Marion Blanco, of Collegedale, wife of Dr. Jack Blanco of Southern Adventist University, died on February 4, 2012.  Memorial services will be held at The University Church on Saturday, March 17, at 3 p.m.  The family will receive friends from 2–3 p.m. in the sanctuary prior to the service.   Memorial contributions may be made to Southern  Adventist ... (click for more)

Easter Standifer Powell, 96, of Red Bank, died on Saturday, February 11, 2012.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Franklin Powell; daughter, Carol Powell Alexander; parents, Charles Andrew & Allie Metz Standifer; and 10 brothers and sisters.  She is survived by her daughter, Joanne Powell Hodge, three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and ... (click for more)

Henry Coffelt, 89, of Sequatchie, Tn., died Friday, February 10, 2012. He was a retired coal miner, having worked there for 22 years. Mr. Coffelt is survived by his sons, Gary (Judy) Coffelt, Kenneth Coffelt and Ronnie Coffelt; daughter, Shelia McCurdy; sister, Zella Coffelt; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from ... (click for more)

Luellen Brown, 79, of Tunnel Hill, Georgia, died on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.  A lifelong resident of the Catoosa County area, she was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church and a former employee of Sweetwater Rug and of World Carpet.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Ezekiel and Lue Sendy Stapp Brown and two brothers, Joe Brown and Olie E. “Bug” Brown.  ... (click for more)

Prosecutors are asking that the mother of the man charged with killing Chattanooga Police Sgt. Tim Chapin be given the maximum possible sentence, calling Kathleen Mathews an evil manipulator who encouraged Jesse Mathews' criminal endeavors. Sentences within the guideline range are asked for his father, Ray Vance Mathews; sister, Rachel Mathews, and her boyfriend, ... (click for more)

Mark Phillips, 54, was the victim in a fatal Hixson Pike wreck on Saturday afternoon. Police said the driver of the Ford F150 that went out of control and struck the Phillips vehicle was 68-year-old Warren Elliott. He is still listed in serious condition.  Mr. Phillips was driving a Chevrolet Impala when a pickup truck driven by Mr. Elliott went across Hixson Pike into ... (click for more)