CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Sept. 15, 2022 — Mayor Tim Kelly’s seeming last-minute switch to back a city council challenger by posting her arrest video the day before balloting fails to get the protest leader over the top to victory. By David Tulis / NoogaRadio 96.9 FM Mr. Kelly had given official and also personal support to incumbent Marvine Noel, so strong that he appears to have violated Tennessee’s “Little Hatch Act” that bars officials from using public office to support or oppose candidates for office. Mrs. Noel and Marie Mott are in a runoff today. Mrs. Noel wins by 70 votes … Continue reading Kelly’s posting Mott arrest video fails to bring her council victory