Will Honeycutt, community liaison for Calvin Donaldson Elementary School, asked the community to aid a single mom who needed clothing for her children.

It's time for the annual Chili Fest to honor the police, fire and emergency personnel who work and live in St. Elmo.

Although River City Industrial is not as big as Chattem, it’s another St. Elmo business that is doing well, despite the economic turndown.

St. Elmo residents interested in learning how to waltz may do so by participating in a new series of classes taught by Byl Butler. The St. Elmo Waltz Society will hold classes at the South Community Recreation Center, 1151 West 40th St., beginning Oct. 24

“Fiddler on the Roof,” the Tony award-winning musical, will be presented by the Chattanooga Christian High School Theater Department Nov. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14 at 7 p.m. in the CCS Fine Arts Center.

The McCallie chapter of Habitat for Humanity will soon begin work on its 13th Chattanooga area house, constructing a home at 57th and Alabama for a single mom and her three sons.

The old firehall building on St. Elmo Avenue, currently used by the Community Association of Historic St. Elmo (CAHSE) for meetings, continues to be a point of discussion in the neighborhood.

Councilman Manny Rico, the Chattanooga City Councilman representing St. Elmo, has gone on record with his opposition to closing the police precinct here.

Fire struck again in St. Elmo just a few weeks after a spectacular fire gutted the Methodist church, this time claiming a structure at 4011 Tennessee Ave.

Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy will host the Calvin Donaldson Community Gala on Sept. 12 from 1 to 5 p.m., and St. Elmo residents are invited.

The St. Elmo community breathed a big sigh of relief last Friday when fire investigators reported to the media that the cause of the St. Elmo Methodist Church fire on Aug. 18 was accidental. Rumors had circulated that perhaps the fire was intentionally set, but after a thorough investigation by nearly 70 professionals, they concluded that the knob and tube wiring in the attic was the culprit.

More than a dozen Chattanooga fire trucks responded to the fire at the St. Elmo United Methodist Church this past Sunday at 6 p.m. The major fire took several hours to bring under control, and it appears the 88-year-old sanctuary is a complete loss. Hundreds of neighbors and church members watched in disbelief as dozens of fire fighters poured water from various angels on the persistent orange flames that engulfed the roof. Church members gathered for prayer across the street as Pastor Mark Dowell pledged that the church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, will rebuild and “start from the ground level. We’ll just start over.”

St. Elmo Avenue is not only a heavily trafficked state highway, its condition continues to deteriorate.

The third and final version of Sundown in St. Elmo is scheduled for Aug. 15 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the St. Elmo Business District. This monthly event has been very successful this summer and, for this final event, the merchants have pooled their prizes together into one giant grand prize, a St. Elmo gift basket that one fortunate shopper will win. Neighbors can stop by any of the merchants Saturday evening and register to win.

The “Slow Down” signs that magically appeared along St. Elmo Avenue have mysteriously disappeared.