An index of where Chattanooga and Hamilton County legal notices are published, including the City Council's notices and the statewide notice search.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. This page is an index, not an official publication. Legal notices in Tennessee are published in newspapers and on government websites; Chattanooga Journal is not a newspaper of record, and nothing on this page replaces the official notice. Use the links below to read the notice itself.

Most legal notices that affect Chattanooga, from rezoning hearings and budget amendments to foreclosures, probate and delinquent tax sales, are published in the newspapers that serve Hamilton County. The Tennessee Press Association collects them in one free, searchable place, Public Notice Tennessee, where you can filter by Hamilton County or Chattanooga. The City Council also posts its own notices online.

Who to call

  • City Council notices, agendas and ordinances: Office of the Clerk to Council, 1000 Lindsay St., 423-643-7170, council-clerk@chattanooga.gov
  • Hamilton County Commission: 423-209-7200, county directory
  • Rezoning notices: Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency, 423-643-5902
  • Statewide notice search: Public Notice Tennessee

Where notices are published

Public Notice Tennessee, run by the Tennessee Press Association, lists these Hamilton County newspapers among its sources:

  • Chattanooga Times Free Press
  • Hamilton County Herald

Searching is free. The association explains the rules on its public notice law page.

City of Chattanooga

  • Public notices: the City Council posts every notice as a PDF, with the date it ran, on its Public Notices page, which held 141 notices from 2024 to 2026 when we checked.
  • Agendas and minutes: council agendas and minutes, posted at least 48 hours before each meeting.
  • Ordinances and resolutions: council ordinances and resolutions and the city code.
  • Business meetings: Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. ET in the Assembly Room of the John P. Franklin Sr. City Council Building, 1000 Lindsay St.

Recent notices

  • Budget amendment hearing, Tuesday, Oct. 20, during the 3:30 p.m. business meeting. The council will take comments on amendments to the fiscal year 2026-27 operations and capital budgets, including $29,321,000 from general fund reserves to city departments and $26,439,000 to capital. First reading is set for Oct. 27 and final reading for Nov. 3. Read the notice (ran Oct. 10).
  • Planning, Zoning and Housing Committee, Oct. 13, for new committee members to start work on legislative projects. Read the notice.
  • Schedule change: the Oct. 13 business meeting moved to 2 p.m. so members could attend National Night Out events. Read the notice.

Planning and zoning

Rezoning and special permit cases go to the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission on the second Monday of the month. A notice sign goes up on the property, and the agency posts cases on its agenda and case information and public notices pages. Board of Zoning Appeals cases are also advertised in a newspaper and by letters to neighbors seven days before the hearing. See our permits and zoning guide.

Hamilton County

  • Delinquent property taxes: city taxes unpaid after a year are filed in Hamilton County Chancery Court; the Clerk and Master, 625 Georgia Ave., 423-209-6606, handles the tax sale.
  • Elections: the Hamilton County Election Commission posts its notices and minutes online. See our voting guide.
  • School board: Hamilton County Board of Education agendas are on BOEConnect.

What this means for you

  • To comment on the city budget amendments, attend the Oct. 20 hearing or contact the Clerk to Council.
  • Search Public Notice Tennessee for your street or your name if you expect a legal notice.

Related guides: who to call at City Hall, Hamilton County property taxes and voting in Hamilton County.

Frequently asked questions

In the newspapers that serve the county, including the Chattanooga Times Free Press and the Hamilton County Herald, and collected free online at Public Notice Tennessee (tnpublicnotice.com).

Is this page the official public notice?

No. This page is an index that points to where notices are published. The legal publication is the one in the newspaper or on the government’s own site.

Where can I find Chattanooga City Council public notices?

On the city’s Public Notices page, which posts each notice as a PDF with the date it ran. The Clerk to Council is at 1000 Lindsay St., 423-643-7170.

When does the Chattanooga City Council meet?

Its business meetings are on Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. ET in the Assembly Room of the John P. Franklin Sr. City Council Building, 1000 Lindsay St., unless a notice changes the time.