The six Republican candidates for Tennessee's 3rd District congressional seat who participated in a Saturday forum hosted by the Chattanooga Tea Party and the Campaign for Liberty all aimed to present themselves as small-government and Constitution-friendly.

Hamilton County commissioners will vote next week on whether to give the county's Health and Safety Board more authority to enforce codes for keeping properties free of debris.

Some Hamilton County commissioners have hundreds of thousands of dollars left in their discretionary funds from this fiscal year, while others are sitting on considerably less.

WHAT'S NEXT
* April 5: Last day to register to vote in county primary
* April 14 - 29: Early voting in county primary
* May 4: County primary election
* July 6: Last day to register to vote in county general
* July 16 - 31: Early voting in county general

Hamilton County commissioners will vote next week on whether to refinance up to about $30 million in county bonds.

Hamilton County commissioners will vote next week whether to authorize refinancing of about $30 million in bonds.

New ambulance equipment can cut substantially the time it takes to treat potential heart attack patients, local officials say.

Officials say a new system in ambulances will help get information about patients who may have had a heart attack to the hospital faster.

Hamilton County Commissioner Greg Beck kicked off his re-election campaign Monday evening with a promise that he won't flip-flop -- which some of his supporters say is a trait of his primary opponent, the Rev. Bernie Miller.

After more than two months with no Democrats in Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District race, a Democrat said Monday that she's planning to enter.