As I visited the former Red Bank High School campus, a lump in my throat began to build. Many students including my family attended this precious school building.  I began my tour of the building. The empty and silent hallways still ring with haunting memories of many students rushing to class. The sounds of opening and closing of the lockers. The sounds of students getting ... (click for more)

You've got to be kidding me?  Reduce his sentence?  Again?  Have we forgotten the multiples cases of misuse, abuse and deception that Mr. Long pulled on the citizens of Hamilton County?  While he lined his pockets illegally, the majority of Hamilton County got up every day and did a hard day's work legally.  Keep him in jail.  We must learn that ... (click for more)

Governor Bill Haslam on Wednesday announced that Deputy to the Governor Claude Ramsey will retire at the end of August to spend more time with his wife, children and grandchildren in Chattanooga. He said the former Hamilton County assessor and then county mayor "has been integral to me on several key initiatives, including civil service reform, economic development efforts, workforce ... (click for more)

An emotional Timothy Westfield on Wednesday told a Criminal Court jury how he was shot and how his friend Bernard Hughes was murdered almost three years ago at the British Woods Apartments. The witness identified Harold Francis "Bam" Butler, III, 33, and John "Cut Throat" Simpson as the gunmen. Simpson pleaded guilty earlier to second-degree murder and is expected to be a ... (click for more)

With 72 days left until the start of the 2013 college football season, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs are already getting plenty of recognition from the preseason prognosticators.  UTC is included in the Lindy’s Sports Annuals, Athlon Sports and The Sporting News top-25 listings. Chattanooga checks in at No. 20 in the Lindy’s and Sporting News ... (click for more)

The Country Club Wavemakers have been a dominant force in the Chattanooga Area Swim League in years past when they were associated with Shepherd Hills. That was back about 30 or more years ago when they always had some incredible dual meets with the Cumberland Youth Foundation. Times have changed since those glory days, but coach Stan Corcoran is working hard to ... (click for more)