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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Polls open 8 a.m. today; council weighs Nippon Paint deal

Plus, the City Council considers a Nippon Paint clawback settlement and gas prices fall.

The 5AM East Ridge team2 stories23 sources5 min read

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Hamilton County polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today

Polls are open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Hamilton County

Hamilton County polling places on Election Day

Midnight6 a.m.Noon6 p.m.8 a.m.to 8 p.m.
  • 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.Polls open
Campaign-free
100 feet around entrances

Source: Chattanoogan.com Breaking News

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8 a.m. to 8 p.m.Polls open
Campaign-free100 feet around entrances

If you haven't voted yet, Hamilton County polls are open until 8 p.m. Anyone in line by closing time can still cast a ballot. We suggest going mid-morning or mid-afternoon, when waits tend to be shorter. Early morning, noon and after 5 p.m. are the peak times.

You'll choose a Tennessee governor, a U.S. senator and a Third District member of Congress, plus local races. Bring a valid state or federal government-issued photo ID, such as a Tennessee driver's license. Expired IDs from those issuers still work. Elderly voters, voters with disabilities and pregnant voters can ask to move to the front of the line.

Voters pick a governor, a senator and a congressman

RaceCandidates
GovernorMarsha Blackburn, Jerri Green, others
U.S. SenateBill Hagerty, Marquita Bradshaw
Third DistrictChuck Fleischmann, Anna Golladay

Sources: Chattanoogan.com Breaking News, Chattanooga Times Free Press

  • First results: expected around 8:30 p.m.
  • Last results: around 11 p.m.
  • Find your polling place: voterlookup.hamiltontn.gov

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City Council

Chattanooga City Council will consider a Nippon Paint settlement that would return 10 acres

Council members are set to consider a settlement in the city's "" effort against Nippon Paint Automotive Americas. Nippon would pay about $1.1 million and return 10 vacant acres of the roughly 29 acres donated at the former Harriet Tubman public housing site in East Chattanooga. The city would give up its claims to take back the rest and end Nippon's remaining commitments to invest, create jobs and keep operating.

Nippon would give back 10 of the 29 donated acres

Sources: Chattanooga Times Free Press, chattanoogan.com

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Returned to the city1034.5%
Would stay with Nippon1965.5%

Nippon invested $52 million at the site, short of the $59 million pledged, Charita Allen of city economic development said last week. She said COVID hampered the project, and a planned second and third building haven't been built. The mayor's chief of staff, Kevin Roig, said, "I don't think we ought to be overly punitive," and called the firm "still operational and trying to grow."

Nippon invested $52 million of the $59 million it pledged

$52MInvested at the site, in millions

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Invested at the site, in millions$52M
Pledged$59M
  • Tentative payment: $1,057,600, per city economic development
  • Jobs: 32 employees at the site as of last November
  • City spent $4 million to move a sewage line on the property
  • Status: "not yet final" as of Oct. 27, Allen said

“I will not be supporting this deal. It is very weak.”

Councilman Dennis Curry

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News Notes

Gas prices

Gas in Chattanooga averages $3.49 a gallon, down 24.6 cents in a week, per GasBuddy's survey of 170 stations. The cheapest station was $3.21 Sunday and the priciest $4.27. AAA says Tennessee's average fell nine cents to $3.71, the third weekly drop in a row. That's a $1.06 gap between Chattanooga stations, so we suggest checking prices before you fill up. Chattanooga PulseChattanoogan.com Breaking NewsMain Street Media of Tennessee

Chattanooga's average gas price is below the state's

$3.49

Chattanooga average

Sources: Chattanooga Pulse, Chattanoogan.com Breaking News, Main Street Media of Tennessee

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PriceAmountDifference
Chattanooga average$3.49
Tennessee average$3.71−22¢
Cheapest station$3.21+28¢
Priciest station$4.27−78¢

BlueCross

The of Chattanooga voted unanimously Monday to return ownership of the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee headquarters to the insurer. The board held the title for 16 years under a payment-in-lieu-of-tax deal, or , that had BlueCross paying 50% of the property taxes otherwise due from 2010 to 2025. The tax break was valued at around $36.8 million. The $299 million headquarters on Cameron Hill is going back on the tax rolls. Chattanooga Times Free PressChattanoogan.com Breaking News

Fire chief

Signal Mountain has a new fire chief: Travis Williams, a 25-year Chattanooga Fire Department veteran, effective immediately. He takes over 73 days after the previous chief resigned amid controversy. He worked as a firefighter, safety chief and battalion chief, and served as an engineman in the U.S. Navy. The Signal Mountain Fire Fighters welcomed him Monday. Chattanooga Times Free PressLocal 3 NewsChattanoogan.com Breaking News

Mocs

The Chattanooga Mocs men opened at No. 11 Louisville and fell 84-70, with Zach Bleshoy and Yonatan Levy each scoring 14. The women hosted UVA Wise at home and won 85-44. The men play at Penn State on Thursday and host Covenant in the home opener next Monday. Local 3 NewsDiscover DadeLocal 3 News

Adoptions

The first-ever MEGA Adoption Event, hosted by Humane Educational Society and McKamey Animal Center, puts more than 100 shelter pets up for adoption at The Signal on Choo Choo Avenue on Nov. 21 and 22. It's free to attend, and adoption fees are $35, which covers spay/neuter, a microchip and age-appropriate vaccinations. Chattanoogan.com Breaking Newswtvcfox

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Around Tennessee

Highway 60

A $6.7 million rehab of the state Highway 60 bridge over the Tennessee River started Monday, so drivers crossing between Meigs and Rhea counties take turns using a single lane in each direction. Work includes concrete and bearing plate repairs, navigation light maintenance and painting, according to a TDOT release. The expected finish date is June 30, 2028. Chattanooga Times Free PressWTVC

Lady Vols

Tennessee beat Duquesne 109-62 in Monday's season opener at Food City Center. Kaylene Smikle scored 31 points, second most in program history for any player's debut. Local 3 News

Tennessee beat Duquesne 109-⁠62 in the opener

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    Tennessee109
    FinalKaylene Smikle scored 31 points in the season opener.

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Titans

The Tennessee Titans head into their bye week with a 1-7 record. WDEF

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The Wrap

At 88, Joyce Stanbery plays piano in the lobby at CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital without a single page of sheet music, working from memory and her own set lists. She has volunteered there for a decade and given 785 hours of volunteer service shared with patients, visitors, and hospital employees. Now that's a standing ovation.

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  1. Sat., Nov. 7Parkridge's new 50-bed tower opens to patients Nov. 10
  2. Fri., Nov. 6Record Ocoee flooding hits Copperhill; Angel's Hollow State Park dedicates today
  3. Thurs., Nov. 5Nippon Paint settlement OK'd; East Brainerd sports complex vote delayed
  4. Wed., Nov. 4Council delays Nippon Paint clawback; Highway 58 closes today
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Polls open 8 a.m. today; council weighs Nippon Paint deal

Plus, the City Council considers a Nippon Paint clawback settlement and gas prices fall.

The TLDR

  1. Hamilton County polls are open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today
  2. City Council considers a Nippon Paint settlement: 10 acres and about $1.1 million
  3. Chattanooga gas averages $3.49, down 24.6 cents in a week
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