Mikayla Moran, North Cobb High School cross country and track star, has signed on to run cross country for Dalton State. “I chose Dalton State because it’s a new program and I love the school in general.” Mikayla said. The four year varsity runner in cross country and track for the Lady Warriors was a two time state qualifier. Mikayla was a four year scholar athlete who will ... (click for more)

MURFREESBORO - For Forrest Hooton and Adam Wolfe of Signal Mountain, the disappointment of losing in today's D-I A-AA state finals at BlueCross Spring Fling XX is front and center today, but what their legacy as team leaders will have a lasting effect on the program for years to come. "Forrest and Adam are very good tennis players, but they are better people than players," ... (click for more)

Wade Hinton, who led Mayor Andy Berke's transition team, has been chosen as city attorney. It is a joint appointment with the City Council, and the move was endorsed by a number of council members who appeared with the mayor at a press conference on Friday morning. Mayor Berke did not retain Mike McMahan, the longtime city attorney. He passed over Phil Noblett, a longtime ... (click for more)

A man convicted of smuggling his young first cousin into Chattanooga and having sex with her has been sentenced to serve 15 years and six months in federal prison. German Rolando Vicente-Sapon, 41, of Guatemala, was sentenced by Judge Curtis Collier. Following a three-day trial, a jury convicted Vicente-Sapon in November 2012 for transporting a minor across the Mexican ... (click for more)

We do not have to pander to those in our country who were not invited and made their way here on their own. They are here against our laws that are already on the books which are not enforced.  They do not have negotiation rights to dictate to the United States government nor does our government have the right to pick and choose which laws are to be enforced or ignored so ... (click for more)

I’ve gotten hundreds of jokes since Tuesday when I wrote about feeling a little puny lately and expressing my belief that laughter is the best medicine. After breaking some bones in my arm as I slept last week and having no idea there were already some other fractures, it looked pretty certain I had a case of “The Big C.” I’ve always felt that stands for “courage” but the medical ... (click for more)