Submit a Letter to the Editor

Please send a Letter to the Editor to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, The Chattanoogan online newspaper and the Cleveland Daily Banner.


Here are a few tips in writing letters:

  • Keep them short. Letters to the Times Free Press should be 200 words or less. The Chattanoogan does not have a word limit, but "less is more" in terms of readability. The Cleveland Daily Banner prefers letters of 500 words or less.

  • Keep them simple. The issue with the TVA has many tentacles. Focus on whatever the one or two things about what the TVA is doing that motivate you to take a few minutes and compose a letter.

  • Letters to the Chattanooga Times Free Press or the Cleveland Daily Banner must include your name, address and telephone number. A phone number is required in case the editors need to clarify a point from your letter. The Chattanoogan requires your name and location, such as Hixson or Ooltewah or Chattanooga.

You can mail your letter to the Times Free Press at 400 East 11th St., Chattanooga, TN 37403; fax it to 423-757-6383; or e-mail the letter to letters@timesfreepress.com. Letters to The Chattanoogan should be e-mailed to news@chattanoogan.com. Feel free to put a short headline on top of your letter. Letters to the Cleveland Daily Banner can be mailed to P.O. Box 3600, Cleveland, TN, 37320; or e-mailed to news@clevelandbanner.com.

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Write Your Elected Officials

One of the most effective actions a citizen can take is to take the time to write their elected officials.

Here are the addresses of key elected leaders we encourage you to write.

Sen. Lamar Alexander

900 Georgia Ave # 260,

Chattanooga, TN 37402


Sen. Marsha Blackburn

10 West M. L. King Blvd., 6th Floor

Chattanooga, TN 37402



Rep. Chuck Fleischmann

900 Georgia Avenue Suite 126

Chattanooga, TN 37402

Sen. Mike Bell
261 County Road 757
Riceville TN 37370

Sen. Todd Gardenhire
PO Box 4506
Chattanooga TN 37405

Rep. Dan Howell
252 Chestoee Trail NW
Cleveland TN 37336

Rep. Mike Carter
425 5th Avenue North
Suite 632 Cordell Hull Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37243

News & Updates
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Georgetown & TVA, One Year Later

This letter from the TVA to property owners dated Aug. 9, 2018, started a year of discussion in Georgetown about property rights, infrastructure, transparency, Project Viper, eminent domain...and ultimately Native American artifacts.

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Historical Assessment of the Gunstocker Creek Cairns by Dr. Troy Smith

Dr. Troy Smith is a professor at Tennessee Tech whose focus is Native American studies. He walked the Georgetown site where 15 stone cairns, to date, have been reviewed by two archaeological firms. TVA wants to put a transmission line right in the middle of the discovery.

"TVA assessing whether transmission line must be rerouted after more cultural artifacts found in route to proposed complex"
"TVA assessing whether transmission line must be rerouted after more cultural artifacts found in route to proposed complex"

With every new Archaeological discovery, the need to protect sacred Native American history in Georgetown becomes more clear. It's time for TVA to respect private property rights and find an alternative route to avoid the sensitive site. 

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Second study of Georgetown site reveals 15 stone cairns, not just one as TVA claimed

 TVA either intentionally deceiving the public, or they have no respect for Native American culture.

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How Much Will Meigs County Taxpayers Really Benefit?

Meigs County Mayor Bill James issued a press release Wednesday expressing support for TVA's Project Viper.

TVA Discovered Native American Artifacts on the Georgetown Property

TVA confirmed to the Cleveland Daily Banner they discovered Native American artifacts on the Georgetown property where it intends to cut a right of way through farmland to power Project Viper.

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Greg Vital Speaks to the TVA Board of Directors

Greg Vital spoke Wednesday, February 13, to the TVA Board of Directors in Chattanooga on behalf of Georgetown residents and property owners.
Let’s Talk about Transparency, Treating Ratepayers with Respect And Project Viper in Georgetown

Since the disclosure of TVA Project Viper in August 2018, Georgetown residents and property owners have been calling on the Tennessee Valley Authority leadership to answer questions about the $300 million project that is certain to change the face of a rural community.
Letter to TVA from Concerned Residents of Georgetown

Dear TVA: Five months ago, TVA employees came to Georgetown. It’s time to come back and talk.

On Aug. 30, the agency held a public meeting and the letter sent to 70 or so property owners (dated Aug. 9, 2018) said the meeting concerned a $26 million upgrade to a transmission line from Hopewell to Georgetown to serve a “secure office complex.” A press release was issued on Aug. 20.
TVA Employees Supported by an Armed Guard Enter Private Property

TVA employees supported by an armed guard entered the private property the government agency is condemning shortly before 1 p.m. today. The environmental study team was from Knoxville. They said they weren't testing, just observing the "natural features." The officer in full body armor wouldn't say where he was based, just "Hamilton." They crossed Gunstocker Creek and onto Project Viper, TVA's $300 million new secret city in Georgetown, around 2:45 p.m.

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