Good morning, East Ridge.

Chattanooga Whiskey hosted a two-hour tour yesterday that gave guests a peek at its process for making internationally acclaimed bourbon, featuring a 4K-gallon barrel at the distillery.

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Ferro, the K-9 from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, retires after nearly 6.5 years on duty with 850 hours spent assisting in narcotics detection, missing persons searches, and evidence recovery (including seizing narcotics, cash, and firearms) and now enjoys retirement at home with his family.

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USDA and Tennessee Department of Health will distribute over 200,000 oral rabies vaccine baits in East Tennessee this month to curb the virus among wildlife.

Helicopters will drop baits in urban areas from Oct. 7-12 (covering several counties) while aircraft will serve rural parts from Oct. 15-25.

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Hamilton County commissioners have opened applications to fill District 11's school board seat following former member Jill Black's departure.

A public notice outlining the next steps (mail, in person or email submissions accepted through 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16) will be released Thursday.

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Hamilton County commissioner Montrell Besley said on Wednesday that state officials dropped plans for a new Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute (intended to increase capacity from 150 to 200 beds) on Birmingham Highway and are reviewing alternative locations for the facility.

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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga will start its Future Homeowner application process with an online Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire available from Sunday, Oct. 18 through Saturday, Oct. 31; interested individuals and families must meet eligibility requirements to secure homeownership.

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