Lou Garcia died on May 25, 2018, in Florida, where he and his wife Sue have been living for the past several years.   He was born in Tampa, Fl., on April 8, 1926.  His parents were both from the mountains of Northern Spain.  He grew up in Tampa where he and his two brothers (Alexander and Carlos) and one sister (Mary Lopez) - all deceased - went to school.  Lou ... (click for more)

Johnny Ashworth, 45, passed away on June 21, 2018, in Athens, Tennessee.   Arrangements will be announced by John P. Franklin Funeral Home,  1101 Dodds Ave., 423 622-9995. (click for more)

Glenda Irene Cross, 77, of Rock Spring, passed away early on Friday, June 22, 2018. She was preceded in death by her son, Anthony Paul Cross; father and mother, Glen “Doc” Reavely and Laura Virginia Rhinehart Reavely. She is survived by her brother, Jack Reavely of Rock Spring; sisters, Mary (Donnie) Rodgers and Kay (Raymond) Proctor of Ringgold; brother, Ray Reavely of ... (click for more)

Antonio Hernandez, age 92, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Friday morning, June 22, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Arrangements are by Ponders Melrose Chapel 138 Melrose Drive Dalton, GA 30721, 706-226-4002 (click for more)

A storm with wind gusts up to 70 mph did considerable damage in downtown Chattanooga around 2 p.m. on Saturday. Fencing along Miller Park was twisted onto a nearby lane of traffic on Market Street. A sizable tree was split, causing it to fall across Cherry Street between Third and Fourth streets. A number of traffic lights were knocked out of service. Several thousand ... (click for more)

Two people were shot early Saturday morning in separate incidents. The first incident was at  3:30 a.m. when the Chattanooga Police Department responded to a person shot on the 1000 block of North Willow Street.  Upon arrival, officers made contact with the victim who was suffering from a gunshot wound.    HCEMS transported the victim to a local hospital ... (click for more)