Chattanooga city staffers rolled bikes laden with bags full of food, water, tarps and rolls of quarters through a muddied, well-worn path into the woods on Friday. When they arrived, a crowd of over a dozen people greeted them — the residents of a homeless encampment off of Brainerd Road. The city's known of the camp for a couple of years now, according to Andy Ramirez, one of the city's homeless outreach coordinators. The site — dotted with tents, fire pit bowls and a camp shower — is on a city-owned parcel. Read the full story by Siena Duncan with the link in our bio. Photo 1: Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter/ Ben Beatty, a homeless outreach coordinator for the City of Chattanooga, helps carry out possessions from a homeless camp near Brainerd Road on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. The camp was being cleared out by the Chattanooga Police Department. Photo 2: Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter/ Mason Dixon the dog eats a hot dog in a homeless camp near Brainerd Road on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. ...