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Councilman Anderson has been a distraction for progress on the Council since he arrived.  His proposed chicken ordinance was a group effort and draft outside the light of the Sunshine Law that was immediately endorsed by the mayor as soon as the newspaper published the story before it came before the Council for consideration. His proposed same-sex partner benefits fiasco, ... (click for more)

Marcus Oneal Birt has been charged with the murder of a man whose body was found along Hooker Road on Saturday. Birt, 32, is charged with criminal homicide, especially aggravated robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm in the slaying of 33-year-old Warren Ransom. The victim was shot once in the head. On Thursday at 1 p.m., the Chattanooga Police Fugitive Unit along ... (click for more)

An eight-woman, four-man Sequatchie County jury took just three hours Thursday to convict Susan Lynette Baker of felony murder. The decision, which was announced shortly before 4 p.m. CST, came less than half a day after defense and prosecution attorneys agreed, during their respective closing arguments, that the jury was not being asked to decide whether Ms. Baker fired the ... (click for more)

A coach with two NCAA Basketball Tournament appearances under his belt will lead the McCallie Blue Tornado into next season. Former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga basketball coach John Shulman has accepted an offer to be the next coach for McCallie School. Shulman replaces Dan Wadley, who stepped down from coaching at the end of this past season ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Christian School announced the hiring of David Conrady to replace Jim Arnold as the high school boys’ varsity basketball coach.   Coach Conrady currently serves as the national basketball director for SCORE International.  For 30 years, SCORE "has partnered with athletes, coaches, and anyone with a heart to serve using their gifts, talents, and abilities ... (click for more)