Every family wants to feel safe in their own neighborhood — but what do safer streets look like? In Chattanooga, they look like reduced rates of violent crime, a feeling of safety on your own block, and even having a relationship with the men and women who protect your neighborhood…

When it came time for Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke to build his first budget he implemented a process called Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO), which uses data and public input to determine funding for city departments and their nonprofit agency partners that are closely aligned with residents’ priorities for their neighborhoods. …

While the City of Chattanooga is not in the school business, that didn’t stop Mayor Andy Berke from focusing on the education and health of Chattanooga’s residents, young and old. When Mayor Berke took office, he created the Department of Youth and Family Development to provide wrap-around services to all…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — (Jan. 19, 2021) The City of Chattanooga released a video and website today honoring the lives of the several hundred Hamilton County residents who have died of COVID-19 since March 2020. Chattanooga is one of hundreds of American cities participating in a nationwide COVID-19 memorial organized by…

In 2013, Andy Berke came into his role as the City’s 65th Mayor with a mission — reducing crime, creating jobs, supporting education, and making local government more efficient. Over the last eight years, Mayor Berke has done just that by focusing on five priority areas — Stronger Neighborhoods, Safer…

Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke wants you to get ready for the new COVID-19 vaccines. The campaign, “Get Ready: It’s up to you. It’s up to us.” includes a personal commitment to get the vaccine, shares safety precautions, and provides resources for the public. “There’s understandably a lot of enthusiasm about…

For three decades, Chattanooga’s mayors have come to you each year to report on the State of our City, a tradition that has become one of our community’s most important civic gatherings. Hundreds of people who care deeply about our great city attend every year. We celebrate our past, we…

On Sunday, April 12 into the early morning hours of Monday, April 13, an EF3 tornado with winds of 145 mph ripped through a nine-mile stretch of our community, which took the life of three community members. In the seconds and minutes after the tornado hit, Chattanooga Police and Chattanooga…

Last week, we began to see more and more positive COVID-19 cases in our area, indicating community spread. …