Here is the latest jail booking report from Hamilton County: CARLTON, JACOB ALEXANDER  4111 LOST OAKS DR OOLTEWAH, 37363  Age at Arrest: 29 years old Arresting Agency: Collegedale Booked for Previous Charges or Other Reason(s) --- CARTWRIGHT, MARVIN DARRELL  6220 SHALLOWFORD ROAD APT 160 CHATTANOOGA, 37421  Age at Arrest: 34 years old Arresting ... (click for more)

Criminal Court Clerk Vince Dean said a computer glitch that caused some letters to go out to certain residents saying they owed money has been fixed. He said, "Yesterday a local news report was given regarding letters that had been sent out from a vendor that our Delinquent Collections Division uses. A computer glitch resulted in several people receiving letters that stated they ... (click for more)

Seven years ago today, my family and I found out that my brother, Sgt. Jonathan D. Gardner, was seriously injured by a roadside bomb, (explosively formed penetrator - EFP), while on a mission in Kuwait. The EFP went through the bottom of his seat and put a softball size hole in his upper thigh. The doctors said that if the bomb had entered the Humvee an inch to the right, he ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County School Board will hold a “working session” Thursday afternoon as steps continue to formulate the FY2019 budget and it is a frightening process in a badly-broken system. Everybody knows it is equally embarrassing and after watching teachers who “have had enough” go on strikes in Oklahoma, West Virginia and Kentucky this spring, I guarantee you that Tennessee is ... (click for more)

CLEVELAND, Tenn. – After chasing Ooltewah in the District 5-3A softball standings this season, Walker Valley is now the chasee after Wednesday’s 2-0 victory over the Lady Owls on Carissa Frost’s game-winning two-run homer with two out in the seventh inning. “It’s a huge win for us and our program,” Walker Valley coach Lauren Limburg said.   The diminutive Frost, ... (click for more)

I’m sure you’ve heard the classic line of “It’s not over until it’s over” and also the one about “it’s not over until the fat lady sings.” Take your pick, but either one would have applied as that was certainly the case at the Red Bank softball field Wednesday evening. The Lionettes won the game with the Whitwell Lady Tigers by a final score of 6-5, but it took nine innings ... (click for more)