On Thursday, State Representative Ron Travis announced that Sequatchie, Van Buren, and Rhea counties will receive $2,520,000 in community development grants. This fund comes from the Tennessee Department of Economic Development. Furthermore, as part of their annual holiday giving initiative, BASF’s Chattanooga sites donated $1,000 to local organizations. Lastly, the East Ridge offices and library will be observing New Year’s Day, resulting in closures on Monday. As such, garbage collection scheduled for this day will be moved to Tuesday.