson told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that employees were told about potential job reductions.
BlueCross plans to leave vacant jobs unfilled and will shift some employees to different departments.
Thompson said BlueCross in March cut 93 positions, but just eight employees lost their jobs.
BlueCross' TennCare subsidiary is projected to lose More >
Hot Tennessee River costs TVA millions of dollars
Aug 23rd
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority is losing tens of millions of dollars in power generation at its largest nuclear plant to avoid overheating the Tennessee River in Alabama.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports the nation's largest public utility has already lost nearly $50 million in power generation at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant near Athens, Ala.
Unless the summer cools down, TVA could lose more, pushing up fuel costs and consumer electric bills even after seven straight monthly increases.
The utility supplies power to nearly 9 million consumers in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. TVA executives said the More >
