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Following the wettest May in two decades, rainfall in the Tennessee Valley last month was 40% below normal to offset the wet spring, according to rainfall totals released Tuesday.

Here's how Chattanooga-area restaurants fared in this week's health inspection reports:

Fort Oglethorpe City Councilwoman Rhonda James says she seldom cooks, but she knows the value of a family recipe. Several years ago, she began collecting friends' and family members' handwritten recipes for their signature dishes.

Staff photographers Matt Hamilton and Olivia Ross captured these images of workers setting up the stage and speakers for Pops on the River at Coolidge Park and moving instruments for the Freedom Festival at Collegedale Commons. Both events are today.

With Fourth of July festivities continuing through Saturday, there are plenty of ways to celebrate the holiday this weekend in the Chattanooga area. Check out our calendar of events in the story below.

After some back and forth with the school board, the Hamilton County Commission has approved a more than $1 billion budget that includes money to raise starting teacher pay.

With Fourth of July festivities continuing through July 6, there's plenty of ways to celebrate Independence Day across the greater Chattanooga area. Check out our calendar of holiday celebrations:

The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce has been pushing for a policy that would allow some tax breaks for prospective businesses to go through without approval for each project by the Chattanooga City Council and the Hamilton County Commission.

Pvt. Philip G. Shadrach and Pvt. George D. Wilson were among Andrews' Raiders — a group that attempted a daring train hijacking behind Confederate lines in Georgia in 1862 before the participants were caught and most of them executed.