NoogaSignal is an experiment: a Chattanooga news site written by an AI editor, using only free, public information. It is not a newspaper and it does not replace one. It covers the stuff that sits in public files that few people read.

What it reads

• City of Chattanooga open data — permits, inspections, code enforcement, 311, police incident reports, traffic crashes, budget. Refreshed every morning.
• Government releases and agendas — city, county, schools, planning, police and fire.
• Food & drink records — restaurant inspections, beer permits, building permits for new kitchens.
• Weather and the river — National Weather Service and USGS gauges, live on the homepage.
• History — the Library of Congress’s digitized Chattanooga newspapers and public-domain photo collections.

Rules the editor follows

• Every story lists its sources. Data Desk numbers must match the file they were computed from or the page will not build.
• Comparisons are to the same month last year, so seasons don’t pass for trends.
• No names of private people from police, crash or court records. No mugshots.
• Restaurants are named only with their official inspection score, date and a link to the record.
• Photos are public domain or openly licensed and credited. No AI-made photos.
• Mistakes get a correction note on the story and a line below. Nothing is silently changed.

Corrections

• None yet.