A meet and greet artist reception for the Personal Vision II exhibit was held at the North River Civic Center in Hixson. From University art departments, to others working in local studios and galleries, all of the art is at some level identity based.  Participating artists include Carol Brooks, Terry Childers, Harriet Chipley Tom Cory, Valarie Fleming, Patti Frierson, ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce’s East Brainerd Council will host a town hall forum featuring a moderated panel discussion at its monthly meeting Tuesday. The event will take place from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. at the Car Barn, 6721 Heritage Business Ct. The forum moderator will be Rob Bradham, vice president of public strategies for the Chattanooga Chamber. Community members ... (click for more)

Governor Bill Haslam on Wednesday announced that Deputy to the Governor Claude Ramsey will retire at the end of August to spend more time with his wife, children and grandchildren in Chattanooga. He said the former Hamilton County assessor and then county mayor "has been integral to me on several key initiatives, including civil service reform, economic development efforts, workforce ... (click for more)

An emotional Timothy Westfield on Wednesday told a Criminal Court jury how he was shot and how his friend Bernard Hughes was murdered almost three years ago at the British Woods Apartments. The witness identified Harold Francis "Bam" Butler, III, 33, and John "Cut Throat" Simpson as the gunmen. Simpson pleaded guilty earlier to second-degree murder and is expected to be a ... (click for more)

The public needs to intervene on the absolutely absurd Wilson Air Waste (WWW) at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport.  What this all comes down to is our elected officials have appointed board members to oversee the budget and decision making at the airport, and they clearly do not respect public resources.   Contrary to the Airport Authority CEO’s statement ... (click for more)

In the Broadway play, “The Civil War,” there is an emotional song called “Tell My Father,” the words that a dying Union soldier on a distant battlefield asked to be delivered when the other troops got back home. The reason Lt. Col. Mark Weber sang that very song with his oldest son Matt was because the highly-decorated officer was fighting Stage IV intestinal cancer at the ... (click for more)