Rev. Joel Wood Is Guest Speaker At White Oak Baptist

Thursday, July 26, 2012

The Rev. Joel Wood will be the guest speaker on Sunday, at White Oak Baptist Church, 310 Memorial Drive. He will speak at the 10:45 a.m. service on "The Voice of God," with Psalm 29 as text, and "God's Final Revelation of Himself," at 6:30 p.m., with text from Hebrews 1:1-3. Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m.


St. Paul's Episcopal Plans Arts Camp

Arts Camp, open to all children from rising pre-K through rising eighth grade at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 805 West 7th St., will be June 10-14 from 8:30 a.m-12:30 p.m. The cost is $60 per child. Camp activities focus on music, drama, visual art, dance and creative writing. Free aftercare is available.  Contact the church at 266-8195 or  stpauls@stpaulschatt.org ... (click for more)

Tennessee Chamber Chorus Concert Offered At St. Timothy's Episcopal

The Tennessee Chamber Chorus will perform "Atlantic Crossings," a concert of choral music from both England and the United States, on Tuesday, June 4, at 7:30 pm. in the nave of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 630 Mississippi Ave., Signal Mountain. The Signal Mountain concert marks the chorus's Chattanooga area debut. The Tennessee Chamber Chorus is a new professional chorus ... (click for more)

Wade Hinton Named City Attorney

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)

Man Convicted Of Smuggling Young First Cousin To Chattanooga And Having Sex With Her Must Serve 15 And Half Years In Prison

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)

Rep. Eric Watson Reflects On Memorial Day

Memorial Day is the time for Americans to reconnect with their history and the core values that make this country great by honoring those who gave their lives for the ideals we cherish. Soldiers are people who come from all walks of life, from every corner of this great land of ours. They are our fathers, our sons, our mothers and our daughters, our friends, and our neighbors.  ... (click for more)

Roy Exum: So How Am I Really Doing?

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)