Ortwein Sign wins first place in the Freestanding Small Sign (0-50 sq. ft) in this year’s Mid-South Sign Association design contest.

Ortwein’s entry this year is a monument sign fabricated and designed for Taft Hwy Self Storage in Signal Mountain. This is Ortwein Sign’s third year in a row winning first place in a category prize, after winning for Wall Mounted/Channel Letters in 2021, and this is Ortwein Sign’s fifth Mid-South Sign Association Design Contest award overall, including the Mark Pridmore “Excellence in Design” Award for the Greg Wyatt Corvette design in 2021. “We went with this design because it’s really unique and thanks to the push through acrylic and the LED lighting it really stands out at night,” said Brian Murphy, the Ortwein Sales representative for the Taft Hwy Self Storage project. Ortwein Sign’s winning sign will now be voted on by attendees of Mid-South Sign Association’s annual convention SignConnexion to determine if it’ll be the winner for the overall design award the Mark Pridmore Excellence in Design Award. SignConnexion takes place July 27-31 at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

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Aug. 2, Chamber Member Orientation 8:30-9:30 a.m. Chattanooga Chamber: 811 Broad St. Please join our team to learn more about Chamber Membership. This is an in-person informational session ... (click for more)

Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery, III and a bipartisan group of attorneys general announced an agreement in principle to address the opioid crisis for the second time this week. The proposed settlement on financial terms would require former opioid maker Allergan to pay up to $2.37 billion to participating states and local governments. If finalized, the Allergan settlement, ... (click for more)

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The Walker County Board of Education has tentatively adopted a 2022 millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 16.31 percent. Citizens are invited to a public hearing on the tax increase to be held at the advancing Education Center, 925 Osborn Road, Chickamauga on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 5 p.m. There will be additional public hearings on the tax increase ... (click for more)

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