MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The 2017 state volleyball tournament didn’t start out the way the Sale Creek Lady Panthers had hoped. Facing the Berean Christian Lady Eagles from Knoxville in the first round, Sale Creek never led in the match and were basically beaten by a better team. Set scores were 25-16, 25-14 and 25-13. Sale Creek had been playing really well in recent weeks ... (click for more)

The Bulldogs rose Sunday to No. 3 in the Associated Press poll—its highest position in that ranking through seven games since it was No. 3 in 1982—are in the thick of the college football playoff race and lead the SEC East by one and a half games over Kentucky. “My concern is, can we get better?” coach Kirby Smart said. “The past doesn’t determine the future. Our past ... (click for more)

Ooltewah High School principal Robin Copp has been named Tennessee’s 2017-18 Principal of the Year.   Officials said of the second-year principal, "No matter the grade level, she believes in creating student-centered schools, which are first and foremost focused on teaching and learning. To support this model, Copp has instituted a professional learning framework ... (click for more)

The city of Chattanooga has apparently found a buyer for the Chattanoogan hotel on Broad Street. A city board will meet next Monday to consider several resolutions. One item before the Chattanooga Downtown Redevelopment Corporation is approving the hiring of the Husch Blackwell law firm "as special counsel in connection with the preparation of a sale and purchase agreement ... (click for more)

County Commissioners, please consider the following facts when voting on the rezoning request for a new privately-owned C&D landfill in Harrison.  Use of this property for a landfill has been rejected by the county three times in the past (1971, 1984 and 2007).  In 1971 and 2007 the County Commissioners unanimously rejected the proposal.  In 1984 the ... (click for more)

I can’t remember a time in my life when a University of Tennessee football team has been a five touchdown underdog and this comes at a time when my primary-care physician tells me, “Let’s face it … you are old.” That said, even when I look at myself naked in the bathroom mirror I ain’t as ugly as what I fear will happen in Tuscaloosa this coming Saturday. I can remember the Tide ... (click for more)