# @chattanooga on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DU1WJhOAeRk
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-16T21:15:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chattanooga Times Free Press (@chattanooga) — https://gondola.cc/chattanooga

## Caption

Hamilton County commissioners may divert money away from the Chattanooga Tourism Co. amid a dispute over salaries and what some officials describe as its lack of cooperation with a newer agency focused on sports tourism.

The money would still be allocated for the same fundamental purpose, Baker said — boosting sports tourism in Hamilton County — but the funding would instead support the recently formed Sports & Events Corp. in those endeavors. The nonprofit is led by the former vice president of sports at the tourism company, Tim Morgan, who lost his job there after a reorganization at the agency.

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Photo 1:
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ From left, Cameron Wurf, Rasmus Svenningsson and Trevor Foley celebrate after coming in second, first and third respectively in the Ironman triathlon on Sunday, September 28, 2025.

Photo 2:
Staff File Photo / Commissioner Chip Baker asks Tommy Farmer a question. The Hamilton County Commission further discussed the complexities of Plan Hamilton, meeting at the county courthouse, on August 13, 2025.

Photo 3:
Spain’s David Villa, second from left, scores the opening goal past Portugal goalkeeper Eduardo, right, during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Spain and Portugal at the Green Point stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, June 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

Photo 4:
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Jon Kinsey looks on as president and CEO David Wade speaks during a meeting of the EPB’s board of directors on Friday, March 21, 2025.

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