The trustees at the Girls Preparatory School believe they have a phenomenal new Head of School in Autumn Graves, who will become the first female in over 40 years to lead the highly-acclaimed prep school, but let me let you in on a secret -- the new “Mr. GPS” is also quite a guy. Nini Davenport, who chairs the Board of Trustees, was obviously delighted on Thursday when she made ... (click for more)

There has been an emphasis in recent days on the loss of experienced teachers in Tennessee classrooms.  Make no mistake, every time a classroom teacher walks out the school door never to return, students lose not only knowledge and familiarity with a school or community, they also lose the know-how of a veteran educator.    Ongoing speculation to why this trend ... (click for more)

The sudden retirement of Cleveland Police Chief Wes Snyder Friday came after the recent discovery of a video showing him meeting with the director of Main Street Cleveland at a storage unit. A police report said items found in the unit at Rhodes Climate Controlled Storage on Old Tasso Road included baby wipes, paper towels, a mirror, a hair brush and a bottle of brandy. It also ... (click for more)

A Criminal Court jury on Friday night found Michael Orlando Freeman guilty of attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault and attempted aggravated rape. Prosecutor Matthew Rogers said he faces 8-12 years on the attempted murder and aggravated assault and 3-6 years on the attempted rape. He said Freeman was on parole at the time for robbery and likely will ... (click for more)

The Wilson Central Wildcats finished second in the Ooltewah Invitaitonal wrestling tournament two years ago before winning for the first time in 2012. They wanted to make sure they beat the winter storm that's going through middle Tennessee, so they came to Chattanooga on Friday night. The effort was worth everything as they ran away with the 26th annual tournament, which ... (click for more)

KNOXVILLE, Tenn -- After a back-and-forth first half, the Tennessee Volunteers rolled past Tennessee Tech for an 84-63 victory Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena. Playing in their first game since the Battle 4 Atlantis last weekend in the Bahamas, the Vols (6-2) started the second half on a 22-3 run to put the game out of Tennessee Tech's reach. The Vols held Tennessee Tech ... (click for more)