RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF)- Red Bank now can hike directly to the Chattanooga northshore through a more direct path. Officials in Red Bank opened the White Oak Connector to Stringer’s Ridge this morning.

The long-awaited White Oak Connector trail linking Stringers Ridge Park in Chattanooga to Red Bank's White Oak Park is set to be completed this spring by the Trust for Public Land. "This is a great ...