Jacqueline Koch

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Chattanooga: Veteran officer solves doggone mystery

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009

Jonathan Hurte thought he had sacrificed his beloved Boston terrier for a cup of coffee.

Hamilton County: Unification of 911 system has begun

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009

The first of two phases in the countywide 911 unification were completed Monday morning when the 911 Emergency Communications District assumed liability and management for answering and dispatching emergency calls in the county.

Chattanooga: Clerk’s office provides marriage records online

Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009

For engaged couples, concerns about their soon-to-be-spouse’s credit history, divorces and diseases can cloud the beauty of weddings.

Update: Hamilton County Clerk’s office offers online access to marriage records

Monday, Jan. 5, 2009

To help those searching for marriage records — and tracing genealogies — the Hamilton County Clerk’s Office now offers online access to the county’s marriage records.

Chattanooga: Soothing economic stress

Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009

Rhonda McDonough only needs a set of 10 shiny fingernails and newly colored tresses to feel better about a limp economy.

Chattanooga labor union leaders say roles imperil careers

Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009

Law enforcement and firefighters put their lives on the line almost every day, and some say they put their careers on the line back at the office.

Chattanooga: Homicide numbers mostly steady for 2008

Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009

Deloris Jackson’s son, Willie McClure, was killed Jan. 16 during a fight over a woman, the city’s second homicide of 2008.

Chattanooga: Public safety employees support collective bargaining bill

Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008

A federal bill awaiting a vote in the U.S. Senate could give local police and fire departments the ability to collectively bargain — a right they currently do not possess — with municipal employers about salaries, benefits and internal affairs investigation policies.

Chattanooga: Woman files police report claiming husband married multiple times

Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008

To Mary Garth — or Mary Rodriguez, she’s not sure which — Harold Garth seemed like the perfect husband.

Chattanooga: Cell phones helping police solve crimes

Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008

A simple version of cell-phone connect-the-dots helped Chattanooga police arrest a suspect in the June 2004 death of prostitute Jacqueline Lindsey, whose body was found floating in Chickamauga Lake.