A new connection to Wacker’s investment in Charleston, Tn., has just been completed. A bridge connecting a parking area for 400-600 construction workers plus deliveries to the future site of Wacker Polysilicon North America is now in place and ready for use.   The bridge will reduce traffic from Mouse Creek Road to the site, as incoming and outgoing vehicles now have ... (click for more)

Johnson, Hickey & Murchison, PC, has contributed $1,000 to help underwrite the cost of WTCI’s 3rd Annual Be More Awards luncheon on Tuesday, March 6, to recognize excellence in Chattanooga’s nonprofit community. Winners in nine categories will be announced at the luncheon, each one recognized for making a positive contribution to the lives of people in the Chattanooga area. ... (click for more)

The mother of the man charged with killing Chattanooga Police Sgt. Tim Chapin was sentenced Monday to serve 30 years and six months in federal prison.  Judge Sandy Mattice said the sentence for Kathleen Mathews, 57-year-old mother of Jesse Mathews, as a packed courtroom watched.  Ray Mathews, 51-year-old father of Jesse Mathews, must serve 20 years and 10 months. ... (click for more)

Sentencing for former Hamilton County paramedic Michael Lamar Johnston, who pleaded guilty in November to fondling a woman as his ambulance took her to a hospital, has been delayed until April 2.   He was scheduled to learn today whether he would be placed on probation or given diversion but, at the request of both prosecution and defense attorneys, the hearing was passed. ... (click for more)

I would like to thank Judge Mattice for handing down a 30.5 year sentence for Kathleen Mathews.  Obviously, no amount of jail time, fines, or lashings can bring back Tim Chapin.   A 30-year sentence will, however, make the world just a little safer.  That's what Sgt. Chapin would have wanted.  He was a protector and sacrificed his life so the rest of ... (click for more)

Ah, step into my parlor of first-hand wisdom because, in the School of Hard Knocks, there are priceless lessons that you should know before it becomes your turn to dance. Never in my life have I ever had any back problems but, in early December, I came down with what is called sciatica and I have been a miserable man ever since. There are two big nerves that sprout out of the ... (click for more)