I'm not here to attack EPB. I've been more than satisfied with their services over the years. However, I'd like to address one area of the Smart Meters' argument some citizens may not be aware of. As it is with all things with good intentions, there's usually always the underlying potential for abuse attached.   Recently, in a crime ... (click for more)

Democrats fight to keep class sizes smaller Last week Governor Haslam unveiled his budget before a crowded Tennessee House of Representatives chamber.  One proposal from his budget would permit public school districts in Tennessee to create classes with larger numbers of children and, as a result, would decrease the individual attention our children receive ... (click for more)

Circuit Court Judge Jeff Hollingsworth on Friday afternoon ruled that the effort to recall Mayor Ron Littlefield was invalid and he canceled a planned special mayoral election in August to replace him. He said the city had not properly enacted the recall provision in its charter and said, even if it had, the city did not have power to set up a two-step recall provision instead ... (click for more)

Twelve attorneys have applied for an interim appointment as judge in General Sessions Court. The deadline was noon today. Attorneys Valerie Epstein and Ron Powers were the latest to enter their names.  David Norton and Mike Acuff applied on Thursday. Others to apply are attorneys Bryan Hoss, Lloyd Stanley, Gary Starnes, Rob Philyaw and Patricia ... (click for more)

CLERMONT, Fla. - The 2012 season started Friday morning and there were a lot of questions for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball team that lost five senior starters including two pitchers heading into Dot Richardson's National Collegiate Invitational in Clermont, Fla. The Lady Mocs and head coach Frank Reed, who picked up his 400th win at Chattanooga (2-0), made ... (click for more)

The senior duo of Ricky Taylor (Brownsville, Tn.) and Omar Wattad (Johnson City) combined for 46 points to lead the Chattanooga Mocs (10-16/4-9) over Elon (13-11/8-5) in Southern Conference North Division action Thursday night. Taylor (13) and Wattad (14) had 27 of those points in a second-half comeback. Lucas Troutman hit one of two free throws at 12:11 to give the Phoenix ... (click for more)